1. Team Dignitas

Earlier in the week I posted my Power Rankings for NA. This time around, I want to talk a little bit about our friends in the central part of the world, EU. Some of these rankings were hard for me to put together because many of the teams are very close in skill. Any week could switch and move around the 3-8 slots. There is not a single match in the region that any team cannot take seriously. As EU is likely to be the winner at the LAN's and get to bring an extra team to Mid-Season Brawl and Blizzcon, even the spots after the top two teams will be in high contention. But enough about all this, let's get to the rankings.

Team Dignitas has shown themselves to be extremely powerful in the region as well as in international play. After their showing with the new roster at GCWC, I think it is safe to say that Team Dignitas is the #2 team in the world. The changes that they've made this year has only made them stronger. I think the only spot they are a little weaker is at support with Bakery leaving, but Zaelia still brings high level support play to the table as show at GCWC. The best pickup they got this season was POILK. He seemed to fit right into the roster at GCWC and will bring a lot to the team from the assassin role. I think Team Dignitas will be the powerhouse of the region this year.

2. Fnatic

3. Former Team Expert

4. Team Zealots

Fnatic made some good trades in the offseason, but I feel like the changes they made were more of a horizontal shift instead of an increase in power like Dignitas. Fnatic is a good pick for 2nd in the region and will easily hold their spot as a top team in the region. Badbenny and Mene were good pickups to add to the power of the roster that was already there, but I just don't believe it will be enough to overcome Dignitas this season.Former Team Expert (Still don't know what they are going to be called this season) picked up some power with the addition of Schwimpi and Arcaner. Even though I think they are stronger this year, I don't believe either pick up is going to add enough to topple either of the top two teams. I'm excited to see Arcaner in a new region and how he holds up to EU coming from ANZ. He'll be a player to keep an eye on this year.

The addition of Cris and adrd to the Zealots roster is only going to make it stronger. They made a push at the end of Phase 2 that shows that they can compete with any team in the region. With the added value from these two pickups, I believe that Zealots has made themselves a more competitive team and a good choice for the fourth spot on this list.

5. Team Liquid

The 5 and 6 spot I went back and forth over because they are so close in skill. Team Liquid fell down last season and ended up way lower then they have been in the past. They released Blumbi and Darkmok and picked up ethernal and SportBilly from Diamond Skin which helps, but I don't believe is going to get them to the higher tiers like they are hoping. This new Liquid will probably fall in the middle of the road for the region, so I put them at the 5th spot, but I could see them pushing for 3rd with some momentum.

6. Tricked Esports

Tricked Esports is another team that was hard to place. They were able to show some life during Phase 2, but still weren't able to finish high enough in the region. Like Team Liquid, I could easily see Tricked getting a few wins and some momentum and the next thing you know, they are in the #3 slot, that's just how this region is playing out, but at the beginning of the year and the roster they currently have, I feel that this spot is a good pick for them.

7. Diamond Skin

8. Leftovers

Diamond Skin picked up darkmok from Team Liquid over the offseason. His skill as a flex player will be an addition to the team. Diamond Skin has proven that they can play with any team in this region. Over the course of Phase 2, they were able to take some matches from teams like Fnatic and Dignitas, but weren't able to close out any series against them. They might have finished 7th last season and are placed here now but they could also get some momentum and push to a higher place in the region. They are another of the tough to place teams.I'm interested to see what Leftovers brings to the region. They fought their way through the Crucible and were able to earn their spot in the HGC. The team won multiple Open Division tournaments and was able to best Team Good Guys to get into the HGC. I haven't followed Leftovers as much as some of the other teams, however, from what I hear they could also end up somewhere in the middle of the pack by grabbing some clutch series wins. I think they will be more competitive then Team Good Guys were, but still fall short of moving out of a Crucible spot.

These placements are my own opinion and I would love to see what others think. Please feel free to comment below!