The International 2016: 10 teams to watch out for

#6 MVP Phoenix

Is it time for the Korean Overlords to take over?

MVP is a team we don’t get to watch often as spectators due to their distance from the western scene, but this is a team that showed incredibly rich and beautiful team play. In their series where they beat Team Liquid 2-0 in the upper bracket of The Manila Major, Forev, and QO showed us some of the most awe-inspiring two man teamwork with Axe and Slardar. Febby and Dubu demonstrated fantastic item utilization with mind blowing glimmer cape and force staff saves in the most stressful of moments. This is a team that with more consistency and time has the potential to be top 2 or 3 in the world, but without seeing them play big international events since their 5th-6th place in Manila 3 months ago, we cannot assume they will do much better here.

Player to watch: Febby

Febby has proven himself as a support capable of making huge plays in the vein of Jerax and Cr1t. For me choosing Febby as the player to watch was absolutely a no-brainer, despite him being a support player. If Febby manages to bring the incredible saves and plays he had in Manila against Liquid to The International 2016, they are a shoe-in for top 8.