The International 2016: 10 teams to watch out for

#7 Na`Vi

Are Na’vi finally back?

Na`vi are back. After an appalling end to 2015 and a very rough start to 2016, this new lineup has gone from promising, to good, to excellent. Na`vi have risen from the ashes with an excellent showing at Starladder. Na`vi may have gone out in 4th place at The Summit but they showed tons of potential to go toe to toe with the best teams in the world and were very close to taking a series off of Wings. This is a team that yields an incredible amount of versatility in hero pools outshined only by their Chinese counterparts, Wings. Expect a lot of Chen, Wisp, and Mirana to be banned against or picked by this team, and expect them to be one of the most aggressive and flashy teams to watch at the event.

Player to watch: Sonneiko

Sonneiko in my eyes is the most underrated player in the world right now. He is just popular enough to be ‘rated’, and just ignored enough to not be rated properly. He is easily a contender for best support in the world and always delivers incredibly excellent players whether it be on Phoenix, Bounty Hunter, and Wisp. I specifically picked Sonneiko because his performance is an indicator of how Na`vi will do in most given matches. If Sonneiko is having a very terrible start or is unable to be used properly for any given reason, Na`vi are in for a lot of trouble.