The International 2016: 10 teams to watch out for

#8 Fnatic

DJ has evolved into one of the best supports from Asia

Fnatic are the heart and soul of Southeast Asia. This is a team that has a ton of individual skill and experience but seems to struggle from identity issues. Constantly changing the roles of Mushi and Midone and struggling to find heroes that Mushi can succeed on has led me to be anxious about the potential of Fnatic to even make top 8. At The Summit we saw a desperate Fnatic try and put Mushi on invoker, a hero he has virtually no history on, and bomb out of the event in third place looking quite lost. I feel this team, knowing they are very intelligent and skilled players, must know their team is missing a real identity and I am hoping they have been working on solving this. Building up consistency in their young star Midone and solidifying a place in the team for their on again off again captain and veteran Mushi is are two absolute musts for this squad.

Player to watch: DJ

DJ is the key player to watch in Fnatic due to his incredible supporting and useful midgame presence as a 4 position player. With an elite level Enigma and Earth Spirit, I expect DJ to contribute a lot to the success of Fnatic. If DJ cannot get his game started and get the ball rolling for his team, I can very well see them placing 9th-13th or worse.