LEGEND
Tier 1: Teams I think have a good chance at top 4

Tier 2: Teams that can make playoffs (small chance at top4)  if they play well / a Tier 1 team slips up

Tier 3: Teams that have a chance at playoffs if the Tier 2 teams slip up or they improve over the season

Tier 4: Very low chance of playoffs, should be happy if they go even

Tier 5: Irredeemable

Teams within tiers are NOT RANKED. I am not confident enough to give each team a number so settled for this instead.

Tier 1


Ping Disadvantage
Uber / Lights / Alex.exe / Tojo / dingo / plaidinum

Very Good Team. All around stand out players, but I think  Dingo and Tojo stand out especially compared to their counterparts in IM this season. They are the only undefeated team left and I think they have a shot at the championship.

They have notable wins against Mensa and papaya poppas.

Mensa Gaming
Animus / Cember / Shuckle / Ekho / Safrix / Scratch

DeathMatch. Good players, nice chemistry from last season, safrix brings some much needed game knowledge to the table. Have a good shot at top 4 I think.

They have notable wins against Six Paths and Goblin Zone.

Six Paths
Air / Caps / Alexandros / Megaboy / Bowl / Ryan

Team’s full of really solid players on every role, good opportunity for caps and bowl to prove themselves as top IM contenders. Have a good shot at top 4 I think.

They have notable wins against Goblin Zone and Pzone

Papaya Poppas
Dippidy / Tatuwah / Froot / Nazara / Indecency / msh

Iteration 152 of the Dippidy Friend Team TM is here, and they are coming in with a very solid roster. Froots amazing and the Dippidy / Tatuwah scout combo is really really solid. Have a good shot at top 4. Please scrim me dippidy.

They have notable wins against Methodic, Descent and Me.

Methodic

Kev / Boar / Speedy / Ether / kevito / mirrorman

S A N D B A G G E R S. Or that’s what I thought, then they got 5-1’d by the Poppas, idk for sure where they stand now but they’re still a very good team (obviously). Kevito was a bit of a question mark earlier but he seems to be doing decently. Have a good shot at top 4.

They have a notable win against Descent.

P-Zone Zone

Branslam / Esper / Cin / Fygg / cukei / lolguy

Offclassing Omni5 and friends. Cin and Branslam are definitely the standout players here, but cukei and fygg have also been very good. Probably top 4 if the team is alive at the end of the season / has the same roster.

They have a notable win against Methodic

Tier 2

Me
Wish / dev / morsca / tony / lizar / dyl4n

A top 4 team from last season, they could potentially fit in tier 1 but they recently lost their medic and are in uncertain waters. If the dyl4n pick up settles in and gels then they can perhaps achieve a repeat performance from last season with a bit of luck and should be certain to make playoffs regardless.

They have a notable win against Goblin Zone

Goblin Zone BLACK

jetz /  emo / hellbent / aZn / hedge / tomato tom

Not really goblin zone since they lost 4 players but they kept the name. Have potential just need to not choke and fix a couple of major issues, if they can improve throughout the season then they should definitely make playoffs, if not they are on thin ice.


Descent

Pharaoh / br0nze / ma3la / tagg / bdonski / Fragile

A ton of old names making a welcome return. Hard for me to place this team with great certainty considering concerns of rust but they are who they are. Bdonski is probably the best demoman in the division and br0nze is still a fucking god.



Tier 3

Krunch Realm

Riot / mkj / um / skele / alley / rebite

Kronge realm reform with the unstable roster. Can be quite good if they get a consistent roster together, skele is really amazing, alley and um are both quite good as well. Riot hasn’t played for a while but I remember him being a solid player as well. Have a shot at playoffs if roster issues are solved and things go their way.



Babble

Mopsy / Legit / spacecadet / dagger / azion / crate

Legit and dagger scramble together a team last second and it's actually pretty good. Mopsy / Legit is very solid scout combo and dagger has been a high IM soldier for longer than I’ve had the game installed. Have a shot at playoffs if things go their way.



OwO Gang

Nygma / Aquila / Panther / Alfa / Max(?) / oofpezz

Not 100% sure what this teams roster is since Max has been playing some matches. Return of the alfa / oofpezz power team. If this is their roster then obvious standouts are Alfa and max, who kind of tower above the other players on the team. Have a shot at playoffs if things go well for them.



Blanc
Zanda / Muse / Brian / Crasian / Sail / Tery

The BLANC dynasty continues, with tery posting another season of IM. This team has some good potential with Crasian and Sail both being players that can do very well. Can make playoffs if things go well for them


New Copy Ability

Peru cat / ult / gloperz / asura / penny / sharkitect.

Some decent players from last seasons mid-IM teams and some promising open move ups, as far as stand out players go I’d definitely choose ult, who seemed pretty good on RHDP last season and looks even better this season. They have a shot at playoffs if things go well for them.



Every Villain Is Lemons
Link / Faust / Fabulous / Donovin / Reflecto / Tsar

Some very good players playing classes they are not quite as good at. Fabulous on pocket and link on scout is still amazing though. Have a shot at playoffs, maybe.

Tier 4

Cone of Ignorance
Bane / kat / SGC / saila / pelt / mrcarlos666 (who?)

Honestly, don’t really know these scouts but saila and pelt are both pretty solid players, although pelt and SGC should probably switch considering the man's godlike talent for Demoman.



Carrier Penguins
Nightfaul / vanitas / floyd / fin / maky / bilbert

Not much to say about these guys other than open move up, not much to say about individuals other than that Floyd rolls me in mge so he’s probably got good dm.

Esport Athlete
Dorito / meatball / nimby / prc / boybilly / saga

Another open moveup, stand out players are meatball and nimby, meatball because he won IM last season and nimby because I’ve seen him slam in faceit.

Tier 5

Great Team Open
The Real Weiner (others are irrelevant)

What is this team lol

Monkey Business

IDK but they have johnny from cali

They 5-0’d the other bottom IM team which is nice, might pick up one or two other wins over the other lower teams.


I haven't had the opportunity to scrim every team multiple times so a good amount of this is guesstimation, will probably do another one in 2/3 weeks.