The International 2016: 10 teams to watch out for

#10 Team Secret

Can Team Secret prove everyone wrong?

At Manila, we saw a very broken team secret that suffered from terrible identity issues due to having multiple farming cores and no one to apply pressure, create space, and die for the betterment of the team. After realizing too many self-interested playstyles results in a worthless team, Secret sacrificed their regionals invite to bring in Bulba and add some newfound midgame and aggressive presence into the game. With a lot of hard work evidenced by their performance at Starladder i-League season 2, where they lost in the grand finals to Na`vi 3-1, Secret looks like they have the potential to make a deep and potentially top 8 run into the tournament. Little is known about how they’ll fair against teams like OG, LGD, and MVP, but expect this all-star lineup to put up a fight against any team in the tournament.

Player to watch: BuLba

BuLba has often been the butt of all jokes and regarded as the weakest link in teams he has represented in recent times but people seem to have forgotten the Clockwerk master who brought Seattle to its feet with “USA, USA” chants. The offlaner will need to be in top form if Secret are to defy the odds and put in a good TI run.