The teams are as strong as ever and there's no way to predict a winner right off the bat in this year's IEM World Championship.

The best teams from all over the world who have had astonishing performances all year in Intel Extreme Masters events are all joined together in one conglomerate tournament and all of them are thirsting for blood (and victory.) Since we can't figure it out ourselves either, we thought we'd talk to some of the players and media about what they thought.

Let's hear from the players!