I was talking to a girl in a bar a couple weeks ago about TI. I told her my odds on favorite is Liquid (although VP is a good choice as well). She was personally on board the ppd Salt train.
After day 1, it looks like China is a bit behind on strategies and it will be interesting to if they can catch up before it is too late.
Also, it'll be fun to watch the inevitable EG cratering and see how Eternal Envy fucks up, because he always does.