fnatic
liquid
m3c

I think it’s kinda smart in a business perspective tho. Kinda weird to have pushed it as far with their slight success ig but they’re going till they can’t. Having a franchise spot in this NA scene would actually be so important for t1’s brand long-term and operations in general. Staying in NA for now does makes sense tho. Because they’re continuing in the off-season it doesn’t mean they’re going to be in NA next year for vct but that they’re just going to be NA for the time being. They have a famous igl, xeta and a bunch of young and hungry players. Any t2 teams goal this offseason is going to be to get the stonks of their players up and try to make the most profit possible. It’s crazy how even as a t2/3 team because they are t1 they can still make it into the league. T1 still have a chance to show they can grow and be a good team in NA and if they show enough dedication and success in the break maybe they will have a higher chance of being considered. With how big the NA market is rn and how it’s growing, a longterm investment for this region is and always has been a good idea. If they can’t find success in NA tho as soon as they switch to Korea they will 100 percent get a slot. There are literally no orgs and t1 is the biggest Korean org. Riot would literally have no other choices. And switching to Korea is literally no rush rn. There are so many free agents that you could pick up anytime to build a top roster. They already have so many resources in Korea that it would literally be the easiest thing for them. If it doesn’t work in NA they could just take basically the most famous Korean Valorant player itw and build a team around or with him. They’re just taking a last dip for a chance to be in the NA scene and hopefully the venture doesn’t end up hurting any more players reputations/careers. Doesn’t make sense to switch to kr in a TO tourney break either. There are literally no tourneys or TOs. What opportunities will t1 even have to play if they switched to kr val rn. It is probably guaranteed that there will be big tourneys in NA for now.

I think it's also good to point out for the stability and comfort of autumn and xeta's careers this may end up being the best move long-term if they end up moving to KR, assuming they will be successful in either region.

I can feel xerxia's momentum. They' 80% make playoffs next masters. Hopefully, they don't choke this time.

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I know but I was more impressed by nrg strategically and their depth. They still have high firepower and strategically they seemed sound. You could feel the impact of the new coaching staff and see their gameplan. 100t was just solid but against a guard that was making so many mistakes. Tsm didn't even do that bad whereas it felt very messy from the guard

yeah but we all know that won't happen until it's too late.

1. Optic
2. Nrg
3. C9
   4.LG
   5.100t
   6.EG/XSET
   7.Faze
   8.tsm
   9.ghost/sen
   10.Guard
   not team rankings but just how impressive their performance was.

They will have to buy some players tho. It is inevitable unless they're literally just going to waste their time. Alot of t2 orgs and and even some of the teams in challengers might not get into the league. If t1 is trying to stay in the league nothing better than to wave some tasty players infront a rich asf org like t1.

Confirmed roster:
Xeta
Autumn
steel(probably involved)

Choices On current roster
Steel, pwny, thwifo, brax(streamer), dynamic (apparently did get signed)

F/A's
babyj
wardell
lft oxy
dazed
koosta
maybe zombs
maybe sinatraa
snirot

Players on other teams:
V1 players
Knights players
current "t1" NA csgo players
any team in NA who bottles it in playoffs/groups

(steel seems to be confirmed too)
Possible rosters:
Xeta, Steel, dynamic, Thwifo and pwny

Xeta, ban, skuba, steel, +1 (thwifo, zellsis or zombs)

xeta, bdog, literally anyone

Feel like t1 at this point would just buy tenz or something. They can afford it and will literally do it even if it becomes the dumbest move in val history.
If they are going to make roster moves they have the money for it and hope it's not just clout moves that become a giant mess

xeta, zombs...

Genuinely think a player like frosty will have a great future on t1 and would learn/develop so much from steel as an igl.
Xeta, steel, ban, skuba, frosty. Frosty or steel on flex?
give frosty igl role when steel retires.

Think the best possible move for t1 would be to get the young knights trio or a mixture of v1 and knights players

Wait a minute xeta going to be the first piece for a Korean team?

sen fans sweating seeing this eg form for next week

I guess he has the best stats NA from last stage atleast. Can’t tell if he is just because his rifle is so good so we literally haven’t seen him op as much so maybe he is and we just dk

Love how this is actually turning out to be an entertaining and good match

Don't want to get 2-0d but kinda want to see the nrg keeps 2-0ing until they literally can't storyline. Xset game was sloppy so dk if it was nerves or that's pretty much all they got so not too high on hopium yet.

It's not that I'm saying a team is necessarily better than another it's more like they're probably gonna throw on that date. Just because of the storyline. It's good to take positives from winning but you can't really take alot if 1 team just massively underperforms too. Tsm beating 100t just go lose to ghost and lose their chances of playoffs is funny. and very TSM like

nrg
guard
xset
100t
ghost
tsm

i have never seen gambit whiff this much even at their worst wtf. Can't tell if it's a confidence or internet problem cuz they just don't react at all at some points

yeah and gambit was playing bad too is the point

more like gambit was playing like headless chickens for a whole half

that's a 2-0 for gambit

rip guild

Rip any team in the way of this stages gambit run

2-0 fokus

It’s either going to be the most rigged with delays, the most competitive masters ever or gambit just gonna bitch slap everybody. Hopefully atleast 2 of those

Yeah, but at least we'll be happy to be there.

I want to understand from other Xset fans if there are any, how and why did u become a Xset fan? I originally declared myself a fnatic fan but as an NA resident I slowly started to be more interested in a NA team. That team was xset. I originally loved how a bunch of underdogs/new org clawed their way up the ladder with upsets and just gave a slight bit of hope instead of following an obvious script. Don't remember what specifically but I know I liked their style too. It is kind of sad how they are now stuck in maybe a 4th place curse but every move they have made so far seems to have been very impactful.
Literally what and why? Why out of all the good teams xset? Is it because every other team just fell-off once in a while?
Thank you to the 3 other fans that will answer.
Our Tottenham to ucl finals type of run has to happen eventually right?

This is what happens when a good team constantly plays against different styles in international competition. You can see how much optic has learned, improved and literally perfected gameplay. They're slowly growing into maybe a league of legends-ike team that can integrate different comps and adjust while learning new metas fast asf.

I'm kinda scared for faze in the fact that maybe what happened to nrg last stage might happen to them this stage. They're a good team that can make playoffs but going against the best teams in the group early and maybe getting stomped might just remove their confidence and just not let them build any momentum. Just unlucky scheduling u know?

Either optic look sloppy or it’s just a dominant game from them
One of either xset or ghost will throw
Fpx 2-0 or 2-1 maybe they’ll be sloppy without their old analyst but if they lose to the new Fnatic line up weeks Into their team, would be a dissapointment
Liquid 2-1 or big 2-0 depending on how good big is. If big is relegation level liquid 2-1 if they’re good big 2-0

C9 2-0

Thought that said qualify and that u just jinxed them, close call

I know but that's kinda not different from how emea was like last year or stage 1. That Navi vs bbl game made me wish 2 teams got demoted from each group instead of 1.

Holy fuck what are these games. I have lost all hope for emea teams that arent the 2 teams we haven't seen play for 2 months.

I know but the point is these teams make the strats look terrible. There's a difference between copying strats and understanding them while making them your own. There's a reason why optic is the only team that ran so much neon because it matches their players and their strengths. Because 1 team is good at it doesn't mean it's an actual good comp in general. So many teams suffer from trying to force unique comps because it once found an instance of success but it ends up sucking cuz it doesn't match their players or team at all.

Please don't tell me emea has turned into a copy optic on fracture and do the same 2 strats simulator

oh no bbl is going to throw again, aren't they ...

This gameplay is even worse than vrl I apologize to the Spanish community for calling ur league shit

This might end up being the worst group in emea history

What was that? How is this challengers level gameplay

Bro what is Navi doing. This is the r most clueless gameplay I’ve seen in years

People kinda forget how big of favoured match up guard vs 100t should be. Like months ago it was impressive when teams like knights and guard took maps convincingly from teams like c9 and they were playoff teams. Literally the newest team ever that hasn’t proven anything taking maps from the defending NA champ week 1 should be an accomplishment. Just depends on if guard is warmed up or not ig. A confident guard should be able to plow 100t at this moment in time and if they can’t dk what excuses they could have other than people just know what they do. Guard could have some nerves maybe feeling the need to prove some people wrong but idk.
2-0 guard
2-1 lg

Cry is free. NA Kekw. Land of cheeseburger and hotdog

I remember when the most impressive thing in Valorant was akukhos breach stunning split b heaven with a nade or wtv.

Give him some slack. Basically was forced to switch to Valorant and has done way more in Valorant than 99 percent of any person in the scene. He's probably just considering it. If he wins champs or berlin he's probably going to stay cuz any success could change his mind but if he goes back to cs he goes back. He's still young and he's good at both games it's his choice.

fuck bro I went to the convenience store during half time break and they score 2 mins in

ok

I understand he has a fair point of view but bro this guy is the biggest stat andy I've ever seen. His top 5 players world would be tenz, yay, leaf, cryocells and derke

Can't believe TSM threw this match.

In my eyes as a new Tottenham fan this is literally the most important match i've ever watched. Fuck the ucl final, who cares Liverpool will choke. Apparently, it's better for the EPL in general if Arsenal makes it and it's delusional to think Tottenham will make it over Arsenal as 4th. I know the only way Tottenham makes it is if Arsenal loses this fixture and loses/ties an extra game. Then it's just up to Tottenham to clean up the rest of the games but they'll probably end up choking to Norwich or something. What are your expectations? Is this a 100 percent loss now that Tottenham has lost Romero too?

Group a: nrg, guard, xset, 100t, ghost and tsm
Group b: c9, optic, faze, lg, eg and sentinels
C9 wins and guard qualify as second. If guard can’t make it it’s because xset upset them just to lose in 4th place or guard just lose match1