we'll see DRG lose 💀

Been an OG guard fan since 2+ years ago, what a ride it's been. So happy for them

valyn is the goat

Valyn has been underrated for so long it's incredible how good he is

I understand the copying strats thing it did actually help develop them as a team but they're like fnatic now in the sense that they just stuck to this for way too long idk how the coach hasn't realised it's time to go back to more of the cn style, they're trying to beat other teams at what they're already good at

Fr and jawg is as flexible as icy if not more it's exactly what they needed

EDG coach thinks copying the strats from teams like FNATIC will get them playing "proper" valorant but in reality this doesn't play to China's unique strength of thriving in chaotic and aggressive moments - sure they can copy but they'll never exceed. I disagree that it's all for nothing though, EDG struggled a lot with closing maps out and keeping their lead before they started copying strats - they used to be the ultimate chokers. By playing more standard they've fixed a lot of their weaknesses especially when kk's rifling wasn't as good and he had to rely on the OP too much. Now he can do both extremely well. The next step for EDG is to go halfway back to that style now that they have so much experience: be more aggressive, use the attack OP - this is what actually made China scary for teams to face

I think FPX will do a lot better than EDG at shanghai because they've embodied a lot of the CN unpredictable style while having fixed a lot of their fundamental mistakes at Madrid which cost them a win against KC & LOUD (It was way closer than people think)

Good take

I guess so

Trace make me proud

The last time EDG went against 100T it was a gigabanger series all OTs

We need more posts like this

downvoted for the truth

"if anything NA is as strong as ever" nahh stop coping bro

pl1xx not been doing well on any role lmao why you making him seem like a victim or smth

that's true but also took them quite a while to adjust

What..? If role issues aren't an issue why do you think orgs don't just pick up the 5 best available duelists (most easy role to find in China) and make them play other roles, use your brain please - you have 3 players who have almost only played duelist for the past 2 years

role issues, you have 3 duelists. Zmjjkk + Life could work tho especially if you run the FPX comps where Life plays yoru, they used to be coduelist teammates in EDG too

Looks like it has REALLY well, smoggy on smokes has been really good - I mean what can this guy not play atp

No this combination of players is awful

no proof of that, dont spread misinformation

I think you missed that he was joking too

EDG having an identity crisis atm, they're switching around comps and roles cause clearly they need some type of change after the LOUD incident. Smoggy and Haodong have switched roles, at least Haodong is still on a role (setup initiator) that suits IGLing. I don't think it's necessarily a bad idea, it's important for them to experiment while they still can

EDG is exprementing with new comps and switching roles around atm, smoggy on smokes now haodong on setup initiator. As for kk I'm not sure

downvoted for the truth

BLG did fall of for a while they were losing to random unknown teams after B1ank stopped IGLing for them but now they're back after they brought in a competent IGL

Wait my pickems might actually be the script

So glad I bet on TEC, no one believed smh

oh ok I get what you mean

LMAO no not actually tweaking I hate drugs I meant just looking like I'm a tweaker 💀

Bro I'm immo 10k I'm just tweaking all the time fym shit

I swear I only have insane aim when tweaking it's actually becoming an issue atp

jkuro's calling was so all over the place

This was the most expected thing they could've done

WWWWW can't believe YHchen wasn't in a team any earlier, he always performed the best on ASE internationally

Let me guess, are you that one type of ex who can't get over the person who left you

BLG are pretty much already back if you watched their most recent game, b3ar has some nice calling and he's improving very fast as the IGL. This is just the icing on the top

Definetely some internal issues, from what I've heard on chinese social media it's likely that Jexen had issues with b1ank not wanting to IGL anymore - likely had a fallout as a result hence why he left BLG, especially after BLG fell off and were losing to random teams

The same thing everyone said the first time, mind you the betting odds were 9x btw

W pickup

Could very well be a downgrade imo, Flex1n has been consistently great

Ok NOW tyloo might be able to do something

I wouldn't be a real EDG fan if I didn't believe 😔🙏

Womp womp

EDG 2-0 LOUD 🔥🔥

You're really proud of your 5 stars huh, this is actual reddit behaviour

I trust someone with 1 star more ngl

Why tf they all peeking 1 by 1

you're pretty creative huh

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