uhhhhh
well... about that

nvm im stupid wrong guy

cool
will be interesting to see them vs EP at EMEA #3 hopefully

have a shot at the second ever full lower bracket run at an international
(not counting 4 team playoffs)

the last and only time was FPX at masters copenhagen
https://www.vlr.gg/event/1014/valorant-champions-tour-stage-2-masters-copenhagen

hey, ive said something nice about the 4 remaining teams at least!

yeah he also said afterwards (i think after the rrq game) that he regrets the geng map veto

this is true but also

(in no order) prx wolves fnatic g2

holy shit new pfp just dropped

now i regret it...

i dont think ive said this before but

flair

LFGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

oh my god im so happy

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

i know you are delusional but why on earth do you hate kaajak, whats there to not like about him

respect

i cant do that shit to save my life

WOL - Insane underdog run, people had them dead last and now they've got a shot at the finals, plus Juicy is the goat

GEN - t3xture solidifies himself as one of the best duelists of all time, Munchkin continues to be a world class IGL with immense firepower. Foxy9 despite being tossed around and misused by teams in the past is finally showing his potential on the world stage

G2 - This core has been through it all together, they've made it so far in such a short amount of time since the addition of Jawgemo

PRX - Looked completely drained at the start of the year, they'd lost their identity and in this tournament they seem to have found it again, with a shot at a 3rd international grand final

FNC - Kaajak had big shoes to fill and he's certainly stepped up to the role, Boaster wants to cement himself as the greatest IGL of all time and adding another trophy would help his case immensely. crashies also has had a redemption after his last NRG roster, despite knowing that he could be replaced at any time (confirmed by cojo) he's still put up amazing performances for this team.

SEN - ... I failed

🔥🔥

Guaranteed 3rd??
They are going all the way

WE'VE CONQUERED ALL OF CHINA 🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳 WE'RE NEVER GONNA STOP 🛑🛑🛑 FROM TORONTO 🇨🇦 TO PARIS 🇫🇷 WE'LL WIN THE FUCKING LOT 🏆🏆🏆
ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZ ✊✊✊ ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZ ✊✊✊ ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZ ✊✊✊ ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZ ✊✊✊

AND WHEN WE WIN IN PARIS 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 WE'LL SAY IT WAS FORETOLD 🗣️🗣️🗣️THE BEST TEAM IN THE WORLD 🌍🌎🌏 THE BOYS IN BLACK AND GOLD 🐺🐺🐺
ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZ ✊✊✊ ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZ ✊✊✊ ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZ ✊✊✊ ALLEZ ALLEZ ALLEZ ✊✊✊

bruh... i thought we were finally free from this

they need to designate a food taster or smth, im pretty sure TH have a strict rule about having someone test out a restaurant before they let the team eat there

no brain

https://i.imgur.com/BEQAZQL.png

ironic

yeah i completely get that
its purely my own bias which why i want them to

regardless of how likely/unlikely it is

1. FNC - self explanatory
   gap
2. WOL - Juicy is the goat
3. GEN - t3xture is the goat
4. PRX - would be cool for them to finally win
5. G2 - I think they'll win Champs, would rather Toronto goes to someone else
   gap
6. SEN - self explanatory

I believe it's just how their team is structured, and honestly I kind of think the pros outweigh the cons. I think it's better to have a manager who's completely in sync with what's going on internally as opposed to someone just sitting in an office thousands of miles away

Although he does have a habit of making blunt tweets which rubs people (even me sometimes) the wrong way, I think fundamentally he's a good manager

if xlg had their original roster id agree

but given that 1 player cant speak chinese and 1 cant speak english it seems cooked ngl

deja vu 😔

well... I guess I should've expected this

I think it's more likely that Chron goes to TL than nAts comes to FNC

+ We don't know if Boaster is retiring or if Leo will re-sign his contract

i love this team

Your stupidity never fails to surprise me

she's probably landed in canada

https://x.com/pansy/status/1933775011497574766

well... i can think of worse things that have happened there

he came back and immediately started signing walls again

generational...

Who you got

i mean honestly i think it keeps the game in a healthy state, so i agree with #4

i would rather util be underpowered than overpowered, because it puts more emphasis on gun fights

sybau

out here making fnc look bad

XLG could do the funniest thing ever

Derke or Leo

...?

i watch a few cs2 s tier events and some worlds playoffs

its so ahh its not worth engaging with ngl

nAts and Chronicle were both good but prime cNed was really something else. They are both better than him all time, but I think if we're talking strictly in 2021 cNed takes the cake.

I think the reason why nAts and Chronicle get more praise than cNed for 2021 is because they're still top level players, so it's simpler for people who didn't watch back then (which is likely the majority nowadays) to associate the 'best player' with someone they're more familiar with. (I guess this is just a long way of saying 'recency bias')

you have to be kidding me

https://i.imgur.com/oKJhJnK.png

damn you need a vape break (or whatever kids do these days to chill)

ive heard enough

im all in

ok sorry for tryna have any sort of discussion 🥀

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/783ea938

Either I play it safe and pick TL to guarantee 5 max points

or I pick PRX and go for 15 points or nothing

fat ardiis = 1st at copenhagen, 4th at istanbul, 5-6th at sao paulo, 3rd at tokyo

less fat ardiis = no int'l quals

https://i.imgur.com/PF2CpSW.png

honestly respect
i think thats the best team you could bandwagon to atm

I feel like the only real 'failed superteam' this applies to is SEN 23 which also had a language barrier, the other two I feel (VIT 25 and NRG 24) you can explain mainly due to the IGL issue. It's quite common for players to switch roles for teams, Jamppi has played a respectable amount of smokes in the past too, so it wouldn't be completely alien