Omen, Harbor, Kayo, Sova, Sage

C9 pick up Valyn after G2 implodes before going on a run

Below Bangkok, Toronto, Paris, Seoul, and LA. Maybe around Master’s Shanghai?

And all of EMEA’s trophies are from a Dinosaur Era

Mickey tournament without LEV. Swap out G2 for them

FPX missed out on Reykjavik but made Copenhagen only to be missing their star sentinel. Still they survived groups until he could arrive and close it out with that iconic 4K.

EG started the first villain narrative full of bluster despite coming off a 0-3 loss in Tokyo. Everyone wanted them to lose but they crushed every obstacle on home soil in LA.

NS were fresh out of Premier and stole the APAC crown from PRX, the third after GenG and T1 who both fell off. It set an example that even gifted amateurs could reach the biggest stages and take home a trophy.

LEV marks a new era for SA Valorant after practically 3 years of decline. Many will follow into their steps following the introduction of Open circuits and Cups in the region in 2027.

Not sure which trophies you're referring to:
FPX
EG
NS
LEV

Of course they can. They’ve been choking for years, what’s one more tournament?

World Class
Chokers
World Class Chokers

Lose Ascent and Lotus to PRX in the opening Playoffs match, only to close out the Grand Final against them on those very same maps.

What a fucking statement

I called it so hard hahahahahhaha

Choking 2 Internationals in a row lmao

They don’t default too hard. They default improperly. No market pressure to threaten B splits so defenders always beat them on the rotates given the double sentinel comp

Or do they choke and lost 2-3?

All of your commentary comes from being able to see people through walls and on the minimap. These guys don’t have complete information and have to focus on maintaining world-class micro. Pipe down.

Yep. The Harbor is better than Omen on Breeze but Viper is basically required.

No shit. Breeze is their permaban

Cringe af. You barely beat LEV on their permaban with double pistol. Keep sweating

Yo stop changing your flair you fraud

Taste of your own medicine. Hard to seize the pacing against a team that can shoot back

What’s up with PRX fans having terrible mental?

You’re fake as fuck lmao

Stfu

As long as both teams showed up, it was never going to be a stomp. All the EDG and VIT fans were just coping.

Just say “yes” next time buddy.

That makes sense, use two different matches against a third opponent instead of just using the h2h. Are you dumb?

Y’all gotta split from both North and South side. PRX are stacking for trap plays because they’re not worried about the crunch smh

Nobody who reaches the GF would have that mentality

You don’t have a team, you bandwagon hop with zero loyalty and bait for EMEA. Nothing you say could possibly move me.

Why are you mad? G2 was worse that day too.

Y’all lost cuz you were worse

neT was good in T2 so he’ll do fine in EMEA

PRX wins 3-0 or absolutely fumbles and loses 2-3. Both teams ride momentum and if PRX fail to close it out fast, then LEV will take control once they get to their favored maps in the latter portion of the match.

I agree that LEV have a higher ceiling but their opponents are nothing to scoff at. Relative to the field, PRX are more favored than 2024 GenG were going into Shanghai, almost as much as 2023 FNC going into Tokyo.

A good chunk of high elo is no longer active and the mmr stack is getting crunched because Radiant was dropped by 150rr. Everyone is feeling it and while it’s painful right now, it’ll leave the player base better off with less boosted people in Immortal.

This LEV iteration is similar to NRG’s development in 2025. They promoted their duelist and initiator from T2 and then brought in their final piece (sentinel) to raise their floor.

KiNgg = Ethan | Veteran IGL from last iteration
Sato = s0m | Vibes Merchant and Star Fragger from last iteration
Spike = Mada | Up and coming Star Entry
Blowz = Brawk | Underrated talent in a sea of bigger names
Neon = Skuba | Unshakable Anchor that keeps them in the game

Granted, their opponent is a much bigger monster than 2025 FNC and have double map ban.

Balla’s law

They stomped both VIT and EDG harder and I suspect their loss to PRX was just straight nerves and unfamiliarity with the style. Granted PRX has double map ban. Hope it goes 5 maps. LEV probably have a 1/3 odds of winning rn.

You were rocking the G2 flair last week you bandwagon

Ah yes, compare a full region to half of one.

Last 4 masters were won by 4 different Pacific teams and the region still had strong intra-regional competition.

That’s because LEV doesn’t try to directly counter their opponents. It’s not a back-and-forth conversation trading map control and pressure.

LEV just try to take control of the pace of the game from the start and lean more heavily on set plays than macro-level antistrat. It’s a stylistic difference where the former requires more prep time but the latter can be highly dependent on form.

They got wrecked by the schedule. They’re an anti-strat heavy team that had to go through lowers to qualify with barely a week to prep for London. They’ll look much better at Champs (if they qualify).

G2 carries the stink of EMEA too — it’s why they choke so hard. Fan of the TGRD players, not the org.

All EMEA teams bring shame. That’s why you’re on your 3rd year without a trophy

You can just write it in English dude. China is better than EMEA frfr

Most teams in playoff and none in the top 3 LMAO

I apologize. I was not familiar with his game

I don’t see the benefit of picking up Demon1. His duelist isn’t suited to the current Meta pacing and putting him on senti displaces Leaf all the same.

He’s not doing anything special that Leaf couldn’t when he was on Sentinel. He’s not a bad player but he’s fucking up their proven comfort roles and taking the slot away from a real duelist/flex player.