I think it's actually very interesting. Regions and teams are developing well and there have been some banger series played.

Can we not get political on this forum? I get that it's hard to avoid because the event is being held in Shanghai but could we just try to enjoy the event for what it is?

For sure man, it's actually wild that he deemed it necessary to say that.

Exactly.

lol

Ah okay thanks

I am not proficient in these things... :(

If so, big fan. If not, still big fan. Cheers!

2023 Champions

Not yet but I'll see if I can catch a game in Shanghai over the summer.

Are you the real something?

No I do not.

Sometimes it's macaroni but I was never taught to say holy ostrich

Holy cow they're worse than me!

Yeah let them get a taste of their own medicine.

And went 1-2 against GenG who they had 0% chance of beating in a close encounter.

And yet the CN teams actually look relatively competent this time around considering their newness.

2-0 FPX nudge past TH in close maps.

Not for us Europeans.

Americas: stay up super late into the night.
EMEA: Good timing (unless work/school)
APAC: Good timing

1. Paincakes
2. Virtyy
3. Chadi

Qing dynasty wasn't great to be fair.

Yeah

Playoffs arena is going to be super cool

Champs Hangzhou would be so lit

RIOT wouldn't even consider your third option lol

Fnatic and PRX for sure.

I hate to be like this and I agree with your point but majority of LATAM countries are part of North America.

2021: EMEA
2022: EMEA
2023: AMER
2024: APAC
2025: ???

Can't imagine them holding it in APAC twice in a row

sheesh

Great minds think alike :)

I smell a 2-0

What is this uncivilized thread

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/1be47e21
Maybe?

Yeah he probably wanted FUT to go 13-4 on both maps or smth

You can't blame him for taking the side he took considering the environment he is in

Why

Well, yeah, they're probably just a bit too quiet for my preference.

Pretty sure it's just against GenG because they were cheering for T1 just fine.

Yup, what I meant in point 2.

He said before...

Yeah, that's what I mean in point 2. The crowd needs to know players/teams better to get behind them (which is normal). In Lev's case, they have aspas, who has a decent fanbase in China as far as I know.

I want to see how it is when Fnatic is there.

Because cNed said that no CN team is qualifying for playoffs.

I've been putting some thought into this, because they aren't a very exciting crowd most of the time. But why?
Here is what I think:

1. Bias towards CN teams (understandable)
2. Lack of knowledge/backing of other teams (new region, new fans, which means that they may not have had time to get acquainted with other teams. They cheer for aspas, T1, and even FNC has a large backing in China because of Boaster. Perhaps over time they will gain knowledge and even cheer for other teams.)
3. Lack of developed Valorant culture. (Maybe the culture there is just more mild in comparison to EMEA and Americas.)
4. GenG
   Still, there is time for them to redeem themselves as we get into playoffs.

They should come to Milan

Brazil...?

If there are 3 international events every year, then we won't have an event in China every year, assuming they're doing rotations.

Why not? It should be in Europe though

Masters Milan

Holy macaroni you might've just cooked it to medium rare perfection
counting on you to 100% yes?