Sen won masters 1 and masters 2
So masters 1 is also a major if we are giving away the “major” brand/title to trash introduction tournaments like lock in
Quote from Zahk:
LOCK//IN is considered a major because it is one of the only three international events this year under the aegis of Riot. I know it had a... unique format and the prize pool was low but it featured all the partnered regions and thus, counts as a major. If you really have an issue with the word, just substitute international trophy if that helps you feel better about it!
It needs to be an international event. It featured all partnered regions. That is why it is called a Major, and why the introduction tournaments that were regional are not.
Masters 1 2021 < Lock In
I enjoyed the international even if it was single elimination, I root for teams from all over the world. Either way, if you go to any game with regions, the qualifier or inter-regional tournaments are "Minors" and the international tournaments are "Majors". This is not a made up rule, it is how most competitive games function.
VCT GC Caster/Analyst, esports and VLR writer. The person who wrote this article which started this "controversy".
Major means an international trophy
An international trophy means a trophy won in a tournament that involves multiple different regions
Multiple different regions means not just na that’s what sentinels won only masters Reykjavik is a major not a regional trophy
Meaning sentinels have only won 1 major not 2
I know this may be hard to understand for you but there has only been 8 majors so far in valorant history
Loud
Optic
Fpx
Sentinels
Gambit
Acend
They have all won 1 while the other 2 have been won by fnatic
Sentinels have not won 2 just accept that fnatic were the 1st to do it