now that the scene has plenty of time to marinate, how do we rate ACENDs run to glory in Berlin '21?

They were a good team in 2021 and always had potential to win international trophies

Least good emea trophy imo

patuj [#2]

They were a good team in 2021 and always had potential to win international trophies

oh absolutely
but was their run, loosely speaking, easier than that of most teams in VCT intl lans since?

They were really good back then but the game evolved. The team had internal issues and disappeared after

I think most people downplay Acend run at champs cuz GMB were the favorites to win, but they did deserve it even if there was that drama in the way. They were pretty good at the time

MEGA FLUKE

cNed: grouped
zeek: benched
starxo: KOI
BONECOLD: out of VCT 2023
Kiles: spain vcl

terribletyranny [#4]

oh absolutely
but was their run, loosely speaking, easier than that of most teams in VCT intl lans since?

I mean they originally lost the VK game, but after that went through Envy, Team Secret, Liquid and Gambit. So not super easy. Team Secret was one of the weakest in playoffs and Liquid didn't look as good in semis, so you could argue it was bit easier as some of the others. But I don't really see how any other team would have eliminated them outside of Liquid and Gambit.

Qwertyy [#7]

MEGA FLUKE

cNed: grouped
zeek: benched
starxo: KOI
BONECOLD: out of VCT 2023
Kiles: spain vcl

Let's talk about t0nz and y0y lil bro

Qwertyy [#7]

MEGA FLUKE

cNed: grouped
zeek: benched
starxo: KOI
BONECOLD: out of VCT 2023
Kiles: spain vcl

SEN 2021 mega fluke
Sick : retarded
Shahz : failed T2 (jobless)
dapr: failed T2 (jobless)
zombs: streamer
Tenz: wont make champs + washed

CryoZanderDerrekEnjoyer [#3]

Least good emea trophy imo

lock//in was lol acend beat a prime gambit and envy with marved and yay lol

cboomer [#11]

lock//in was lol acend beat a prime gambit and envy with marved and yay lol

and fnatic beating the LOUD core fresh off a Champs22 victory and some of the freshest young brazilian talent along with owning NAVI (the team of 4 masters winners and a champs winner who beat prime gambit), as well as two of NA's most potential prospects is bad?

terribletyranny [#12]

and fnatic beating the LOUD core fresh off a Champs22 victory and some of the freshest young brazilian talent along with owning NAVI (the team of 4 masters winners and a champs winner who beat prime gambit), as well as two of NA's most potential prospects is bad?

it was a tournament full of new teams, champs 2021 is inherently harder because teams were established, fnatic didn't replace someone as influential as sacy and the FPX win was nice but don't really rate cned in 2023. In short fnatic practiced for a few months before everyone else at a tournament full of new teams and roster changes. Cuan and Tuyz had never been on a stage that big

much easier win than champs 2021 which was two actual superteams

cboomer [#11]

lock//in was lol acend beat a prime gambit and envy with marved and yay lol

yeah because cned was toying around with the enemies

bro abused the operator harder than yay abused chamber in 2022 dont lie

Qwertyy [#7]

MEGA FLUKE

cNed: grouped
zeek: benched
starxo: KOI
BONECOLD: out of VCT 2023
Kiles: spain vcl

Lets talk about C9

Everyone except core retired or vanished
yay: stuck in t3
vanity: hopeless in t2

EG owns c9

CryoZanderDerrekEnjoyer [#14]

yeah because cned was toying around with the enemies

bro abused the operator harder than yay abused chamber in 2022 dont lie

zeek and starxo carried anyways, pretty sure d3ffo had like 20 awp kills to cneds 24 too

Champs cned wasn't peak cned at all

cboomer [#13]

it was a tournament full of new teams, champs 2021 is inherently harder because teams were established, fnatic didn't replace someone as influential as sacy and the FPX win was nice but don't really rate cned in 2023. In short fnatic practiced for a few months before everyone else at a tournament full of new teams and roster changes. Cuan and Tuyz had never been on a stage that big

much easier win than champs 2021 which was two actual superteams

cNed with the op was like prime kennyS, he carried them almost entirely on his own to the trophy
off of heroics like that, you dont call it a superteam

terribletyranny [#4]

oh absolutely
but was their run, loosely speaking, easier than that of most teams in VCT intl lans since?

Liquid and Gambit were heavy favorites to win to whoel thing so no they didnt have it easy

terribletyranny [#17]

cNed with the op was like prime kennyS, he carried them almost entirely on his own to the trophy
off of heroics like that, you dont call it a superteam

ur a casual lmfao what cned wasn't even the second best player on acend at champs l0l average vlr user thinks cned having 4 more awp kills than mf d3ffo in the finals makes him god

cboomer [#19]

ur a casual lmfao what cned wasn't even the second best player on acend at champs l0l average vlr user thinks cned having 4 more awp kills than mf d3ffo in the finals makes him god

bro u wafflin.

patuj [#8]

I mean they originally lost the VK game, but after that went through Envy, Team Secret, Liquid and Gambit. So not super easy. Team Secret was one of the weakest in playoffs and Liquid didn't look as good in semis, so you could argue it was bit easier as some of the others. But I don't really see how any other team would have eliminated them outside of Liquid and Gambit.

Liquid was always overrated (old roster). They just exposed them.

Gambit was the best team itw in 2021, but Acend was the best team in EMEA. Champs 2021 was a glorified EMEA challengers playoffs, so Acend won.

cboomer [#19]

ur a casual lmfao what cned wasn't even the second best player on acend at champs l0l average vlr user thinks cned having 4 more awp kills than mf d3ffo in the finals makes him god

this man has never watched before 2022 and it shows

I supported acend throughout champs cause it was the first valorant lan I watched, my friends supported gambit cause they beat kru, you can't imagine my joy when they beat gmb, sure, they were "chokers" but at the same time, they earned that trophy with those performances.

acend had to take down prime gambit, also that was literally just an emea showcase, emea was so ahead of NA during that time.

terribletyranny [#10]

SEN 2021 mega fluke
Sick : retarded
Shahz : failed T2 (jobless)
dapr: failed T2 (jobless)
zombs: streamer
Tenz: wont make champs + washed

SicK💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

Qwertyy [#7]

MEGA FLUKE

cNed: grouped
zeek: benched
starxo: KOI
BONECOLD: out of VCT 2023
Kiles: spain vcl

yay: jobless
marved: sen
fns: nrg
crashies: nrg
victor: nrg

tenz: sen
shahzam: tier2
dapr: struggling on tier 2 with shahz
zombs: retired and shit
sick: gone mad

bonecold is still on a team you nonce
zeek is underperforming
cned is on navi
kiles is on vcl (still on a team and competing for ascension)
starxo: koi

D3FFO: get ready to learn chinese
nAts: liquid
redgar: liquid
chronicle: fnatic and has won 3 trophies
sheydos: koi

don't need to mention fnc

EU trophies: 3 and 1 champs trophy
NA trophies: 2 and 1 champs trophy

who had fluke runs because EU was underperforming otherwise would've been buttfucked by EU?

sexocum [#24]

I supported acend throughout champs cause it was the first valorant lan I watched, my friends supported gambit cause they beat kru, you can't imagine my joy when they beat gmb, sure, they were "chokers" but at the same time, they earned that trophy with those performances.

sexocum