2024 Best Season Yet??

I know we're all trying to decide whether FNC, LEV, or NRG (or wtvr team you're rooting for) will be the best team of 2024, but can we all agree that this is probably going to be the best season in terms of entertainment? Whether you agree with me or disagree this year looks like a ton of fun, and I just hope the matches will be good :)

My personal irrelevant opinions on why this year will be good: (if I don't list or I miss a team it's not that I'm not looking forward to them I either forgot or couldn't think of a good reason and I apologize :)

Americas:

SEN - stopped being awful (for safety reasons TenZ and Sentinels fans this was a joke)

G2 - Guard squad in T1 woo! + Leaf (hopefully their showing vs Sentinels was just early days) (they'll be good after they get practice in.... right?)

LEV - aspas + kiNgg also C0M(?)

LOUD - Good team hope qck can achieve good results and fit well with the team

NRG - NA's superteam only thing that can possibly stop them is bad chemistry probably

FUR - mwzera

OXG - They looking like the winners of this years challengers ngl

M80 - Nitr0 and BCJ joins last year's second place challengers team another good team that could contend for challengers.

MxS - BRAWK the goat and flyuh should be in T1

Europe:

FNC - The team with the most trophies currently, can they get achieve similar results to last year with multi0ple trophies and can they win Champs this year or will they fail?

FUT - Turkish aim, cNed also yetujey looking like another really promising Turkish player.

KC - My personal favorite team coming out of EU hope they do well :) I think all the players are looking solid and just hope they get a good year

TL - hope the Apeks core can do well this year also Jamppi and nAts are great players

NAVI - suygetsu and shao are among some of my favorite players :)

I forgot about the rest mb

Pacific -

DRX - :( hope whatever roster they get does well

PRX - always fun to watch this team don't need to explain

T1 - xccurate the csgo pacific goat + looking like a solid team

BLEED - will yay get his revenge or will he get exposed + the rest of the team looking nice

TS - Philippines

who else is in Pacific again

China -

not sure ngl haven't watched lots of Chinese Valorant :) hope RA stew does well.

Americas is stacked AF

entertaining only for americas and emea
NRG vs LEV vs SEN
NAVI vs FNC vs FUT

pacific will be battle of mids
PRX #1
DRX vs T1 for #2

same for china
EDG #1
RA vs FPX for #2

Finally no bait thread in this site 😊

meyournightmare [#3]

entertaining only for americas and emea
NRG vs LEV vs SEN
NAVI vs FNC vs FUT

pacific will be battle of mids
PRX #1
DRX vs T1 for #2

same for china
EDG #1
RA vs FPX for #2

Americas also have got Loud, 100T and C9 could both be a dark horses too.. I'd say atleast 6 of Americas 11 teams could be TOP 2/3 in any other region

Super hyped for the assured NA dominance this year + yay and sScary are back in Tier 1 and playing together

Almost at the point of counting days for the circuits to start back up

Haven't been this excited since FaZe was still in Challengers 😞

DBPlays17 [#5]

Americas also have got Loud, 100T and C9 could both be a dark horses too.. I'd say atleast 6 of Americas 11 teams could be TOP 2/3 in any other region

https://www.vlr.gg/283101/cloud9-vs-fnatic-red-bull-home-ground-4-gf
https://www.vlr.gg/289450/furia-vs-team-vitality-convergence-2023-d2
https://www.vlr.gg/283089/fut-esports-vs-100-thieves-red-bull-home-ground-4-r1
3 americas lost to 3 different EMEA team

KRU and MIBR worse than c9 furia and 100t
sen after palying 10 americas match lost 1 map against new liquid first match

in what world 6 of americas 11 top 2/3 in EMEA?
the only team that can is LEV

Good take.

meyournightmare [#3]

entertaining only for americas and emea
NRG vs LEV vs SEN
NAVI vs FNC vs FUT

pacific will be battle of mids
PRX #1
DRX vs T1 for #2

same for china
EDG #1
RA vs FPX for #2

Bleed > T1 > DRX

flashback looks shit

meyournightmare [#7]

https://www.vlr.gg/283101/cloud9-vs-fnatic-red-bull-home-ground-4-gf
https://www.vlr.gg/289450/furia-vs-team-vitality-convergence-2023-d2
https://www.vlr.gg/283089/fut-esports-vs-100-thieves-red-bull-home-ground-4-r1
3 americas lost to 3 different EMEA team

KRU and MIBR worse than c9 furia and 100t
sen after palying 10 americas match lost 1 map against new liquid first match

in what world 6 of americas 11 top 2/3 in EMEA?
the only team that can is LEV

loud lev nrg only cuz we all know sen is not gonna stay looking this good

This is one of the better takes I've seen on the upcoming 2024 season. I'd consider myself a person with adequate amount of Chinese Valorant knowledge, so here are my thoughts on the teams coming into the season.

EDG (Edward Gaming) - Top Chinese team by quite a bit, has been facing issues regarding fatigue and tiredness recently due to playing too much. I hope they get a good rest.

FPX (Funplus Phoenix) - Looking to be a very solid team especially with the addition of Autumn. BerLin is also still a great IGL for the team.

BLG (Bilibili Gaming) - Not the top CN team we saw in Champs anymore (at least from the evolution series), they've been struggling against rising Chinese teams and further international qualifications are looking difficult for this team.

TE (Trace Esports) - Definitely a top 5 CN team. Has been able to challenge consistently for top 3 in the Evolution series, and FengF is looking to be one of if not the best CN initiator/flex.

AG (All Gamers) - They played with miKa and BeYN during the evolution series. They're going to have to figure something out with the import rule but this team is looking like a solid but slightly weaker team compared to the other teams. I'm not sure if the vlr roster is going to be the final roster.

JDG (JD Gaming) - Once again, another team that has yet to finalize their roster. I hear they signed MrCANI recently... If they keep Vici they could become a decent team although their ability to challenge for anything is debatable.

TYL (TYLOO) - Assuming their roster is final, which it probably isn't, TYLOO is looking to be a strong team that can definitely make an attempt at top 4. They seem to have chemistry issues though, and with the departure of Abo to TEC I'm left wondering how well the new IGL (idk who) will fare in the long run.

TEC (Titan Esports Club) - Another team with a large roster as of the conclusion of the Evolution series. Their players are alright I guess, probably going to finish somewhere among the lower half of the table unless they sign better players imo. Abo is good as an IGL but the rest of the team needs strengthening.

WOL (Wolves Esports) - Haven't played much at all, I haven't seen any VODs of them so I can't say much. But considering that they lost to 17G and DRG, I'm going to assume that they can make some roster changes to strengthen the team.

NOVA (Nova Esports) - Not a very strong team. I guess o0o0o is okay, from what I remember. Tbh Nova could definitely make some roster changes and sign some better players. I watched some of their matches against stronger teams and there is definitely a lot of room for improvement.

Ascension Slot (RA, ASE, NIP, or DRG) - While RA are favorites to getting this slot, I think ASE and NIP stand a good chance at making a convincing challenge. If this slot is RA, we'll be getting a very strong team in the league, with players like stew and MarT1n being especially exceptional. While RA could probably sign someone to start over Spitfires and replace yoman, I think Spitfires isn't a bad choice as he is an okay player that definitely has some skill. If this slot is ASE, we'll be getting a decently strong team in the league, with players like Life and hfmi0dzjc9z7 being some of the better players China has to offer. If this slot is NIP, we'll be getting what in my opinion is a decent team. While I do think they can work on some aspects of their gameplay, overall they are a solid team with prospecting talents such as Spring and Eren. If this slot is DRG, which I doubt it will be with their roster changes, we'll be getting an okay team in the league. While it isn't an understatement to say that vo0kashu carries the team, I think Dingwei and TvirusLuke have been fun players to watch.

Overall I think the CN league will be interesting to watch, and although we probably can't expect a Chinese team to win a LAN any time soon, it will definitely be an entertaining journey to follow the teams as they improve.

tldr: Many Chinese teams can improve roster, too early to tell anything, EDG still best CN team but they need rest.

Liem [#9]

Bleed > T1 > DRX

flashback looks shit

Defeated EDG 100T in bo3 and T1 without xccurate 2-0

meyournightmare [#12]

Defeated EDG 100T in bo3 and T1 without xccurate 2-0

Rb and zest would 13-0 100Shitters

meyournightmare [#7]

https://www.vlr.gg/283101/cloud9-vs-fnatic-red-bull-home-ground-4-gf
https://www.vlr.gg/289450/furia-vs-team-vitality-convergence-2023-d2
https://www.vlr.gg/283089/fut-esports-vs-100-thieves-red-bull-home-ground-4-r1
3 americas lost to 3 different EMEA team

KRU and MIBR worse than c9 furia and 100t
sen after palying 10 americas match lost 1 map against new liquid first match

in what world 6 of americas 11 top 2/3 in EMEA?
the only team that can is LEV

KRU are so much better than C9, Furia and 100T LMAO

geospliced [#11]

This is one of the better takes I've seen on the upcoming 2024 season. I'd consider myself a person with adequate amount of Chinese Valorant knowledge, so here are my thoughts on the teams coming into the season.

EDG (Edward Gaming) - Top Chinese team by quite a bit, has been facing issues regarding fatigue and tiredness recently due to playing too much. I hope they get a good rest.

FPX (Funplus Phoenix) - Looking to be a very solid team especially with the addition of Autumn. BerLin is also still a great IGL for the team.

BLG (Bilibili Gaming) - Not the top CN team we saw in Champs anymore (at least from the evolution series), they've been struggling against rising Chinese teams and further international qualifications are looking difficult for this team.

TE (Trace Esports) - Definitely a top 5 CN team. Has been able to challenge consistently for top 3 in the Evolution series, and FengF is looking to be one of if not the best CN initiator/flex.

AG (All Gamers) - They played with miKa and BeYN during the evolution series. They're going to have to figure something out with the import rule but this team is looking like a solid but slightly weaker team compared to the other teams. I'm not sure if the vlr roster is going to be the final roster.

JDG (JD Gaming) - Once again, another team that has yet to finalize their roster. I hear they signed MrCANI recently... If they keep Vici they could become a decent team although their ability to challenge for anything is debatable.

TYL (TYLOO) - Assuming their roster is final, which it probably isn't, TYLOO is looking to be a strong team that can definitely make an attempt at top 4. They seem to have chemistry issues though, and with the departure of Abo to TEC I'm left wondering how well the new IGL (idk who) will fare in the long run.

TEC (Titan Esports Club) - Another team with a large roster as of the conclusion of the Evolution series. Their players are alright I guess, probably going to finish somewhere among the lower half of the table unless they sign better players imo. Abo is good as an IGL but the rest of the team needs strengthening.

WOL (Wolves Esports) - Haven't played much at all, I haven't seen any VODs of them so I can't say much. But considering that they lost to 17G and DRG, I'm going to assume that they can make some roster changes to strengthen the team.

NOVA (Nova Esports) - Not a very strong team. I guess o0o0o is okay, from what I remember. Tbh Nova could definitely make some roster changes and sign some better players. I watched some of their matches against stronger teams and there is definitely a lot of room for improvement.

Ascension Slot (RA, ASE, NIP, or DRG) - While RA are favorites to getting this slot, I think ASE and NIP stand a good chance at making a convincing challenge. If this slot is RA, we'll be getting a very strong team in the league, with players like stew and MarT1n being especially exceptional. While RA could probably sign someone to start over Spitfires and replace yoman, I think Spitfires isn't a bad choice as he is an okay player that definitely has some skill. If this slot is ASE, we'll be getting a decently strong team in the league, with players like Life and hfmi0dzjc9z7 being some of the better players China has to offer. If this slot is NIP, we'll be getting what in my opinion is a decent team. While I do think they can work on some aspects of their gameplay, overall they are a solid team with prospecting talents such as Spring and Eren. If this slot is DRG, which I doubt it will be with their roster changes, we'll be getting an okay team in the league. While it isn't an understatement to say that vo0kashu carries the team, I think Dingwei and TvirusLuke have been fun players to watch.

Overall I think the CN league will be interesting to watch, and although we probably can't expect a Chinese team to win a LAN any time soon, it will definitely be an entertaining journey to follow the teams as they improve.

tldr: Many Chinese teams can improve roster, too early to tell anything, EDG still best CN team but they need rest.

Thank you, this was really insightful, and I will definitely be getting into more of Chinese Valorant in this upcoming year :) I appreciate it !

fur - mwzera + a couple bags chosen by him

I’m disappointed no one thinks ZETA will be a top 3 contender. They retained their three best players AND brought on two players currently in better form than TENNN and crow. In addition, they brought on a coach from the Americas region. Theoretically, they could even be the best team in Pacific, beating teams such as PRX, DRX, and T1.

oofington [#17]

I’m disappointed no one thinks ZETA will be a top 3 contender. They retained their three best players AND brought on two players currently in better form than TENNN and crow. In addition, they brought on a coach from the Americas region. Theoretically, they could even be the best team in Pacific, beating teams such as PRX, DRX, and T1.

Zeta definitely has improved but I think the competition has also improved a lot as well with prx/drx always gonna be projected top 2 and then competition for 3rd with bleed/rrq/t1 it’s hard to be too confident in top 3 but potential is 100% there

Liem [#13]

Rb and zest would 13-0 100Shitters

https://www.vlr.gg/130634/drx-vs-100-thieves-valorant-champions-2022-group-stage-winners-d

mwakii [#15]

Thank you, this was really insightful, and I will definitely be getting into more of Chinese Valorant in this upcoming year :) I appreciate it !

No problem!