FUT, FNC, KC, and VIT will not win anything internationally playing like this.
I'm unsure about NAVI and TH yet, but I feel TH won't be that good either.
If the no-initiator comp is a one-off thing, I can see FUT do well.
No one's been looking like clear Masters winners in Stage 1, the whole point is to work out what you need to do to play winning valorant
Many EMEA teams have been innovating and there's some clear improvements in firepower. FUT and NAVI look fantastic right now, and I have high hopes for TH and KC. I wouldn't even be too down on FNC if they can work out a better game plan.
FUT just beat Shitnatic playing a one and done comp for the 2nd time...
Shitnatic had a week of prep to try to counter them literally free asf if you have a brain
however b0tster and elm0pudding are too busy trying to get fat asses for tiktok money to beat a cypher sage on split with NO INITIATOR
HOW HARD IS IT TO JUST FUCKING AWP ON DEFENSE LMAO
shit team shit players FUT clears probably will get at least 4th in this form at shanghai
You understand the game better than many of these guys replying here. Yes, Fnatic needed to OP on defense against a no-initiator comp.
They probably didn't do it because the rounds were so back and forth, and they didn't have a lot of money consistently. They should have done it for 1-2 rounds though.