Madrid Mickey mouse
Mazik [#2]SEN Fans will say Shanghai is a mickey mouse tournament
No Shanghai can't be mickey mouse bcuz sen didn't qualify
sad_gambit_fan [#5]sen the 2nd ever team after acend to get grouped regionally after winning an event
Yeah but with Ascend there was off season and the astra meta died
What excuse does Sen have? ππ€£π€£π€£π€£ππππ
G3nto [#8]I think Madrid was okay, the problem was Kick off single elim format
8 team masters is not ok
coming from a 6 month offseason with completely new meta and a single elim playoffs bracket is by far the worst format riot has come up with
yawnster [#10]Yeah but with Ascend there was off season and the astra meta died
What excuse does Sen have? ππ€£π€£π€£π€£ππππ
i mean yea its worse
its crazy to me that their form fell off this much considering how little of time has passed , also basically no meta changes
cant give any excuse tbh
No Masters or Champions are mickey mouse they are officially riot hosted events so they can not be
SEN, GMB, ACE, OPTC, FPX, LOUD, FNC, EG
All deserved their trophies cause they proved that they were the best teams for that current stage of the game and should be respected
Most of the hate should be towards the fans not the actual team/players cause they deserved their trophy and put in the most effort for it
sad_gambit_fan [#13]i mean yea its worse
its crazy to me that their form fell off this much considering how little of time has passed , also basically no meta changes
cant give any excuse tbh
i think that short time is exactly what got them. having such a short turnaround and with johnqt's visa issues they barely had any time to practice and expand their small map pool for stage 1. although it doesn't magically excuse their entire performance, it's probably what kept them from winning some maps
speckleee [#15]i think that short time is exactly what got them. having such a short turnaround and with johnqt's visa issues they barely had any time to practice and expand their small map pool for stage 1. although it doesn't magically excuse their entire performance, it's probably what kept them from winning some maps
nah their map pool massively improved after madrid , their icebox ascent and breeze were all ass at madrid with old comps
once they started perma banning breeze and their split / sunset / bind / lotus / icebox are all good with gekko , only ascent is a weak map for them
i just think valorant right now is very snowbally and very random
just look at pacific , T1 beat geng when we all know the 3 best teams are prx geng and drx
i honestly think they look waay better their scoreline suggests but that eg series is completely inexcuseable
Ooofmeister [#12]And sen beat both
beat the weakened prx*, honestly i was hoping for SEN to qualify again for the rematch against the reformed prx they lookin' good now
Astar [#16]proves it was a cinderella fluke run
GenG and Sen both finished group stage 3-3. All this proves is that this is a dogshit format that doesn't allow teams to rest and adapt if they go deep in masters. Sentinels were the best team in the world at the time and beat GenG on an unfavorable map pool.
TehGalon [#18]beat the weakened prx*, honestly i was hoping for SEN to qualify again for the rematch against the reformed prx they lookin' good now
I don't want to put too much emphasis on an off season tournament but sen did beat prx with jing twice. A rematch would be fun for sure.
sad_gambit_fan [#11]8 team masters is not ok
coming from a 6 month offseason with completely new meta and a single elim playoffs bracket is by far the worst format riot has come up with
oh yea, i agree on that, i was talking about the level shown at the event. I agree with you on the format though