Shanghai format

found here https://x.com/valorantesports/status/1788584724321165768?s=46&t=TelKdTNkFkBSxTmcJ4ujsw

picking your opponent is crazy

Nah that is a fucking banger, imagine loosing to the team you choose, the opportunities to trash talk are through the roof

How are they going to decide the order that the first seeds will pick?
Because picking first will be very advantageous.

Mortadelo [#2]

Nah that is a fucking banger, imagine loosing to the team you choose, the opportunities to trash talk are through the roof

As well as the oppotunities to make money

So like are they doing this just so people wouldn’t complain the playoffs matchup is not rigged or something?

Dybala21 [#5]

So like are they doing this just so people wouldn’t complain the playoffs matchup is not rigged or something?

People are gonna claim the swiss stage draw is rigged anyways

i wonder if there's gonna be same region lock or no. if i 3-0/2-0 the runner up/3rd team in my region id probably just pick them again. also china about to get hunted

riot showing again how much of a clownfest valorant esports is. cs esports still clear by lightyears...

capital_d_colon [#3]

How are they going to decide the order that the first seeds will pick?
Because picking first will be very advantageous.

The last one can’t even choose right?

at this point they should hold elections

i actually like this one. since people been saying the drawing lottery is rigged since its so inconsistent they try to fix it by doing this

How is that going to work if two or more teams want the same team

orqn [#10]

at this point they should hold elections

kkkk whoever gets most votes wins masters. best format since i don't have to watch any v*lorant.

capital_d_colon [#3]

How are they going to decide the order that the first seeds will pick?
Because picking first will be very advantageous.

round diff or map diff probably

USCK [#12]

How is that going to work if two or more teams want the same team

maybe they're doing whoever gets the minimum win first and make it everybody playing against each others? (3 wins first seed)

stupid thing to do. Won't even work properly.

Mortadelo [#2]

Nah that is a fucking banger, imagine loosing to the team you choose, the opportunities to trash talk are through the roof

KT CHOSE T1 AINTNOWAY

im sad LOUD didnt make it, it seems to me that Masters Shanghai is going to be one of the best events so far.
that "pick your opponent" thing caught me off guard, cant wait to see it

The video implies 4 teams directly go to playoffs.
8man swiss is braindead

lez [#6]

People are gonna claim the swiss stage draw is rigged anyways

That is true

capital_d_colon [#3]

How are they going to decide the order that the first seeds will pick?
Because picking first will be very advantageous.

this is my concern too

perfect format for this amount of teams idk bout picking your opponent tho thats kinda wild

lez [#6]

People are gonna claim the swiss stage draw is rigged anyways

They're doing the draw live after the Americas final is over

okay but how are they picking the order the 4 teams go in picking though

if it's luck then that just feels more BS ngl

Denggysaurus [#23]

They're doing the draw live after the Americas final is over

They did a live draw at madrid and people were still complaining

rtg9000 [#24]

okay but how are they picking the order the 4 teams go in picking though

if it's luck then that just feels more BS ngl

its a draw im p sure

livelovelaugh69 [#7]

i wonder if there's gonna be same region lock or no. if i 3-0/2-0 the runner up/3rd team in my region id probably just pick them again. also china about to get hunted

there wont be any china teams in playoffs apart from the first seed so nobody can pick them

wtf

Proof that Leo Faria reads VLR.. He took this idea from this thread https://www.vlr.gg/337633/vct-admins-and-organizers-come

Shanghai Masters will be fun, great idea!