Is it over for DRX?

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charleser

From one of the best teams in the world to being unable to qualify for an international twice in a row, how do we fix DRX?

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Jihyeok

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Fresh ideas + identity?
Maybe a change in coaching direction?

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Mebi

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Beyn and foxy9 are actually looking good, buzz doesn't seem to be as cracked as he used to be, stax is still ok I suppose - maybe swap around the roles such that foxy9 is the duelist? Flashback having to step down due to personal issues might have prevented the team to play at their full potential as well.

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Hell no buzz on duelist is way better compared to foxys

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AirSFMMDJ

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I wouldn't say it's completely over for them, they've shown good valorant in the kick-off stage, however the matches for Shanghai were pretty tough for them.

I would not call them off for losing to GENG and PRX whom are arguably one of the best in the world

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Tryeue2

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its not close to over the sudden change to flashabck prolly did not give them enough time to prepare im ready to wait another year or so as long as there are no roster changes

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Psion

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WAIT A YEAR? you've had buzz-mako-stax core since MAY 2021 and you have ONE TOP 3 FINISH
(for reference, the other 2 great korean teams got 2nd and 3rd in their only international appearances ever (GenG and nuturn)

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mon471

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They were done ever since they released RB.

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beyn is better lmao

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charleser

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RB is a god tier flex player and still looks cracked when he plays for TEC, but beyn is as good of a replacement as you can possibly ask for

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inexperienced though, the flashback sudden change really fucked them in terms of prep. They mostly got through groups based on the fundamentals but cracked when in playoffs against better prepared teams. Iirc flashback stepping back happened literally 2 days before the split started so Im not surprised

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stage panic 2 new member

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-- buzz

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charleser

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Is Buzz really that washed?

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Froggy0_0

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he is the only player drx can upgrade or move buzz off of duelist and move foxy9 to duelist

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Paraplant

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tbf they made playoffs both times and didn’t qualify by losing to geng and prx both times
and these teams are #2 and #3 at madrid and are expected to go far at shanghai
they’re still clearly the third best team in pacific

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what exactly happened to Flashback? Despite BeYN playing amazing he was one of the reasons I was confident in this team so much

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We had like 3 days to prepare with BeyN and we topped our group came 4th (would have cleared T1) i think no hope Termi can cook something u saw at the end against GenG our new comps i belive

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youngbonk

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Lost to geng and prx isn't that bad.
They might be over if they lose to a team they haven’t lost to before like T1 TLN RRQ ZETA SECRET.

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Tryeue2

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rrq is pretty fucking good asw lmao

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kbkdark

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I think, unfortunately, they're just washed... I liked the old DRX, but these one feels like they've lost their identity
Even the players itself seems to much "serious" while they're playing kind of not having fun while playing (Like c0m and boostio trash talking each other and laughing togrther, even tho they're not in the same team anymore)

PS.: I mean, I didn't watched ALL the Pacific VCT, but in playoffs, that's what I noticed

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Astar

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just unlucky to have met two of the best team itw in the playoffs. they'll be back in champions fs