Welcome to DDenied's 2024: Pacific 10, a countdown of the top 10 players in the Pacific region for 2024. Today, I'm unveiling my honourable mentions, and starting tomorrow, I'll be revealing the next player on the list, counting down from 10th place to 1st. For fans of other regions, don’t worry—each International League has its own list, and there’s also a combined Global 20 for the year.
Disclaimer: All stats are sourced from VLR.gg, and any rating mentioned refers to VLR Rating 2.0. It's important to note that events held in China were not fully tracked by VLR, leading to missing statistics. As a result, the average ratings for each player are calculated only from events where VLR data is available, which excludes all events in China. This skews the yearly averages, particularly for players in the China league.
Honourable Mentions
Sayaplayer: Although T1 had a strong start to the year, they struggled as the season progressed, frequently shuffling their roster. Amid these changes, Sayaplayer remained a standout, delivering consistently excellent performances, including being the joint 2nd highest-rated player in Pacific Stage 2.
Jremy: As the duelist for Team Secret, Jremy has posted impressive numbers this year. However, he misses out on the top 10 due to being overshadowed by Invy and the team's difficulties in qualifying for an international event.
Meiy: DFM managed only two series wins this year, but Meiy was the driving force behind both victories. He also pushed several matches to a third map, despite ultimately losing them, showcasing his ability to carry the team.
primmie: Another example of a ranked demon making a smooth transition to the VCT, primmie delivered exceptional performances. His exclusion from the list is solely due to a lack of games, though his impact was significant enough that I strongly considered including him anyway.
Lakia: While Lakia has often been viewed as the weakest link on Gen.G, he significantly stepped up his game during Masters Shanghai, contributing to their victory. This effort earns him an honourable mention.
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I will be adding links to the bottom of this and all susequent articles linking them to the articles either side of them in the order and the articles parrelel to them in other lists. e.g. this article will end up linked to Pacific Number 10, Americas Honourable Mentions, China Honourable Mentions and EMEA Honourable Mentions.
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The Honourable Mentions for the other regions will be released through out today with a subsequent article for each region released each day until the players start making it onto the Global 20.
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