Top 5 duelists

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Cheasle2

Something i think is pretty cool is that the undisputed top 5 duelists are all from different regions.

Aspas (SA)
T3xture (APAC)
Zekken (NA)
Kangkang (CN)
Derke (EU)

What a great esport we got

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Yuh_aye

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I don't care what the stats say I still think Sayf is the best emea duelist

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fnaticENJOYER

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derke is arguably top 2 duelist since 2021 among every region, what argument sayf even has to challenge the best emea duelist spot? bro has never performed internationaly like he does regionally anyways.

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wrong, hes the worst duelist on this list maybe hes a bit better than aspas

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fnaticENJOYER

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istg its 11 am here, i dont want to ruin my mental for whole day and argue with you rn

#6

Cheasle2

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Good call

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idkmanwth

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he employs j0ngg as a duelist, dont listen to him

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BulkyLettuce

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theres a reason why derke got dropped and is a free agent now

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idkmanwth

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there's a reason why derke was in top 2 of stats at champs and jinggg went -10 and -10

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uwukitten

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there's a reason jingg has zero (0) trophies

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BulkyLettuce

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theres also a reason why jinggg has gotten further placements in champions while playing less years

FNC and derke highest placement at champs: 4th

PRX and jinggg highest placement at champs: 2nd

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uwukitten

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cope or bait or retardation or all three?

#22

BulkyLettuce

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im just stating a fact

jinggg has had higher placements in the most important world championship tourney in valorant

continue thread →

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idkmanwth

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warra vct placement trophy for jingg

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BulkyLettuce

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look at your name brother, you are looking through rose colored glasses

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Skoepdoep2

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worst take i have seen yet lol. Not just stats but actual impact and consistancy are things he has. you're an idiot

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BulkyLettuce

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flair + stars

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Skoepdoep2

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i mean it's my second account lol, i forgot the login shit for the first.

Doesn't take away you're braindead, Derke 100% best duelist EU and top 3 world.

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Yuh_aye

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i swear people who type this shit only stare at stat sheets and don't even watch the games. Top 2 duelist every year? You're telling me he was better than Zekken Texture Kangkang and Aspas this year?

Lemme guess:
"2nd best rated player at champs"
"highest acs at shanghai"
I guess primmie must've been a top 3 player in the world then

Theres 3 duelists that are currently Meta: Jett Neon Raze
Sayf arguably individually better on all 3

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Skoepdoep2

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since 2021 would imply that he's not looking at 2021, 22, 23 individually but as a whole. Meaning since 2021 he has been a top 2 duelist because of his stats, consistancy, impact and game sense.

He wasnt as great this year as the previous 2 but over all 4 years he is definitely top 2. Zekken wasnt even well known as one of the best before last year. KangKang didn't achieve much internationally until this year but he was individually good. Texture also only really became one of the best in recent times.

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Cheasle2

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primmie is fresh out the womb
Derke has been clicking heads since Valorant's release
think before you speak

#53

Gutwi

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classic NA overrating zekken, Derke hard clears zekken

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Yuh_aye

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Derke not good enough to be the best player on a trophy winning team

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uwukitten

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derke was NEVER a top 2 duelist over a year, you can argue he was a top 2 duelist after lock in and that's about it, 2022? definitely not. 2023? definitely not. 2024? definitely not. 2021? KKKKKKKKKKK

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Yuh_aye

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for real, its like the only thing they account for is who has the highest number when they hit 'stats'

2021: Tenz and Cned clear
2022: Yay Aspas and Ardiss clear
2023: Derke probably top 2 sometime this year, Demon1 and Aspas probably clear by the end
2024 : Kangkang Zekken Texture and Aspas clear

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aspassonjiezounb

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how u guys watched kangkang before is like today's watching derke.He's definitely good but just not qualified.That's it..

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dort

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botkken is not the best NA duelist
victor exists

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Sanax

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f0rt

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Cheasle2

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Being yay's professional meat shield doesnt count

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Katharize

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Victor is washed bro

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Upstander123

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Honestly, there are arguments to be made for other players being top 5 as well right now imo, but yeah I agree that it's very healthy for every region to be strong internationally.

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Cheasle2

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I genuinely don't think any other Duelist comes close to these five in terms of:
-raw skill
-trophies and achievements
-longevity and consistency.

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aspassonjiezounb

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top1 kangkang and t3
top3 zekken
top4 derke
top5 aspas(before the champs)
and followings are not qualified to be a DUELIST.

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Kalypso

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We all agree Aspas GOAT

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SuperRoss

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Cancan ain't top 5 lmao

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SGLastHope

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awwwwhhh arent you salty

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SuperRoss

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The disrespect to cned is crazy

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butterdog_dogwithdabutter

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it would be disrespectful to the good duelists to be even compared to this bum

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Skoepdoep2

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you can't possibly think he is better then Derke...

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Cheasle2

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dude.

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torsion

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Best duelist rivalry for each year
2021 - cNed vs tenz
2022 - aspas vs yay
2023 - demon1 vs something
2024 - zmjjkk vs texture

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SuperRoss

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Texture owns cancan there's no debate there, it's zekken vs texture that's actually interesting

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lovekylin

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no,we have an object of reference,
https://www.vlr.gg/378829/edward-gaming-vs-team-heretics-valorant-champions-2024-gf
https://www.vlr.gg/348476/gen-g-vs-team-heretics-champions-tour-2024-masters-shanghai-gf

kangkang drop 111 from TH,texture drop 85,so there no debate is texture vs kangkang.

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GE_JERRYCHAPULIN

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Where Dos9?

#37

Nachtel

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Imo Leaf is the best NA duelist, only issue is that his team needed a great sentinel more than they needed a goat duelist

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reaper_rega08

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South America? really? Only Americas lmao. And its Aspas. Then even EMEA is both EU and CIS region.

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Cheasle2

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diff region of the world

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cyk

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cannot understand why people rating Sayf that high after his poor performance at Seoul

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cocow7k

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Wo0t playing duelist

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charleser

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Diffed by Texture im afraid

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smthlikeyou11

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at least something is pretty cool