CN looks better and better, they are catching up quicker than most expected, and EDG winning Champs increased demand in China (I've seen them compared to the Iceland 2021 SEN)
Korea is also looking super promising next season, if rumours are true (almost) half of pacific are fielding mainly KR rosters (T1, DRX, GENG, SPG, GE)
I think it's a great thing honestly, NA vs EU is still there, but it's nice to see other regions do so well
to add on to this:
https://www.vlr.gg/348458/funplus-phoenix-vs-gen-g-champions-tour-2024-masters-shanghai-r2
https://www.vlr.gg/348462/funplus-phoenix-vs-team-heretics-champions-tour-2024-masters-shanghai-r3
https://www.vlr.gg/370727/edward-gaming-vs-funplus-phoenix-champions-tour-2024-china-stage-2-gf
https://www.vlr.gg/378663/funplus-phoenix-vs-team-heretics-valorant-champions-2024-opening-b
FPX are still playing 'Chinese valorant' and while Trace has a ton of great ideas and I loved their performances on Ascent they lack experience against high level competition (as shown in their match against DRX).
I'm hoping to see both of those teams and others improve even further over the next year. They have the mechanical talent to do what EDG did.
I agree, but to see teams like TE FPX and EDG play at the level they did in their first year of franchising is really promising. (I acknowledge that some teams have had an extra year or two but their ecosystem was suboptimal at best). I think VCT has the potential to be one of the most balanced esports in terms of regions. The CN teams remind me of APAC 1-2 years ago, except they seem to be picking up the game even faster
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