EDG

but how??? how do you come off of a champions win, make ZERO changes and just bomb out of offseason events... I get it's offseason but damn you guys legit played in the exact same meta 3 months ago

these guys where just chilling and they forgot they are world champs you get what you deserve

“Vacation time, bitch” - zekken

this is some sen vs eg type shit except edg barely practiced this time around

God forbid a team taking a break after winning

Ain't SEN win madrid, made no changes, and then couldn't even make playoffs?

God forbid two of ur best players taking a break after taking almost NO breaks within the last 2 years.

God bless E-Sports.

haodong effect

it's offseason...

Fluke champs

wololo___ [#5]

God forbid a team taking a break after winning

i didn't think you'd forget how to entirely play the game after winning the biggest event of the year

DBStudios [#6]

Ain't SEN win madrid, made no changes, and then couldn't even make playoffs?

yeah SEN were shit tbf, you can't come off winning a big event and forget how the play the game...

I aced an exam before summer vacation, took a well deserved break, and performed much worse on the diagnostic test with minimal preparation. Isn't it the same logic when it comes to sports/skill-based activities? Lack of practice = worse results.

geospliced [#13]

I aced an exam before summer vacation, took a well deserved break, and performed much worse on the diagnostic test with minimal preparation. Isn't it the same logic when it comes to sports/skill-based activities? Lack of practice = worse results.

This is not the same logic, because questions on tests are constantly fluctuating. This is from a champions winning team are ingrained in your brain from the entire year of prepping. You can take a break but you don't forget how to play the game, especially since they came back to practice in October.

This is what happens when other teams grind while you slack. While I understand why Edg needed the break since this is their official break after years of grinding but because of how fast val changes, you're forced to grind to stay up.

envyz [#14]

This is not the same logic, because questions on tests are constantly fluctuating. This is from a champions winning team are ingrained in your brain from the entire year of prepping. You can take a break but you don't forget how to play the game, especially since they came back to practice in October.

A diagnostic test is a test (with the same topics from the previous year) taken to see where you are at the moment. I think it's pretty similar. Maybe the other teams came back to practice in October but EDG did not have their full roster together until a week before the Radiant Asia Invitational (as mentioned by Kangkang). Kangkang also mentioned that they will produce bad results due to a lack of practice.

By your logic, a champion-winning team should never lose again because they have the "champion level prep & gameplay" ingrained in their brains.

People talking like no one on edg knew they were playing in this event till the day b4 and havent played valorant since august 25th

Prathades [#15]

This is what happens when other teams grind while you slack. While I understand why Edg needed the break since this is their official break after years of grinding but because of how fast val changes, you're forced to grind to stay up.

yes and thats why losing is nice ..... u need to fail to improve ... i would rather EDG win champs/masters again than a mickey mouse off-season event

DBStudios [#6]

Ain't SEN win madrid, made no changes, and then couldn't even make playoffs?

Sen is playing in Americas. They would have qualified in any other region.

envyz [#14]

This is not the same logic, because questions on tests are constantly fluctuating. This is from a champions winning team are ingrained in your brain from the entire year of prepping. You can take a break but you don't forget how to play the game, especially since they came back to practice in October.

do you know what a diagnostic test is?