chamber players will NOT count since they are duelist-minded and play different than a traditional senti.
I have a few picks and reasons:
S Tier
nAts
- the best player in 2021, masters winner, 2nd in champs, unfortunate events in 2022, decent in 2023, good in 2024 but dogshit teammates, and still the best player in his team on 2025. Did so fucking well in bangkok but his teammates just arent as good.
- pioneered lurking, innovated viper setups on bind, knows the best timing for lurks, and one of the best site anchors of all time.
- the best phantom user in valorant imo.
- Even after 5 years of competing he's the ONLY player in the 3 liquid rosters to perform well and outfrag everyone. Put him on a better team and he'd win trophies just like what he did in Gambit.
Less
- champs winner 2022, consistent in 2023 and 3rd in champs, fell off a bit (loud were shit in 2024), and is doing well in 2025 so far
- a great killjoy and viper player and is probably the greatest player ever in using a vandal and taking 1v1 straight up duels, a world class site anchor
A Tier:
Chichoo
- champs winner last year, arguably underrated and during the group stage and early playoffs was edg's best player up until KK took over the rest of the tournament
- great anchor, good lurk timings, great ability to 1v1 and isolate duels. Currently doing amazing in bangkok
Alfajer
- Arguably best sentinel during 2023, top 3 player in 2023, but I don't think his sentinel is on par w nats and less.
- Simply has godlike mechanics with insane vandal bursting, which helps alot with anchoring sites and taking duels.
- Recently been playing a lot of iso and shifted into a flex-duelist-senti role, weird as hell.
B Tier
- meteor: consistent for 2024 ONLY, 2025 he's doing well so far.
- benjyfishy: same w meteor, only for 2024, in 2025 not doing so hot
- suygetsu: The 2nd best sentinel in 2022 after less, but after that navi just didnt do shit for 2 years straight. Moved to KC to a weird smokes role.
- leaf: consistent anchor, sentinel, etc. Has great game sense and timing, but been only on sentinel since 2024. Was a cracked duelist and one of NA's best but is now a great sentinel. Surely more to come from him.
- shyy: Honestly underrated sentinel player. during kickoff was kru's only consistent player and I honestly think he can perform better with a better team. Kru is just so goddamn inconsistent
for anyone else i am missing please mention below!
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