RIP KOI KICKED???

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KINGMANNY42

https://x.com/valesports_emea/status/1964325341998075991/photo/1
WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON????
BLD 2.0

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yoo this is actually fucking insane i wonder what happened

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KINGMANNY42

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literally the most unexpected thing, KOI are a rich org aswell, must have really fucked up

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riot didn't want to say goodbye to m8 viewership

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KINGMANNY42

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that guy on twitch watchpartying M8 Games was getting legit 60K viewers per stream
i cant blame them

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dex_dmitri

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Beyaz's watch parties are legendary.

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KINGMANNY42

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i dont think its beyaz, its some other random M8 Member who doesnt even play valorant but watches their games

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Aminbg02

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m pretty sure its the ceo lol

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Germy

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pretty sure its gotaga

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pkkkk

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BLEEEEDDDD

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WHATTTT

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SnorlaxEnjoyer

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there was no payment issues though. Looks like close to no content, shit performance, shitty management + lack of skin sales all being contributing factors

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damn

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I think it’s kinda fucked up of riot to kick a partnered team in 2026. Their reasoning was “they weren’t selling enough or pulling out enough viewers” but they made a decision in 2023 and they should be made to stick with it. Also, koi may have been aware they may be on the chopping block for 2027, so they may have put a lot of money, time and resources into the last year where they could have turned things around

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In the 3 years of the league they have had 3 separate mangement teams all who fucked over each other this is what happens when u show that kind of instability

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KINGMANNY42

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unlucky

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“They should be made to stick with it”

Why? Lol

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If course they were aware.

They were 101% notified and knew something like this is going to happen.

So the management fucked up and didn't do much about sales and performance.

Not rocket science here and your man on KOI is just talking shit about not knowing.

To me this is straight uo business.

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lobotomized players so hard riot needs to boot them

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really surprising for how big the org is too

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KINGMANNY42

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this is the first time a partner ORG has been kicked
atleast we know its possible now for shit teams to be removed

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Furia is next for SURE

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we pray

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not if urangoat has something to say about it

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Germy

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i actually dont think so, they dont do good with finding players for sure but they dont breach streaming contracts

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dex_dmitri

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Eg, furia quaking in there boots.

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dvevdveveve

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Prolly won't kick a champ winner (from post partnership era)

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dex_dmitri

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I want prime optic back

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KClaw

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I don't think this was for them being shit,

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dex_dmitri

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If you look at the response from KOI, they were the worst in terms of performance, skin sales, engagement etc etc. This is what they think got them the boot.

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rosso4000

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apeks has to replace them im praying

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KINGMANNY42

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its gonna be M8 most likely, they are very stable org with massive fanbase
MOUZ has a chance aswell

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How badly did they mess up

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garamanmararaman

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pretty bad it seems

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Can someone watch the video koi made and tell what they say in it I am not watching a 10 min video

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link

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https://x.com/MovistarKOI/status/1964325222460322276

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF1YxwqqDOM

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https://x.com/MovistarKOI/status/1964325222460322276

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dimmed

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pretty much saying that they were kicked out with no prior notice because of bad performance

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Bad performance ? really ?

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dimmed

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well that's how Riot is apparently justifying it but really the KOI ceo thinks its so M8 can get back into EMEA, sucks heavy for them since they already planned out 2026 and just found out yesterday that they're getting kicked

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pkkkk

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if furia doesnt get kicked this year, i'd be so mad bro

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but didnt it say a breach in that picture so doesnt that mean koi did soemthing wrong

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dimmed

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ok I finally finished watching it:

The reason Riot gave was because KOI were the worse performing team based on content, skin sales and their record in the league. But the ceo suspects its actually because Riot wanted to get Gentle Mates back into the VCT EMEA.

KOI management just found out they were getting kicked yesterday, despite already having a coach signed for VCT 2026 and talking to over 50+ players. Their Ceo seems pissed that they were given 0 prior notice and Riot said there was nothing Koi could do to change the decision.

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damn this is crazy

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WTF??

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Bro they didn't mention anything why it happened tho?

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KINGMANNY42

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being bad

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Something has to have happened or KOI left on their own imo riot didn't kick them because of performance

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Most likely shit content like no fans and shit like barely selling there bundle

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KINGMANNY42

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they said they had top5 bundle last year, must have lost alot of influence with 2025 roster, probably because no more starxo and sheydos

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Galactc

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I guess but that's sounds like 2027 stuff to me

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If it is a factor of being shit, no impact and no sales, then what's the reevaluation in 2027 for? I thought that's when they'd look into all that

What the fuck actually happened

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The general audit cycle goes in 2027, but there's always a chance for something extraordinary like this happen that even Riot needed to step in immediately

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markass_brownee

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Yeah so what is that "extraordinary" thing? Can't be just being shit

Kick F0ria then lmao

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fax

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montecristo

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koi kicked before secret bruh

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KINGMANNY42

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im pretty sure secret almost got to champs 2024 but lost to talon , thats still enough to stay in the league

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Daniel41

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what happened

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KINGMANNY42

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they were just awful and removed,and made almost no money

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ok I finally finished watching it:

The reason Riot gave was because KOI were the worse performing team based on content, skin sales and their record in the league. But the ceo suspects its actually because Riot wanted to get Gentle Mates back into the VCT EMEA.

KOI management just found out they were getting kicked yesterday, despite already having a coach signed for VCT 2026 and talking to over 50+ players. Their Ceo seems pissed that they were given 0 prior notice and Riot said there was nothing Koi could do to change the decision.

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SleepingSnorlax

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Honestly he maybe right just because of greed they brought back m8 and decided to remove koi

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SudokuDude

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That's beyond messed up. Riot never fails to disappoint xd

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SleepingSnorlax

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Time for Furia to exit the league such a waste for Americas dragging their time and money