going off of an old forum for slots that was well recieved
slots would have been:
EMEA: 5 (+3)
NA: 4 (+2)
JP: 2 (+1)
LATAM: 2 (+1)
BR: 2 (+1)
KR: 1 (0)
APAC: 3 (+1)
LCQ: 5 (-1)
teams that would have auto qualified that didnt already
EMEA: G2^, Guild, TL
NA: TGRD, FaZe
JP: Northeption
LATAM: KRU^
BR: NIP
APAC: Bleed
^= teams that won the LCQ
teams that would have made it through the LCQ instead
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Because the fact that the biggest LAN of the year (and one of only 3 for that matter) has only 16 teams competing is appalling.
16 teams gives you nowhere near the amount of competition and representation the end of the year tournament should provide. Korea and Japan only have one representative each, despite them both being very competitive regions, and Japan having one of the biggest Valorant fanbases.
It will improve next year but it doesn't change the fact that 16 teams isn't enough.
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