FUT: Played really well considering Gais was not with the team. Mr. Falin is definitely in the top 3 igl ITW imo; his calls in the pressure round were top notch, plus his fragging is pretty solid. I feel like Qraxs should play different agents than Kayo; Kayo isn't viable on every map. The team looks solid overall and definitely has the potential to qualify for masters.
VIT: Legit thought they'd win 3-0. Pretty solid tournament with a new and young squad. runner is super talented, and kicks also looking pretty good. Sayf adapted to the Flex role really well. With some time together, this team is looking pretty good. Def top 5 EMEA imo.
FUR: This team needs some rework, or it'll be the same story again but worse than last season. MW is one of the best players; there is no doubt about it, but the team looked very MW-oriented. All rounds they won; almost every round MW had multiple kills. Still, I feel like Konan is not THAT IGL guy. I heard about Khalil being sick, so it's understandable that he was having a rough game. If they keep the same roster, I believe they will finish in the bottom three
Global: Global played decently with a stand-in. Benkai is the most experienced player on that team, so they'll only get better with him, imo. Polvi looked pretty decent; he wasn't connecting many AWP shots, but it was his first time on LAN, and he has the potential, so I'll say at least they won't finish in the bottom 3 this time. Somewhere between 5-7 (at the end of the season).
GenG: GenG played horrible against TR, but against FUT, they played really decent. I am so excited to see T3xture in the upcoming season; he is looking pretty decent. Meteor is playing well on Sentinel. I still believe there are better KR players than Lakia RN, but that's just my opinion. I don't believe they'll finish in the top five next season unless they make some changes to their roster.
TR: Surprisingly, they played pretty decent. went toe to toe against Geng and Fut. I'm still trying to comprehend how they were winning on the opponent's map pick and getting stomped on their own map pick every time. The whole team is super flexible with their roles. Deathmaker and Disrupt are definitely top-tier players, imo. With some coaching and proper time, they can definitely give that ascension spot a shot.
Event: I think this event will be remembered as 'THE TECH-PAUSE EVENT' with the amount of tech pauses and delays that were happening. The first two days were miserable, but they did a decent job on the last two days. Stage was fire, and the trophy was good. really loved it when they gave medals to vit players. The crowd was amazing, and despite not having their home team in the finals, the arena was packed. Really happy to see my g cNed getting love from the crowd.
Lots of people are complaining about poor organization. You guys need to realize that eSports is very new in India compared to the rest of the world. They're doing everything they can to help valorant grow in India. Overall, it was a pretty decent off-season event. Hopefully, with time and more offline events, we'll see a no-tech pause event in India next year. xD
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