ig the reason they r struggling is because they have played on LAN for pretty much most of their VCT season so they havent adjusted to high ping
but i could be wrong as well
Nah the other regions are starting to get better and catching up. Teams are more polish than they were months ago. I remember that Korean teams used to dominate most of asia like 8 months ago but for a game like valorant that's so new, it's not surprising to see how fast the other regions improving. Seeing Korean teams being so top heavy now is kinda worrisome. I feel like unless valorant get more popular in Korea their other teams that aren't like VS or Nuturn will start to fall off. Could be from lack of good ranked or competition at home.
theres korean orgs looking to get back or join valorant next year! tubeple, spear, and lunatic-hai are rumored to come back and talon, ghibli, mystic are also rumored to join the scene
kr valorant will hopefully step up next year, apac lcq is a good intercontinental practice for korea especially as theres barely any asian tournaments for them to play in, this is good practice for the teams even if they disappoint
sad to see f4q/dk underperform? yes, however this is better for the scene as theyll have a better understanding of how other asian teams play heading into next year
yea there’s what, 7 or so competitive orgs? actual salaried teams like autocracy and gehenna, goma (idk if theyre even orgs or people taking the name) dont even make it into playoffs
theres so many great players in korea who are current f/a’s, hoping kr can be more competitive in the future (and add double elim to playoffs)
if covid goes away then other teams will have an easier time coming to the venue. rn you HAVE to be at the venue for even the smallest quals and for the 10th most popular esports in KR some orgs dont shell out the expense.
edit: actually nvm i am explaining covid in kr to someone from kr lol. its just that a lot of people have misconceptions about kr scene.