jp and kr lost one slot in champions vs masters and br and sea gained one
thoughts?
True, winning one game can be called a fluke but getting to the finals? Not really.
By overperformed I meant the fact that NTH was literally not the team we were expecting to do well.
Benkai has said that they knife teams from JP in scrims (slight point towards how bad JP is), but Nth, a low seed team from JP actually beat PRX 2-0 to shut them up.
I mean CR almost beat Gambit tbf LMFAO and it proved to be the most hype match of Berlin.
JP is bad for sure but they do have star talent and the scene will only grow more and more as time goes on.
The Valorant JP scene is literally booming from popularity, they provide the most views of any region its actually quite insane.
But on to your point, if that's what you meant by overperformed then yes they did. They wildly exceeded expectations and honestly could have won it all given that they beat FS in the upper bracket finals only to face them again.
Brazil, while being a meme in international competition, has improved alot between Iceland and Berlin, the only thing is I want to see mwzera take his team to an International LAN to see how they pair against the world but if they cant beat Brazilian teams, I doubt they can beat other teams that are WAYYYYYYY stronger. Also, SEA getting another spot should be interesting since they have alot of talent