Which teams are the ones that people say will go crazy in champs, but you think that are going to do okay and not live up to the hype?
I agree. I think they deserved to win LCQ, but they went 3:2 against Nth and lost to them previously. I don't think Nth is a team that would have a large chance of winning Champions (provided that every team plays normally, it's not accurate nor smart to rely solely on one team underperforming and another going crazy for predictions, despite there being a chance of it occurring). The others they beat were Reject, DMG, and Nuturn. Reject isn't notable and Nuturn hasn't improved at all since Iceland, since then a lot has changed. If anything NU got worse. NU didn't use Hyeoni right in the slightest. As for DMG, DMG didn't really practice and had been already planning a roster rebuild. They were caught by surprise by the fact that they would be in the LCQ (I'm not 100% on this, I heard of it though. I'm pretty sure DMG wasn't supposed to be in LCQ so they hadn't prepared correctly for the event).
FS should win a few, but I seriously doubt they'll end up champions, or beat notable teams like Envy or GMB.
If I got any of my facts wrong, I'd like to know.
Sentinels- some people are expecting Iceland level domination
Keyd Stars- mwzera pickup is hyped, but he's been struggling recently when not on jett or reyna
Liquid- super hyped up because of the redbull tourney, but out of the 3 teams I named I think they have the best chance of winning (or maybe sentinels idk)
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detailed analysis show that Sen is one of the most overhyped top tier teams
they have chance to win, but still they are overhyped
you are only checking vlr.gg
Valorant community exists in youtube,twitch,twitter and reddit too
They lack the vast knowledge that you have about the teams
And hence choose what famous streamers support
for example sentinels
I mean the country was ruled by INC for so many years
One bad leader showed how much the people were right winged and hated them
INC might have lost but still they are a major contender
likewise, sentinels might lose but because leftists still exist they will remain overhyped until they show constant bad showings
I think both Gambit and Liquid have been overhyped. Liquid because the Nivera buff could end up being a honeymoon period, and Gambit because it's questionable whether they can show up in top form consistently.
Lately I think Sentinels have been less overhyped than before, but its still there a little bit. Champions either cements their status as a top team (if they make the grand finals) or throws them further into question.