NV and 100T
Watching the EMEA playoff games and then the NA events, left me optimistic actually. There's a lot of minutia that NA do well (ex, sova drone looking down to clear 2 corners at the same time). The top NA teams are definitely closeish in skill level to FPX, FNC, Liquid, Guild even though they might not be adaptable enough for the meta. I think your take is wrong my friend. Now I haven't watched many BR games, but from what I can see in terms of stats and what I've been hearing from BR fans, their aim and strategy are both on point. That said, it may be another region that we hoped would do well but didn't.
100T is kind of insane. They have one of the best early round fraggers in Asuna. Nitro and Ethan are extremely solid mid-round impact players. I can’t stress enough how consistent they are. And then you have Hiko, call him a baiter if you want, but he’s the most clutch late round player in Valorant right now.
Steel is cool, nothing spectacular but he performs his role well, hopefully he isn’t toxic af.