Best Initiator - Riens
Best Smokes - Smoggy
Best Duelist - Kangkang / t3xture
Best IGL - Boo
Best Senti - CHICHOO / meteor
Best Flex - Chronicle
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VCT 2024 AWARDS (REAL)
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bro chichoo is not a smokes player, he only plays smokes when edg run no senti. Smoggy is a smokes player and I think he was the best smokes player at the event. And i love team heretics but benjy or meteor were not the best senti, chichoo was. Otherwise I kinda agree, other than the fact that boo being the best igl is kinda controversial, I would just give best igl to nobody since he won the event. (even though im the biggest nobody hater and ive been praying on his downfall for years at this point)
Senti is clearly Meteor
Boo small shoulders from not lifting trophies
Chronicle has one playoff win the entire year, and the only run Fnatic was relevant he only really played 2 agents (the real best flex this year is zellsis but people aren't ready for that convo it seems). The only line of reasoning that could make Chronicle the best flex this year would also make Primmie a top 3 player in the world.
I disagree with the duelist and smokes picks too but at least there can be a reasonable case made for them, for the three listed above there cannot.
Zellsis' 'vibes' (+ his flexible agent pool) completely changed the nature of SEN when he swapped in for pancada (who is a better player than him, but still).
Sure Chronicle had great domestic results, but so does team liquid, so lets talk about internationals.
Madrid
In grand finals he played 4 agents on 3 roles (init, controller, and senti) and was a map 5 monster. This alone clears Chronicles entire year btw
Shanghai
Despite Zellsis not appearing, they actually both had the exact same amount of wins. And while we don't have ratings for this, we know Chron had a lower ACS than Zellsis at madrid. Also, Chron really shit the bed by going 8/16 -> 3/16 final two maps elimination game vs FUT
Champs
Chronicle is arguably not even a flex anymore, he only plays 2 agents. Zellsis is still playing 4 agents on 3 different roles. Zellsis also goes further than Chron, and plays better teams. Yes, Chron has a much higher rating, but if you only decide who's the best on each role by rating - which is what you'd be doing by declaring chronicle the best flex at champs (if he even is one at this point, see first line) - then you must also conclude that primmie is a top 3 player in the world, which is ridiculous.
Keep in mind, who had a better year and who is a better player are completely different things.
https://www.vlr.gg/378834/sentinels-vs-fnatic-valorant-champions-2024-lr2/?game=180450&tab=overview
20 more kills in a map is crazy
i think karon beats chichooo as a smokes player. yes chichooo performed at an insane level in champs but karon was insane all year around PLUS he was also a rookie.
munchkin clears boo. if you watched the other final boo got outread sooo many times it was pretty insane
flex has to be woot, chronicle was good but woot was on another level
Is this meant to be for the year or just champs?
Including Texture for duelist makes me assume for the year? If that's the case, Karon is far and away the best smokes player. Arguably a top 3 player in the world for like 70% of the year. Smoggy also wasn't consistently playing smokes until the start of Split 2, so he's a good bit down for me I'm this conversation. Duelist would also be Texture for the year.
Everyone else works well for the year, at least to the point that you can make a reasonable argument. Everything else you've got would prob be my personal pick, apart from Boo, depending how you weight thing for IGL pick.
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