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envyz

but how??? how do you come off of a champions win, make ZERO changes and just bomb out of offseason events... I get it's offseason but damn you guys legit played in the exact same meta 3 months ago

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these guys where just chilling and they forgot they are world champs you get what you deserve

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Monsteiur

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“Vacation time, bitch” - zekken

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catNmouse

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this is some sen vs eg type shit except edg barely practiced this time around

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God forbid a team taking a break after winning

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envyz

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i didn't think you'd forget how to entirely play the game after winning the biggest event of the year

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DBStudios

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Ain't SEN win madrid, made no changes, and then couldn't even make playoffs?

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envyz

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yeah SEN were shit tbf, you can't come off winning a big event and forget how the play the game...

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Sen is playing in Americas. They would have qualified in any other region.

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tserc

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God forbid two of ur best players taking a break after taking almost NO breaks within the last 2 years.

God bless E-Sports.

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haodong effect

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bearmans

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it's offseason...

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Fluke champs

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geospliced

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I aced an exam before summer vacation, took a well deserved break, and performed much worse on the diagnostic test with minimal preparation. Isn't it the same logic when it comes to sports/skill-based activities? Lack of practice = worse results.

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envyz

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This is not the same logic, because questions on tests are constantly fluctuating. This is from a champions winning team are ingrained in your brain from the entire year of prepping. You can take a break but you don't forget how to play the game, especially since they came back to practice in October.

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geospliced

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A diagnostic test is a test (with the same topics from the previous year) taken to see where you are at the moment. I think it's pretty similar. Maybe the other teams came back to practice in October but EDG did not have their full roster together until a week before the Radiant Asia Invitational (as mentioned by Kangkang). Kangkang also mentioned that they will produce bad results due to a lack of practice.

By your logic, a champion-winning team should never lose again because they have the "champion level prep & gameplay" ingrained in their brains.

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GambleNats

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do you know what a diagnostic test is?

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Prathades

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This is what happens when other teams grind while you slack. While I understand why Edg needed the break since this is their official break after years of grinding but because of how fast val changes, you're forced to grind to stay up.

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yes and thats why losing is nice ..... u need to fail to improve ... i would rather EDG win champs/masters again than a mickey mouse off-season event

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Clucker

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People talking like no one on edg knew they were playing in this event till the day b4 and havent played valorant since august 25th