What maps do think are most fun to watch In Esports
For me

Lotus:- New map not set meta every other team play with different agent comps and I think except pheonix Every other agent was played on that map.

Pearl :- Same as Lotus After chamber Nerf every team/region almost tried different set of agents some tried double Initiator some tried double Controller (Har our Viper) some play fade some sova. No set meta on that map yet

Icebox:- I don't know y but after seeing Fnatic' comeback,This map just became my fav one. Some teams run Double sentinal with sage some teams run Double initiator trading kayo with Sage and some teams still play no duelist on Icebox.

Split:- After the comeback of split map in the pool Teams have tried different comps. Some play classic Ascend comp while some play Double Initiator some play Double controller no Sentinal sage comp. The different style of gameplay truly entertain audience

Hevan :- In this map though teams play pretty standard comp Breech sova KJ Jett omen it is pretty fun to watch as the amount of strategy team build on this map is insane

Ascent :- Though being a Beautiful map to play on , Watch Esports match on this map is very boring, Every teams Play the same agent comp(Sova Kayo omen Jett and KJ doing same shit every game. I liked how Loud Tried bringing Skye and Viper on this map To change the perspective of this map .

Since Week 1 is over Teams saw there weak points and strong points so Here are the changes that I think Teams might do to perform better in week 2 .(Its ok if you don't read that long just point out the teams u thing i went wrong with )

1) DRX :- probably no change Except they can bring Buzz back instead of Foxy9 But doesn't matter both are incredible on Jett

2) GenG :- They played Good In 1st week but let's be honest they played RRQ probably the weakest team in the Pacific League so I can't think of any change they can bring may be making sylvin go main controller instead of TS and King does the IGL job

3) PRX :- they looked scrappy in front of DFM (might just be trolling or DFM just really played good) But they need to fix alot of things like the comps they play , no chance they can beat DRX or GenG with those comps
4)Team Secret :- TBH I didn't watch there match so can't tell much about it.

5) T1:- They played really good in front GE knowing that GE was fav to win that Series. I like their team more with intro instead on Ban . I don't think Ban fits in there playstyle and TBH intro is way better compared to Ban

6) Global Esports :- Cant say much about them Slow start Some players have issue with visa and all. May be just banning lotus might be a good option for them coz they played that map twice and got destroyed both of the time . SkRossi in place of Bazzi and LF in place of Monyet or Wronski might be a good gamble for them coz DRX have never played against Indian players before.

7) Talon :- There series against was the best series in Week 1 compared to other and may be just sticking to a playing 5 would be better for them rather than swaping players every map.

8) DFM:- Compared to the expectations people had with this team they performed really good . May be sticking togather and Bot giving 1v1s would be better for them

9) Zeta :- I don't know about this roster since the chamber went out of the meta this team has always lacked . They can't decide wat agent should Laz play .he played KJ in Lockin Event and now he is playing sova . Also I never thought them as a great team.

10) RRQ - agh what can I say They signed players based on the power of Friendship. JUST SIGN GOOD INDO players That it .

These are my take on week 1 prediction and week 2 changes teams can make

GE beating Zeta DFM RRQ and TS mark my Words

I totally don't like GE's comp on every map they have shown
Split- VIPER ASTRA RAZE SKYE SAGE

looks A bit decent but a Jett for Sage could be a better pick as Jett is much more better with the awp. Also Attacking would be better . If not Jett Killjoy or cypher could be a option too

Hevan:- KAYO. SKYE. OMEN. JETT. KJ
Not running a breech nor a sova is not ideal on a map like where there are so many angles to clear and not have a counter to that lockdown is also a problem.

Lotus :- JETT RAZE. BREECH. KJ. OMEN
This is by far the most shit comp I have every seen on a map like lotus. Lotus is a very big map and it requires utility to play around the map and playing a double duelist comp with no Info gathering initiator is very bad .

Pearl :- Fade Kayo Jett Astra KJ
This comp is fine but with this Set of agents Sova Fits better Fade . Also Sova is a direct counter to KJ he can break her ult destroy Alarm bot with Shock dart.

I don't think Today's GE loss will Determining their VCT run
Like we all know SkRossi was in Playing 5 and Wronski was not even Practicing with team before. Also They didn't get to prac that much with Wronski as Ayrin was in NA till 20Th March so a 4-5 day Prac is not enough to adjust as a team.
Probably after this Loss they prac hard enough to atleast put up a fight against DRX .
Maybe Trying LF on primary controller and Monyet on secondary controller on maps like Pearl Split and Lotus.
Maybe Wonski swap for Rossi and Bazzi staying in the playing 5 who knows

Also Ayrin had a Horrible Last map .

What are your take on Japanese Franchised teams
I think Giving 2 Franchised teams to Japanese region was Not a good region expect a team from Vietnam or Oceania could have been a better pick for the Franchise league

Like Detonation Gaming Is so down Right know everybody thinks they will bottom the Pacific League
And Zeta Everyone thinks they will perform good in league but there recent performance was not as good as there Master run where they ended 3rd
I don't think Zeta will perform good this tournament coz
Lazz is not on chamber
They can't decide the roles of Tennin and Crow

Sugarzero is the only good player from their Teams

For Me Americas and Pacific Ascension would be more competitive compared to EMEA ascension
America's Because the tier 2 NA is so strong and Tier 2 SA looks good too

In Pacific Ascension Teams from MY/SG , JP ,KR looks strong to fight for that 1 Spot. I don't really know about other regions . Though South Asian Region might be the weakest in the league but the only 2 teams that can qualify are OG and VLT and Both have Good import players which can fight for that APAC ascension spot.

EMEA ascension Would be doomed. I don't really know any good teams apart from ACEND and Parla eSports

For me
Vandal :-
1) Sovereign
2) Prelude to chaos/Glitchpop
3) Ion/ Oni

Phantom
1) Champions
2) Recon
3) Ruination

Operator:-
1) Reaver
2) Arayx
3) Sentinal of Light /RGX

Sherrif :-
Chronovoid
Protocol
Sentinal Of Light

He should be GE pays Rossi's Salary from his father's Account.
And Its Sunday too bro He at his home doing his 6th Grade Homework
I am Damm sure he is Indian and a 6 th class student. It's very common in India children just abusing on internet but having 0 guts standing in person

So taking Lock In events Stats
These agents Were the most Picked
Killjoy Jett Kayo and Viper
So Nerfs for these agents for me would be

1) Killjoy -
Mollies reduced to 1 but She can pick her molly up and can re use it after the barrier
Turret's Vision for shooting reduced to 120 - 100°
And Turret can only shoot and spot to a limited range may be 10-20m
Reduced the detained time to 5 sec instead of 10

Jett :- i think Jett is the most balanced agent in the game her pick rate went up coz chamber got nerfed to the ground. Dev should Just buff chamber a little bit so Jett and Chamber have a healthy Pick rate instead 1 just out picking other

Can't think Of Kayo and Viper as I think instead of these agents being powerful, The counter agents are just too weak
Like Kayo is direct competition to Skye and Breech
So Skye buff can Reduce kayo's pickrate

Same for Viper Harbour is just too weak as a Solo Controller compared to Viper

So Rossi is Grinding Jett most of his Games in Ranked (I know it doesn't matter what agent you play in ranked ) but SkRossi rather every GE Always Play those agent which He will be playing in official matches

So Are they really putting SkRossi on Jett and Making Texture Bench or is he going to get benched and Just playing Jett to rank up coz he won't be playing Official Matches

no matter How much I like Rossi on Jett
Texture will always be better compared to rossi

No Hate to Anyone Plz it's just my thought on wheather they are putting Rossi on Jett or is he going to get benched

Sorry My Bad I was wondering which Am I forgetting
1OCE
1TH
So 10 team Tournament
Will the Winner of Ascension be playing in champions ??

Bro Did South Asia Stole Money from your Fathers Bank account y u hate south Asia So much

Well there is Not Split 2 for South Asia

Wait which teams qualified from Open qualifiers
AndiArmy Medal and ????

So According to Jake Sin head of Riot Esports Department Asia Pacific
South Asian winner will get a slot in APAC ascension
So what's the slot distribution for APAC ascension

My guess would be
1 South Asia
1 MYSG
1 PH
1 INDO
1 VIETNAM
1 HONG KONG
1 JAPAN
1 KOREA

8 TEAMS league tournament and Winner will promote to franchising

See It's not about spreading misinformation
I heard Somewhere this thing + See how VLR showed Playing 5 of Every team in Pacific League match 2 Players are from same Region for which they got slot for

Nahh This applies only to Pacific I guess Coz Pacific's Organisers clarified in a video that Which team Got slot from which Country/Region and GE got South Asian Slot

Ya and I think Teams in Pacific have to play atleast 2 players from same region that's why they are trying to fit Lightningfast in the team

Na He is Not Check his Ranked Career he is playing controller only and When I check Monyet's career he barely played any maps on controllers

So I check Lightningfast's Ranked Career and he has being playing controller all his games (I know It doesn't matter what agent you play in rank but GE players Mostly play the agent they have to play in Official Matches)
So GE might be changing their comps as Lightningfast might be switching to Controller
The question is whom is he replacing Monyet Nah That guy Carried GE on Pearl

So GE might play with this starting roster
Ayrin (Sential)
Lightningfast ( Controller)
Wronski/SkRossi (Main initiator like sova )
Monyet ( 2nd duelist might play Raze as Texture was never comfortable on raze / 2 initiator)
Texture ( Main Duelist)

Yaa But that the Idea right Either you can build a team just for participation or build a Team to actually won the whole event
Fnatic doesn't matter any game always had the mentality to dominate in that game thats why they make so much roaster changes

And I have played Ranked games with Some these players They are not good Compared to other players in GC event
How will they face teams like V1 or G2 Gozen in future If they qualify

It's so Funny that You think Rossi's Rifle is Not top 5 in India. He Clapped the shit out of the players u mentioned always Diffed Deathmaker in a VLT vs GE match.
And His rifle was good in Lockin too The pearl game was a good performance from him

His main issue is greed for operator . He always Went for Operator When he had a chance but it's not ideal to always pick up that's why Fnatic is No 1 team in The world Derke never showed greed for operator and only used when Boaster told him too

Ok except Muffinloop and Meow16k

Every other player like Rose, Hyphae , baila and Kiri all are high Ascendent to Immortal player and they are playing against High Immortal 3 or Radiant. We all can see the aim diff in their matches. I don't know why GE didn't put a Rank Cap while selecting them As they did while they did open tryouts for Main squad .

I know Rank doesn't matter in pro play but It implies only when you are atleast Immortal 3

And trust me Playing ranked with Baila And Hyphae was a nightmare they don't use comms, Always Type GG in chat coz they can't hold a Site And Bottomfrag.

Aghhh Shit he is here. The guy who keeps licking GE players assss
Bro get good

See Gen.G last 4 games they lost to Zeta 2-0 and Zeta never looked grate after master Iceland

LFT coach for GE ?
I wish you could creat some insane Strats for GE to see your Wronski doing miracles

It's not Prediction I am saying this Will happen
GenG never looked great except King carring the fuck out of them

Worrying abouts bots Prediction never give importance to those people who's existence doesn't matter

Nah I don't think so GE gotta suprise they have so many problems in their roster
1 language issue as Texture is not comfortable with English
2 Roles Issue texture Is main duelist but his raze is kinda cocky compared to his Jett
3 SkRossi plays Sova and initiator but his greed for Awping makes him a look like a fool his rifle is strong too he needs to understand that thing
4 Ayrin was never a Main caller/IGL even in XSET (Dephh used to call for attack side and Ayrin for defence )
5 according to someone teams have to play 2-3 players from same region /country for which they got a slot for and For GE they got South Asian slot and They have to play LF and SkRossi to meet the criteria
6

In short
For me
1- DRX
2/3 -TALON/ TS
4/5/6 - PRX/GENG/GE
7/8 - T1/ZETA
9/10 - RRQ/DGM

For me the 2 teams that will be qualifying for Masters Tokyo Would be DRX and Talon

I don't think PRX Will make this time as they Play very unorthodox and Teams in. Franchise might know how to counter them

Same goes for GenG they played very good against LOUD but I feel like it was not them playing good rather LOUD 2 new players feeling the pressure of their 1 LAN event in front of a LOUD crowd . Like Who will come up with 5 man B main push in a OT when you are losing

Zeta Never felt that good after Masters Iceland

T1 got destroyed by Furia in their 1st Game like they won only 6-8 rounds in 2 maps So I can't say Much as they added Intro Who is really a Good player

Can't say about GE they looked lost in 2 maps Against VIT + I think they are having roster issue as they thought of playing 1 Indian player only whereas I heard someone saying there should be 2 players from same region
RRQ and Detonation are out of the League I guess these 2 teams are horrible
Team Secret Really showed a good Game against team Liquid and NAVI
So they might get the 3 slot

Apart from Pacific Region which seems More fun to watch as Every team is almost equally matched

VCT America feels like getting dominated by South American teams
To be fair honest EG and C9 doesn't have a good roster

100T looked shaky in lockin event( They almost lost to EDG)

SEN also didn't looked great in Ludwig-Tarik and Lockin event Pancada and Sacy only the difference maker

NRG is the only team from NA to give thought competition

LOUD looks good New additions to teams Looks great

Furia Suprised everyone by giving a tough competition Fnatic on there Best Map haven

LEV also showed how great they are compared to NA teams
It's just MIBR and KRU lacking behind

Is there any compulsory rule to make 2 Players Atleast play from Same region Coz See The way VLR showed the playing 5 in every team Its always 2 players from same country like For GE match LF and Rossi , For RRQ match Flip and Tehbtol
I heard somewhere that Teams have to play 2-3 players from same country from which they got the slot from so I heard Skillz might have to play with GE to complete the criteria

No way Zeta is better than GE. They just performed 1 tournament and everyone calls it a cindrella run and you can't make that happen again and again and again.
GE have some issue but They showed that they can be a team to look out for They got a map win against VIT ( considerably top 5 team in EMEA)
If Coach staff can make SkRossi not be Aggressive everytime about getting kills They can have a shot at Master Tokoyo slot

See Derke had the same problem of going aggressive every time to get kills (Acc to Boaster ) But now Mimi and Boaster finally made him play with and for team and we all know what Derke did in his last match

So there is A player restrictions I heard on Twitter that Skillz from Global Might play in VCT pacifics as there is 3 person from same region rule but they practiced most with Wronski

Since Riot announced all the APAC regions who got slot like
SA- GE
KR= GENG T1 & DEX
MYSG - PRX
INDO - RRQ
PH - TS
JP - ZETA & DFM
THai - TLN

Is there any player cap Like You have to play 2- 3 players from same Country or Region l

Since Riot announced Champions in August which Gun skin you guys think will riot drop in 2023

Knife would probably be like RGX Katana with Champions Effect
New champions Vandal or Old one returning ?

And will you buy champions bundle If riot gives gun skin like Guardian,OP, Sherrif or spectre

See I am also a fan of SkRossi But Reality is some players playing in Ascension deserve that spot
I mean he is Only one in India Who could Have got that slot but When it come to APAC Other players are better than him
Ok ok w

Yaa But Look at the competition he got in North America
Trent and Leaf plays almost same agents(Viper,Skye , raze ) and Trent is Way better than leaf

Do you think some players actually got lucky that there org got a Franchise Slot. Like some people are playing in franchising coz there org got a League slot
Some Players like

C9 retained player like Vanity and Leaf would never have been picked up by a Franchise Team if C9 didn't get a Slot

From Evil Genius players like Com and Boostio

SkRossi and LF From global eSports
EJAY emman from RRQ

Many more Players

I love every decision that riot makes about eSports in Valorant but Giving Challengers Management duty to Nodwin gaming was the worst one. They are truly inconsistent with the tournament announcement and They don't even have a Proper structure
I Heard there were 2 challengers qualifiers but now it suddenly got reduced to 1 qualifier
Also No announcement about the league stage and Teams Invited
The only thing they announced is massive Prize pool of 1.5 Cr

I mean I like Vandal TBH but Knife looks kinda off like 1st I'm not a fan of Long Distracting knife + I would rather Like Basic RGX animation On Katana

So As per my knowledge FNC and LOUD have not showed there Pearl and Hevan Comp in this event . And DRX already showed the cracks in LOUD' s Fracture and Split map
So will Fnatic go for a Suprise pick of pearl and completely counter them
Same for LOUD since Hevan is mostly the 1 St pick FNC and LOUD not showing thee Hevan Comp might be suprise for Fnatic

But I think it will be 3-2 for Fnatic
Fnatic look strong on Hevan , Fracture and Lotus. Fnatic Split is Decent and we all know about Icebox (Best team on that map)

Yes Because her abilities are so good
Nades helps teams Deny space and good for post plant
Alarm bot is not visible unless someone is very close or it gets activated

Turret is the most Broken ability in the game (1st it's line of site it can spot enemies from a long range + it gives chip damage imagine turret hits u and instant 12 -16 damage done and now u are 1 headshot to phantom up to 40 m distance

They might have gone for a new duelist pick instead coz in this meta Jett is broken and
The only duelist that can fight Jett in agent pool is Raze which they nerfed too

A duelist with abilities like A dash or Satchel that makes team to burst in site would be good
May be Jett packs on

Ok so in my PIV Riot completely messed up in agent launches. Adding 7th initiator in the pool. Ok but why No initiator is complete meta . I know sova has the highed pick rate but other initiators are at decent pick rate too
It's not like that only 1 initiator is dominating the agent pool rather every Initiator has a decent spot in the game

But the main problem is Sentinal role

Kj is fucking Broken (Her ult is Undeniable and Nades buy so much time)

Chamber is Dead( say whatever only yay played chamber in lockin and it didn't looked good tbh)

Cypher's only 100% pick rate map Breeze in no more in agent pool and Teams don't even play cypher on most maps except Split

I don't even consider Sage as a sentinal she is only good on Icebox but teams have started replacing her with Harbour and Split is only good for sage if teams run Double sentinal on that map but some teams do prefer double Initiator on that map instead of sage

Clearly this game at current time needs a new Sentinal agent that will balance Sentinal role

Suggestions are always welcomed

What if the new agent is like Skye works with Animals and has a ability like animals or pets that will guard a site
I am pretty sure that the new agent will be Sentinal as the last sentinal agent was in 2021 December

Like the lizard sticker we saw in teasers might be a ability where Animals Guard's the site Like KJ turret and 1 ability where his animals can fake bomb plant and defuse

Only 1 import allowed in franchise League

Since Yay Parted ways with C9 the question is Which team will he join and will he be playing franchise League . I don't think any T2 team in ascension can afford him
The only Possible tranfer would be
Yay to Liquid
Or
Yay to EG

Yay would be downgrade for NRG tbh coz Ardiis proved himself in Lock in event with the flexibility he brings to NRG roster

TBH yay's agent pool is very limited he should learn more agents like Either Raze or agents like Kayo and Skye
Just sticking to chamber will only harm in future