Maybe they wouldn’t have been as good but I’m fairly certain they would’ve made Atleast one lan
The backing of an actual org especially at t1 valorant is very important
The difference between 5 cracked players just playing together and
5 cracked players backed by million dollar orgs is big
And the idea they wouldn’t be able to compete is debatable of course but I’ll bring up what Chet said after he won Iceland
He was asked if they were the best team in the world, Chet responds by saying essentially “gambit is still slamming us in scrims, they seem like the best” (not exact quote at all)