A meaningless excuse
Please keep looking down on Asia and losing again lmao

You don't understand anything
What's the point of using players whose Rating exceed 1.0 only when he played against Tier 2?

As a Japanese, I don't understand why the problem is underestimated even though it's the same as posting praise of the Nazis is a problem.
It's definitely intentional

The end

ZETA actually made a really good choice this time

Tbh, I don't understand Jremy out and wild0reoo will remain
Isn't it just a matter of hiring one duellist and making jremy a sentinel?

I can't believe T1, BME, DRX, TLN are in lower…
Craziest region

At this pace, today's game will be over in at least 11 hours, maybe 24 if it drags on.
4 rounds/hr is insane.

They must be betting on the number of rounds of the ascent

No one says art#1.

I know. But I think I'm choosing conservative therapy, but in that case, there's a possibility of recurrence, so I don't think you can trust the fact that it's 2 weeks itself.

Update:Dep will return in two weeks
https://x.com/grievousegg/status/1911345936657420774?s=46&t=e04cIxsMxSzf_pkeDawWTQ

https://x.com/zetadivision/status/1911343615278022666?s=46&t=e04cIxsMxSzf_pkeDawWTQ

I'm worried about Dep's shoulder.
In some cases, there is a possibility that he won't be able to play next year.

theirs a lot of talented supportive smokes players in japan

Fake.
This year in Japan, Smoke is the most short-staffed. RID is even hiring Minty, that’s how bad it is.
Aace, who’s excellent as a lurker, says they want to play Sentinel, and Gyen, while strong in rank, still has issues with skill usage.

So choosing Minty is just utterly tasteless
It’s a guy who’s being carried by the entire RID, you know?

You've never see VCJ and VCT Pacific lmao
None of Japanese think Minty > SugarZ3ro

Meiy (Duelist)
muto (Recon)
BRIAN (Flex)
Aace (Sentinel)
SugarZ3ro(smokes)
would be better

Is this the first team to experience 0-13 in VCT, GC, and Academy?

Please stop with the microaggressions toward Asia already. Isn’t it just that pl0tch0t can’t retract their prediction of T1 finishing last at this point?

Not every org in VCJ is Scarz, so it’s not really a big deal, right? Hiring mid career players to consistently stay in the Main Stage (something SZ couldn’t pull off) is a perfectly acceptable approach when you think about the current state of VCJ.

As for Yowamu, Keisu, and Kippei—sure, they’re promising newcomers, but saying they could “easily” replace Scarz’s current roster is pure hype.
Of course I’ve got some hope for them too, but when it comes to whether Scarz’s roster members are clearly better, all I can give is a hindsight answer. I mean, Zepher was killing it all the way up to the Advance stage, right?

'SG and BB's commitment to the scene' is really a fantasy just because Far East Russians can only play in East Asia anyway, and right now, they’re probably just not hiring them because they don’t think they’re worth it.

Honestly, it just feels like you’re anti-Scarz, doesn’t it?
The issue you’re hung up on is the rules, not the org itself. Still, you keep targeting Scarz. The reasonable take here is that, outside of Academy, young Japanese players just aren’t stepping up enough to replace mid-tier or higher players—that’s why things are like this.

3KR teams have same power in VCT, and NS, TLN, RRQ, DFM would be a same tier second to 3KR.
Considering that at least 7 teams are mid-level or higher, the middle-level or higher is thicker than other regions.

T1 and DRX often use Yoru, but APAC firmly believes in the strength of Neon's shotgun and ult, even after the nerf.
KK is the GOAT, no doubt, but G2 lowkey had no clue how to handle his Neon.
That meta is kinda dead outside APAC, but can they even prep for Neon in this state?
Thoughts?

-Autumn(To T1AC)
+Sungmin(from T1AC)

The reason EMEA/NA underestimate Apac is simple. It's because they're too sleepy to watch the game.

RID 3-0 RC
No doubt

I'm dissapointed to lose completely by BANning Fracture that looks down on T1 and DRX with this…

Tbh, FL's comp thought by euler seems to be very week in macro (cf. 3 controllers in icebox, Neon(before buffed) in sunset) imo.
The reason why we managed to win in 2024 was because SyouTa, xdll, and CLZ were relatively strong in Tier 2.
I think one of the reasons why they are stumbling at Tier 1 is due to the influence of euler's overconfident temperament.
This causes the loss of confidence due to the gap with reality (SyouTa's interview is noticeable).
I hope he can learn from this incident and make use of it…

G2
VIT
DRX
TL
EDG
T1
SEN
TE

Revenge_arc LAUGH THREAD

mimi and lucky would be newcomers

Mimi, sota, lucky, and pero join DFM AC
Sources:QRP from
https://x.com/dfm_valorant/status/1854811981972488446?s=46&t=e04cIxsMxSzf_pkeDawWTQ

ex-ZETA AC Airy's name changes to FAV Airy, so Airy would join FAV or FAV youth

RiotKR is RiotKR.
Also, GON says FL may not be able to attend 25 Sp1 officially now.
He says 50/50 for attending.

The invitation rights acquired in Sp2 have been lost due to major changes in the roster.
Although this is not clearly written in the article, it can be said that it acts as a rule when FL has to start with Premier.

Yes, but they have no time to promote to the invite division in Episode9 Act3.

Absolutely yes. Riot never think about T2 as you know.
This post is easier for understanding
https://x.com/differ_dfr/status/1851614506860040364?s=61

・2024 Sp3 Top4
・2025 Sp1 Advance stage top2 or 4 (not written)
can play at 2025 Sp1 Main Stage, and in Advance stage, top team of invite division in Episode9 Act3 can attend.
Also, teams that change two or more rosters should lose the invitation rights for Sp3 they got in Sp2 (At least the story of that can be heard from everywhere)

FL's roster looks so good.
However, FL's biggest problem is that it is not in Premier's Invite division in the E9A3, so it will not be able to compete in Sp1 next year.
Furthermore, RiotJP plans to change its policy like deciding where to go to Ascension with a total score of sp1,2, so it's difficult for FL to win VCJ

Aace > TENNN in senti imo

Aace hals Mr.tenzouEz neth join FL

Best Overall Player:iZu

Best Duelist:Primmie
Best scan initiator:iZu
Best flash initiator:wo0t
Best Controller:suygetsu
Best Sentinel:Meteor
Best IGL:johnqt
Rookie of the year:verno

Bangkok Winner:T1
Toronto Winner:VIT
Paris Winner:SEN

Team that will shatter expectations:XLG
Team that will fail to meet expectation:FNC

Team of the Year:T1

Primmie should bring rank the demon friends to tln.
TLN endoist,snappy come

DRX
PRX
GenG
ZETA
SPG (No neon nerf)
RRQ
T1
DFM
TLN (No roster change)
TS
GE
BOOM

I didn't think gyen was as good as Meiy and GON said. Is it possible that Aace will join instead of gyen?

Tbh, GE would become 5-8th team in Pacific.
They're all really strong

He's probably in the military

https://x.com/zetadivision/status/1846491276952351014?s=46&t=e04cIxsMxSzf_pkeDawWTQ
Euler's strategy was considerably more off-meta, so the possibility of his appointment to ZETA was frightening.
Then, I think this choice is quite imo.