both KC and Sen

Bro got off smokes this year but Riot dragged his ass back to the role

Bro obviously only watched Loud games and let that be the only games Fnatic lost

jk

Yeah they needed to 3-0 or 3-1 since they were never gonna win map 5 due to pressure

Bruh what?

Chronicle and Nats were easily top 2 in 21'

Bro wth he has 2 masters trophies as well

I mean they were still a top 3 team so now they will for sure make Shangai

Such a bs argument man
nAts and Chronicle were not top 2 in Gambit they were top 2 in the whole world.
Chronicle dropped 73 kills in 3 maps in the grand finals at Masters Berlin (the most underrated performance ever)
Same for 2024 all 3 of them were all top 5 players in the world

Who is in the GOAT debate then?
Less and Aspas can't be in the GOAT debate since they were both carrying each other (see how dumb you look?) and Sacy definitely isn't for sure

I just don't see it happening

Better rosters have failed at winning multiple titles (Gambit, Optic and Loud)

Sen will be the team to beat from now and and you best believe teams like NRG and Fnatic are gonna come for their ass

Nah they're not winning another trophy this year

The competition is just too stacked and too hungry now

You can yap as much as you want but Lock-in will actually be remembered more than most Masters events

A lot was different but it was still a T1 international tournament organized by Riot

It also gave us the best and most memorable series in VCT history

Yes there were a lot of mid teams at the tournament but the amount of actual banger teams was still the same (The best Asian teams remained unchanged in PRX and DRX, The best Americas teams still had their core 3 in Optic, Loud and Lev and EMEA had the FPX and Fnatic core so it was even footing).

Chronicle disrespect is so annoying tbh

3 international titles
2 different teams
got cucked in 2022
Hardest role in the team

2nd best rated player at masters Berlin which they won
4th best rated players at champs 2021 (2nd place)
1.11 rating (300+ rounds) at lock-in which they won
3rd best rated at masters tokyo which they won
Lowest placement at an international tournament was 4th at champs in which he underperformed for the first time in his career

False narrative that he got carried in his title wins

Chronicle disrespect is so annoying tbh

3 international titles
2 different teams
got cucked in 2022
Hardest role in the team

2nd best rated player at masters Berlin which they won
4th best rated players at champs 2021 (2nd place)
1.11 rating (300+ rounds) at lock-in which they won
3rd best rated at masters tokyo which they won
Lowest placement at an international tournament was 4th at champs in which he underperformed for the first time in his career

False narrative that he got carried in his title wins

2022 Marved for sure (Crashies underrated as well), Ardiis/Zyppan deserve a shout as well

2023 Jingg for sure (he was the most impactful PRX player by far and they had a very good year overall)

I still don't see them doing better than NRG and Sentinels but they can outperform G2 and C9 for sure no?

Then in playoffs anything can happen if their shooters shoot

They've got some a lot of real shooters now

Damn Keznit + Heat they got shooters now

Bro N4rrate?

Leo
Aspas
Alfajer
Demon1
Ethan

Lev for Americas
TH for EMEA
BLG for China
Pacific is gonna be right

Legit think they're only going to be hungry for the one thing they haven't won yet which is Champions but you know maybe not making an international event might wake up that fire again

saw their vid today: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR48b6ZDQNw

Yeah these guys just aren't hungry anymore it feels like

Just some colleagues playing the game as a job (and Elma ain't really helping)

They deffo need a vibe merchant that's not the IGL suffering during the game

4/7 wins now
Fnatic lost (only 1 map ban back then)
Optic won
FPX won
Optic lost
EG lost
EG won
Sen won

Basically Pacific should come from the lower bracket if they ever wanna win a tournament lol (they can't deal with the pressure of being the favorites)

Yeah facts but one thing that remains true is that single-elimination to qualify for a major event ain't it and it should never ever happen again

Yeah since it had double-elim unlike kick-off

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR48b6ZDQNw

No hunger and drive basically

My bad on the suboptimal comp remark but I was pretty much spot on

Gen.G in Shangai in a group with Sen and Vitality and they lose to both

Easy preds

Murica
Lev
NRG
Loud

Memea
TH
VIT
FNC

Pacefic
DRX
PRX
GEN.G

Aspas
Less
Leo
F0rsaken
Mako
Don't care about language barrier or IGL they will fry

1. FNATIC Lock-in - Masters Tokyo (undeniable dominance)
2. Gambit Masters Berlin - Champions
3. OPTIC/Loud 2022 (consistency/ups and downs)
4. SENTINELS start of 2021
5. EG masters Tokyo - Champions

Paper Rex honorable mention as the uncrowned kings ❤️

Nah if you go by titles it's still Chronicle

Man was just a couple of rounds away from winning champs as well

Is it fair to say that EU could possibly become the dominant region in a few years when most pro players are actually just Valorant players with no CS background?

Definitely not
It's still an FPS game and Europe dominates those games
I think we will already see the resurgence of EU in the coming future (Shangai and Champs)

How do you guys think it's gonna develop

Will it be EU dominated?
Will it be just as it is right now (competitive between most regions)?
Will Asia become the best?

Will you still be playing or watching the game?

They're winning in Shangai tho it's always been like that

There I said it

Lev and NRG will easily make it and that 3rd spot will be highly contested but Sen will barely miss out on it

Best crowds
Almost no tech pauses
Best timezone

2 tournaments in Asia now aaaaaaaahhhhh

Second masters = EMEA win

Champions = Americas or EMEA

It's a cycle

My prediction:
Fnatic wins Shangai
Team Heretics/Leviatan wins Champions

GG WP Sentinels

Pacific in grand finals

in the game

insane performance

I feel so bad for him aaaaaarhhh

Want Gen.G to win but bloody love Amine

Surely no massive comeback this time?

Basically gets them a couple of rounds every single map
Way more than other teams

You don't care about the first World Champions and possibly the first Asian champions yeah get the fuck out

Sliggy + YouTube = elite

is legit just hope Gen.G chokes

Sorry not sorry

for the amount of round both teams won that they should've lost

They should stomp Ascent

Will be tough with how hungry certain teams will be (NRG, Lev, Fnatic,...)

yeah they will be an actual top 4 team this whole year

They're the real deal

Need the real big dogs to step up and challenge them (NRG and Fnatic I'm looking at you 2 especially)