I think this is a major turning point for the Japanese VALORANT scene. From next year, Meiy will be at center of it all.

He has hinted at his retirement for some time on his streams, but an official announcement from team may be coming soon.

Don't worry, LEV already has a duelist who can take FK.

in play-off FKPR / FDPR
ZmjjKK 0.25 / 0.21
zekken 0.24 / 0.19
BuZz 0.21 / 0.23
Derke 0.19 / 0.13
tex 0.17 / 0.17
MiniBoo 0.16 / 0.17

My personal preference is to build a 5-Russian roster if only nAts are to remain.

nAts.
+SimonD4rk(Belarus)
+sickrey
+B1SK
+Kr1stal or +Vici or +sibeastw0w

If there is a chance to acquire SUYGETSU or Shao, it should be a priority, of course.

For being popular disproportionate to their abilities. It should be more exciting in Korea.

If they had more world-class strength, I would have no complaints.
https://www.youtube.com/live/xz3batCQAXg?si=QEO6S89QcJGlUJ5b&t=5094

In Thailand, there is the Ascension Qualifier Series, open to the winner of Split 2 and the top three teams in circuit points.

I have always found it odd that players and coaches are dating official casters.

cgrs...real tier1 players who were very successful in Masters TOKYO.
sushiboys, foxz...Tier2 players who suffered in the league and were dismissed

When I saw them in Split1, I thought FS was the team to be promoted to the Pacific League this year, but as time goes by, I see their fragility.

They dominate the Nordic League perfectly. But even if they win Ascension, I don't see them succeeding in EMEA League next year, because many of them were fired last year as a result of their failure to make it in EMEA League.
This is because many of them were fired last year as a result of not being good enough for EMEA League.
It's as if we were watching last year's Apeks.
MAGNUM seemed to have a moment of success at Kickoff, but has struggled since then. No need to talk about the remaining four.

When I saw them in Split1, I thought FS was the team to be promoted to the Pacific League this year, but as time goes by, I see their fragility.

But they cant win against ZETA GC

It's strange that even though there is little difference between MaKo and Karon's stats, there is a difference of more than 0.4 in Rating. How much correction exists in wins and losses?

That assessment is for the role of IGL and initiator, and has never changed my assessment of Controller Mako.

Hello pogacar fanboy.

He does not recognize Yoshii and Yotaa, who are half Japanese, as Japanese. I think this statement is also a very big problem.

Source : https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2182807288?t=3h40m4s

”tixx is goofing off when he doesn't know the inner workings of the team (Nth). Sad for his humanity.
I want tixx to go back to his own country quickly, if he is messing around.
If people like tixx are playing, SCARZ is not fun to watch and strong.

It's disgusting, I really, really think so, from the bottom of my heart.I don't want to see you play.
I don't want to see you (tixx) play and it's gross to hear you messing around.

I'm really annoyed and was going to express my feelings on twitter, but I'm not going to do that because it would show my level as a person.
I'm proud of myself for being able to calm down here.

If you as a player speak out against other teams as unmotivated, it will destroy the competitive scene community.

What's really bad is tixx's humanity and SCARZ management skills to make such statements despite their own participation as VCJs.
SCARZ is in serious trouble, I'm going to say it by name.
If you want to talk about culture, you should manage the team with care, because there is only one Japanese national player. It's a risk. It's not good to put it down to cultural differences.
I don't enjoy watching SZ, and when they lose, I think you guys aren't going to do it.
SZMRG rankings don't change, so I think these guys are unmotivated if they lose.”

Did he not receive a proper education as a child? Was he never taught or told how terrible it is to tell a foreigner to "go back to your country"?

With a sultan under his command, does he think he has become a god?

We need DORAEMON

True.

A year and a half ago it failed, but I think it is getting better. At least two more decent teammates would ease his burden.

Yes. They are Korean, but their Japanese is as good as Japanese. In fact, they communicate only in Japanese during games.

Bring in Lob as initiator and Akame as duelist IGL and it will be complete.

Tier 2 to tier 1 rating transition for league newcomers in 2024 who have not been in Masters or Champions by 2023.
Unless otherwise noted, NA excludes OQ. Other regions are Split2 leagues.
NA's level of excellence is outstanding.

NA
OXY 1.04→1.19 +0.15　
eeiu 1.15→1.15 +0.15　　
NaturE 1.11→0.97 -0.14
moose 1.04→0.95 -0.09
N4RRATE 1.12→1.13 +0.01
icy None due to OQ loss

Brazil
havoc 1.07→0.66 -0.41
kon4n 1.02→0.69 -0.33 2022stage2 group stage to playoff record as there is no record for 2023

Turkey
Wo0t 1.12→1.20 +0.32
Elite 1.17→1.20 +0.03
yetujey 1.13→1.06 -0.07
RieNs 1.12→0.95 -0.17
Reazy 1.00→0.97 -0.03

France
nataNk 1.05→1.17 +0.12
logaN 1.14→1.04 -0.1
beyAz 1.00→0.84 -0.16
TakaS 1.24→0.82 -0.42
Wailers 0.97→0.82 -0.15

Northern Europe
Keiko 1.31→0.97 -0.35
Kicks 1.16→0.90 -0.26
ShadoW 1.14→0.73 -0.41

Spain
MiniBoo 1.14→1.02 -0.12
purp0 1.36→1.03 -0.33 2024Split1

Portugal
tomaszy 1.29→1.17 -0.12
kamo 1.14→0.86 -0.28

Italy
marteen 1.42→1.04 -0.38

Eastern Europe
runneR 1.10→0.96 -0.14
grubinho 1.01→0.96 -0.15

3 players whose ratings improved, 16 players whose ratings worsened.
No player improved by more than 0.1
Honestly, the whole thing is terrible.

2022→2023
Aspas 1.38→1.23 (-0.15)
Less 1.32→1.19 (-0.13)
sadhaak 1.25→1.01 (-0.24)
cauanzin 1.02→1.06 (+0.04)
Khalil 1.06→1.02 (-0.04)
tuyz 0.97→1.02 (+0.05)
dgzin 1.05→1.01 (-0.04)
mwzera 1.14→0.98 (-0.16)
Sacy 1.23→0.97 (-0.26)
RgLMeister 1.05→0.96 (-0.09)
heat 1.05→0.94 (-0.11)
mazin 0.93→0.94 (+0.01)
pAncada 1.13→0.94 (-0.19)
qck 0.96→0.93 (-0.03)
frz 1.15→0.90 (-0.25)
jzz 1.10→0.89 (-0.21)
murizzz 0.94→0.82 (-0.12)

2023→2024
havoc 1.07→0.66 (-0.41)
kon4n 1.02→0.69 (-0.33) note: 2023 is not recorded, so 2022stage2 group stage to playoff record

No doubt.

In the past, BR fans used to have serious discussions about this topic. Now nobody is interested.

SEN breakthrough conditions (2-0 assumption for FUR matches, the more round difference you can make, the better).
Two of the following must occur

1.G2 loses to LOUD 0-2 and is below SEN in rounds won or lost.
2.NRG loses to EG and 100T in a row, 0-4 or 1-4 on the map, and the difference in rounds lost is less than SEN.
3.C9 lost to FUR,MIBR.

He only works effectively against SEN.

They beat T1, who was favored to finish in Pacific 3-4. And against GENG, both 2maps were evenly matched in the first half, but then they kept turning the other side of the coin. Lack of consistency is their biggest problem. They need to keep delivering that performance.

T1 was defeated against DFM. This is all.

Hey, what did you say after your match with T1? lol lol lol

Quando é que o desempenho de Khalil se deteriorou? Teve um grande desempenho no jogo de abertura contra o FNC e estava a ser elogiado por todo o mundo. É triste que ele tenha caído tanto, a bstrdd também ficará triste.

Yes, that's why I also brought up ACS,KD.
More to the point, the FKPR-FDPR indicator is also excellent with either agent.

Aspas holds a rating of 1.49 with both Raze(126 RND) and Jett (84 RND), an ACS of 290+ and a K/D of nearly 2. There are plenty of duelists like Demon1,Cryo(Jett) and Keznit(Raze) who are good at one or the other, but this guy is insane.

They are all young, strong players who played a great match offline in the Challengers final, and they deserve a tier 1 team over ZETA and DFM.
Especially SyouTa, CLZ and Xdll from FENNEL and Akame and Hals from REJECT will be good in tier1 with their individual abilities.

lol They are not qualified to say anything when they lose to TTR.

Four members from each of these teams are in the bottom 10 rated teams in league.
EG jawgemo, Apoth, supamen, Derrek
FURIA mwzera, kon4n, Khalil, havoc
KOI kamo, ShadoW, starxo, Sheydos
This is not the worst team, as only three are ranked from M8 and DFM.

Four members from each of these teams are in the bottom 10 rated teams in league.
EG jawgemo, Apoth, supamen, Derrek
FURIA mwzera, kon4n, Khalil, havoc
KOI kamo, ShadoW, starxo, Sheydos
This is not the worst team, as only three are ranked from M8 and DFM.

FURIA, EG, and KOI are the worst teams in the league

Four members from each of these teams are in the bottom 10 rated teams in the league.
EG jawgemo, Apoth, supamen, Derrek
FURIA mwzera, kon4n, Khalil, havoc
KOI kamo, ShadoW, starxo, Sheydos
This is not the worst team, as only three are ranked from M8 and DFM.

I think they are the most passionate fans in the whole region as they enthusiastically call Lets go liquid at the venue. Why do they love TL so much?

This 17 year old boy from 2006 entered the official competition scene last season, but at the time had a phenomenal HS% (40%).
At this year's Split1, he also had very good stats in other categories besides HS%, leading SAW to the championship.
I know that the level of the competitive scene in Portugal needs to be taken into account, but this is a young player that I personally have my eye on.

https://www.vlr.gg/event/stats/1681/challengers-league-portugal-tempest-relegation
https://www.vlr.gg/event/stats/1945/challengers-league-2024-portugal-tempest-split-1
https://www.vlr.gg/310630/saw-vs-elevate-challengers-league-2024-portugal-tempest-split-1-playoffs-gf

GO CN LEAGUE

The gap between the TOP 2 (FNC, NAVI) and the rest of the teams is growing hopelessly wide
TL, FUT, and GIAX have failed to reinforce their efforts.
There is no other region where the two teams going to Madrid are so decided.

DRX was clearly not giving its all.
As the caster pointed out during the match in the Japanese distribution,
especially on the offensive side, the emphasis seemed to be on breaking the phase out of individual shootouts,
rather than on great set plays using skill.

DRX 2 - 1 DFM

Today
C vs D D win.
S vs D D win.
Its funny.

https://youtu.be/qVsS0W8cr2w?si=DbyBFN-GEIE4WYyk

S - PRX SECRET
A - DRX T1 GENG
B - RRQ DFM
C - BLEED GE
D - ZETA TALON

TLDR - their impressions based on scrimming them + what they know (yoinked from reddit)
PRX very coin flippy right now with monyet, at peak they can beat anyone at worst they lose to even the worst teams
ZETA TALON look very uncoordinated with basics like their comms suck or something
KR teams seem to all beat each other so can’t tell much, GENG doing very well in scrim tho
BLEED very strong individuals but their strats are very basic and readable right now (cuz new team probably) pretty sure their scrims are going badly
GE also decent mechanics not much team identity
high praise for DFM meiy called him a potential superstar and “jp aspas” (also praised fennel syouta) said these 2 are future of jp valorant
nothing specific about SECRET and RRQ just seems to think they’re strong teams (esp SECRET)

True Rippers is stronger than GE. They should have pulled them out and added them to their team.

Well, when the NA Challengers opens, NA will be the second most watched region.