Group A.

1. TGRD
2. XSET
3. NRG
4. 100T
5. TSM
6. Ghost

Group B

1. OG
2. C9
3. LG
4. FaZe
5. SEN
6. EG

if NRG goes 1-4, Sentinels is too LOL

S0m > Ethan
Saya > Trent
although the 2nd options are easily the 2nd best on their teams.

better than sentinels lmao

No it was 2 groups of 6 in stage 1

LCQ is 10 teams i think, not 8

Yeah 2 groups 6 each, probably next week we'll find out.

Skill differential mostly, altho players like Mel are insane and can go toe to toe with t2 and t3 pros, most female teams slide into that mid tier 3 scene overall with NA valorant, and most of the time theyre losing to teams that also have coaches and structure behind them, not even nobodies.

the teams that make playoffs (8 of 12 if they do the same as stage 1) my predictions are
Optic
XSET
C9
Guard
NRG
LG
100T
and either TSM or FaZe.
SEN, EG both have been really shaky through qualifiers
Ghost TSM and FaZe have all only just now escaped T2 purgatory and I don't expect any of them to pull a Guard and stomp the groups. But I have one of those 3 taking the last playoff spot, but it comes down to groups ultimately

Oh wow, another Sentinels post, but im really happy that they got rawkus back, all they need is a coach and more practice really.

Kanpeki > Zombs simple, and people that are in the fanboy camp wanted Sinatraa

Poach is

edit nvm

if thats the group stage then sen goes 2-3 or 1-4

Not cap

What a win

A top 10 sentinel player for sure in NA, but the likes of Mitch, Net, Dicey, Wippie, FNS when he plays it, etc. Are all either above or on that same level

Yea, goes both ways I guess.

wouldn't initiators classify as support?

also other mentions are Valyn, Vanity, Dephh, Wippie, Pancada, Benkai, and Laz

Marved Mako Nats Sacy are a few that come to mind

ghost doesnt play either of them, but it can happen in groups maybe

Because people dont understand the concept of having a decent fragger/flex player being on a controller. Despite many successful teams globally have capable fraggers that play smokes.

Nats Marved Mako Zander Vanity and Sugarzero say otherwise, having your controller being a capable fragger is ALL the better. Sick on Omen has been pretty clean imo

"we are back"

Sentinels even if they qualify are gonna be lucky to make playoffs, let alone a top 4 finish, let alone making it to masters. Theyre not a bad team and do get alot of hate but the fans are just as bad as the haters. Dumpster fire of an org.

Akrew 2-1 Sen
Knights 2-1 Ghost

DC

Its because GC grand finals EMEA is already going on, plus they always do this that if a match goes overtime they have the 2nd channel to stream it on so there isnt a delay of the 2nd match/event.

W post

Knights and Akrew are my 2 picks, altho SEN vs Akrew rematch will be interesting

people still have lives, other things to do. Fatigue is still a thing in esports and doing daily matches would have all of groups done in like 2 weeks. Theres still gonna be playoffs and what not, not to mention they need to schedule every regions events so they all end at a similar time before Masters 2.

in NA or world?
Cause if this is just NA thats a good list, but in the world hell no

I think Akrew take it again.

Its gradually gotten buried by newer posts, but there was alot

idk but it is being streamed on nerdstreetd

2 apac 2 na
its 1 per region

Yay - Duelist NA
Jingg - Flex APAC
Sugarzero - Smokes JP
Sacy - Initiator BR
Nats - Sentinel EMEA

Alot of the DRX guys are great choices but I couldnt find a place for them without leaving someone from another region thats really good out. Like Buzz Mako and Stax were all options imo.

Vanity, Zander, Valyn, Dephh, personally I think FNS is alright just old. Stellar is alright
But Steel and Shahz suck

he had yay but then edited it as Cryo

Actually a decent list, altho I'd say Vanity or Zander are in contention for smokes as well
Victor is a great Flex option if Marved wasnt smokes on this team

NRG, C9, Girl Kissers are all good choices.

V1's downfall jeez, a 16-14 OT loss, I feel bad for them going from a top 5 in NA to out of stage 2

Skwirel Warriors 2-1 Sentinels
Cosmic Divide 2-1 SEN

100T 2-1 over NYFU

GKS 2-1 SoaR or Soniqs

EG 2-0

Pretty sure the teams in terms of circut points that rank 3-10 will be the ones that qualify for LCQ, SEN like most other teams from Stage 1 are sitting at 30 points, odds are if they dont qualify at all they will be out of the running entirely. They currently sit at 7th in NA, but with teams like NRG and likely 100T booking their spots into stage 2 groups already, they probably won't make it (also considering if EG qualifies then yeah SEN are boutta be out)

they are yes, and theyve been together in the T2 scene since 2020 if im not mistaken, people just are shocked because they forget they USED to be an org but then Renegades disbanded but the team stuck together and have been floating around the T2-T3 scene in mickey tourneys.

Girl Kissers are the former Renegades org before it disbanded, theyve been a staple of T2 valorant since last year. Pretty sure their core has been together since 2020.

Guard and new Acend are the youngest.

exactly, like GKS is easily a T2 regular team thats been around since the start under the renegades banner. Sure they havent done shit in terms of VCT but they are in that similar boat as teams like Team Basilisk and Akrew that are staples of the T2 scene pretty much, theyre just a meme name team because they dont have an org

This aged well