no fucking way, a 16 team event in val which runs like a cs one?

see the problem with this ''system''? pay 500k in order to pay even more for these new disciplines you get(debt from the loan) and see no massive win

Football is owned by oligarchs, f1 is owned by oil companies and huge car brands, boxing is owned by scummy promotions, esports is owned by sheikhs. Simple as.

exactly, but in order to get more points you need to have Title contending rosters in most games

I am not critisizing it, just funny to see ''politically active'' orgs fold when money is given to them. Not blaming them obviously, finding a bag this big is something any org wants to achieve

all the clubs participating in at least 1 game go towards the overall club standings. Each game has its own share of points which it gives for winning/placing top 2/top3-4/top8. It's kinda like F1 and their grand prix system, you can be the winner of 1 Grand Prix but then finish lower in the standings to someone who got 3 top 3s or 2 top 2s. The winner of the club standings is the one who gathered the most points across all the games.

it is optional, cuz then you would need to pay like 30 million to own divisions in cs, dota, lol, tft, cod, ea fc, chess, and all the games. Basically only falcons can afford that (saudi run org), and guess who won the last club overall standings thru sheer number of their teams? Falcons.

https://esportsworldcup.com/en scroll down and see all the games featured at ewc.

I mean you open a division, then you have to pay salaries and likely maintain this division for coming years. Legit being given a loan to gamble but then if you lose what you are given you have to pay it with your own money. Sustainable my ass

I mean they can still go for the 24 team event, but for example the CS event last year didn't feature fnatic, nip, c9, depends on the format they choose, it is more likely they choose to invite like 2 teams per region, like they did in lol last year

ewc is still a very corrupt organization and fund which serves as a boost for falcons as an org

they had 200 orgs applying, nrg is likely to have been one of them

please note that being a partner doesn't mean you will be at the event

eg is not in the programm, cheer for them lil bro

Richard Lewis' report on how EWC is built has single handedly made me think that esports is cooked

well it's not a million for every team, more like 500k for every single one, and it is a silent agreement that it goes towards expanding the org's disciplines, spoiler alert, the disciplines inside of ewc. do you think that you can buy a competent S-tier roster in a brand new game for 500k? I don't think so

most money goes to opening new disciplines to get a better chance of winning the club standings at ewc, it's like being given a loan which you have to spend in a casino

it's not valorant exclusive, ewc spans across like 15 games. It had pubg, pubg mobile, lol, tft, cs, dota, cod, ea fc, free fire, wild rift I think, basically almost all main stream games

esports is just another victim of saudis, just like boxing, ufc, football, wwe, chess, you name them

oh yeah, which is why I loled so hard. signing monesy is too political, attending fissure playgrouns is too political, but signing into a program funded by saudis, FUCK YEAH WE ARE IN

I am pretty sure that this fund exists kinda as ''look, we give you money, but please spend it on divisions inside of the EWC circuit (e.g Fifa, cs, dota, lol, val, r6s, cod, tft, chess) so that we can try making ewc a bigger event''. So there is a chance navi buys a cod team, sen or loud buy a cs team, gentle mates open a cs division, c9 enter cod, etc. Why would they do that? cuz there is this thing called EWC club championship where the most successful org across all divisions wins like 7 million dollars. Last year it was falcons cuz they basically had the most divisions and secured like two top 1s, 3 top 2s, 4 top 3s
https://www.esportsworldcup.com/en/club-championship-standings and it wasn't even close, they simply won thru the sheer number of their teams

me when I open a shit ton of divisions and spend 60% of my funds on streamers instead of ensuring I make profit: 😢😢😢

https://www.esportsworldcup.com/en/clubprogram kinda funny to see vocally active and political orgs like liquid, navi, heroic and sentinels take free bag from totally not oil money

link please :) I only know these teams were there before: https://www.esportsworldcup.com/en/clubprogram, and it was already in 2023, and I am sure it featured sentinels
oh nvm it's a full list, apparently they expanded from 30 to 40

I mean most donation funds for orgs are just a reason for investors to come, no?

I have thought their support programm has already been finalized a year ago?

CS is probably one of the only main stream games where you have like 4 iterations spanning 26 years and all 4 have fanbases

nah, for me it's better than cs go now, kinda miss GO cuz of the memories, but i have to accept that cs2 for me is better

I dunno, the meaty sound when you land a nasty one tap clears any audio :)

because it's still a part of history, and cs players want to cherish it?

and you base this based on their major run with a team which was assembled thanks to kane (a.k.a 3rd best coach in eastern european history)

can't have a coke sniffer in the team, sry

passion ua is nowhere near as big as navi, just not even close. like Real Madrid Rayo Valecano in football

I would rather die with honor than live with regret

yeah and it just pisses off another viewer. Like I watched AoT after it has concluded (so I didn't see any spoiler hype) and it was cinema. It wasn't shoved down my throat, I consumed it myself

worst type of fanbases, like I might have watched one piece and solo levelling, but just seeing these fucking ''ONE PIECE IS THE BEST FICTION'' and ''SOLO LEVELLING CLEARS AOT'' just makes me less likely to watch bruh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians_in_Finland
https://liquipedia.net/valorant/Derke

Jee and JamYoung are my buds. no point in cheering for navi when w0nderfail and 0ngel are still there

navi's valorant management is 120% retarded
EDIT: navi's entire management outside of cs is 120% retarded

I refuse to believe names like apeks, furia and sentinels are higher than natus vincere

navi are fucking shit. g2 are fucking shit.
-w0nderful +monesy. we will be there

тем не менее я сомневаюсь что они посчитают бб 1вин и прочих как адекватные команды. они мауз не приняли, г2 не на слоте, фейз, а тут бб залетят? спирит возможно единственный варик

some cis insider said they get serialkiller

ну дружище, а кто лучше из СНГ? у спирит бетбум и связь с 1икс были. ВП щас санкции только недавно обошли, ББ 1вин и аврора ставочники, в снг нет адекватных орг которые бы подошли райот

I feel like CS is way more profitable and easy to run than EU LOL, more talent to choose from, an established 25 year old pro scene,TOs who are in the business for years now, consistent sticker income

basically if navi stayed quiet about the war it would lead to huge losses inside their home country which would then stop navi from growing inside their home country. You say they lost clout, but they are now the 2nd biggest sport club in Ukraine (only behind Shakhtar Donetsk, reigning Ukrainian Footbal League champs), are mentioned in school books, have been honoured by the President and the Government for their sport achievements, and now they will lead the UESF (Ukrainian esports federation) with basically entire navi locking the CEO/COO/Advisor slots. THeir owner has bought several hotels in Kyiv (and the Lidoviy Arena, 2nd biggest Stadium in Kyiv) so when Ukraine war ends and international LANs come there, guess who will be the one getting the most money? Navi, basically a team owner, a TO and a esports federation

Tej Kohli, a billionare, but he invested after NEO, vitality's founder has started a fundraiser which resulted in vitality gaining like 20 mil investments

navi is a cs orientated org, it's not even the region's fault, or who they sign, just no one in eastern europe gives a fuck about valorant

they just do good business, they got a fucking katowice winning team for mere pennies in CS, why wouldn't it work in val?
just their record in CS of transfers
apex - pennies - was benched on g2 for a long time
zywoo - almost free/free - young up and comer
flamez - free - contract expired
mezzi - pennies
ropz - free - contract expired
Having a core of 3 top 20 players + top 3 igl + a great support player for less than what some teams pay for 1 transfer is great business

cuz navi did lose clout after disconnecting from russia. but if they were to sustain this tie, then their image inside of Ukraine would be fucked, and , who knows, maybe would result in them getting sanctioned within their home country.