Riot can't win fr. People complained that Riot were hosting all of their tournaments in EMEA / Americas locations so they put the next one in tokyo. Now everyone is complaining about the timezones. I think Americas viewers can afford to watch some VODs so that Pacific viewers can finally watch some live matches.

Navi are my favorite team in EMEA but when are people gonna stop using the excuse of them trolling? Why would they troll in the EMEA playoffs? Seeding is so important and in the past we have seen Navi put 100% in EMEA playoffs to get the 1st seed idk why people keep saying they are trolling

Can we please drop Balla and give Doug a new casting partner? Balla is fine for analysis but doesn't have the energy or descriptive ability for casting imo

Lying for attention I see

Nah DRX are gonna win their groups comfortably FUT will be second tho

Fr I get off work at 11 and the time at the bottom can spoil how many maps and shit on VODs. Now I can get off work and watch some live games :>

yea the logic isn't logicing on this one

Is there an advantage to getting any seeds besides the 1st seed? FNATIC probably gonna get the 1st seed so do the 2-4 places matter in Tokyo?

This thread is meant to give respect to each of these underdog teams:

Many people were criticizing T1's roster when it was made but they have continued to grow throughout the season and their team has amazing aim that went toe-to-toe with PRX. They will only continue to get better and they have definitely done a lot better than people had them doing in their predictions before the season.

FUT were massively underestimated before the start of franchising as they stuck with their roster despite losing to T2 teams like Parma. Yet, after solidifying ATAKAPTAN's starting spot, they surprised many with their strategic depth and raw aim.

I'm pretty sure EG were at the bottom of everyone's Americas rankings at the beginning of franchising with what many thought was an underwhelming roster, undeserving of a franchising spot. Yet they proved everyone wrong, building chemistry around the addition of demon1 and thorough anti-strats from coach Potter until they are vying for the #1 seed in Americas.

A big criticism of franchising was that it would suppress underdog teams from rising up and qualifying for international tournaments and yet we can see 1 team in each region that have exceeded their preseason/Lock-in expectations and rode their momentum to qualify for Tokyo. Respect to each of these teams for winning in the faces of their haters.

BBL is amazing on one map, Ascent, and beat FNATIC 13-6 on it even though FNATIC won a pistol. That sound like a fluke? KC banned Ascent smartly and ended up 2-0ing them. Please learn Valorant

turkish team flukes? Bro can't admit you were outplayed for 2 maps by turkish teams?

Liquid just beat Navi and qualified for Tokyo and lost to the current international winners and you want them to drop a player? The Soulcas scapegoating is crazy

Isn't this just normal, healthy online behavior when you have a demanding job as a coach?

yeah I realized I misunderstood the thread and just gave up

Sentinel: kingg
IGL: k1ngg

Vitality have seriously underperformed and they should be a lot better. Also Qw1 is not Top 5

Admitting you were wrong is a W that 99% of vlr users are unable to do so respect

I don't think NRG will underestimate a game that has Tokyo and Champions on the line

T1 beating that team tbh

You guys may have amazing replays but these tech pauses are awful. Production come here to apologize

Nah that's fucked. Also go look at how the homeless live in San Francisco and how they get treated and realize that this exists in all places around the world. Stop generalizing countries as poor

Just depends on what you want. I used to watch Tarik and didn't like that he wouldn't pay attention to the game and I like that Sliggy points things out that I sometimes don't notice. I think the game is entertaining enough and prefer an analytical lense on it. To each their own :>

Why would anyone care about twitch or youtube chat they are literally the lowest IQ spaces I've ever seen

Pretty sure it's his individual visa issue not a russian issue

I would say T1 is the favorite as they have looked very good recently even against Paper Rex while GenG have looked rather lackluster despite their win against Team Secret

completely agreed...I don't think having a large audience during this time helps his recovery and rather feeds his mental illness

This is so entertaining to watch you are insane

When will vlr users realize that sports crowds are biased and will always cheer for their teams and not for others

strawberry cream

Cypher is a goated character

Fun Fact: Someone's net worth does not determine if they are a clown or not. Example: Elon Musk

You don't have to know everything about everyone but you also don't have to make comments on other people's bodies. This is the exact reason why nobody should make presumptuous comments about other strangers' bodies because we don't know their context. Minding your own business is not that hard :>

Australians set up Social Security before the U.S did LOL it's just called something different

The rankings before Leviatan play Cloud9 and Loud, the top 2 teams in the league? This is an example of stats without context

Leviatan above EG? I personally would put EG above them considering they won the Head-to-Head and are only improving throughout the season

I actually first saw the game played by stevesuptic, who I got into from youtube and amongus shit. I didn't look at the esports scene until right before 2021 Berlin and really enjoyed watching DRX play. I started playing after watching but never really got into it since I don't have enough money for good gaming stuff. Valorant has been the first eSport I've followed since I got into eSports and gaming pretty late. Accidentally discovered vlr after seeing it mentioned a couple of times in streams and now we're here

NRG is favored but it should be a good game

If you don't have details why would you say he should be in for C0M? has he said anything related to his health?

This is literally happened to FPX before franchising

BcJ should not be in for c0m, they literally started improving after he was dropped.

KRU beat sentinels once again to prevent this

We aren't talking about the Guard right now..

It's amazing to me that people still ask for BcJ to replace C0M.

Obviously, EG have improved since dropping BcJ for Demon1 and, regardless of BcJ's past perfomances, felt that C0M fit their team better in the initiator role. They have had improved performances with a win against KRU, close losses to Furia and Loud, and wins against Leviatan and Sentinels and people STILL wanted BcJ in. On top of all of that, C0M has seriously improved as the season has gone on. Just accept that this is EG's best lineup

Bro said look at his name like that is what citizenship is based on 💀💀

BcJ got dropped for demon1

Probably since EG has to head-to-head. LEV might have a chance since C9 and Loud already are gonna qualify they might save strats

it was 13-7 and Liquid won both pistols...wouldn't call that pretty close. How bad must Liquid's Haven be to rather play Ascent?

This is actually super true. Cypher is a great option to use sometimes like Navi does but only using cypher is easier to anti and isn't as good overall

cum is good

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