They played a lot of double duelist in pre-season but on the maps where they didn't it was Miniboo on the solo duelist

What are the roles even gonna be when he comes in?

He's going to be the flex I assume

GG's on winning a map in a BO5

Bringing up trophyless 100T to make a point xd

Optic wouldn't even qualify to any events if they were trying to qualify in EMEA and that's a fact

This is so damn dumb man

Optic didn't take a single map of an EMEA team til champs 2022 where they beat the Scream IGL Liquid.

Optic should 100% be below all EMEA teams since they couldnt beat them.

Fnatic-Gambit-Loud easily top 3

They play the teams from the other group so they could in fact all go 6-0 (every single on of them hypothetically speaking)

Lock-in was mad hype:
First tournament of the franchised era
Every team was at the tournament
Win or go home
Best Game/Final in Valorant history
Fnatic winning it all

Masters Copenhagen is by far the most underrated event imo and would be 2nd place for me

Why tho?

Heretics literally stomped until that final

EMEA is stacked damn

I believe Fnatic will be back
KC and Heretics will become even better (I hope)
So I would say top 4 ahead of Navi and Fut and challenging the top 3

nah delete asap

Drop your favorite artist

(no twitch thots or OF girls please)

Mimi
Daiki
Glance
Shirazi
Bstrdd
Alexis
Katsumi
Noia
Asuna

Bruh hahahaha good one

Predictions?

Easily no valorant in sight til Thursday

Yeah I can't lie from the clips I've seen (so I don't know the full context) he's being a crybaby looking for excuses.

bro got folded

Honestly upon second thought they're not that bad but yeah I can see all 3 teams getting at least 4 wins.

Heretics will be tough, Navi/Fut could be tough, Giantx might step up, Koi/Gentle Mates showed promising things but will still get obliterated.

KC-Fnatic-Vitality in their group
Stage 1
The 3 teams mentioned are gonna smoke the teams in group Omega so they will have to smoke them as well.
Fnatic probably 6-0, KC probably 6-0 and Vitality 5-1.

Stage 2
They have a chance to beat those teams but it's gonna be hard as fuck to make it out of that group.

If all of the 3 teams play up to their potential Liquid will not make playoffs all year long.

Group Alpha will smash group Omega
Fnatic 6-0
KC 6-0
Vitality 5-1
Poor liquid and BBL don't even have a chance

Eva is just her or what

but Sentinels will still make playoffs afterwards

I just have that feeling

KC 3-1 Loud

It's actually insane how having such a map where you look invincible is so important in winning Champions

Acend (2021) Bind
Loud (2022) Ascent
EG (2023) Fracture

Acend Bind and Loud Ascent > EG Fracture tho (everyone just banned it against them since they thought they were just one-tricks and they barely played it)

1. Loud
2. Sen
   Tier break
3. PRX
4. KC
   The smallest tier break possible
   5.Edg
   6.Team Heretics
   7.Gen.G
   Humongous tier break
   8.Fpx

Not my opinion but the bookmakers'

Nah bro EMEA's Breeze, Lotus and even Icebox is easily better than Americas'

Their split and sunset are really damn good but those maps are literally good maps for a lot of teams at Madrid like KC, PRX and EDG.

What you said is probably true for Ascent but yeah their Ascent looked really bad so I don't think it matters.

Bind is a middle-ground map where all regions can beat each other

Yeah maybe teams get cocky for no reason but yeah I definitely think teams like Paper Rex, EDG and KC want to find out how good their split actually is. The other teams will probably ban it and test how good their Sunset is.

Looking at it teams like KC, Gen.G even Heretics and EDG have pretty good map pool into Sentinels

Honestly can see both EMEA teams stomp them on their own map pick + beat them on Sunset but they might fix one of their weaker maps come Madrid or Sen might prove they're too strong on their maps (Split, Sunset, Lotus and maybe Bind).

Been known

Guy hasn't had a bad game not even in ranked

tells you It's really not that one-sided at all

Split easy W for Sentinels (anti-strat?)

Breeze easy W for Heretics (only played once but haven't seen anyone be so crazy good on Breeze in a long while)

Sunset very good map for both (leaning towards Sentinels tho)

Bind a lot of footage on Sentinels so Heretics might cook them on Bind

Lotus good map for both

Icebox meh haven't seen nearly enough (probably better for Sen)

Ascent permaban for Heretics but Sen ain't good on it either (might be the play for Heretics to ban split and trust that Sen won't pick Ascent)

Heretics <3

Riens is literally him and he hasn't even shown 50%

Bold prediction would be neither EDG or Prx makes playoffs (one of them will only need 1 more win that's why it's bold)

You know what would be funnier?

Team Heretics v KC to qualify for playoffs

If it's straight up fundamental Valorant Sen is the damn favorite to win the tournament but that won't be the case with teams like Paper Rex and KC at the tournament (and Loud as well)

They should be beating the other teams comfortably well Gen.G play incredible as well and EDG have the individuals to match them but they should still beat them.

I think they have already figured out the Paper Rex playstyle so they will beat them as well

Loud will be a tough opponent for them since they will definitely bring something new

KC will be another one of those teams that will give them trouble with their playstyle and individuals (they beat Fnatic comfortably)

But all in all it's looking good for Sen and they should be considered the favorites (at least top 3)

Actual facts unless that crowd buff comes into play for Heretics

EDG will come close to beating Prx but crumble

Gen.G will have a good map 1 but lose the next 2

KC might come in with a bit of fear tho so I don't know if it's a clear 2-0 but if they play at their level it should be a 2-0 and 2-1 at least!

Team Heretics with the crowd behind them might be what they need or what makes them crumble either way if it helps them it will be a close series and if it doesn't Sen will win comfortably

That being said I think it's gonna be 2-1 for Sen since I believe Heretics will cook them on their own map pick

Team Heretics with the crowd behind is gonna be dangerous

Bro, you basically play teams with the same scoreline (1-0 v 1-0 and 0-1 v 0-1 etc.) till you reach either 2 wins or losses.
2 wins and you qualify to playoffs
2 losses and you're out of the tournament

playoffs
2 teams that go 2-0
2 teams that go 2-1

eliminated
2 teams that go 1-2
2 teams that go 0-2

Nah bro if we had sent Navi and Fnatic we would've gotten reality checked hard in Madrid but now we've sent some fresh blood hungrier than ever and they can shoot and have the perfect coaches to back them

It's first placed team v 2nd placed team in round 1

So EDG v Loud and Gen.G v TH

hahaha true but thankfully not possible xd

Double duelist just ain't it anymore

I have only seen it lose unless you're crazy like Paper Rex or KC

Sentinels v Team Heretics -> Sentinels playing against the crowd for once

KC v Paper Rex -> the most entertaining game in Valorant history written all over it

Gen.G v FPX -> upset potential

EDG v Loud -> let's see how the two teams have developed since Champions

KC fans are similar indeed

Or they just know they will be top 3 anyways which is not bad to have that type of confidence

I'm pretty sure teams like Fnatic, Loud, Paper Rex and even NRG have that type of confidence

I get that Sentinels wanted the 3 points badly since they're at their peak form right now same with Gen.G

Should've been C9

They got robbed

Making their International debut
Smokes Karon
Flex N4rrate
Senti/IGL Johnqt
Duelist Miniboo/Marteen (Autumn)
Initiator Riens

I hope it's TH v Sen so I can see Sen play with the crowd against them for once.

Not that I hate Sen but I do wanna see what effect it has on them

No one put in as much time and effort as this Sentinels roster and it shows

Well deserved

All 3 of Haven, Pearl and Fracture not being in rotation is tragic