Dont forget NIP, all their players are pretty much available so maybe ecls? But I agree, is hard to see how any possible change would be an actual upgrade over the current Fnatic roster

I like both teams so I'll be happy regardless of the winner, but IF Fnatic has fixed their issues they should take this one.

Dont get me wrong, I highly doubt they would've beaten Liquid at LCQ. What I mean by my first comment is that there's really no point in "what ifs" or looking for reasons as to why they are at Champions like "Gambit carried them". The fact of the matter is that Fnatic is at Champions because they earned enough points during their good Stage 2 run. Whether they'll perform good at Champions or not, we can only wonder.

Not really. They are going to Champions because they have the points to be there. And even if Gambit had not won Masters 3 they would've still had a chance at LCQ.

Cant say for sure but rooting for Liquid & C9B

Nah, theres really no reason to drop him. Does he put big numbers? No. But he does what hes supposed to and shows up when needed to. He may not be the best player out there but he is definitely not the teams problem.

Wendys, at least where I live.

Depends on the role and/or map
Duelist - Reyna or Phoenix
Initiator - Kay/o or Skye
Controller - Omen (been trying Astra lately but I still prefer Omen)
Sentinel - Cypher, rarely ever play Sentinel though

First Sentinels, now Gambit. According to fans no team takes any tournament serious it seems

EDIT: Even if it aint a serious tournament, I highly doubt the orgs would just allow its teams to throw money away. Serious or not, a 0-13 being Masters winners is just unaceptable

Yeah people really be acting like they're some amateur team or something. Yes they've underperformed recently but people are forgetting they've had the most time since Stage 3 Challengers to practice, watch the other teams going into Champions and get ready. I wouldn't underestimate them.

https://tiermaker.com/list/valorant/valorant-champions-1228666/1738784

Just ignorant kids who dont understand both games can coexist

Riot aint doing nothing, is the players themselves doing illegal shit that are trying to speedrun scandals.

The whole team tbh. Ethan and Nitro underperformed, and even Asuna had some ice cold rounds that could've changed the game in their favor. Today's loss was a team loss, no point in blaming anybody

Rooting for V1, but I highly doubt they'll win it

Too bad its gonna be online. Banter between Vanity and V1 would've been fun to watch on LAN

Used to be Opera (og, not GX) until it went to the hands of the chinese. Now its Brave mainly because the UI feels similar to that of Opera plus its built in ad-blocker is solid

I don't mind having the Berlin format again, as long as the playoffs are double elimination

Whats even funnier is that "bicho" in Puerto Rico is also penis

Yes. Soulcas was IGL until Jamppi took on the role during the last Challenger Playoffs I believe

The Jamppi we saw through the entire LCQ was totally different to the Jamppi that choked against Gambit. His improvement is clear

Agreed. Nothing but love for Kryptix but he definitely was underperforming

Most people were divided between Liquid and G2. U can't call yourself best analyst when literally half of the people here had Liquid winning LCQ, clown

ngl their promo, memes and banter at Masters 3 made the event much more interesting to follow

Jinxed it

I kinda wanna see Nuturn at Champions just for the possibility of watching Lakia vs Nuturn on the international stage. That being said, it would be cool to see a different team make it so I wouldn't mind any of the other teams winning. And I do think NTH has a good chance of winning.

Indeed, what a game!

Not a bad list, but I would put both G2 and Liquid higher than XSET

Yeah but she has no proof so far tho. From what Ive read, shes complaining for not getting a scrim and randomly throwing sexism as the coachs excuse with no screenshots or any other proof of the alleged sexism. "We know other things" is not really evidence, just another claim. If shes gonna make such claims, she should have some proof to back it up, otherwise, shes making herself look bad

Rooting for Liquid, but I also like G2 so it should be a good match regardless of the winner

Damn I totally missed that xD

Wait, what am I missing with the whole LAN thing?

Didnt see this coming tbh

People really are quick to forget the reason he was banned for. Nothing against him but signing him is not a decision any org will take lightly regardless of how good he is.

So far he isn't bad. Played his role well and got some good frags on Icebox, he definitely has the potential to grow better with the team. I think the bigger impact on the short run comes from the change in leadership rather than the change in player.

Liking this Pioneers team

Had to google it, didn't even knew "croquet" existed

Golf. Most boring "sport" in existance

ikr, as if this hasn't happened in other games like CSGO. Orgs come and go, its just part of the business.

Purple

Nadeshot is still CEO though

To be fair he's been benched for over 6 months, anyone would be tired in that position. I doubt he would be tired if he was in an active roster like he will be now

Nitro being igl is not really the problem, the problem is the timing. New IGL and b0i joining the active roster so close to LCQ leaves little time for the team to adjust while keeping the same level of play. Hopefully they actually can figure their stuff out in a few weeks

Exactly. I'll be rooting for them but this move really puts their chances of winning LCQ in question

I mean Nivera was already scrimming with TL, I doubt they would've signed him if he was underperforming. Only time will tell how good or bad he truly is, no point in hating without even watching 1 match.

I dont know how I feel about this tbh. Yes he isnt the best player individually but hes a solid IGL. Considering how close LCQ is, I doubt this move is just performance related, something else happened.

Bleach. Patiently waiting for the last arc to be animated and the possible sequel manga

Personally I think it would've been better to put her ult on a timer instead of what they did. Or change it so she can't change between her knives and weapons. But that's just me, I don't play her so can't say for sure if the current nerf is good or not.

I know Brazil is Latin America. But Latin America is more of a denomination to those countries where its language is derived from Latin, not really a geographical representation since Latin America also includes the Caribbean countries which are way across the sea.

What I meant for South America is, for example, the LCQ. LATAM/Brazil LCQ is officially named South America LCQ even though, technically, the LATAM and Brazil regions (as in Valorant servers and shit) includes more than just South America. The way I see it, Riot don't really know their shit

Based purely on Berlin results:

S - Gambit, Envy (finalists, no other teams should be here)
A - 100T, G2, Vision Strikers (semifinalists plus VS)
B - Sentinels, Acend, Kru (Quarter finalists)
C - CR, SMB, VK (each team won 1 game)
D - HL, Zeta, F4Q, PRX (0 wins)

Only reason VS is A is because they were matched against Gambit, the Masters winner. They can´t be S since they weren´t finalists but they definitely aren´t B either.