He plays another good season so far, but yeah... getting more and more comfy in Americas for sure. I think he fits NRG very, very well. Mechanically one of the best in VCT, but I also think he profits a lot from an strong IGL like Ethan or nAts...
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He plays another good season so far, but yeah... getting more and more comfy in Americas for sure. I think he fits NRG very, very well. Mechanically one of the best in VCT, but I also think he profits a lot from an strong IGL like Ethan or nAts...
His brother is in the need of physical rehab, they have a gofundme and earlier this year he said he also had some types of mental health struggles.
Fnatic is def. in some crazy bad lucks situation.
No wonder with all the changes etc.
We play so sh*tty on certain maps at the moment... but honestly no wonder when you look at what players like Kaajak got to deal with.
GGs
Why is f4ngeer not playing?
I wish EMEA would move to either Munich, Barcelona or Marseille - so big cities with healing capabilities and chill vibes (players don't need to pay rent, so it's fine). Berlin is such a depressing place... 60% of Berlin is from the vibes like Downtown LA or London Camden... just weird tourism and everything empties your social battery within seconds (even if the places look very different). I think most gamers are simply more the calm type of people who def. not love places with tons of people on every m².
Stats: https://web.haojiao.cc/wiki/match/t2Ud5pOQlscKLbRC/Z17quVuZaDcESja1
On Firefox click the 2nd symbol on the right side beside of the link and you can translate in real time the whole session.
I thought they'd kick Dante, too.
I think they will look out for something in the direction of: Mephisto, Mited, sorex, frz and Feniz...
One of the finest matches this season so far. Insane Valorant.
bipo Minny swap seems to work for them...
GGs marteen gets more insane on Phoenix every match!
Alfa with his typical performance for anything that's not an official. Alfa is truly the dude who is the absolute MONSTER in grand finals etc. and when it's offseason or some whatever quali match, he is like chilling. xD
But I honestly wonder what is up with BBL?!
These dudes won against FURIA, who just had won Americas Kickoff, they were insanely good against NRG and since beginning of Stage 1 they kinda struggled. But in the end... rookie season, they stayed together instead of signing big contracts and season is not over yet.
GGs
Because the ranking makes no difference in Tiers. I know... nobody understands it. xD
What a Zyppan spray transfer.
Good day for DACH! :)
Turkish teams are always insanely tough to face... CGn can be proud!
Next 3 big Turkish players: Kachoww, oroni, Spear
And the German-Turkish player Proxh also hopefully returns to VCT!
I like CGN but dunno... this looks difficult to win. Match is exciting, tho.
So globeX is Russian, Polish and British? :D
Can't wait to see GSR in VCT and honestly... Kicks as Initiator def. belongs in VCT.
Meh. I was hoping for MIBR to play well.
GGs tho, happy for 100T and Nbs and d00mbr0s.
GGs
Heretics played 4 amazing maps and I feel like we're on the way to see the old Wo0t again.
Sayonara seemed really down... he posted "2-3 vs @TeamHeretics felt like shit played like shit mb happebs" on Twitter. He also looked a bit ill / down. Dude is playing an INSANE rookie season so far... everyone can have a bad day. Even primmie had a bad day today with finishing bottom fragging against PRX. Shit happens. Even the greatest players these days like Alfajer, aspas, something, t3xture etc. have a bad day here and then or even bad weeks and it's all about being able to reset and go again with full focus. Nobody with a brain blames a 18y young rookie for one bad match.
Can't wait to see how all the teams play in London.
Ah sorry, you're right. I just meant no real Major playoffs etc. - you know?
He had 2 matches at a Major:
He played great against LEV and good against Vitality.
As I said I hope he performs great in London but you simply can't put him in the discussion of "greatest player" -> YET! Looks like FS is doing well... so could be the case that they will play several more Majors.
primmie never played a Major, so it's a senseless discussion anyways.
The top 10 VCT players ever so far are probably Leo, aspas, f0rsakeN, TenZ, Alfajer, Chronicle, KangKang, Sacy, t3xture and Demon1 (no correct order here).
Major winners, Major MVPs, players who played insane stats VCT season over VCT season against the best teams in the world, players who defined agents and roles. primmie is mechanically insane, but amb. he never played a Major and he never showed S-Tier performances in any grand finals so far. I really like primmie, he is down to earth and never talks about himself as if he's the best or what, that's just some glazers. I would love to see primmie showing an insane performance in London.
Sayonara is just getting better and better... that kid is crazy. But also... s0pp is such a smooth Duelist. Can't get enough of watching these 2 play.
GG, was a exciting match to watch.
Doesn't matter what happens, but Sayonara and s0pp with their 18 years of age and that amount of talent are def. part of VCTs future.
I hope they just go and win it. Would be too cool.
primmie aka primey
Let's gooo!
Oh yeah, he does. Didn't know he was that young as well.
Honestly, I love Milan - and with the 3 int. grand finals appearances in 2025 and consistently strong results etc., he has proven that his playstyle works. However, I believe that Fnatic is doing the right thing. Sometimes you simply need a fresh perspective and so many players have said that Desmo is someone who understands the game really, really well. He even delivered a great performance while playing as a sub.
So yeah, let's go. Milan will find a job no matter what, too (maybe PCF should sign him).
And I think another extremely good decision was the hiring of Szed as a Performance Coach. Since then, the vibes at FNC seem to be even (!) better. After G2 signed their own PC, jawgemo f.i. praised the general work of PCs, noting that he has been able to focus better on matches ever since; because the PC helped him address issues in his personal life that he previously couldn't solve so easily on his own.
So happy for the guys of EP! Worked so hard. kozzy... the craziest 2010 born fella in Valorant.
2 most entertaining T2 teams beside of Besiktas in EMEA.
Teams like GIANTX, Pacific, KC, Gentle Mates and possibly even Fnatic are def. already scouting.
Of course you can. I just wondered why... not a big deal. I just muted everything then.
That guy is only yapping 24/7 and has the game literally muted. Why are you even streaming the match then?
2 super inconsistent teams. I still hope KC wins because if SUYGETSU.
Yeah, it's just always the adrenaline when I'm watching or just watched a match.
Boaster is a genius. Ultimately, he is the one who executes the pre-planned strategies live and under pressure. Under Boasters leadership, good players turn into world-class players and I believe that Kaajak being awarded wih "Rookie of the Year" and 3 more personal awards in 2025 was (at least in some small part) due to Boaster. His IGLing basically ensured that Fnatic reached 3 grand finals, even after all their roster troubles. And sure, we're finally seeing Vitality perform now, but Chronicle under Boaster was on a whole other level - SIGNIFICANTLY more impressive than the Chronicle we see on VIT (at least for now).
That's why I think Sayonara could have become a player close to maybe even Leo, had he played under Boaster. Perhaps he'll turn out just as magnificent regardless, but under Boaster - and alongside Alfa, Kaajak and Chron - he undoubtedly would have been in the absolute best hands. It's a shame that team could never be fully realized in VCT.
Dude... PCF should probably just rebuild around al0rante... xD He is the only player who is performing well on a regular basis.
d3ffo is currently doing great self-promotion. I hope either BOOM will make it back to Tier 1 or somebody picks him up for VCT in 2027... maybe another Team Secret rebuild or another rebuild in EMEA / Americas.
Such an amazing match. Neon vs. erde was crazy!
Btw.: "erde" means "earth" in German.
2023 was the year with the b2b majors.
Then... Leo (the best rated player in the world) has to stop competing because of long-COVID.
Last year: 3 grand finals and no trophies
Then... Chronicle leaves for Vitality.
After Kickoff the team finally looks good again with Veqaj.
Then... Veqaj becomes ill and takes a break.
And now? Everything is bamboozled, Kaajak and Alfa both try to carry but 2 players can't carry a 5v5 game for their team. Alfajers view says everything.
It's def. sad and frustrating.
Alfa and Kaajak, both. You can see how frustrated both are. Kaajak last year with Chron and crashies giving his plays structure and Alfa having his back was Duelist perfection. :(
I honestly hope Fnatic will rebuild around Kaajak and Alfa next season with Boaster taking over a coaching role beside of Milan somewhere.
Crazy to see how many players have left or taken a break over the last 2 seasons, for reasons totally outside of Fnatics control. Hopefully the rest of the year will be better. A partial restructuring in 2027 seems logical; at some point you gotta tackle that "long-term project."
GGs to Heretics, wish you guys all the best in London.
Btw.: Seeing Alfa heartbroken like that... nah, that's not what he deserves.
It just sucks when your roster changes every 2nd week. And what happens at Stage 2? Veqaj returns and needs time to acclimatize just 1 match after FNC with CyvOph starts to work perfectly. I already see it coming.
But on the other hand I'm happy for benjy, RieNs etc. that they feel it again. If they win today, I wish them all the best for the rest of Playoffs.
Hard times for Fnatic supporters.
nAts talking like a Jedi master.
Derke, Chronicle, Sayonara -> former Fnatic players
Scuttt -> former Fnatic Assistant coach
More former BBL players? Jamppi, PROFEK
And yes, Fnatic replaced Derke with Kaajak because their ideas about meta, strats etc. was drifting apart (Derke talked about that in an stream and how quick living esports is on stream... the VOD is still on YT). Chronicle also said that Kaajak is the more talented Duelist than Derke and that Kaajak is 100% the best mechanical Duelist when it comes to pure aim (which is also backed by the detailed numbers of 2025), but all that doesn't matter when a team struggles with heavy issues.
Fnatic always had roster issues when it mattered a lot. The best rated VCT player of all time (Leo) had to stop playing due to health reasons, Kaajak was sick during his first major, Alfajer was sick during the last major and had to be replaced for the match vs. PRX with Doma (they still won), Veqaj had to replace Chronicle as a quick solution because Vitality didn't inform Fnatic about the transfer (there is a Twitter post of Cojo about that) and now Veqaj is ill and they needed to replace him (CyvOph was the quickest possible option). Also FNC had money issues in recent years while Vitality has literally endless money.
So yeah, I absolutely dislike the idea how Vitalitys managment is handling business.
But I will always love Derke and Chronicle who archived their greatest performances with Fnatic (major b2b) and even though Sayonara is sadly not continuing his career with Kaajak, Boaster etc., at leats is he still playing with Chronicle. That matters. Nobody knows how team rosters will look alike in 2027 or 2028.
What? Karma? First of all: Where, when the stats overall are still positive for FNC?! Second: FNC lost Leo, signed Kaajak and got Sayonara for the offseason with the idea of continue to work with him. Vitality then quickly signed him afterwards and also talked with Chronicle behind Fnatics back, offering him way more money than FNC ever could and didn't respect the code of honor there and just announcing the contract without letting Cojo and FNC know. Rat behavior by the org. They did the same with signing of Scuttt - during a very critical phase of Fnatics work. PAL and the managment treated Less kinda weird in terms of respect and they cutted him off after he just sorted everything out to get his dad to Berlin as well - again not letting someone know and just saying "bye bye" (Less talked about that recently and PAL even said it was his idea).
Nobody talks bad about the players. Every FNC supporter loves Derke (Derke even here and then comes to FNC matches to watch live), Sayonara even just answered on one of Boasters PDF sheets he'd love to play / work with him again and Chronicle and the FNC players are even shouting funny things towards each other during every single match.
There is no spreaded hate. There is just trashtalk against the orgs managment and the orgs strategy, which is simply ratty. Vitality at the moment is basically Fnatic 2.0, that's a fact. But yeah... literally every FNC supporter on Reddit, YT etc. talks positive about Derke, Chron, Sayo, Scuttt and Jamppi. Jamppi worked so hard for this all... also with BBL. He deserves this.
Btw.: I'm supporter of FNC because of the players, not because I love the CEO of Fnatic. I like Vitalitys players, I love Vitality CS2 but I absolutely don't like the behavior of Vitality Valorants managment / squad builders.
Dark day for all FNC / PRX supporters and FNS... xD
Yeah, dunno. First map was a full desaster. I mean I was happy to see Derke perform like that on Jett (I hope he 24/7 Jett in London) but yeah... dunno man.
It just sucks that we're not able to have a constant roster for a few months.
Leo retires due to health reasons
Not able to sign Sayonara
Chronicle gone
Veqaj ill
Like WTF?!
Deserved win, deserved little revenge for them. Vitality finally performing like they're supposed to perform.
I'm happy for Jamppi, Chron, Sayo etc. Seeing Jamppi in tears like that made me feel like "Yeah, it's okay."
But yeah... Fnatic is def. "allowed" to lose like that with all that crazy roster bad luck.
GGs Lowers it is.
primmie <3
FS in London = max. cool!
GGs
Congrats GE, amazing match. What a team performance. Especially happy for PatMen...
But I really hope PRX will make it to London, too.
GGs
You can't say but Vitality earned this. After weeks of "meh" performances they showed up when it mattered. Sayonara def. showed why he is mentioned as one of the biggest rookies / talents in the world - especially someone who is good on any type of agent and has great mechanics at the same time. Clear MVP.
And also... I was not really happy with some of the things Chronicle did and said during recent matches, but what he just talked about sounded like the old Chronicle from Fnatic. Supporting the rookie (Sayo), helping his team in any way possible and talking about respect and "friends" when talking about Fnatic... that's really, really honorable.
kozzy is def. the craziest 16 year old player... I hope so much that he gets a contract with a serious attempt to make him a great T1 player.
BABYBAY is easily one of my fav. players at this point. I would love to see an offseason jff match with the oldest VCT players vs. the youngest. So BABYBAY, Boaster etc. vs. Sayonara, erde etc.
ENVY rebuild?!
Duelist: penny / Boni
Initiator + IGL: NiSMO / Dark3st
Controller: sorex / Notexxd / Spaz / exa / Zander / Shondex
Sentinel + 2nd Duelist: Demon1
Flex: Kyu / neT
Sooo many nice options from Tier 2 NA (don't take it too serious... I know it's not that easy)
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