So when Derke goes Vitality as well, they officially becoming one of the strongest teams when they all go well with each other.
Absolute W. One of the best European orgs in terms of structure, money etc.!
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So when Derke goes Vitality as well, they officially becoming one of the strongest teams when they all go well with each other.
Absolute W. One of the best European orgs in terms of structure, money etc.!
Keiko -> Controller? I checked his profile, he recently played only Controller (mainly, Viper, Omen, Brimstone, Astra).
marteen is an actual beast. Positive against all G2 players is crazy. He should join Fnatic. :)
Absolutely not. Offseason tourneys are actually super important for pro-players in Valorant, because of the big gap between the seasons. Also concepts like this mixed tournament or other stuff like Red-Bull etc. is def. fun to watch. It's nothing with high pressure for the players and still they can keep the flow up and we can enjoy great Valorant and the players can travel and have fun.
With jawgemo they will become one of the most dangerous teams in VCT 2025. He fits them so well.
al0 <3
al0rante vs. everyone again... 61 kills with +17 as a Controller.
Bro, when there won't be ONE VCT-Team signing him for 2025 there is some kind of curse. Dude deserves it for years.
spike is amazing!
Derke -> Duelist
paTiTek -> Initiator / IGL
keiko -> 2nd Initiator (Gekko...)
nAts -> Sentinel
PROFEK -> Controller
But honestly, I think Derke will most likely go to NA (because of the payment etc.). He said in a Tarik interview / stream that he wants to play in NA after FNC.
Leo is a great IGL regarding Boaster. He was f.e. calling their crazy win against Heretics, where he also carried statswise (just like against KC).
I don't believe Boaster will stop this season. He is also a big emotional factor, holding his teams moral up and he's just a great team mate. I think his value is bigger than many believe.
Jesus. :(
So I just know that Leo and Alfa have a contract for 2025. So Alfa back to Duelist, Leo and hiro both playing then?
Or is the managment planning something totally new? Derke was strong in Split 2, so I don't believe it was Fnatics choice.
C9 Derke? (xD)
KOI Derke? (they also signed Gorilla as coach and I heard paTiTek might join them)
KC Derke?
https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/1f3eo1l/real_top_players_in_kills_per_24_rounds_at/#lightbox
https://preview.redd.it/top-10-most-kills-all-time-includes-all-international-v0-4819woiiqild1.jpeg?auto=webp&s=6a1910e8f47f49e67619417b3c8163bf077b4d21
Fnatic seems pretty crazy to let that happen.
I just think he REALLY wants to leave.
EDG won this 100% deserved. The stats tell a clear story. KangKang played the game of his life.
Heretics players are super young, they need to keep the grind up and then they will win a tournament sooner or later. 4 of 5 players made their VCT debut this season and they managed to play 2 grand-finals in a row. Losing both 2:3 hurts them for sure, but it also teaches them to get used to the adrenalin etc.
Actually I like that China won Champions after all the hate that region got. It's kinda funny that EDG after playing so bad in Shanghai now won it by clear domination over the best teams from EU, NA and APAC. What a revenge / Gigachad move.
Let us hope that Riot won't change the Meta so much again, so the game won't continue to be so random. We need classic matches, a bit of domination of good teams and not this Riot politics thing.
KangKang is currently playing the match of his life. What an insane performance...
EDG will win this 3-1. Again Heretics face the 2 map bans and that def. hits hard, but it is what it is.
Leo and RieNs make other Initiators look just bad.
N4RRATE and Verno are without any doubt 2 of the biggest talents - not only in NA, but the world.
If C9 are smart, they sign them both. Verno as Flex, N4RRATE as aggressive Ini and maybe 2nd Duelist and OXY as Duelist. I'm sure that team could go insane.
What a match. I kinda hoped Heretics would do it, but I also will always have a big spot in my heart for Sentinels. TenZ did an insane job today.
If SEN wins, Sacy, TenZ and Chronicle are the GOATs.
It's Hydrogen baby vs. coughing bomb
Bro, no. :(
This was my absolute dream grand-final.
People saying "FNC clears SEN" or "SEN destroys FNC" is absolute cap. Both teams have the abilities to win this. Everything can happen! I think overall SEN got the better stand, but Fnatic got less pressure because they're playing with a sub.
He is German-American afaik. He speaks German, so...
EU vs EU and China vs China
I hate that. :X
This is such a "argh" match for me.
Love Sayf, trexx and Gorilla.
Love aspas and tex and tex is also the only German VCT player.
I like both teams a lot.
I think LEV has a bit better chance, though.
Jetzt trink ich Cola und guck Fnatic!
Yippiiiiiiiiiieeee! :)
The thing is Fnatic got no real pressure playing with a sub. But still... I thought exactly because of that at least Playoffs are possible. :( Damn.
At least Heretics and Sentinels are in Playoffs. So two teams I like are on the go.
t3xture was insane, but Sentinels def. the better team. Deserved. :)
KRÜ looks strong as heck. 2 absolute OG teams here.
:( Dunno... I have a weird feeling again.
Cola and Fortnite... YIPPIIIIIIIEEE! xD
It's the 4783746th ex-girlfriend accusing her famous ex-boyfriend of abusing her (just America and Europe combined).
In like 95% of all cases nothing was true and I have the strong feeling this is the case here as well.
But in the end you have to take it serious - at least his team, officials / authorities have to. We as Valorant gamers / bored VCT community just gotta stay neutral until everything has been clarified.
What THE F is happening?????????????
Miss my boy Leo. Alfa hard-carry not enough.
Deserved win for DRX, we played like crap (except Alfa).
GGs
G2 will do this. They are insanely strong in my eyes. One of the favorites.
*Edit: What did I say? :) G2 is honestly a team you can count on.
How often does Fnatics manager have to adress it?
Leo has a contract for VCT 2025, won't be traded and he will play when his physical health is on track again. It's NO mental issues, it's physical.
You guys keep forgetting what Leo has done for Fnatic. He is their best rated player for a reason. Leo is the damn GOAT, as much as I like hiro... Leo is NOT replaceable.
Leo's last statement (16th July):
https://x.com/leojannesson/status/1813215513830469919
CoJo's (Fnatic manager) last statement:
https://x.com/CoJoPM/status/1813239776599855286
Actually it seems to be physical stuff, no mental. ;)
People love drama and people love to hate because they're jealous or whatever.
Wo0t is the youngest player this Champions and he already posted about mental struggles - and one can tell that some really nasty posts made him feel bad.
I always wonder why some idiots think that professional e-sport players or even professional athletes have to perform like robots. Like look at yourselves... you guys are not perfect. Nobody is. Why should it be different with pro players? Especially very young ones.
Less, leaf, tex, johnqt
EMEA:
01) Fnatic
02) Heretics
03) Vitality
NA:
01) G2
02) Sentinels
03) LEV
APAC:
01) GENG
02) Paper Rex
03) Team Secret
CN:
01) EDG
02) FPX
03) TRACE
For the Sentinel role there are not many better players than him available. Def. not. Also he plays a very good Astra, what makes him even more valuable.
You can't compare him with Duelists or Initiators or whatever, who tend to shine much more in games. For his specific role he is one of the best in Challengers - easily Top 3.
It always depends on what a VCT team needs, what the team managers want (very important) and what would work. KC f.e. also put tomaszy on Sentinel - a player who played as a Duelist for SAW and that was working semi-well. So it's not always the best to just search on VLR for the best rated players and then start to put them on any role you need after the signing. A Controller genius like Ruxic will never play Jett on the same level as he plays his Omen - and you can transfer that logic to any non-flex player.
Currently the best EMEA Challengers players to maybe get signed are probably those (my opinion):
I don't see that, tbh. Especially not with teams like Heretics, Vitality or KC who went with crazy offensive stuff. Absolute PRX style sometimes.
Two completely different players.
When it comes to overall rating, there is not even a question, tbh. Leo is even before aspas the best rated player for all VCT seasons combined. Leo is one of the Top 3 overall Valorant pros and he won 2 majors by the age of 19 (now he's 20). You can't even compare him with hiro.
hiro is doing great and has a great career ahead of him. But you can't yompare him to Leo... yet.
Alfajer showing again why people like FNS calling him one of the best players in the world. When he truly locks in, no one can stop him.
Also - I like how Fnatic playing like they have nothing to lose. I love that with hiro they have almost no true pressure to win Champs, since they are playing with a sub that's in the team for not more than weeks. And it would also be ridiculous to pressure them on winning Champs without Leo - basically their best player in 2024 and 2023 (beside of Alfa that year).
When we had to choose one, it can be only him - even though there are maybe mechanically better players like Alfajer, Wo0t, t3xture etc. - but he is the only one who won 3 majors. So when it comes to success, he is the only true GOAT.
The team is choking - no secret, but al0rante was carrying A LOT over the years. Also when FOKUS played with a better line-up (with Fizzy instead of bucher), they beat Heretics team with Wo0t, MiniBoo etc. last year. Also he played wird ardiis for a short amount of time at Heretics and before that he played at VPK and showed his talent already: https://www.vlr.gg/15301/volvo-peek-vs-funplus-phoenix-champions-tour-europe-stage-2-challengers-1-ro16/?game=all&tab=overview
al0rante has one of the best Deathmatch statistics for all pro players.
https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/FOKUS%20al0rante%23al0/overview?season=all
Extreme high HS rate.
https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/FOKUS%20al0rante%23al0/overview?season=all&playlist=deathmatch
Ridiculous DM stats.
76.4% of his 9122 played Deathmatches he was #1 / winning.
So yeah, im not trying to make him bigger than he is or say he is overall a better player than this one or that one, but his mechanics are insane and everyone in Europe who watches Challengers knows that. I'm 101% sure he would be great for a VCT team who builds a new roster or upgrades their roster. When there are good people around him, he can shine even more obviously and the FOKUS team at Polaris who just played a few matches together showed that. Lime, al0rante, Fizzy, Lewis and SEIDER were so insanely good for a freshly build T2 team. They even gave FUT a hard time and beat Heretics. And now imagine him at a better spot with more experienced dudes... he would be perfect as a Sentinel who hits like a robot. That is super important for a team.
Asuna is great, imo. He lacks consistency like many players (which is literally normal), but his skill is insane.
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