Group A >>> Group B

Team Secret might actually have to work for this one

Most underrated team of the tournament

They should just make an academy roster built around him instead

They don’t even have strats to be revealed

Half the rounds are just a 4 man push with either Subroza fighting on his own or Rossy on a counter-productive lurk

Their comps aren’t even good, especially on Icebox, so what’s the even point of hiding them?

When I die, I want TSM Valorant to lower me into my grave, so they can let me down one last time

TSM fcking lost 3 times in a double elimination bracket

TSM postplants are awful to watch

Having a full-time Jett like Cryo would've taken a lot off of Asuna's shoulders though

A duelist combo of Asuna and Cryo could've been insane

XSET Cryocells
V1 Zander
GRD Trent

These are the real pickups

Yeah, they're making bank. That's why so many KR players transfer over

JP has similar salaries to NA teams while top SEA teams get paid minimum wage

LoL, OW, Starcraft, Pubg PC

Literally dominate the largest Esport in the world

Is Megastitut's org revealed yet? Any news on it maybe being Karmine Corp?

We’ve got one of the most rigorous education systems in the world though :| (not saying I agree with the posts above, not even gonna read them tbh)

T1 and Gen.G should move back to KR tbh, especially with APAC North receiving a new slot

Just ran out of gas by the looks of it, they'll definitely go far next qualifier ^-^

The Guard win these

Trent the 🐐

Wait, so the players would have been paid more money in the end, had they chosen to not sign with the org at all? That's messed up.

The Guard are going to beat TSM anyways :D

Bren on Sideshow’s stream

“I still believe in TSM, I believe that they can take it to overtime and lose” -Bren

LMAO

Mb ur right, didn’t realize they swapped roles on Icebox

They look tilted out of their minds, that 1v3 by steel was painful to watch and I’m not even a TSM fan

Stop trying to jinx it >:(

Seeing Zander and Cryo both qualify for Closed on separate teams really makes me wonder what would've happened if 100T had chosen to sign them. I mean they did need a star-Jett player and an IGL...

Can’t do anything against Cryo once he’s heated up. GGwp XSET, hopefully The Guard can at least win in the Lower Bracket

Getting eco'd, knife killed, and throwing a 1v1 postplant in the span of 2 rounds, can't even imagine what it feels like to be a TSM fan

Damn, The Guard are getting slaughtered on Split. I guess they've got a pretty limited map pool, prolly due to being such a new team

Even if TSM closes this one out, I think there is a high chance they will be burnt out by the T1 match

That's the issue. You're watching the top teams from 2021, not 2022. If you're looking for fundamentals, watch Version1, The Guard, XSET, and Rise, with T1, NRG, and Knights also being on point at times.

Watch The Guard if you want to see good fundamentals

FaZe out already, did not expect that

Nice :D

I'd like to see this game get streamed

The Guard have some of the best teamplay in NA

Rise vs T1 is probably the best matchup, but I'll be keeping a close eye on The Guard's match as well

Gen.G and LG above T1 and The Guard are kind of strange choices, as both of them got 2-0'd by the ladder

Other than that, I'd prolly move BBG down at least one tier because of their recent results, the rest I mostly agree on

DRX would still claim at least one slot in an APAC qualifier, don't know if that's an unpopular opinion or not though.
Northeption also proved to us what JP is capable of, while on LAN, the experience of Korean teams will show through imo, compared to the younger SEA teams (like FS), who will take a little bit of time to adapt to the LAN environment.

Anyways, the JP and KR VCT hasn't even started yet, so at least relax until you see them actually play :<

^ Yep, forgot about that

They're owned by Kroenke, which also owns the LA Gladiators (OWL) and the LA Guerrillas (COD).

The best comparison I can make for them is an org like Version1 or Andbox, who some people may think are new but are actually owned by massive parent companies who have been invested in Esports for a while.

https://tiermaker.com/create/na-vct-teams-1228666

Now that we've seen the teams play, post your tier list below (academy teams aren't included btw because they can't compete in VCT)

Choked an 11-5 lead, wtf

Trent's going to become known as one of the best pickups of Stage 1, trust me

LFG, this team's really starting to pick up some steam. Trent and Valyn are insanely good at fragging for support players and Saya is a beast, hopefully The Guard make it to Closed.

No stream for this match or The Guard vs LG

Bruh

How is he on smokes while Babybay is on duelist?

Version1
Akrew
Rise
Gen.G
XSET
Ghost
FaZe
TSM

Damn, TBK over VK?

The SEA region is now made up of Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, and a bunch of SA countries, such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, etc.

Countries like Brunei and Laos also sometimes compete, but they don’t have their own circuit.