https://www.vlr.gg/event/pickem/2305/challengers-league-2025-southeast-asia-split-1

More like it hasn't been updated yet, once AE/OF is done

No, don't blame them either, we're just all busy right now. I just so happen to be awake.

I'm so so sorry, I was a bit backed behind with my schedule. I'm very sorry once again.

Sultan udh di PH, sama kayak PTC.

Free1ng wasn't even a 'rookie' in the traditional sense. He was in FIRST STRIKE. Took him a three year hiatus to slowly build up to show up in Rare Atom and decimate everyone there.

Nope, still searching if anyone's doing a watchparty

In terms of Japan, DFM is probably on the newer side and has less resources for now compared to what ZETA has done. But a good org will support its development of its players and constantly giving them opportunities where they needed it (ie Premier, maybe T3 tournaments)

Just look at the Korean academies.

TJ Sports is basically Tencent's esports arm specifically with Riot. They've been handling anything esports related for Riot since LPL and their League of Legends OPS, so it was natural for them to transfer along once VCT CN is established. This isn't a new thing.

Evolution Series was also how they've gotten the first VCT CN Ascension team (DRG), and this is a continuation of it, albeit in a different form.

https://www.vlr.gg/event/pickem/2319/challengers-league-2025-dach-evolution-split-1

I personally describe it as when a team retains equal or more than 50% of your roster coming into a season/tournament.

So you have 6 players? 3-4 players that are still active come the next tournament. 7 players? 4-5, and so on.

(It's also how we maintained core connectivity for rosters across different teams/org)

Didn't think so. It was after LNY too so probably schedule wasn't matching? But I don't think the drama affected that much considering they played even with watasink

That ain't just you, def it's misinput

They are still a business. But even that isn't the point I brought it up. Competition is still paramount, but if you kill the entirety of the CN scene (which minds you, took 3 years of underground competition and another year of limbo because VCT CN wasn't set up,) it'll be bad for both the investors and the players.

Apples and oranges when comparing the situation with Korea and APAC as a whole, but you just can't deny them of their chance.

Also, Valorant is competing with Crossfire as the hegemony of competitive FPS there.

China's player population and competitive popularity is warranted enough for them to have their own scene. It is by far the most thorough T2 and T3 system on top of their T1 league. To consolidate them is to eliminate their potential population.

Korea is reaching that level, but I assume if it does happen, it'll be down the line since remove KR, a hypothetical Japan + SEA league needs a new home and it needs time to set up. And even that is a ridiculously improbable situation.

CRAZY RACCOON WHO? LAN CURSE WHERE

Fellas, no bracket flip apparently. This remains Talon's match.

In this case, they're required to since they are CN reps to Masters Bangkok

Right now it's just taking the players from the team profile. We don't have the full profile for the remaining 5 players, so when they play, the profiles will be added. This is not the final starting roster.

(Falk is the only player from the starting roster who doesn't have a profile)

But they're still content with having an NA GC team. The closest Aussie org capable is either PWR, Chiefs, or Mindfreak.

.....FlyQuest is NA.

Rank demon in the JP ladder, or at least high enough to caught NLights/Melof's eyes

Correct

https://www.vlr.gg/event/pickem/2339/vct-25-china-evolution-series-act-1

This is Evolution Series, China's mid-split tournament so the teams won't get too rusty during the offseason and for teams to use their alternate lineups and players (for example, EDG and TE being CN reps for Bangkok must play their alternate/reserve players)

This is Evolution Series, China's mid-split tournament so the teams won't get too rusty during the offseason and for teams to use their alternate lineups and players (for example, EDG and TE being CN reps for Bangkok must play their alternate/reserve players)

Misinput from the beginning. It was switched.

That's the backend; rankings are dynamic and WIP.

Work In Progress

EMEA, NA, BR

Hello, it's your local VLR mod TMo here,

I've updated the team flairs selection for: LATAM, KR, JP, CN, and APAC. The rest of the regions are WIP. Have fun!

Usually there would be problems with the external program they use for the VCT HUD, called Barracks. If that happens, nothing that they can't do except having to wait until it gets fixed from Barracks' side.

Our mistake fellas, outdated information that we got and late to change it.

free1ng is actually one of the older players out there lmao

They're playing standard valorant- GE's making them look good.

DFM is Crazy Raccoon, Crazy Raccoon is DFM.

I've been a lowkey fan ever since CR acquired DFM's Valorant assets, and even then I was still a supporter of CR.

Check CR's social media and personalities/talent. The fanbase is strong and many.

Life is the elder and will always be the elder.

https://x.com/fikrizaki/status/1878800235897745798?t=58y9lIoxZQEktdJKy68i4g&s=19

A few, actually both in VCT and VCL

KOI has Movistar as their title sponsor, hence Movistar KOI

FearX in VCL KR has BNK, hence BNK FearX

Same with Dplus and KIA, hence Dplus KIA

I believe Papara used to be SuperMassive's title sponsor before they outright bought the team

I know there's probably other examples that went past me

I thought I was hallucinating when they keep switching

It's their actual name for the Valorant division (they're sponsored by one of the company under their parent org, Jingdong), hence JD Mall JDG Esports (JD = Jingdong)

It's not Riot, it's on LVP- the Challengers France stream has their HUD on.

There will be 6 act/episodes, the season will run through the entire year

#SAVEDELB

Partly wrong, and partly right. Predator League last year also does this, so it's not because of Riot's hardline rule. Last year they also have a concert like this too, and a Bo3 Grand Finals; mind you, Kickoff last year was one month after the conclusion of the tournament.

Persia was moving around VCL JP, margaret was rotating around other mid-table VCL KR teams, and the rest was part of Team OGS/Shadow Corporation, a team consisted fully of rookies in their first year competing.

Kind of both sides of the coin.

https://x.com/IGZIST_GG/status/1877233849714851880

Pablo committed the yeet once again

He is

I mean they were already in Malaysia at that point (this match is two days ago), look at the dates.

Last minute call since NKT had to find a bootcamp (they can't play from their Predator ones) and all the private booths for the particular PC cafe was booked by DOTA teams attending the event and DreamLeague.

It's Stream D's casters' mic that are unbalanced