I think so, but unless the other teams who are currently below them in circuit points all pop off, idk though

Kinda feel like Dapr has been one of their better players this stage, but that could just be me

For the bind composition, I think they just move Shahz to the Chamber bc Kanpeki is already a good Skye.

Holy Tenz 4k

how?

Honestly, props to the team for that play, they played it super smart.

I'm a sen fan but i can for sure say sentinels will lose to optic and c9, they are just another tier up, but if they play unbelievable in the first 2 weeks, that opinion could change

I mean yeah...based on the open qualifier 1, SEN is worse bc LG beat them pretty convinvingly even though SEN lost bc of them chocking 10-2 Bind, but they are playing more coordinated recently

I could definitely see it happening, but SEN choked their 8-9 round lead against LG on bind and I'm not sure it will happen this time around

I think Seangares will find a way to take a map, they have insane potential and had a good showing in 2nd Quals

My Predictions:

1. Guard vs 100 Thieves (2-1 The Guard)
2. LG vs Sentinels (2-1 Sentinels)
3. Optic vs FaZe (2-0 Optic)
4. XSET vs Ghost (2-1 XSET)
5. NRG vs TSM (2-1 NRG)
6. C9 vs EG (2-0 C9)

Let me know your thoughts below :)

Happy birthday Man!!

How bad is icebox if they are banning icebox??

But their current strong maps are haven, fracture, and bind except that lg choke

should be enough to qualify, but they need to add 1 more map in case. Their ascent was okay if they can boost that then they should be vibin

wheres the bracket?

underrated asf and im not even a gmd fan

From what I've seen, they have drastically improved with this roster. In the t2-3 tournametns that I was watching, they were not performing to the level they are now, and part of that was they were new. Now its been about 2-3 weeks with this roster and I can say that they are indeed a different team than when they started. They are taking this super seriously and want to be the TSM they were at First strike days

same. Feel like SA+LATAM slots are 1 too high, but i personally couldn't care bc i want to see more people around the world get represented even if they are a minor region

didnt say this before but i think they could do what they did last year and masters 3 automatically qualifys for champs

Interesting thought. I think the hardest part with this would be dividing up the teams into "groups" where they would play their 5 matches or whoever they are intended to play. I do think this is something similar to what could happen, however i think there also needs to be a lower bracket for playoffs, because there could be a larger luck factor without 2nd chance than with it

You right.

Neon though could be an option on like Fracture. I feel like it might suit Tenz play style

Honestly, I feel like they can bring the double duelist back on a couple maps like split and icebox. Ik they didn't perform well on split last time they did double duelist this quals but if they want to play aggressive, it can work. Just a thought

bind is insane, they jsut manage to choke a bit near the end to "make it interesting"

split is the decider, fracture is lg map pick

Personally dont think 100T can beat TSM, think it will be 2-1 TSM, but apart from that I agree

he was just the assistant coach for iceland

thought that was just for iceland

Honestly, as I SEN fan I can say for sure that they need to boot camp for at least a week and need to practice more. Also even when SEN was on top of the world during the first half 2021, Shahzam actually spent a lot of time prepping, but the more subs he gets the more time he needs to spend time streaming bc he gets a load of moeny from that.

idk sometimes it gets confusing in my household bc im indian living in america, if someone says football i have no idea which one they are talking about unless i hear like a name or something

Isn't Jovi an option, I know he had his ups and down but he's not terrible and 100T was pretty good under him

Think they were trialing one (The old ghost coach i think), but they for sure haven't been seen with a coach in any of these games so far from what I've seen

Which stream is going to be on the main Valorant stream? Sen vs LG or 100T vs Knights

Didn't tex play the jett before Som started playing the jett for the team recently? Just wondering I never really followed NRG into too much detail bc they were like ok but not like insane before this year

i dont understand why asuna wanted to play flex, he was clearly one of the best duelists in NA

im not blaming him bc hes been sensatinoal for SEN since he joined, he just needs to learn a couple other agents to play in pro play. Like i think he would be a great neon where he could just run on site and aim duel anyone he sees.

especially when agent bans start, tenz will be forced onto other roles

I mean I agree, but before shazam "fully" stepped down from the jett role we saw how dominant he was on the jett and the op. He might not have that dash but the tp is just as effective

Like I get why dapr is playing the sentinel role so hes gonna play the chamber, i just feel like anyone else on the team would have more potential with the chamber

like with faze, dicey sat them down a lot of the rounds on chamber i think he had the most kills in the entire series could be wrong, but still i feel like in the right hands on sentinels, whoever that chamber is could be such a huge boost.

still need a coach though, i dont think they would have another iceland type run until they get that coach and i have been a sentinels coach since first strike

shahzam is by far the best oper on the team, he should be the person playing chamber on a majority of the maps bc of his potential for multi-kill rounds with that ult

Bro like lets be honest, the majority of the teams who have been succeeding have been doing bootcamps. Like if TSM was playing when they just formed wiht this new team they wouldve lost to 100T but now they could possible make groups although Faze will most likely win

SEN need to bootcamp even if its just a 1 week no stream only grind type bootcamp

He gets hate simply because everyone expects him to drop 30+ kills every game when in reality he can't just run onto a site 1v4 and be expected to get all 4

They aren't going to qualify this week for sure, however, I do see some potential for next week. They just need more time for everyone to get comfortable with each other, but individually, they are all very good.

I mean C9W beating Clanless who are all comprised of high tier pros is impressive though.

No hate towards Corey, he's quite skilled at the game.

Is it just me, or whenever Corey actually plays well, TSM loses, and when he plays decent (around the 15 kills area), they actually end up winning.

Honestly think that Dapr will play the Viper and SicK on the Sage