That's one game I haven't watched yet. Being from Aus the time diff has sucked to watch live :(

Considering Bren mentioned on Plat Chat that Zeta had been blacklisted by teams for being so bad in scrims it would be a bit strange.

ouch, reality check

https://www.vlr.gg/83940/sources-bonkers-core-splits

rDeeW and tixx don't play for Bonkers anymore

True, but it is both if they were all in Russia.

I just wanna see ORDER compete internationally since they qualified for NA LCQ last year but couldn't attend.
Then we blow it all up and make a superteam ;)

Overwatch scene couldn't overcome

Agreed, bonkers core blew up didn't they?
Hopefully ORDER can do qualify for Stage 2 APAC and do some damage, considering they qualified for NA LCQ last year and couldn't attend.

Where were Gambit competing in Challengers from though? Because if they were in Russia they wouldn't have been able to attend because of international flight restrictions from Russia.
This was part of the reason Fnatic loaned in a sub to replace braveaf, along with his suspension

Unfortunately she dropped the charges, so he definitely will be because he's good enough

OCE VAL LIVES

Bonk... If you lose this match, at least let it be close. If this includes scorelines like 2-13 again then OCE val is dead in the water :(

rDeeW - Turn that second monitor off ffs

rDeew bud. I get it, the AFL season kicked off last night with a Grand Final rematch at the same time as your game but geez, stop looking away from the game to your second monitor to check the scores during the damn rounds!

Same story for all oce e-sports :(

Neither do the people running the team bud, you ain't alone lol

This has to be bait...

100T simps are gunna hate this take but: Why they got given the spot straight into Groups after losing their two most important players I'll never understand.
These 5 needed reps under their belts together and coming through qualifiers would have been perfect for that. Instead they're underdone and the org seems to have expectations that they just can't meet in such a short time of being together.
Feelsbadman

That was my thought too, that they were only filling in for now.
Yeah, I used to be a fan of OWL. They were casting for the last two years as well as doing the OW World Cups and were always good and entertaining (especially in the World Cups where they were able to bring excitement to the crap matchups). Hope to see more of them casting in future.
Seeing 3 quarters of the Four Heads back together on the desk yesterday was pretty cool too.
Thanks Hudsen! Love your work

Any reason out there for Sideshow & Bren not casting the rest of groups?

Doesn't make it any less true

3-13 on your own map pick... woof

Buss The Red - P Money
Get's me bouncin

And as a Fnatic fan, you should already know to ask anyone with a TSM flair "When does TSM play?" XD

(Sorry Calypso, had to be done)

As a Chiefs fan, I'm heartbroken.

But as an LSU fan, I'm stoked for Burrow and Chase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfAP7mcCFFw

When does TSM play?

Thanks for the info!

I also would say that the COVID pandemic has greatly impacted the popularity of esports in NA due to being unable to do live events. We've even heard from some players that they would rather not play until live events are back.
Just look at the Overwatch League as an example.

100% agree with you.

Sen in general seem to have slipped since Shahz streamed with Pokimane and then continued streaming extra hours to keep up the buff he got in viewers from her. More time spent streaming = less time to watch vods and review the strengths and weaknesses of their opponents.
I personally think once Sen sign a REAL coach who can do the majority of the prep for them, they'll be a top 3 team in the world again and go deep in international tournaments.

General question: Is Rocket League a popular Esport for NA?

This all just creates more hype around the rematch in a few days!

Completely different. That wasn't an exploit, it was just a skill jump. Tenz even tweeted about it:
https://twitter.com/TenZOfficial/status/1466519676918321155?s=20

Agreed

woof

Feelsbadman

Mindfreak 2-1

Wildcard 2-0

Only if you sell them to people who use console and take the money you made and put that into val.
The cards themselves, no you cant use them for Val.

Unless there is a console release in future of course.

Some hoodie org

Sad situation.

But on the plus side, we get to see Sen, F4Q and G2 all play more games than they would have originally. Could be a close race for that 2nd spot if G2 and F4Q trade wins.

????

God tier take 🤣

Damn that sucks. Really wanna see this team do well being an Aussie.
Thank you for the info

Do you know the reason?

Soniqs playing with a stand-in?