it will be tough they have looked sloppy at times carried by some great individual performances, just really have polish their game, booster knows how to counterstrat effectively so it all gonna come down to some midround calls on both sides

i got a laugh outta this thx

lev??????? nah chief decent second half of the split for them but were out classed the first couple matches

i really hope ur wrong about emea getting another slot i cant watch another one of their teams get stomped in groups as always

idk bout goated but he played a hell of a game was it was amazing to watch tbh

holy shit its the goat!!!!!!

this mfer already knows

the new limited release c9 purple to blue gradient looks clean

great players great team but dogshit region if they were in NA they would actually have to compete

eh bind is too tight can get away with too many shotguns

juicing up only stimulates growth you have to put in the work even when u are on the gear might well just go natural your gonna have to work the same amount with the same intensity u already have either way

for twisten, although i would love to see added lobster related flairs

role specific or not crashies is just the better player period. also shao is very negative when playing int, and only +1 positive on sen. classic emea copium

EMEA runs on copium. Win or lose NA has the more talented players, cope about it.

Me right now

I’m sure all players and coaches watched the matches yesterday, 100T wasn’t messing around pulling out some nice tricks and post plants I wouldn’t be surprised if teams playing today open up their playbooks a bit more. This match is gonna be close and a good insight in how that fast play from faze is going effect some maybe more solid set pieces. I think crashies comes up huge, 2-1 optic

His viper is pitiful they lose more games than they win off it there is no reason he should be on the team not a top na sova not even close on viper why is he around doesn’t even igl that’s Ethan now

Bang is great add can play smokes and has duelist experience but I feel terrible for babyj he played his role well there I also feel for ec1s who’s time was wasted when everyone knew it wouldn’t work (why outsource for igl who hasn’t been picked up in eu for months). But what exactly does hiko do for them again????? Why is Ethan stuck on this skye role which they always use (I think they gotta adjust their comps) just this is sad Asunaa is stuck in a tenz in friend kinda deal it seems it’s hard hard carrying

Every time I see their post match score he consistently is 7/13 and his split viper is terrible

want eg to win but BcJ second best sova NA

They shorted him..

NRG is dangerous. Hazed igl and som on Jett working like a charm, enjoying Tex slot second duelist/ko role. Holding rise to that when rise has been playing well recently. I enjoying watching them play I’m really glad Tex got that chance after equinox I really thought he was a good free agent pickup.

I think this has the possibility to be very entertaining. I do believe TL is the better team and thats hard to dispute that with TL players really performing recently. I think the only way C9 win this is by controlling their pacing better and maybe reeling in leaf a bit sometimes these early fights don't go his way like was the case vs FNC on maps 2 and 3. I want C9 to win but it doesnt matter what I want, the game will have a lot of pressure on C9 and it will be interesting how they respond. For Liquid they have win this game to finally be able to say EU best region. Very excited to watch best of luck to both teams!

he is top 3 sova na thou (crashies, BcJ, xeta) (hiko isnt consistent)

i think that this game comes to map picks and individual play. C9 should take breeze FNC should take icebox. It really comes down to whoever shows up with mutli kills and clutches. mainly leaf and derke will have a lot of pressure to perform. Im worried thou with leafs aggressive style it might be easy to run trap plays, and on the otherhand worried about FNC pacing they push sites a little too late sometimes. overall very excited to see this game.

floppy floppy floppy

I’m sorry but I will enjoy this time 100T fans are really good at grinding my gears (not as much as TSM fans) but it will be interesting to see how much more attention people will bring to the 7-13 hiko stat line

Edit:typo

Poiz plays for the academy team he got benched but he is the best oper on the org

The team is headed to champions and there really isn't an really anyone who can counter op these very high level opers. I am concerned as a C9B fan and was wondering if there is any need to be? Will leaf step up on op (mixed results previously) or is there really even a need to counter op at champs?

100T fans will kill anyone who say anything negative about hiko but the fact of the matter is that there are more productive sovas like BcJ crashies and xeta cant lose games and not notice the hiko stat line he is a great content creator but the team is changing and peter and ethan need help

NRG JUST CONFIRMED

i think FNS is good enough mid round to overcome chet plays

Agreed very likely

i know vanity talked about it very very briefly about mitch being in their comp, the problem is mitch has been consistent and playing very well recently

Particular Valorant, I would love to either report on official news and/or general speculation (with some general stat reporting and number crunching of course)? How would one go about doing so? If there are any current writers or reporters do you have any tips or personal stories to share that could shed some insight?

Edit How would one go about....
easy answer clean up typos lol

source?

i agree wholeheartedly all these teams have faced adversity and struggle and will be highly touted as one of the great Esports journeys to date, with its members being remember in valorant as some of the mentally toughest and hard working players

(bias c9 fan ofc) v1 havent looked quite as strong as they have been considering their recent matches. that being said a penny pop off round, rounds, map, or match makes me weary i still think c9 take this but im cautious to say c9 2-0 will have to wait for picks and bans to either calm my nerves or just make a bit more nervous. either way i believe #C9WIN

just have to see if they can but i will be just as eager as anyone watching just how all teams do, everyone has a shot and i would not be disappointed if any of these teams make it to champions, whoever does deserves it and i will be rooting for all of na in champions

great pickup LG looking very strong

on paper i agree but upsets can happen c9 have some interesting players added to the roster and vanity is without a doubt a top 5 igl at least (i consider him to be top 2 but bias)

sorry i meant as in korea trashes (destroys) everyone in leauge

if gen g can play icebox they take it if 100t play haven they take it really comes to picks and bans but i think 100t 2-1 hope im wrong i want c9 to have the best chance to take it all

steel is the easy answer here but they need someone with big leadership qualities TSM looked damn good on certain maps and others they look like they were playing a pubs match. subroza is def a good player but sometimes the man is just making aggressively unneeded plays. not sure if its by a set design to take some space but he is solo challenging some spaces and cant get traded. the pacing of which he plays at sometimes kinda throws the main push out of timing and i can tell that hazed is really trying to dig up some mid round adjustments. levi played well but time will tell how consist he is. hazed is also playing well but i have doubts about his igl ability at times. the dropping of bang has thrown everyone for a loop he was playing a new role (smokes) and still finding much needed frags which helped them even qual for lcq. im surprised bang was benched so fast instead of TSM looking to make a comp switch. im bias and not really ever been a chet fan and at this point im questioning his coaching ability they should have with the talent alone they should be in lcq (and are) but to just barely get in by the skin of their teeth is a drop from form. to summarize subroza, wardell, levi, hazed, and steel as igl would be something i would be eager to see and give TSM fans something more to be excited about.

xeta stan here the growth he has shown since coming to america is insane idk if he would have that same growth in korea. the team playstyle of korea is the best in the world and he would certainly do well, but playing around some of the top talent such as tenz and leaf has elevated his play to make him one of the better support players in north america. i would go as far as (although bias) to say he is the upper tiers of sova players in na (would include the likes of BcJ (this may get backlash but im not sure would i would put hiko on this list due to his less than trade happy playstyle cough baiter) and sinatraa (RIP))

by no means would be a bad move my take is a bit normie cringe consider steel is the hottest free agent (just like when brax was bouncing around and thats all you saw on the this site) i just considered the rapport he has will ska and brax makes sense to a degree. thwifo thou is a quality player and from the structure he came from in xset would be easy to slot in. steel just came to mind cuz this igl role being handed off to curry who although didnt fail handling it would always be nice to have a experienced igl under this very talented team.

ninja

spyder, skadoodle, steel, curry, automatic?

+steel?

gee i hope c9 win....