Unfortunately for FNC, no mickey mouse single elim format and no visa issues, so their 2 win conditions are gone.

He's insane and has been for a while. Valorant isn't played on a stat sheet.

Hopefully no matter what happens he doesn't waste ANOTHER year. This guy is so insane, good enough to be a top 2 player on a trophy winning team imo.

surely they stay together? (hopefully)

There's gonna be alot of roster moves after champs

Who are some players that are gonna be the most sought after?

N4rrate, Cloud, Verno, Zander are the ones i'm most excited for

Verno has close to 500 rounds on both fade and gekko (1.32 and 1.16 Rating all-time)

nah perfect would be Verno

• cracked on same agent pool (init)
• alot of room for growth

edit: double posted ignore this comment

That guild (sayf twisten Leo trexx koldamenta)

The guild that lost to OG LGBT MRI and Navi had 4/5 of those players that you just mentioned. I also severely doubt that even with 5/5 they woulda beaten M3C or Liquid for that spot, especially given how scream was playing.

Guild beat optic after 13-11 map1 Triple OT map 2 (shanks won more decisively), then never made a LAN again cuz they lost to nobodies in Navi and OG whatever in LCQ. Optic made it to Champs finals (and did better against PRX at copenhagen). If anything the razor thin victory vs optic was the fluke

Arctic Monkeys
Tame Impala
White Stripes
Black Eyed Peas
Maroon 5
Selena Gomez and the Scene
Beastie Boys
Linkin Park
Wallows

No i will not choose one 👺👺👺

So OPTIC goes down 5 for FPX, who they outplaced at champs, and avenged later:
https://www.vlr.gg/220290/nrg-esports-vs-natus-vincere-champions-tour-2023-masters-tokyo-opening-a

But FNC only goes down 2.5 after both EG and PRX outperform them next tourney, and PRX have outperformed ever since?

Go ahead and switch ur flair back to FNC buddy

If FPX Copenhagen gets extra points for disruption of practice due to visa issues, then Fnatic Tokyo must lose points.
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Both of the best players/star duelists on the other region's #1 teams had that issue

EG - Wasted 2 weeks of tournament preparation playing with sub until demon1 return last minute. The only maps between Fnatic and EG (nerfed) at Tokyo that were decisive were Fracture and Lotus. Every other map came down to 2 rounds, the closest margin possible. Next tourney we saw what happened (Champs MVP).

PRX - missing Something entirely (Pacific MVP). PRX with something has also outperformed Fnatic at every tourney since he could play.

and both teams at full strength also beat Loud at Champs.
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Since you gave OPTC M1 22 a 5/10, FNC M1 23 should be max 3/10.

Also there is a spelling error where SEN's M1 is misspelled, and GEN.G's should be M2

+4 rounds

This guy is inventing new ways to cope I can't 😂😂😂😂😂

counterpoint: https://youtu.be/iNoRMGN3Uzo?si=cxmtAp74B6xlIFGq&t=2815

gimme bron

can it be a gc pro? some of them are deadass ascendant

now keep that same energy for Nats

if you've never had IRL friends i can understand why you would be unfamiliar with the concept of playing with them

Mine are

PRX vs FNC
LEV vs VIT
TLN vs FUT
G2 vs DRX
FPX vs TH
PRX vs TH

its a ranked match tho not a pro match them being 'tier 1' or 'tier 2' is pretty irrelevant they're not gonna have set strats and protocols they're just playing. And enzo and magnum don't strike me as ranked demons.

I got the EU team winning the ascent 13-10ish (because of FNS Kayo while Boaster comfort role) but I felt the lineup was pretty balanced

now that i'm looking him it looks like almost all of his content is chamber, but it shouldn't matter much its a ranked match and most people at the top 100 level can play any agent well (for ranked purposes)

i have no clue i just know he's a popular eu streamer who's hit rank 1 and is known for his aim routine

Boaster and Derke vs FNS and S0m ranked duo showdown
These teams queue into each other in a ranked match

Map 1 - Breeze

Boaster - Viper
Derke - Jett
Khunaa - Reyna
Horcus - Skye
XMS - Cypher

vs

FNS - Cypher
Eggster - Yoru
S0m - Viper
Screwface - Sova
Sarah - Kayo

Map 2 - Ascent

Boaster - Omen
Derke - Jett
Magnum - KJ
Sayonara - Reyna
Enzo - Sova

vs

Dasnerth - Cypher
S0m - Clove
FNS - Kayo
Mada - Jett
Brawk - Sova

thats a good one, added

1. FNC "We only lost because of Loud" - an iconic cope
2. C9 "Role issues" - honestly if they just came out and said esports was in a rough place and they couldnt afford his salary it would have been much more well-received than this obv lie
3. SEN "Burnout" - At the start it was fair but its definitely not why they started losing to Loud and 100T
4. Navi "Doombros is the problem" - 💀💀💀💀
5. Yay "His teammates aren't setting him up" - nah he just fell off, plain and simple
6. NRG "Slow Starters" - nah bruh Biank clears
7. Mel "Not in franchising because of sexism" - yeah thats it......

lmk some more and i'll add them where i think they belong

Sym when he's on is the best player in the world, unfortunately he has a consistency problem

you're about to have a really rough august

KR, USA Russia, Turkey, Brazil, and Canada are the clear powerhouses

Nismo

The rest are all fair points but regarding sayf vs zekken

Does he do more with less or does he do more because he has less?

Zekken is consistently the top fragger on SEN which has both Tenz and Johnqt (Sacy and Zellsis are supports).

Nobody else on VIT is a hard fragger (Trexx included, he's not a hard fragger the same way Riens is, for example)

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I also can't see sayf putting up these kinds of performances against top teams in bo5s

Zekken
(OPTC)
https://www.vlr.gg/107743/optic-gaming-vs-xset-champions-tour-north-america-stage-2-challengers-gf/?game=all&tab=overview
(GENG)
https://www.vlr.gg/312779/gen-g-vs-sentinels-champions-tour-2024-masters-madrid-gf

Sayf
(Prime FNC)
https://www.vlr.gg/213198/fnatic-vs-team-liquid-champions-tour-2023-emea-league-gf
(Current FNC)

Duelist:
Sayf is not better than Zekken, also Something should be there

Initiator:
Trexx Clears Riens

Senti:
Meteor on Top, also Alfa might not even be better than Benjy, and if anything he's a flex atp

Controller:
Im fine with this

Flex:
Roberto "Mazino" Rivas and Jason "Forsaken" Susanto belong here

ok but no joke they were actually moving different vs nrg they were hitting 3ks through smokes and shit. It's as if what ardiss said activated them like the winter soldier.

Less is why Alfajer can't call himself a world champion.

Less doesn't have that problem tho.

https://dotesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/less-valorant-settings-2.jpg

the only place he owns him is in your delusions buddy.

In the real world he actually got owned by Less 3 times.

....exactly?

Less and Alfajer were in the same lobby three times.
Less was by far the better sentinel in the lobby all three times.
Senti Diff.

he got against other teams

The ratings in their head to head, genius.

https://www.vlr.gg/167393/loud-vs-fnatic-champions-tour-2023-lock-in-s-o-paulo-gf 1.20 vs 0.97
https://www.vlr.gg/248270/fnatic-vs-loud-valorant-champions-2023-playoffs-ubqf 1.23 vs 1.06
https://www.vlr.gg/248282/fnatic-vs-loud-valorant-champions-2023-playoffs-lr3 1.14 vs 0.80

Less 3-0, big senti gap every time.

if they play harbor on ascent again no joke they should be kicked out of franchising cuz they're clearly not trying to win. There's gotta be some rule about that in the rulebook.

he once carried me in a swiftplay so i'll allow it

if blg does it again this site is gonna crash. God i wish it does

oh my god ur right I can't believe I forgot about Koala (i haven't watched alot of t2 recently, forgive me). He's a great player and especially with ops and other scoped weapons. I'd probably put him above Keiko but idk whether to choose him over mada or vice versa

yeah nobody in their right mind thinks Icy has a better raze and ESPECIALLY Jett than Oxy. This is why we watch the games and not just the stat page. I bet if you asked every pro in americas which player they'd rather have as the enemy Jett it would be unanimous.

'a special quality, especially one that is essential for success and is difficult to describe'

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/x-factor

Although to be fair, with Jawgemo it is pretty easy to describe. He plays like he's in constant clove ult and somehow pulls it off. Certainly special (who else plays quite like jawgemo does?) and leads to success for his team.

If jawgemo isn't an X factor then nobody is

First of all, this isn't meant to shit on Icy, G2 has done well with him. However, it is a bit obvious G2 lacks the firepower and star fragger they need to take them to the next level, especially since the America's duelist scene is incredibly stacked. He does fit well in their system, but Saya and Tex also fit well in their system, and its not a big stretch to say that they can get another
,and for lack of a better word, better player to also fit their system.

1. Jawgemo - The obvious pick. World Champion that can take over games and give them an X factor.
2. N4rrate - An absolute stud who can frag out but also brings a lot of flexibility.
3. Oxy - Its Oxy. This kid is the truth. Also, they can likely develop him as a player infinitely better than C9 has.
4. Reduxx - Yes Mada has the better stats and all but I feel Reduxx is the better player. Also a better long-term investment.
5. Victor - He looked good on duelist and brings a lot of experience. A safe pick.
6. Mada - A bit rough around the edges, but undeniably has the fragging power G2 needs. Has been going nuclear in t2.
7. Keiko - A risk, but the talent is there.

its a list for 21st century, so post 2000 athletes

this list? https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/40446224/top-100-athletes-21st-century

Serena being #2 is a DEI pick forsure

Real top 5:

1. Bolt - Fastest Human Ever, by alot. You literally watched to see how much he would beat the next guy by.
2. Phelps - Greatest Olympian Ever, set 7 world records in one Olympics. Might actually be a fish.
3. Messi - Undisputed GOAT of the biggest sport in the world.
4. Tom Brady - Most Clutch player in any sport, more rings than Thanos has stones, the ultimate leader and winner.
5. Tiger Woods - You probably can't name another golfer

G2 N4rrate

Aspas and Kingg lock them in the torture chamber and throw away the key

Exactly