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| Registered: | July 6, 2024 |
| Last post: | May 20, 2026 at 4:42 PM |
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this shit is overblown lol
look at how well nrg adapted to DRX when they were the only team punishing their light shield buys in with the outlaw
G2 were also practicing double duelist for a while and chose to implement it when they actually dealt with a loss in regionals for the first time, so it’s not like any team will suddenly change comps to beat NRG because if anything it would benefit them more
don’t worry, he will be when he help contribute nrg to a top 3 finish as the only team playing double initiator
he had his part in developing players like sayf, leo, verno and skuba to where they are today
he was able to accomplish so much with little time to integrate ethan as a good IGL and prioritizing comfort in their comps (go look at their lotus and haven comp, exact same archetype yet the players are all on different agents/roles except for mada)
obviously all the players had their part in their champs run and contributed to it but to say that they wouldn’t win champs without bonkar is disingenuous
nats was nothing before lohan and yaotzin joined liquid
both him and keiko spent a year rotting in liquid until they had an actual defined system and team environment around them
He took a temporary break to focus on his personal life
many teams in santiago saw success because of them primarily running double duelist though
MIBR losing 3 bo5s had more to do with how dysfunctional they were in their defensive setups as evident on split vs NRG as well as a lack of identity which is fair given that they didn’t have much prac time
okay of all teams i did NOT expect you to say GENG
not even they believed they could win a trophy until champs playoffs
brawk s0m mada and ethan were flopping in stage 1 and after fns was dropped, skuba was picked up and ethan took over the IGL role and we all know how that went in 2024
it’s because aspas is his duelist, not n4rrate
we can all tell who the better duelist is
we need to bring tenz out of retirement
he mentioned that it was a temporary break to focus on his personal life, maybe he resolved that before joining SEN
just like how sen was supposed to be a long term project, plans change
cortezia losing the 1v1 to spike out weighs his performance at champs clearly
https://x.com/valorantesports/status/2025616601954017480
VCT is missing out on peak, on behalf of everyone WE will not be watching santiago
i care
no way you’re getting downvoted for this
they finish way ahead of sen and acquired one championship point but i’m supposed to believe sen are better…
retake meta was also popularized in 2024 which is what kaplan was really good at, he even tried forcing it in 2025 and 2026
yeah if they had bonkar coaching sen then maybe
the point is that sen were doing well in stage 1 to the point a roster change wasn’t justified AT THE TIME, affaik this was after they upset G2 to make toronto
obviously looking back at it now it would be seen as a good move but skuba alone wouldn’t fix sens problems
doesn’t fit their narrative though
qraxs is finally learning other roles other than being a kayo one trick
maybe there’s SOME hope for f0t
they bombed out of stage 1 and were at the worst
he won a trophy with a disastrous NRG team and ethan as the IGL which says enough
his own team also praises him for the effort he puts into making the team excel
bonkar top 5
if he can somehow win santiago or make a deep run as the only team to not play double duelist at masters then he’s the goat
champs and masters winner for a reason
it’s not like sen were winning any games with kaplan either
johnqt is 100% keeping his spot, reduxx most likely will
I think SEN 2026 will dethrone NRG and win an international trophy
i’m also in the same boat here, champs 2025 must’ve heavily influenced the decision though
RRQ were already qualified to champs by the time they beat DRX, it was TLN that needed to win that 😹
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