I'd say GenG have had the better year, they've looked like a powerhouse team at every stage. SEN had a worse post-Madrid slump and GenG's beaten a wider variety of teams. If GenG win Champs they have to be in GOAT contention.

I'm predicting DRX to do better in Seoul than PRX

Kai from Trace Esports, also cned is THE jett one trick

Agreed, x0ppa, r0ni and v0nity all need to go

Luke isn't even good. You could've named anyone else.

I think these are the deserving 4. Talon beat RRQ so it's only right. RRQ were honestly disappointing when it came to the stratbook.

A lot of teams that were looking shaky in either stage 1 or Shanghai look in form right now, I think a lot of teams are peaking at the right time this year. I could see a lot of different possibilities for what the top 6 teams at Champs will be.

To be fair so did TH, both teams have pretty poor mental in those situations

Guess they need to beg NDG to come back :(

People say the "saving strats" line is cope after a team loses but in GenG's case they actually are taking it easy in the regular season and then kick it into next gear for playoffs and international events. Regular season GenG is alright and still aimdiffs the entire region, but once they start going into the stratbook they're a whole different beast. Just compare their performance against Bleed in the regular season to their playoff matches against RRQ and PRX.

j0nggg

they need to sign Mr. Tenz from SCARZ

PRX vs GenG is typically a close series, no? Their underwhelming performance in Shanghai and now having their worst performance against GenG tells me PRX is getting worse. Their limited map pool and shitty comps might not even get them top 6 this time. The game has changed.

Sentinel is the most easy role in the game, I genuinely don't understand how that wouldn't work out

keknyet wouldve got them that trophy true

no wonyet no trophy

FPX had a high ceiling in Shanghai but poor defense and bad comps really screwed them over. I'm worried that they doubled down on the stupid shit that worked instead of improving what didn't work.

and he aint gettin no trophy in seoul keke

theyre getting worse :(

j0nggg come

"you dont know valorant"
Stay trophyless

C9 vs LEV rematch is one of the most dreaded possibilities for playoffs

Neo Frontier, Prime, Sovereign, Recon and RGX would be my top 5

Glitchpop and Singularity feel weirdly terrible to use

he might be the biggest paycheck stealer in NA and his vandal skin is horrible

Redgar (Controller)

higher chance of him dropping off the map

I just hope the chinese teams that go to champs (looking at Trace and FPX in particular) improve off of their international experience and understand that the chinese style of valorant isn't going to get you far on the big stage. DRG have regressed after Shanghai and I honestly haven't seen a ton of improvement from FPX.

-ethan
+ardiis
gg

you mean jaw mysterio

washed vs washed

that will be decided when primmie faces geng, texture is the final boss

L lore, schizo

I second the guy above me. Worth it for TS throwing and primmie dropping 30.

Shanks

he's got 50 years of gaming experience so ofc he's good

This doesn't even make sense, if anything Talon were at a disadvantage by adding a new player and Primmie isn't even a seasoned pro

I believe Talon will finally get a 2-1 win over DRX

ITS TIME FOR THE SAME EVENT
GenG 2-1

No NDG = no win

RRQ IS COOKED :(

Both sides literally have two spots you could play. Behind the big box and heaven on A, and behind the rectangular box and heaven on B. If you don't fall back and retake with your team you'll just die long before they're able to rotate.

NAVI and KC making playoffs despite playing like shit throughout this season is honestly hilarious, it's crazy that there's no other good teams in EMEA right now aside from the top 3 to have stopped this disaster from happening

12-5

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/dd1e3a19

predicting rerun of last emea playoff, fnc somehow find a way to win

we need navi to win for the ardiis vs bilibili rematch

ah shit here we go again
FNC 2-0 k0rmine c0rp

he needs to stat pad so when delulu vlr users look up his match history they'll be tricked into thinking hes good keke

m0rteen is one of the most overrated players of the year

KC were the ultimate kickoff merchants, they disappointed in Madrid but Split 1 and 2 were so bad lmao. Only beating GX, KOI and M8s in your last 10 games and still making playoffs for champs is CRAZY.

kek true