Doesn't SEN have the second highest amount of Champs points below EDG? I thought it was impossible for them to miss Champs

Honestly SEN going on a run in Champs seems reasonable, but I'm predicting PRX to fall off post-Shanghai, wonder if anyone feels the same

Both teams are so much fun to watch and so likeable. Honestly I think GenG deserves it more. They've really been put through the wringer this year. Played a shit ton of maps and came up short against SEN, then came up short against PRX and had to go through a tougher road in Shanghai. Their map pool is insane and they've beaten a plethora of great teams. Hard to root against them.

Would still be awesome for patitek to get a trophy lmao poor guy doesn't even have a team to play with after Shanghai is over

Probably going to be a good Omen map, every map is a good Omen map pretty much and the close corners/verticality will allow for all the typical Omen plays

Give me a 5 map with 5 OT gigabanger series

Love CGRS, bring that man back to tier 1

FPX need two things right now. To improve their defense (their attack looked stellar) and cut the Clove on Icebox. Unless Life just stops playing Clove like he's on Jett. The amount of times he pushed on defense like he had a dash was stupid. I'm REALLY looking forward to FPX's Haven. NathanD and berLIN will cook up something insane I just know it.

I still think they should've benched Ethan or crashies instead of Marved

Benjy and Meteor are about on par with each other. Both have had many insane performances this year and are the top 2 sentinels in the world. As for this Masters I think wo0t > t3xture, both have had unbelievably good maps and a few maps where they went quiet. But wo0t is just mechanically unreal at times.

AfteR

who's diffing who tonight?

GenG's map pool is just so good I don't think they need to save Ascent for last

EDG Miniboo

Americas: SEN, NRG, EG, LOUD (hope LOUD make a comeback, would love to see Jawg popoff, NRG needs to quality for the BLG rematch and memes)
EMEA: TH, NAVI, FNC, KC (about time we see NAVI again, hope FNC make a comeback but they might never peak again)
APAC: GenG, PRX, DRX, RRQ (these 4 would have the most exciting matches, hope T1 doesn't steal another spot)
CN: FPX, BLG, Trace, JDG (EDG are washed, give someone else a chance)

If GenG lose tonight, will APAC disband?

It won't be until Champs that we'll know for sure. FPX impressed everyone around the world with their performance in Shanghai. Their growth since Madrid is honestly crazy. Washed EDG getting the top seed instead of FPX makes CN look even worse than it is lmao.

Wo0t plays Jett like she wasn't ever nerfed lmao. His mechanics are genuinely unbelievable on Jett and Raze. TH def need to go the double duelist route.

GenG going on a fucking run in front of a Chinese crowd that is biased against them and for APAC to get their first trophy after GenG choked in their previous finals is a story in my book

Nah the level of play in VCT right now is just hella weird, feels like anyone could beat anyone at this point. Format/schedule has to be fucking people up.

Florescent is overrated as shit

Sentinel: Meteor, leaf, Benjyfishy (alfajer and foxy9 were also pretty great)
Duelist: Texture, Miniboo, Aspas or Jinggg
Initiator: Lakia, Riens, Leo
Flex: Tenz, Cryo, N4RRATE
Controller: bang, Karon, Mako

I think 100T are winning solely because their map pool is better. Their permaban of Lotus kinda fucks TH over.

lev yay

1. tenz

OP's choices would be the good ending, unlikely though

My predictions: SEN, NAVI, DRX, FPX. Americas is a tossup, lots of potentially strong teams but I feel like SEN has had the most time to cook something. A renewed NRG might not look great right off the bat. GenG going deep into Shanghai is a debuff, we saw how it affected them post-Madrid and I feel like they're going to get burnt out soon. I have faith in NAVI and FPX since FNC and EDG are mentally shot.

"whzy is playing some of the best valorant he's ever played" - china analysts
'fraid its over for NRG kek

Who were better than DRX internationally from Champs 2022 to Sao Paulo other than OpTic and LOUD? If it wasn't for those really damn good teams Pacific would have gotten their trophy already.

EG
KC
RRQ
BLG, Wolves or TEC (RNG region)

I GOT ONE MORE LEFT IN ME

I think we're going to see changes for C long

Now that Breeze is out and Fracture isn't going to be back for awhile I think it largely depends on what the new map is going to be like. We're definitely going to see more Neon picks on Sunset. Haven/Icebox are possible but entirely sure on. Probably more Neon play on Lotus.

now that Demon1 is gone, who's the new King of Hell?

I can't see RRQ above DRX. 4th place is as high as I'd go. We won't really know until we see what the team cooks up but Talon is looking nice enough to make Champs.

I mean it's nearly impossible to rank China lmao. Top 5 are obvious but beyond that it's a toss up.

I feel like Texture doesn't have the playstyle to excel on Neon

val fans were on their way to cancelling FNS for calling Clove "she" lmao

I feel like RRQ is going to be better than TS and have a higher chance of qualifying for Champs. I think T1 is making roster changes if they flop again in Split 2. I'm surprised they haven't already,

Tyloo can't be 7th, right? They gotta be lower than that.

Honestly hope TEC makes champs just to see rb again

Nah. We know who the top 3 in Pacific are so the 4th spot will probably be contested between Talon and RRQ.

heard China is looking for more imports

Wtf are those Iso changes

Solo is definitely one of the best coaches out there right now, GenG are an incredibly well prepped and disciplined team.

Tenz is the best player in the world lil bro, you think p0nc0d0 could last a day in his shoes?

GenG has a higher chance of lifting a trophy in their first year together as a team than PRX has had since Copenhagen lol

send yay to EMEA to save that region

GenG has played amazing VALORANT all year, it has to be them. Their coordination as a team is pretty incredible. SEN has had many amazing series this year, but GenG has remained more consistent and the sheer number of rounds/maps they've played is insane. Despite many of their matches going to 3 maps they rarely fail in high pressure games.

yeah

They need Wonyet

Tenz is the GOAT

If Shanghai ends up with the same script as Madrid (GenG 0-2 SEN then lose to SEN in GF) with GenG getting an 0-2 victory over 100T just to choke against them in the GF I'm going to be so pissed