"All Clubs were selected through a rigorous evaluation process that reviewed nearly 200 applications. This included assessing their competitive track record in the Club Championship in 2024, their potential across multiple games, social media presence, fan engagement, and their strategic plans for activating their global esports audience. Eight Clubs received direct invitations based on their EWC 2024 Club Championship ranking, while the remaining spots were allocated through an open application process. Nineteen Clubs joined for the first time, and 21 returned from the inaugural year."

the 8 clubs were falcons, liquid, bds, vitality, t1, faze, gg, navi.
kru either did not apply or wasnt accepted.

ewc

only 8 teams were invited, the rest all applied.

isnt fnc partnered with another t2 team? or is there a big conflict of sched?

org mentioned taiwan as country lol

geng with the cn buff 💀

this, an actual serious comment, and yes it is fairly common in jobs that require a lot of travel

nats

XD

when the entire team looks like its falling apart how do you even judge them individually

it's mental, maybe a break would help him

man

YES

engh revenge for that split OT

saadhak most valuable player in vct

lol sliggy doesnt attack players directly like that 💀

is this the guy that posted some vile stat stuff that even boaster and fns asked to delete

saadhak is such a goat

bruh i thought he was the pr guy and was just relaying some dumb decision made by another person

close series the first map decided it, well deserved! ggwp sr, sarah was insane, good run for tl!

this match more fun than some vct teams lol

nice

huge

that is certainly a move

damn hope he finds a team

easy way out, cba

exciting for pacific!

very promising vitality roster, but who is igl, destrian? cender? it's probably also good for liquid, hot take.

eh idk about this, gl i guess

not even much "richer" or "bigger" orgs can mobilize their fans like that. going to events, buying tickets, buying the merch, their fans aren't merely viewers, they are actively participating in supporting the org. i feel like this is more common in streamer-run orgs.

cant stay at org if they dont take pay cut

whoever told him that is right tho

there is difference in the first year of franchising to this year. last time seems like orgs just rushed to making a roster because deadline was only roughly a month to make one after the announcement and almost everyone becomes FA and you compete with other orgs to get the players/coaches with high demand. seems this time there are more trials being done.

people believe every rumor there is lol. not a big deal as long as he isnt a pos

got used too much with inflated salaries maybe

who is igl? could be enzo?

feels like molsi is getting overlooked but he deserves to play in tier 1 so would be nice to see him

respect

i think the last year situation is very different from this year, firstly, champs 2022 was mid sept then right after the partnered teams were announced and mid oct it was initial roster lock (?) so teams are pressured to make a roster as fast as possible with those players who made internatl events high on priority list. they just scrambled to get the “best” ones they could get maybe without tryouts because of limited time and org competing for the best players

yep, also nice to see players who are hungry to play at tier 1 despite the lowered budget

i wonder if they would go for non filipinos

nothing about his skills but i guess teams would rather go for some less experienced player with big potential that they can mould. not even including what happened to his kcorp stint. would he also have a buyout or something

wait no more oil money and cryptobetting sponsor? idk about that, would make more sense for the exit be due to the riot investigation and other mismanagement issues

would be nice to see his igling outside prx but tbh wanted to see him on desk as talent, nice to have such funny and witty personality around

fpx

o7 most fun raze player

let me get the drops and i will respectfully gtfo after XD

no way theyll root for americas XD

time to step back after getting 3 teams to top 4 in 2021 lmao

wasnt it always like this? iirc teams tbagging had always gotten a warning, at least in vct emea and recently vcl jp.

istg, when i watch the game, eg wins the round, when i tab out, prx wins. i tabbed out the last 2 maps LMAO