That's funny considering Boaster got carried by Alfa, Derke, Chron, and Leo

2 AMER and 2 PAC in final 4. where EMEA and CN at?

They just seem to choke when it counts the most. Doing well domestically doesn't always translate to internationally. which we've seen from many teams, even outside of CN. They just need to lock in and keep grinding, get better coaches and analysts to help them grow.

Anyway, like I was sayin', shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich. That- that's about it.

Not surprised. EMEA been on a slump lately. was probably 50/50 on that fight

the biggest fraud watch is adding CN when they originally only had PAC, AMER and EMEA. should've just lumped them into Pacific (APAC) so they can fight each other fairly earn their spots. they're the weakest region because they didn't earn it by merit. Got added by riot without ever being established so of course they're going to be weaker overall.

Should break it down in roles instead

GOAT Duelist:
GOAT Initiator:
GOAT Controller:
GOAT Sentinel:
GOAT Flex:

Maff on point

Babybay playing like he never played the game before. Looked helpless out there. Team playing confused and were just getting outplayed hard

Absolutely shat on.

Facts. Riot can't sustain this business without bigger regions and more money coming in. Even if China ain't the best they still got people, viewership and money.

Yeah, I believe it. Gives them insight and perspective so they can take what they know from outside regions and incorporate it into their regional gameplay and level up

fluently?

Lowest skilled region will for sure lose this.

Best clips of disappointment

SEN TenZ and SEN SicK surely

They'll win at losing

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No, I feel the same way. IMO Kaplan skated away for a long time not being the most technical coach. Dude was more of a traditional sports type of coach. Vibes, speeches and good words, none of the technical and tactical stuff team needs when they're getting slammed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cX3KG7eqKY video of the clip for any doubters on what Rob said

sick's burner account

typo on the word map just fyi, says MIBR closed out the mpa three points later.

i really want mibr to go to santiago. if they choke 3x that's probably the biggest upset of all time lol

Pat really wanted revenge on PRX. but 1 person isn't enough

yep they're 0-6 now lol

fnc 1.0 (boaster, alfa) vs fnc 2.0 (chron, derke)

It's nothing new. TSM Legends used to do this (good and bad) behind the scenes stuff for their League of Legends team. They prolly just want to get people closer to keep watching SEN

Feel like NA is so hard to fill lol. still only have 3 listed

yep, finally a team working around him and his strengths rather than have him fill mediocre roles.

looks like Thailand is better than Korea. Primmie a god.

hope lemon1 can do Oxy's mom proud. may she rest in peace

we got FNC 2.0 with Derke and Chron. FNC in shambles losing these two.

Agreed. this was likely the main reason. Sometimes you don't need the best player, just the supportive one that will get people out of their slump or vocally push them to be positive and keep morale up. I can see that being the main factor. Aka the vibe guy that will keep them going when things aren't looking good. as long as he doesn't have FNS / Boaster level shooting he can hold his own while still doing his job for the team.

Without working there, one can only assume. Who knows...maybe it was also a personality fit? It matters a lot. Even if you're great at shooting, but lack other valuable qualities, it can impact a team dynamic.

most orgs will want to think big picture and play for longevity, once meta changes then what happens? It's just not a good investment for them IMO.

I put demon1 and yay on the same boat. with needing so many resources to play around them to succeed. when you strip that aspect away there's plenty of better players to choose from that requires less help to shine and provide value.

pancada needs to retire already lol

So many haters lol. he was Tier 1 early / pre franchise days and made it again thru Ascension, let the guy play. You don't have to like him.

no cane & no ion = no win. Guess we gotta wait 'til they turn 18 to bring 'em back to the roster. GG.

Happens when Riot goin' cheap and not paying competitive wages. People will eventually walk.

Losing Chron and Derke made them become weak or did G2 just get better with BabyBay over JonahP? Which one is it?

They got massacred

Both BabyBay and BabyJ (Inspire) back in Tier 1. What a time for valorant

The only thing marved clearing these days is his plate....boy got beefy.

i mean pro players are a dime a dozen. plenty of pros without Tier 1 or Tier 2 teams. it's life. They don't get brought on they end up streaming for money or moving on entirely

yeah they do discriminate on foreigners but at least they pretend/try to be polite since that's how they are culturally. so you'll never see them blatantly act on their differences

Braindead take. Unless he's losing his hands or fingers. He can always train and practice to get better lol. wdym.

Couldn't do it prior, don't know how swapping out 2 and bringing back 3 will save 'em. Let's see.

Would've had a better chance without bringing back Asuna imo.

It's probably hard to land other outside players so ended up just bringing back the ones they wanted the most. easier to bring back someone you just let go than it is to bring someone brand new.