yep, i rather have all aim 1 brain over all brain and no aim. More fun to watch pure shooters.

KC delusional for bringing him in. He ain't hackin it no more

Nothing new. They just got it in them with work ethic and culture. They dominated Starcraft: Brood War, Overwatch, League of Legends. Was only a matter of time before they did it in Valorant.

Read Coiling Dragon

Yeah they may both be innocent but doesn't mean they ain't weird or have issues in their own right lol

No post but he announced it on his stream a while back

And the funny part is that China has a huge gaming community & gaming culture, but they still aren't the best even with that many playing.

yes because it came up on the left hand recent discussion bar. Came to tell you no one cares.

Yep, not carrying if they lose. Typical KDA folks mindset who only think about stats. Doesn't matter how good flor did if they couldn't close out the matches.

Kinda sucks that India just doesn't have the infrastructure nor care to get push higher in eSports. With that high of a population you'd think that they could come up with more capable players

Boy living rent-free in your mind. No one is even thinking about skRossi lol

People get paid to play and are of the interest of their own livelihood. It's not that deep bro. Contract was ending, and he found a new org. That's all. There's no "betrayal" or "gamble came at Fnatic's expense". He doesn't owe them anything.

welcome Yay

Where would you guys add the Philippines to this list

With that. looks like APAC is currently sitting on top for recent wins with 5 titles. Americas with 5. EMEA with 4, and CN with 1.

New crowned best region or nah?

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.