im feeling good about some things and tentative about others, honestly very strong about HYUNMIN and Athan they are acclimating very well and Athan has insane flexibility, util, instincts, etc. for such a new player. and even tho HYUNMIN has to reign it in some rounds where overheats (i think he is rather new to neon at this level, and may play less of it after the nerfs), i think he will be an absolute beast going forward. the only real concern is that free1ng's role switch and taking on IGL kind of changes this roster's peak from the previous iteration with him on senti; individually on RA, he looked like a surefire top 5 player in the world imo just on individual skill, his positioning, pre-aim, flicks, multi-kill ability was just absolutely different when he was on his most comfortable role w out calling, i think the roster could have done better w getting maybe yoman instead of Athan and having Flashback play flex, but ig another concern could be why Flashback has switched roles so often and always landed back on senti; could obviously be cuz hes insane on it, but it could also be he doesnt like changing roles or has some kind of issue with it

if saka is a corner merchant, palmer is a bottom 10 prem team and pen merchant

u are genuinely a moron

this is not the same Ezeir as on Nova im pretty sure lol

WHY THE FUCK IS JKURO ON JETT AND STEW IS ON KILLJOY????????????????????

Viva was IGL split 2, not YHchen

thing too is that these players are just like developmental anomalies. they pick up new roles and exponentially improve their mechanical skill compared to other regions. like KR and CN easily have the players who just grind the most based on rumors, esp the stuff about how much EDG and the KR teams prac, the academy systems, etc. only difference is the top KR coaches/IGLs have a way better current understanding than CN, they lack a lot of top callers and particularly initiator players.

4/5 players (-Francis) posted signing gif on twitter just now, SPG roster possibly bought out by a bigger korean org like HLE or KT?

anyone know why the later half of the KR challenger matches dont have a stream each week? Ik they upload the vod a few days later, but is there really no way to watch these games live?

i think if u really watched tier 2 for a long time, you would know mada used to be a somewhat inconsistent player that had some insane peaks but also didnt always really perform to this level. i think a full 2 years of development sticking to only duelist has helped him a ton, his old performances on flex were not nearly as good

moose ripping the dab pen between maps and my coach is divorceposting on twitter

but fr, how is mitch jobless man; think a roster of OXY, Xeppaa, mitch, v1c, skuba would have gone so hard. mitch IGL, move v1c to senti and have mitch/xeppaa play scan. better calling more firepower and one player isnt stoned all the time

late, but this map is so horrible, the sites are way too small

smartest polish flag

what round specifically? didnt get a chance to watch live

really?? omg that fucking sucks man, ig that makes sense cuz he seemed like a lock to DFM for a min then they signed gyen... thats actually so unfort

imo he is not better than Ivy or Francis

top 3 player in VCL JP without a team would be genuinely crazy, he should have been a lock for franchise imo

nah i bet Foxy plays senti, it was his best role on DRX. yoman scan munchkin flex

aluba was mid all year besides one good lotus map, Spring should be full-time smokes imo

kawaii still has potential, but AC, LockM, B1ack are all just not tier 1 capable

dropping Anaks was such a stupid move, we were cooking so hard in Split 2 and then we just throw it all away for this... Sword9 is an alright caller but theres so much more talent available. imagine stew, Viva, Z1yan, suyjing, and slowly/Lysoar/hfmi with Anaks still as HC and Sword9 as AC? that would cook so hard

2 friends - 1oneam

he staying in TEC for sure one more year, pretty sure hes getting the bag

id say even more hype, free1ng has potential to be one of the best players in the world

this is such a bad move imo, he is a great coach they were so much better after adding him

i mean he cant even play till like march 2026 of vct so i think he probably just plays tier 2 until then

ready for EDGY Potter to take over

https://x.com/SLT_eSports/status/1843139190466220469

XuNa and Klaus are HUGE talents for the future; keep an eye out

yea he looks unreal, hes relatively new to competing tho right?

not really only because SLT played with a 6 man roster so he didnt get to show as consistent of performances throughout the season as others, also depends on what role he sticks with but i believe he will replace jinboong as sentinel

https://x.com/Sengoku_Gaming/status/1842867579926516132

Impact will be a top prospect for 2026, i can guarantee it. insane rebuild for SG with him and keeping Gwangboong

stew's?

stew staying JDG 100%, T1 maybe getting Requ1em? he posted signing GIF earlier

yea i agree, at least w this duo the aussie color commentator is balancing the other dude out pretty well. but its legit disorienting to hear this guy literally scream like its champs grand final map 5 12-11 1v1 when its like a smooth 2k at 10-9 in map 2 that doesnt automatically decide the round lmao

knuckle-dragging vlr users saying flor is bad when legit half of t1 NA pros/personalities vouch for her and say she will be in franchised when shes able to

these casters are really solid, but its so over the top to almost lose your voice after like average clutches in the first 15 rounds of map 2 in a bo5. like pace urself a bit man, not everything has to be shouted at the top of ur lungs

is reduxx not just signed as a stand-in for this event? not sure why he would stay on reserve for a full year instead of potentially playing challengers again for a season

there is no rating for these matches

funniest part is when like casters and orgs in CS are constantly making bitter-tasting jokes simply because valorant is inspired by CS and doing very well, like i get poking fun at the game because theres obviously a ton of stuff thats stupid about val but then it just becomes this thing where every time they mention val (which is a lot) its with a heavy bitter undertone as if valorant is the direct cause of CS's decline (which isnt even that drastic? more induced by CS2 than anything relaTed to val lol)

icy is good bruh, NRG should get jawgemo and let OXY have another year on C9, him with v1c would be crazy

if nephh supposedly doesnt count as an import and is going to stay on BLG, f1cio for Knight would be a HUGE upgrade and slot perfectly well in this team. some maps playing more supportive agents like breach/kayo, but also some more anchor maps playing Cypher/viper/omen and this guy would farm the CN league

https://x.com/iZuvlrt/status/1834472256942047648

ppl have been saying TenTen and Sylvan to T1 for a few weeks now, but DH as well would be insane. played with HYUNMIN on CGZ last season and is just as good of a prospect imo. assuming the roles are stax flash IGL, iZu duelist, Sylvan scan initiator, DH smokes, TenTen senti?

where is DH rumored to join? hopefully not a JP team

in IMAY? academy right

I HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOREVER

pretty sure it was on Flynn's spreadsheet last year that Furia were looking at him as a sub/prospect, i believe hes ineligible for VCT tho he might be 17

they both have experience on a ton of roles, Cloud has played smokes, flash init, and sova/fade. trexx used to main kayo/raze and was only a consistent sova player this year really. the talent of the two of them together would be unreal, they could definitely make it work

https://x.com/Cloudezeee/status/1833594325193867705

not cooking at all here, not sure how XXiF of all F/A's would be ur pick for C9? supamen>>>>>gMd , Asuna>>>>Victor. no flyuh, corey, seven? no m80 players? i understand if you didnt include them if youre assuming they win ascension, but otherwise these moves would be lowkey tragic

flor is 1000000000x better at valorant than you are at any single thing in your life, i would just give up if i were you