I like the idea with the names but realistically it’d be something else to avoid confusion with the ranks. Similar situation to how Radiant was called Valorant before

Probably something like Rivals Stage etc

YOOOO WHATT 16K ???

thats crazy ngl. proud of riot for this one

thank u broski

honestly i like this list a lot. though i definitely feel like Guild would be able to close out against XSET. aside from that, genuinely a W list

swap places between XSET and LEV, basically

it’s 20 teams that become 16 after playins. more spots is always better, this system allows for regions to show their best teams, sometimes really good teams get cut just short off the finish line

Stopped reading at DRX

I hope Riot implements a similar system to the VRLs as a t2 competitive circuit. Best VRL teams get LCQ spots. Allows for an open esports environment for aspiring players and orgs, whilst still ensuring that all franchised teams can’t be relegated

thanks man ❤️

their last post was in april, no clue where they went

i mean, it’s an improvement from the previous one

people with fpx flairs are generally W users. that’s all i know

sen v kru was a good one

never rlly contradicted, just shared my thoughts man :)

no need for the get help:(

”imo” brother

it’s a valorant esports discussion forum, just wanted to discuss and hear some more ab why that match in specific is their favourite, no harm intended at all :D

sweeps aren’t that entertaining imo

the m3c - fnc was insane because of the skill shown and how close the OT was + 0.02 seconds on defuse

there’s a lot of W users on this site :) difficult to come with names on the spot though

i recently put my thoughts down ab this, tell me what u think :)

https://www.vlr.gg/120236/champions-format

hes right there lol

yepp

elder rings

val crowd is far from that big, but it’s still a crowd. good step in the right direction :) hopefully istanbul gets a big one for champs

allow for teams to heavy prep so we get banger matches
mental prep for crowd
prep venue with setups
finish script for last 4 matches

CROWD BROOO

title

nah not for me, i currently have 3ms stockholm

could be NA thing?

i did!

sounds nice man

NO WAY SEN CONTENT HOUSE

good luck brother, i hope you come out alive

hi :)

hows your day going

Bro only has cs posts

an undisclosed amount

#18 - #22

thanks broski

maybe they add two benches instead of just one, to double the updates they’ve done in the past 6 decades. would be revolutionary

nice thread

pov: most intelligent vlr user

2 directly qualified for main event with 2 LCQ teams in play-ins is fair for NA. They still have two international titles, SEN may have fallen off their throne since then, but they were undeniably unstoppable in M2 2021.

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Yes obviously they’d keep the already existing format, this is just me sharing my ideal champions :)

Stream A/Stream B would be a good system to partially implement for this type of tournament though, casual viewers mainly only watch deciding games + their favourite team/player. Not all days need stream A/stream B. Playins round 1 and main event round 1 + 2 could have hybrid streams. That’s 20 matches being played over the time that 10 matches would’ve taken. This way the deciding games are streamed exclusively too

hahah W

all time:

• KRÜ vs GMB in Champions
• M3C vs FNC in Challengers
• ACE vs GMB in Champions, just because of its status

this event:

• LEV vs FNC
• GLD vs KRÜ

yes 24 teams is ideal, but this would be a good step in the right direction. also for riot to experiment the swiss format before organizing a 24 team tourney :)

haha yea, happened this morning :)

liking this a lot more

this is so bait lmao, he’s jokingly saying he’ll replace Tom to create Mitchkai or Benman

it would be a lot easier yes, but it’s far too early for Riot to implement 24 teams for val … unfortunately. me discussing the idea of having 20 already requires massive doses of copium

thank u!

I’ve seen a lot of format discussions lately, here’s what I think would be an ideal format for Champions:

20 teams flown out, 12 main event, 8 play-ins:
Top 2 NA points
Top 2 EMEA points
Top 2 APAC points
Top 1 JP points
Top 1 KR points
Top 1 BR points
Top 1 LATAM points
Top 2 NA LCQ
Top 2 EMEA LCQ
Top 2 APAC LCQ
Top 2 SAM LCQ
Top 2 East Asia LCQ

12 ready for MAIN EVENT:
Top 2 NA points
Top 2 EMEA points
Top 1 BR points
Top 1 LATAM points
Top 1 SAM LCQ
Top 2 APAC points
Top 1 JP points
Top 1 KR points
Top 1 East Asia LCQ

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8 in PLAY-INS (top 4 qualify):
Swiss stage with 3 rounds. 2 wins to qualify, 2 losses is elimination.

Top 2 NA LCQ
Top 2 EMEA LCQ
Top 2 APAC LCQ
Runner-up SAM LCQ
Runner-up East Asia LCQ

• When seeded, a region cannot play its own region in round 1 (applies for NA, EMEA & APAC).
• When seeded, a #1 LCQ seed cannot play against another #1 LCQ seed in round 1 (applies for NA, EMEA & APAC).

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MAIN EVENT SWISS STAGE (16 teams):
Swiss stage with 3-5 rounds. 3 wins to qualify, 3 losses to be eliminated. Top 8 teams qualify.
Top 2 NA points
Top 2 EMEA points
Top 2 APAC points
Top 1 BR points
Top 1 LATAM points
Winner SAM LCQ
Top 1 JP points
Top 1 KR points
Winner East Asia LCQ
Play-ins 2-0
Play-ins 2-0
Play-ins 2-1
Play-ins 2-1

• When seeded, two teams of the same region cannot play eachother for round 1.
• When seeded, a #1 circuit point team cannot play another #1 circuit point team for round 1 (applies for NA, EMEA, APAC).
• General circuit points should be taken into account when seeding for round 1. High points against lower points.

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MAIN EVENT PLAYOFFS (8 teams):
Single elimination bracket. Grand finale best of 5, all others bo3. Audience + venue for playoffs.

3-0 swiss - swiss 3-2
3-1 swiss - swiss 3-1
3-1 swiss - swiss 3-1
3-0 swiss - swiss 3-2

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Pros with this format:

• Builds up more hype! More teams get playtime and increases importance of LCQs. LCQs are good because they reflect on recent performance, instead of points gathered half a year ago.
• Forced international matchups in round 1 for play-ins and main stage swiss stage for exciting games
• Teams that directly qualified to Champions gets an advantage by skipping play-ins
• Regions that do not have a direct main stage qualification from LCQ (NA, EMEA, APAC) get awarded with two teams in the play-ins, instead of just one (East Asia, SAM), as they already have one team directly qualified for the main event.
• Literally the existence of swiss stage
• Increased tournament length to make up for having a limited amount of internationals
• Teams with more points get seeded against teams with lower points for round 1 main event swiss stage. Awards earlier performance in VCT 2022.

Cons with this format:

• Rito small indie company
• I have approximately 7 IQ

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thank u for reading

nrg miles ahead of geng though, it’s subjective

ok bud

guild 2-0 ur best team

and geng is literally t5 NA 🫡🫡

says the geng fan