Palla(Stellae Gaming)
Sato(Galorys)
Zanatu(RED Canids)
dgzin(Hero Base)

It was very interesting to see the reaction of the Japanese community when the NRG roster was announced.
114:UnnamedPlayer: 2023/12/23(Sat) 12:20:57 ID:AStpEDEY00
If NRG can't win with those guys, then the importance of IGL will be re-evaluated, but they're fucking strong anyway.

861:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 01:55:20 ID:x/EHVqSoSa
The luxury liner NRG is going!
Have you been on it yet?

895:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 03:14:57 ID:6OSXE22M00
This is the best!

896:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 03:15:02 ID:j3G2mHSYMM
I'd faint if this was weak NRG.

900:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 03:19:34 ID:RUZqL4Gk00
LEV, NRG and SEN look strong out of the box!

901:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 03:20:15 ID:cdyYTl5oSa
The birth of the invincible fleet NRG!
Next season, FNC's rivals will definitely be NRG and LEV
And the big hole SEN
EMEA and pacfic are done.

904:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 03:21:40 ID:MNF68NHk00
nrg if this is weak, I'm going to faint.
victorI'm at the age where I'm about to retire.

909:UnnamedPlayer : 2023/12/24(Sun) 03:28:03 ID:fIrJU7mY00
It would be funny if I couldn't win this.

913:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 03:30:54 ID:gwPYNCcY00
I love the feeling of brain connection when Victor and crashies are the only two left.
But I thought Som was the strong one in NRG, so it's a real waste to take a break next year!

953:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 05:21:17 ID:Syz2O9KQ00
Isn't NRG the best all-star team in NA history?

965:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 05:55:28 ID:cOwsNjok00
It's a luxury problem to have three luxury cruise ships, the NRG, the SEN, and the LEV.

976:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 06:41:02 ID:1wkhrSgo00
ethan is the kind of guy who knows how to use a yolk in a pearl, and the role change will work out just fine.

985:UnnamedPlayer : 2023/12/24(Sun) 07:21:25 ID:VOc.FfHo00
ethan is a veteran, so IGL will probably be fine.

997:UnnamedPlayer:2023/12/24(Sun) 08:18:01 ID:tsbRO5IQMM
chetIt's usually a good argument.
It's a good example of how a good IGL, like ex6tenz in the CS era, is no good if it's too weak itself.

Chet

2023 POLARIS split2 : 2024 EMEA stage1 rating
Keiko 1.31 : 0.97 (-0.34)
Enzo 1.29 : 0.91 (-0.38)
Mistic 1.22 : 0.92 (-0.3)
MAGNUM 1.17 : 0.98 (-0.19)
ShadoW 1.14 : 0.73 (-0.41)

2023 EMEA : 2024 POLARIS split1 rating
soulcas 0.97 : 1.46 (+0.49)
AvovA 0.93 : 1.26 (+0.33)
MOLSI 0.97 : 1.20 (+0.23)

Individual player ratings are not bad in APAC, with the exception of Hiroronn, as shown below.
In other words, they are clutched by too many bad small-group moves.

APAC Japan Team Player Rates (out of 57 total)

9th 1.13 Laz
13th 1.09 Dep
19th 1.05 yuran
22nd 1.04 SugarZ3ro
31st 0.99 Meiy
45th 0.90 Anthem
48th 0.88 SSeeS
51st 0.87 hiroron
54th 0.85 Medusa
56th 0.79 neth

The level of the tier 2 leagues in NA and Turkey is very high, and their ratings have not deteriorated significantly after participating in international leagues.

OXY 1.04→1.19 +0.15　
eeiu 1.15→1.15 +0　　
NaturE 1.11→0.97 -0.14
moose 1.04→0.95 -0.09
N4RRATE 1.12→1.13 +0.01

Wo0t 1.12→1.17 +0.05
Elite 1.17→1.20 +0.03
yetujey 1.13→1.06 -0.07
RieNs 1.12→0.95 -0.17
Reazy 1.00→0.97 -0.03

They are bullying the weak ones in the low-level Nordic league to heap up their stats; all of the 2023 members are participating in the 2024 EMEA league, and all of them have dropped their ratings significantly.
So even if this year's Apeks members join the EMEA league next year, they are not expected to perform well.

2023 POLARIS split2 : 2024 EMEA stage1 rating
Keiko 1.31 : 0.97 (-0.34)
Enzo 1.29 : 0.91 (-0.38)
Mistic 1.22 : 0.92 (-0.3)
MAGNUM 1.17 : 0.98 (-0.19)
ShadoW 1.14 : 0.73 (-0.41)

2023 EMEA : 2024 POLARIS split1 rating
soulcas 0.97 : 1.46 (+0.49)
AvovA 0.93 : 1.26 (+0.33)
MOLSI 0.97 : 1.20 (+0.23)

The problem with EMEA is that tier 2 and tier 1 are too different, the members of Apeks last year mistakenly thought they were strong when they just had a substantial smurf in a low level Nordic region. They are tier1.9.

Although not on the list, Team Liquid seems to have been duped by three frauds. lol.

I don't know the details, but it appears that a team owned by a very popular streamer is participating.

Frankly, I am anxious to see if the BR Challengers, which starts in a few days, will be exciting.

Despite the fact that three popular teams - VIT, KC, and G8 - have moved to the EMEA League, it has the second most viewers in the entire ongoing tier2 scene (the most popular being Japan).
Below are the viewership numbers for the tier2 scene as confirmed by Liquipedia.
Japan : Average 106426, Highest 232477
France : Average 16183, Highest 50371
Turkey ：Average 6611, Highest 22258
Spain : Average 3973, Highest 13826
Polaris: Average 971, Highest 2412
Portugal: Average 894, Highest 1927

What is even more surprising is not that any particular team is gaining viewers, but that the league as a whole is popular.
According to Esports Charts , the five most-watched matches were as follows Of the eight teams participating in the league, seven of them, not including Monaco Esports, are included.

DVM vs JobLife : 50371
Mandatory vs Solary : 32325
Valiant vs JobLife : 30506
Mandatory vs ZERANCE : 28670
Mandatory vs Akroma : 25210

The overall trend is that regions with a thriving CS2 competition scene tend to have a less thriving VALORANT competition scene, but France is a complete exception. Why?

There are plenty of teams with less than 2 players and head coach left from last year's season.
I agree that it is not a good idea to make replacements right before the start of the season, but to criticize DFM for anything else is wrong.

C9...jakee, Xeppaa
EG...potter, jawgemo
FURIA...Khalil, mwzera
LEV...Mazino, Kingg
TH...Boo, neilzinho (not including benjyfishy)
KC...Shin
VIT...ceNder, Salah
DFM...Anthem, Melofovia
GENG...Meteor
TLN...Crws, JitboyS
GE...Lightningfast

Too late

It will be LOUD-G2 NRG-MIBR to avoid matches between teams from same country.

Pool excluding PRX, which won last year
1.DRX,T1
2.ZETA,TS
3.GENG,RRQ
4.GE,TLN
5.DFM,BLD

Groups A and B have the following combinations
1 vs 5
2 vs 4

Group C must have added the combination between Pool 3 because PRX is exempted from the first round.

My prediction

A
1.BLD
2.ZETA

B
1.DRX
2.TS

C
1.PRX
2.RRQ

Play-in
1.ZETA
2.RRQ
3.TS

Play-off
1.PRX
2.BLD

Even in Japan, where the average level is the weakest in the region, one team can field five international league-class players, so why does India have such a dearth of talent?(Idontknowdfm)

KC is DFM in EMEA

Who is FAKER of VALORANT？
Demon1
Boostio
Ethan
Boaster
Derke
Aspas
Less

GE should acquire him. He is Indian and would not fall under the restrictions on imports from other regions.

Those who slammed Curry when he joined C9 in 2022 should apologize first before praising him.

Those who slammed Curry when he joined C9 in 2022 should apologize first before praising him.

No My point is that Brazilian offline tournaments are better.

Players who competed in Masters TOKYO and Redbull Homeground often post positive feedback about the Japanese crowds, but it seemed a bit unnatural. At least it felt more than the posts about the Brazilian crowds at LOCK IN.
Are their posts just flattering, like F1 drivers praising Suzuka Circuit?

I agree, FENNEL was eating into FNATIC until the very end.

FNC 13-3 ZETA
means FL>>>ZETA

Well, in NA, G2 and SEN, and in Brazil, MIBR is losing to tier2 teams this season. It is in every region. And these 3 teams have lost outright in BO3, worse than FNC.

Well, in NA, G2 and SEN, and in Brazil, MIBR is losing to tier2 teams this season. It is in every region. And these 3 teams have lost outright in BO3, worse than FNC.

They had top class stats in NA Challengers and everyone expected them to be good in tier 1.
what is the level of NA Challengers?

https://www.vlr.gg/event/stats/1458/challengers-league-north-america

They had top class stats in NA Challengers and everyone expected them to be good in tier 1.
Only 1map, but expectations were greatly disappointed.
what is the level of NA Challengers?

https://www.vlr.gg/event/stats/1458/challengers-league-north-america

-TenZ
+pancada

zekken(duelist)
johnqt(sentinel + IGL)
sacy(Initiatior)
zellsis(flex)
pancada(smoke)

this is best.

G2 players were chosen for the tier1 team because they proved themselves to be the best in the Americas tier2 scene when they used to be in GUARD...does joining a tier1 team make them weaker? Haha.

too Good

When the Japanese team that had hired the Korean Munchkin made fun of us for having a language debuff when we showed them our communication mistakes, I never thought the NA team would be in the same boat.

BR fans are often critical of Callao, but if ZETA's attempt is successful, there may be more opportunities for players and coaches who were kicked off AMERICAS teams to try out for Pacific's team.

I watched ZETA Academy coach's stream and it is not a particularly serious situation.

According to Vorz, a coach at ZETA Academy, Yuran was highly recommended by Dep.

The Swiss draw format of BO1 x 2 matches in this game with the map and agent composition elements is very silly.

Swiss system with 2 Bo1 rounds
Top 6 teams advance to Playoffs
Top 2 team is entitled to choose Semifinals match

When the Japanese team that had hired the Korean Munchkin made fun of us for having a language debuff when we showed them our communication mistakes, I never thought the NA team would be in the same boat.

Only Khalil and mwzera have enough ability.
The three newcomers have yet to show better performance than mazin, dgzin, and qck, especially havoc's ability as a duelist and kon4n's IGL, which is far from what is expected.
In fact, they struggled to win against tier2 class teams such as XIT and RED.
Fans put all the blame on Carlão for last year's Americas performance, but seeing how dzgin, who left FURIA, struggled even with tier2 teams, FURIA was not strong enough to compete in Americas in the first place.
Next year will be even worse.
Fans overestimated FURIA just because they were able to fight against FNC to some extent in LOCK//IN.

Yesterday, EDG WawaLee won ZETA with 4/20,FD5.

https://www.vlr.gg/280752/zeta-division-gc-vs-chao-hui-edward-gaming-game-changers-2023-east-asia-ubsf/?game=145457&tab=overview

If FL beats CCG, given the qualifying results, FL>CCG>EDG>ZETA?

GG but ZETA who played a good match against EDG with lizhi will probably advance to GF. GF will be a rematch.

EDG 26-9 ASE (in CN Qualifier)
ZETA 26-6 ASE (in East Asia)

If we refer to the rounds difference with ASE, EDG and ZETA are likely to have a good match.

So how did you like G2's EMEA Series 3?

Looking at the brackets, it appears that if you lose the first round, you are eliminated without moving to the lower bracket, which I think is flawed. They should take a page from the APAC double elimination tournament.

Are the people who appreciated johnqt still alive?

Both the shootout and IGL ability are clearly not up to the league's standards, I know how much M80 fans overestimated them, there was a huge difference between them and The GUARD.

Fans like to claim that Carlao is all bad. But considering that dgzin has not even performed well in games against tier2 teams, wasn't Carlao a good coach as well as a protector of his players from the hate of the fans? At least last year's FURIA looks stronger than the current FURIA.
Furthermore, in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, FURIA was a team that easily lost in the national qualifying rounds and barely managed to reach the championships in the LCQ.