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| Last post: | July 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM |
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what team you guys think that'll break through the 7/8th barrier next? i think it's gonna happen sooner than everyone thinks but it's anyone's game
there has to be winners and losers. every team can't succeed and a mediocre org's not likely to suddenly ascend to qualifying for internationals immediately. they're just as likely to stay middling unless they get REALLY fortunate
no one these days even remembers who babybay played for π
in perfect form? yes. muggle and century are very competent and their strat depth is unmatched
schizo rb glazer to TL bandwagoner what a sad time we live in
he's a career twitch streamer who plays games all day and does nothing else. you're surprised???
the tragic beginning of 2024 muddies that for now. if they get top 3/win Toronto then they take the title over FNATIC imo
everyone on EDG are hitting INSANE shots on the regular but Chichoo is HIM right now
if EDG win i'd be very mad if he doesn't get mvp
that'll change when Trace wins
you're right. i need to have blind confidence in my GOATS.
EDG 26-0 π£οΈπ₯
I don't think they're anything like Madrid KC at all in the aspect that they'll crumble in high pressure situations. I just think that there's a chance that they run out of steam and won't have enough time to salvage their top form for the rest of the swiss stage. I do think that TL will put up a hell of a fight in all their games just like KC at madrid though
yeah I don't think they can reliably 'guy diff' TL. muggle & century's gameplan cooking needs to be some gourmet shit if they want to win this in any other way that's not by the skin of their teeth.
or maybe TL shit the bed and pull a KC Madrid. who knows?
they're both gonna aura farm. this series is either gonna be a masterpiece or in the deepest trenches
VERY losable. hope they don't possibly fumble if TL start scalding hot (ball knowers know it's a guaranteed 2-1)
yoru clone & tp remove the risk from baiting her wall & thorns, combo's really well with tejo, and teams can play around his kit way more in the midround compared to other duelists at the cost of not having an innate movement gimmick (not much of a problem). set plays also have a lot of flexibility.
people were using it in offseason before & during his debut in challengers. it's more due to how the meta naturally went towards vyse
lsn, xiyiji, monk, bunt, k1ra, x3b, deLb, uhhhh, KingKong, uhhhhhhh
just pull the trigger bro π
it's over
TE 26-16 if AG are shooting
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putting AAAY on smokes will either be the best or worst decision ever
TL just kinda sprang up out of nowhere mid-run, looked bad at first and people are still having flashbacks of Madrid from last year and are expectedly skeptical of overperformances
VIT - G2 are objectively looking like top 3 teams
EDG are world champs who look back in form
DRX & SEN are dangerous
T1 has historically monstrous individuals
The only team that's in a similar position to TL to most viewers power rank-wise is Trace and that's mostly because they've only showed a world class bind and a REALLY good Lotus. everyone's waiting to see more from both of them
if you compare how things are now compared to 22/23 then it has gotten much better. though it's still frustrating how the 2 kr trend still exists in half of the non-academy teams alongside sc0rz still having y0shiii
could never be like my GOATS delightπ₯±(they aren't even going to win premier)
regardless it's quite sad how import ridden it is. I'm pretty sure CN tier 2 is more effortful with developing local talent in their SECOND YEAR
ik blg's physically suffering but I'm impressed by how much JDG has been improving. they look better every series they play
you're treating it like the academy team's only goal is to hog prospects and leave scraps to the rest of the league that have a collective 800 followers on twitter. Cubert have Nismo, Tdawg, and Skuba because they are focusing on developing a talent PIPELINE
"most of the best young prospects are being scouted by tier 1 orgs who can properly develop them"
ok and how is that a problem? It's up to the player at the end of the day. If they want to they can play on a tier 2 org and run it in ascension, or they could choose the talent development pipeline for tier 1. also most people who watch ascension do it regardless because they want to see if a team from their country/region will ascend anyways. the viewership isn't doomed just because a certain team can't play
I refuse to believe that valorant will be the ONE game they invest into where they don't produce results. If it doesn't happen next season then it will happen eventually. surely
crazy how I see no world where deLb leaves lol. high value mandarin-speaking import that historically produces numbers. K1ra's more iffy because of the potentially cracked (and cheaper) controller talent in academy. unfortunate but Bunt and Monk have probably outlived their shelf life (like a certain optic duo)
yeah mid-pack would be a success. but imo it doesn't really matter too much since I see them completely rebuilding regardless of if they're last or 8th
I mean from the jump I knew it would be rocky because both Ego and Sword9 are REALLY good coaches and they'd be hard to replace. once they solidify their talent development pipeline then things will probably start to improve massively. assuming K1ra doesn't completely fall off a cliff I'd honestly expect them to rebuild the roster around him and deLb
I wanna see them do well. I don't really care if they don't win. I like to follow them because they historically take a lot of risks in tier 2 and eventually strike gold. i'm simply along for the ride
the one they have right now. we didn't see enough of TZH for me to prefer him over Bunt on smokes (also he was simply bad and underutilized)
not good at all because I have zero idea what the fuck they're even doing. only thing that can replenish my hope is Fire3 pulling a coach masterclass and making them middle-pack by the end of the season but we ball regardless
tbh I don't think China's at a point yet where we can say that fragging power is the definitive barrier for teams domestically. obviously Trace player-by-player is better because they're the golden standard of consistency now, but imo NOVA's potential peak is higher. though ig there's no use in dwelling on the 'what-ifs' because at the end of the day it is as it is. if they don't become consistent that's just proof that they're not at that caliber to begin with
it's easy to think this because outside of GuanG none of their players consistently put up great numbers and at any point it's only one other person who's on a tear, but literally all of the players outside of o0o0o (who's the igl anyways) have had games where they are massacring the enemy team on their own. I legit, fully and unironically believe that if (keyword IF) NOVA get their shit together in consistency they will be definitive top 3
I fully believe that NOVA's roster on a good day can push Trace and win once given more time to develop a better map pool. People are underselling how good NOVA's roster is mechanically because they're never dominating, but literally all of their players have gone +20 at some point against other middle-pack teams
BLG's so frustrating because they'll have one series where everyone's pulling their weight and looking good and then the next Whzy is playing 1v5 +20 pulling out multiple 4k's and still somehow not winning. individually they're still top 4 undoubtably but against EDG and Trace they get pounded
dumping money into their League roster's salaries unfortunately
problem is that Swerl, GuanG, cb or Ezeir are capable of turning into Thanos but only GuanG reliably shows up when needed. if they can be reliable on their mechanics and not have 1-2 person life games then they'd be super dangerous
was just about to comment this π. They look even more prepped on it now too after the EDG loss
I used winthrop as an example because they're at the bottom half despite not being trash at the moment. My point was that there's a difference with not being able to COMPETE and not being READY for the overall skill level. Winthrop can't compete against the top teams but they can still contend enough to be middle pack, and for being a collegiate team that's pretty fucking good. SRG can't compete with many teams at all but that doesn't mean that they're doomed and can't improve to a better condition later and prove themselves, like you said
in what other situation would they be "ready"? they qualified and aren't doing much worse than Winthrop or the premier teams. someone's gotta be at the bottom Β―_(γ)_/Β―
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