if Shr1mp is gonna take over calling then deLb doesn't really provide anything that Leav3u and Curlyhair couldn't tbf. and unless Zhubibi doesn't perform at all like XiYiJi then i'd expect them to keep him over spitfires ngl. this is assuming they limit themselves to just their of-age academy talent btw and don't look elsewhere for other budget options

pretty sure he has American citizenship no? unless he was just living here for fun then yeah

does Kodeth speak mandarin? if so then isn't this just a replacement?

it'd be so funny if EDG somehow had so little faith in yoru being good this season that they didn't even have their academy players touch the agent until Jieni just said "sure ig"

alr showcased three 18/19 year olds so any of them. really depends on what they do to spitfires and deLb atp

Hanche's already been banished to the academy limbo once more #NOTaREALDEMON

This year was a weird transition period for a lot of the teams/players. We had new and less polished talents entering the international stage after surpassing the old guard but due to the shaky experience didn't perform up to the expectations that their legacy teams did. At the same time Wolves proved that the new guard ARE definitely good enough to shatter the glass ceiling for the entire region. With the next season teams will probably get their infrastructure more clean and streamlined (Tyloo and AG both proved this) and we'll see more consistency internationally across the board

well "rebuild" was a really strong word to use but I'm confident we'll get even more newer faces entering tier 1 even compared to this year. Only teams I doubt will change more than 1 player are EDG and Wolves. Maybe XLG too but I'm a little less confident in that. Everyone else is either already preparing for multiple changes to their cores or have no reason not to

we're gonna see a region-wide reconstruction with the amount of team rebuilds we will witness 😭🙏

they gonna talk him into becoming the GOAT in their lower bracket run trust

drink some alcohol and a lot of caffeine. you'll feel better in no time!

My dream physique is just anything that can overpower me in a chokehold
wait are we talking about for us?

when people doubt them the most... ALWAYS BET ON CHINA 🗣️

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they upgraded themselves from domestic shitters to international merchants. it's only up from here!

yuicaw aluba coldfish spring pl1xx? good 😊
russian coach + english comms + non-mandarin speaking igl? bad 🤬

the entire 2024 wolves team was tragic. set up for failure 😭

did all of that just to bench and banish him to the shadows of tier 2 anyway

they couldn't breathe the entire series bro it was so sad

passive aggressive

my bad for even insinuating that they played bad ig. can't even be a passionate cn fan these days without needing to sugar coat everything istg

They massively dropped the ball

reading comprehension?
"BLG literally looked worse in every metric OUTSIDE of player performances" is not me saying that they looked better in player preformances. can you READ??????

make adjustments? change the calling? BLG literally looked worse in every metric outside of player performances. also my whole point was that BLG dropped the ball, not that they're a bad team. you are tweaking bro

LITERALLY. I ALWAYS hate the narrative of "this guy activated ggs". if they're getting destroyed by a ONE MAN ARMY at CHAMPIONS then there's not other way to put it outside of them objectively playing like dogshit

just because MIBR overperforms stat-wise does not mean that BLG will intrinsically play worse. you cannot tell me that the BLG we saw in playoffs and stage 2 would've gotten their backs blown out the way they did

they always lose momentum for fucks sake. i still believe in them but how many more times is this going to happen?

that is not an excuse with their roster quality bro. a lot of things looked subpar

that and things weren't clicking that day ig. will need to see the RRQ game to judge better

EDG had a close game and the wind didn't blow their way (NRG's comeback was crazy though)
DRG has a sub and an active communication problem because of it (and still almost won)
XLG got Paper Rex
BLG's just dogshit idk what happened to them they massively dropped the ball

Dude they looked BAD. If BLG go out 0-4 then there's smth wrong because they shouldn't even touch that performance with their current lineup

I am in utter shock that BLG looked that bad

Edg was close and DRG performed above expectations considering the devolution of their comms situation. XLG got PRX so what can you do. BLG though...

I am severely disappointed and their performance does not spell confidence for their lower bracket game

haven't peeped witch watch or food for the soul yet so I'll tap in to those

if your 4000 posts are anything to go by then that applies to you more than me

specimens like you are interesting

bored as shit with nothing off the dome and I feel like watching/reading some fluff

BLG's the only real hope as far as actually having the components needed to see a winners run through. Outside of 2024 EDG the current BLG is probably the best chinese roster we've seen in the past 3 years on paper. all eyes in the region are on them

cn winning another champs would be fucking ridiculous

idk whether to be disappointed by today or extremely happy with it

struggling to give him credit

don't doubt the genius and unparalleled dominance of OUR glorious kings + hanche maybe in that game

their mechanical average is so fucking good bro I hope they showcase their competence early and rip MIBR apart 😭🙏. any other outcome would disappoint me a little ngl

ignoring DRG's visa issues the rest of the cn teams have such good potential to do some real damage & make playoffs. i hope they make the most of this event and don't shit the bed like Trace in Bangkok

this iteration of BLG are the valorant equivalent of the cs Mongolz
start off meh domestically
barely lose out in winnable games
improve gradually as the season continues
get the ball rolling as confidence increases <-- we are here
start consistently winning more games long-term

i fully believe this current roster could be the start of something really special

Too much positivity and honesty. After September 27th you will become a campfire story in your city's local wilderness

Rushia my glorious vtuber king

the money they'd pour into his food could go to buying another 17 y/o

academy roster normally. some teams like EDG also just field their staff or streamers for a game

hype and aura

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