iirc there is a vlr user doing a poll which will reveal the top 10 players by popularity. also last year, there was a top 10 players of 2021 post by one of the writers (i think, not 100% sure but i remember one). they revealed it at the end of 2021, not exactly at the end of champions. so we should wait and see

you in stockholm then in london an hour later?

Okay, I pull up, hop out at the after party
You and all your friends, yeah, they love to get naughty
Sippin' on that Henn', I know you love that Bacardi (Sonny Digital)
1942, I take you back in that 'Rari
Okay, I pull up, hop out at the after party
You and all your friends, yeah, they love to get naughty
Sippin' on that Henn', I know you love that Bacardi
1942, I take you back in that 'Rari
Switchin' lanes and I'm seein' lights, you know I watch the curb
Smokin' weed, you know I'm gettin' high, you know it calm my nerves
Trappin' hard, pumpin' non-stop, the bag I had to earn
You can try, but you might fail again, you know you never learn
Came in with a bottle, I was trippin'
And I took a couple shots and now I'm dizzy
It got me burning up, burning up
Insides burning up, burning up (yeah)
Okay, I pull up, hop out at the after party
You and all your friends, yeah, they love to get naughty
Sippin' on that Henn', I know you love that Bacardi
1942, I take you back in that 'Rari
Okay, I pull up, hop out at the after party
You and all your friends, yeah, they love to get naughty
Sippin' on that Henn', I know you love that Bacardi
1942, I take you back in that 'Rari
Uh, poppin' meds (uh), out in the meadows (yeah)
She like a little red (uh), in her stilettos (yeah)
Anytime you live (uh), out in the ghetto (yeah)
You try to duck the feds (uh), they need to let go
Came in with a bottle, I was trippin'
And I took a couple shots, it got me dizzy
It got me burning up, burning up
Insides burning up, burning up (yeah)
Okay, I pull up, hop out at the after party
You and all your friends, yeah, they love to get naughty
Sippin' on that Henn', I know you love that Bacardi
1942, I take you back in that 'Rari
Okay, I pull up, hop out at the after party
You and all your friends, yeah, they love to get naughty
Sippin' on that Henn', I know you love that Bacardi
1942, I take you back in that 'Rari
Okay, I pull up (okay, I pull up...)
Okay, I pull up (okay, I pull up...)
Okay, I pull up (okay, I pull up...), hop out at the after party
Okay, I pull up (okay, I pull up...), hop out at the after party
Okay, I pull up (okay, I pull up...), hop out at the after party
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astra neon fade kayo chamber

oh you poor thing... isnt it obvious that gutszeraa is trembo's alt account? trembo was always here

perhaps, but what if the KR teams only pick up KR players? that would be a disaster

but it doesnt make sense... 5 KOREAN orgs? thats too much since theres no guarantee they pick up OCE or TH players

and why is that? its because they have always ben given more attention and more opportunities. but when brazil is finally showing signs of life in their region, you want riot to steal their spots to allow for more NA teams? how is that fair>??

STATS

mwzera https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/VK%20mwzera%234324/overview?playlist=competitive&season=all
cNed https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/ACE%20cNed%23carry/overview?season=all
TenZ https://tracker.gg/valorant/profile/riot/SEN%20TenZ%230505/overview?playlist=competitive&season=all

DEATHMATCH STATS
mwzera - 86% win rate (thats the insaniest thing ive seen in a while)
cNed - stats not availiable
TenZ - 73% win rate

RANKED STATS
mwzera - 66.3% winrate (MVP of 95% of the matches) proof here https://imgur.com/StiJmpg
cNed - 53.5% winrate (MVP of 13% of the matches)
TenZ - 60.4% winrate (MVP of 15% of the matches)

can you take your time to appreciate how insane mwzera is? without a doubt the most talented player to ever touch the game

I'll try to explain briefly why I think he is the best player in the world
Despite his insane aim and movement
The best way to know if a player is a good duelist is RAZE. There is a BIG difference between a good duelist and a jett abuser
If he is a good duelist, he needs to be good with raze.

heat? not good with raze
aspas? not good with raze
xand? not good with raze
tenz? not good with raze
cned? not good with raze
scream? not good with raze
d3ffo? not good with raze
derke? not good with raze

Thats why I think he is undoubtely the best player in the world. If RIOT by any means decides to nerf jett and shift the meta we prolly not gonna even hear names like cned and tenz again :>
He is not killing 40+ per map because when he joined VK he was forced to play a different role because heat is already a main jett... and lets be honest, every single duelist nowadays gets 20+ kills per map because team and setups are basically built around you (even steel managed to get 20 kills with it https://www.vlr.gg/29398/sentinels-vs-100-thieves-champions-tour-north-america-stage-3-challengers-playoffs-gf/?game=46692&tab=overview)

why? is it unfair to allow other regions in the americas league to flourish? the world doesnt revolve around NA.

yeah, instead lets talk about the shitshow that is the APAC rumoured slot distribution

last i remembered valorant is an fps...

nah, people fall for lazy baits nowadays too

what does that even mean? there is an asia league, and iirc, china is in asia.

yeah thats what i thought at first, but i can recognise the faintest indian accent from the narrator, and the skin collection fits with the new agent's lore too.

ok so you dont know how franchising works. thanks for telling us. C9 is getting franchised because they have money, clout, devotion to content creation (not a lot), a team in LOL and have a gc team. lev (from what i have heard) dont have a lot of money and were fairly unknown until the beginning of this year. the fact that c9 have an existing relationship and money is almost enough for them to get franchised, which is why everyone says they are guaranteed franchising.

the voice in the background is the voice of the new agent right?

?? what is the bussy?

now im just imagining another swedish superteam... bring godkar back and pick up zyppan, find a good 5th and you got a top 10 team in EMEA at least

yes but any team that needs a solid core would sign guild, who are arguably top 3 in EMEA as a core of 4. i meant taht any team that signs the 4 needs a good 5th and i dont know what role they would be looking for if they were to sign a 5th

how expensive would it be to host it in london or LA?

who out of the 4 (or 5? or however many players they have) would go to guild though? idk what role guild is looking for. is it flex or primary duelist?

Watch the chaos of the transfer season for franchising ensue over the next month.

Optic?

What do i have to cry about? Top 3 is an amazing placement, and they dodged the second place curse too

Nah this guy is baiting don't fall for his trapa

They came third which issupergoodthiugh. Why these rude names?

based DRX fan right here

but they lost their 2 map lead... surely that shows an igl diff as well as a player diff.

THEY BETTER WIN CHAMPIONS NOW #DRXWIN #DRXFIGHTING

what changed is that stax took back the igl role, which hes so good at

they are the best double pickup out of every single one... the team went to a new level and they stayed dominant even after their 2 oldest players (zest and glow) took a step back from the team

i cant believe this... if drx get the 2nd place curse i will cry

I'm proud that drx made it to top 3. Also I cant wait to see the second place team fall off a cliff in 2023 just like what happened to fnatic, envy and gambit last year and like what happened to loud and prx this year.

No it's a 6v4 since igl is playing for drx

True but buzz peaks wayyy higher than meteor does imo and chemistry is really good between buzz and the team since he's been on drx for a year and a half.

Buzz would never lose that 1v1, and besides im not talking about rbs jett im talking about his neon and kayo.

Rb diffs meteor on neon and kayo in his sleep

But what about the second place curse, the king of all curses? Plus the 9-3 curse lives strong in drx sonot all curses have been broken yet.

yep the cheater team is the best team no>?

idk but if i needed a reason to hate them it would be their tweets, sure other teams do it too but it seems they are the only team getting called out for their "inappropriate" tweets after the turret situation.

ok and? does he need to like EMEA? its his opinion

agreed.i lost all hope ever since drx didnt 26-0 fnatic a couple of days ago

DRX are still known for being chokers you know....

the flair tells me everything i need to know... hope the jinx goes succesfully

mako had a good breakfast today

i dont care, this isnt enough for my drx hopium supply to be cut off

ok but less than a kill every 3 rounds is not ok, no matter who you are.

does this mean DRX arent horrible for losing against LOUD??

i will NEVER give up on DRX. i cant wait to see their lower bracket momentum buff!