Get over it.

We had 2 EMEA teams in a single group with VS.

If you are not black or don't have a black family, you can't comment on this.

just wait until the mobile game comes out.

There are still alot of casuals who have never even heard of valorant

Yes, he is black. He is of Somali descent, east african

No more or less than white parents. Once they understand it's an actual career and see the money coming, it's a different conversation.

Competitve PC gaming top regions and population % of region that are black / mixed race:

NA - 13% (that's all ages and genders. so a tiny tiny portion of those would be pc gamers, let alone be good enough to be pro)
Europe - 1.3% as above in brackets
East Asia - less than 1% as above in brackets

There's your answer.

There are several / high level gamers that are black, they are mostly on console games though. Sonic Fox for example is one of the best ever Beat em up players.
Also I think GUILD - Yacine is mixed race / lighter complexion of african descent +yaboidre

I like this. Much better than the group draw. Every team has what they deserve.

Envy fans, stop feeling bad for them, they were in the softest group, now it's time for them to face a top team.

10000%

This is not like the group draw which was messed up. This one makes sense.

it's really not that crazy. it was guaranteed to be 2 NA teams on 1 side of the bracket (3 teams 2 brackets). The 3rd being there is because they came group runner up.

definitely not as crazy as 2 EMEA teams in 1 group.

NV and group free

Sick - Reyna
Tenz - Jett
Shaz - Sova
zombs - Viper
Dapr - Sage.

But tbh, rather than this, They're better off banning it.

SEN lost yesterday you imbecile. That is why they're all on the same side of the bracket.

At the absolute least, there was going to be an NA vs NA matchup before the finals because there are 3 teams and only 2 sides.

Go back to school you clown.

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Gambit, SMB, G2, Liquid.

I don't even know if this is possible points wis (i haven't looked it up) but a man can dream.

Very true, people are a bit fickle, and at SMB's best, they're at LEAST as good as Acend

yo..... you good?

7/10 for execution, 8/10 for the idea

Always good to see rational humans exist.

I was rooting for G2 all the way, but Sen played well on map 2, and honestly, anyone who isn't completely shit at this game, knows how impossibly difficult it is to have a consistent result. G2 earned this W, but let's not get carried away, SEN are still them GUYS.

Losses happen, g2 the better team on the day. It's all good

Absolutely. I feel the need to highlight this because overreactions on this forum are embarrassing to read haha

Vamos g2!!!!!

Both teams played really well.

NA fans, you need not pay attention to the overzealous EMEA silvers overreacting to our first big win.

Vamos g2!!!!!

Both teams played really well.

NA fans, you need not pay attention to the overzealous EMEA silvers overreacting to our first big win.

massive throw round

Of course. No amount of common sense will stop the silvers on this forum overreacting to 1 bad map or 1 bad series.

Enjoy the game

Everyone relax, it's just the first freaking map.

genuinely clapped, but vlr.gg users are overreacting because they're silvers who are prisoners of the moment.

you're smoking crack. give it up

guys shut the fuc up, the first map ain't even over yet haha

keep your tits on. it's the first half of the first map xD .

vamos g2!

Because it looks want and they can wear whatever the fuck they good?

Well done to PRX, looking forward to what you bring in champions and 2022!

Fair point. Remember though, I';m not saying we are Z tier trash. I'm just saying we aren't quite as good as we thought.

Even Acend vs Vision strikers, if you really pay attention to that, Acend's approach and preparation was so flawed. You could see it in the amount of times players were dying alone and the lack of coordination in their util compared to VS. All in good time the teams will get better, BUT so will teams from other regions.

I agree everything you said. It's not just based on SMB's first map. Even if they come back and clap PRX, I still haven't seen anything that really looks like it would crush a well disciplined and experienced team. We will get there eventually.

Yeah. And tbh there's alot of "wait till insert team or player moves to valorant" talk going on.

If I was a pro CS player... I wouldn't be looking to move to a game that reduces the amount of skill needed to be top top tier in the raw mechanics department.

100%! I think we as fans have been too eager and with gassed expectations because of our CS dominance.

I find it weird that my fellow EMEA brothers are struggling to accept we ain't yet at the level we thought we were. This is pure loser talk indeed.

Agreed. Too many shoulda woulda coulda. It seems alot of my brothers are struggling to admit we aren't the level we thought we were at this point in time.

Possibly, but I don't see it. I think the region is just not as good as we initially thought. That's my stance, pending better results of course.

I'm super calm. It's a simple observation. There's no way an EMEA takes this tournament playing the way they have so far. Maybe Gambit can as their loss was a clear late game choke.

I'll be the one to say it since I can still see some of us in denial. Top EMEA teams ain't what we thought they are.

I love EMEA, but this tournament has exposed the following.

• Our strategies SUCK or just don't exist
• We rely more on aim WAY more than we thought we did and would like to admit
• Most of our top team's team work is equivalent to a mediocre CS team at best.
• Our top teams lack the real experience to be considered S tier

OPEN QUESTION: Do you think we can improve enough in time to perform at Champions the way we "expect" and think we should? Or are we gonna trail behind for another year

We got some work to do boys!

dude stop, whole of EMEA is just a jumbled mess of great aimers with BAD or non existent strats

This whole tournament exposes just how BASIC EMEA is. They're not playing valorant at allllll.

he's not wrong

bro, i'm rooting for SMB but their Util usage is non existent. that retake was GARBAGE

this whole tournament really exposes how bad EMEA util use is

Not a holly.

Yo.... you good?

xD

put a smile on my face haha. 10/10

Thank goodness, someone with a brain. Your first 2 paragraphs are all any one needs to read if they're confused about NA not having more slots.

Riot wants VIEWERSHIP and GROWTH from this game. You get that from these "minor" regions which may not be as skilled yet, but the player and fanbase will be absolutely gigantic.

Most people will never understand this on the site though, because their level of thinking is absurdly low.