True but I don't know enough about FPX and how much he contributes.

I'm very sad becuase I want 4 teams from NA to be in masters and we can only have 2 :(

Disclaimer: I'm caring more about their igling ability not their fragging, but obviously fragging does matter some.

#1: FNS. His midrounding at Masters was an absolute masterclass. He might not be a big fragger, but he's definitely not ALWAYS dead weight, and you can tell he really leads outside of the game as well. Any team that picks him up will do well, and with Optic, he's formed them into one of the best teams in the world.

#2: Redgar. A great fragger, super wholesome dude, and fantastic within M3C's structure (a lot of which he made). One of the few IGLs that can clutch just as well as a star fragger, and his and ENGH's strats set the meta. Ofc with M3C he won Masters 3 last year and was a finalist at Champs. Excited to see more of his team next masters hopefully!

#3: Saadhak. A fantastic kayo player, and undoubtably the greatest IGL in South and Central America (yes ik Loud is a Brazillian team I'm talking geographically). With Loud, he plays and calls incredibly. I wish I knew more about him out of game too, but sadly I don't speak Spanish or Portuguese, so it's harder to find info.

#4: Boaster. I'm gonna get a lot of flack for this one, but even though his individual performances can be lackluster and his strats overcomplicated, he's absolutely the centerpiece of Fnatic both in and out of the game. He's the emotional glue AND he shapes the team along with Mini. Their victory over M3C last qualifier shows the peaks he can reach individually and his team's structure can reach as a whole.

#5: Vanity. In terms of roster building, he makes such a difference. The only igl to lead TWO seperate rosters with different core players to international tournaments (V1 and C9). Once again, he's not the strongest fragger, but he's proven himself able to create a team and get them to compete on the highest level. That's a super rare achievement, and I hope C9 qualifies so we can see more of him.

Wrong that assistant was badass, he's more like the Galaga dude

I'm so excited to see their comps (and chronicle)

Star Lord: Boaster, Funny dude who pumps his team up then gets carried.

LMFAOOOO

I honestly don't think ghost is THAT free form and I see them working to be more structured everyday. Sen is a great comparison tho, and a great proof as to why Optic is a step above that type of team.

Not on fracture tho

This is a good point. Even if some EMEA team would've won the whole thing if they were full strength/attending, the fact of the matter is they didn't. I also think anyone saying Optic was a fluke or that they played badly obviously didn't watch the matches. The quality of gameplay between Optic and Loud was amazing, and I'm only more excited for future confrontations between those two with other great teams like M3C, FPX, and Fnatic.

Yes but I'll have to see more to be confident in him.

Lmao g2 over c9

Better than tenz

Optic and C9!!! I must see vanity on lan again.

I’d say yay chronicle aspas

Honorable mentions to: derke, marved, mako, nukkye, sacy, nats, sugarzero, laz, cryo, leaf, on and on….

Confirmed??? Let’s fucking gooooo!!!!

No one was seriously saying that lmfao they were just baiting

I'm waiting!

Yeah he's fixing in the win against faze

0/8

I prefered every Zeta division game over FPX vs Fnatic

Who's filling for Gobb

LMFAOOOO ah yes your friends Redgar, Ange1, and Scream back you up here

"he needs to be sat down" because of his fans....bro what the fuck. But also speaking statistically based on stage 1, Derke literally is a top 5 if not top 3 player in Europe.

Source: I made it up in a dream with your mom

I thought you left????

Zeek best kayo probably. Unless Zyppan has something to say abt it.

Alfajer can also do KJ I think

Ok but also let's just say that the "skill" part is purely mechanical. I think Valorant's agent and ability combos makes it a lot more tactically dense, which'll help it's long term viability.

Already is

"I saw it in a dream"

That guy is so funny, he finds the worst NA matches and uses them as reasoning on why NA is shit. He trashes every region except EMEA. Look at the Guard vid where he's simultaneously bashing them for losing to PRX and calling PRX shit.

0/8 no thought

Bruh wdym budget they’re both incredible players in their own right

He’s pretty good ngl

They’re definitely NOT gonna be surpassed quickly but I agree they need better scrim partners.

Really interesting. I didn’t know much about any team other than the top 3 so this helps. Thanks dude!

Ok

Lmfao and yet you're here!

What are you talking about. There's obviously players that are more consistently better than others in Valorant (look at Yay for example). The real reason no one emerges as a CLEAR best like S1mple is because the game's only been out for two years. Give it time to develop the scene more, and I guarantee players so cracked that they're obviously the best in the world will emerge one day.

OG over C9 but otherwise agree

I think XSET will be second or third but not 4th in groups. They’ll be 4th overall tho, that’s their curse.

How is nats in Berlin not here?

Can any of them even begin to complete with Zeta division tho?

If you watch their games they played so much worse this qual than last.

TGRD beats XSET pretty consistently

For sick, yes, for Mitch, no. Leaf is just too good.

They will beat everyone except the teams that qualify. They’re missing that spark that’d get them over the finish line.

LMFAO WHAT

Hey get a load of this! Dis dude doesn't understand people can improve over time! And that Valorant is a different game!