APAC 3rd Phase

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Sprouts

Orgs in the 3rd phase:
Crazy Raccoon
DRX
Global Esports
Zeta Division
Gen.G*

Orgs declined franchising:
Nigma Galaxy
Velocity Gaming

Anyone have anything new that I can add to either lists?

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APAC now have Japan and Korean teams ? I though JP/Korean teams will be in another league (with CN teams in future) ? I really think they should make APAC south and APAC east like Apex

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There will be an EMEA league, an AMERICAS league (na and SA) and an Asian league (APAC+east Asia)

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OzyMeister

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GenG source?

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Sprouts

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https://dotesports.com/valorant/news/sources-sentinels-xset-and-gen-g-make-next-round-of-valorant-partnership-process-others-denied

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Prathades

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but that's na geng not apac geng

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queueK

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I think Riot are shooting themselves in the foot if they don't preemptively allow a few Chinese orgs into the league, but then that leaves less space for SEA teams.

I wish there were more slots

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SKara

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There are most probably 12 slots and for some reason I think japan will have only 2 teams despite so good scene and orgs

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OzyMeister

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NO the chinese haven't done shit in valo yet and im sure theyll add more slots later on like in league all regions don't have same slots

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queueK

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adding more slots later sets a weird precedent IMO

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OzyMeister

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the region with bigger player base and more competition gets more slots its that simple how is it weird?

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queueK

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for every team in every other region that was on the brink of getting into the league, it's a massive fuck you to see organizations from a country that has done nothing during the application period to get in posthumously while they're stuck outside.

tldr: it would look like RIOT is sucking Chinese dick

which makes sense business-wise but still.

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OzyMeister

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it wouldn't tho coz Chinese didn't have Valo 'officially' for 2 years and hence they exception being made for them later on

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Talk about LOL, every league has 10 teams except china (17). Riot will obviously allow chinese teams, tencent will force them to.

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spookmeister

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geng apac?

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ufc

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they cannot announce due to non dickloser agreement being signed with riot

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ufc

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where do we get live updates about this franchise thing?

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kidnamedfinger

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Seulgi (iKyoto), BoDork and George Geddes are the only people constantly giving updates afaik

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Astar

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I'm gonna hate riot so much if they decided to give more spots to JP/KR/CN more than Apac

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ufc

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what is the criteria?

like organizations have to prove their long term investment plans into the game of valorant?

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Astar

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probably financial matters the most (whether they can provide a steady salary), history & legacy (like whether they're estabished org and have a proper fanbase), passion for valorant (ambition of the owner towards valorant scene)

all these Korean orgs have everything in check compared to most SEA's orgs

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luckypleb

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Yeah fuck them

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jimjam789

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nah f that we've suffered long enough with no organisation support its about time we have something for once 😭

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yall guys have rich enough history in esports. let apac build their own history for this time ffs

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Sprouts

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JP/KR/CN (East Asia) deserve the same amount of slots as APAC imo, which would be 6 and 6. Both regions have two teams in the top four Asian teams (PRX > DRX > NTH > XIA) and Japan makes up majority of the viewership by far. If they get more than half you can be angry, but it's reasonable to split them half and half.

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prxfanboy

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Agree but there for sure will be slots for OCE and SA

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fairs
I'm expecting 4:4 for both SEA and East Asia
with OCE 1 and SA 1
if its 10 slots

but its very doubtful since Korean orgs are more stable

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Sprouts

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Yeah, you're right. On paper it should be just DRX and DK in the league, but I have a feeling that T1 and Gen.G are going to complicate things

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imagine if Gen.G buyout the entire PRX org that would be funny

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Sprouts

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I’d like to honestly see that

#20

FlyingDoggoWoweeClap2

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LETS KILL VALORANT SCENE IN SEA GIVE MORE SLOTS FOR KR and JP Pog

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Sprouts

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Chill, those are the orgs that we know of, I'm sure quite a few APAC orgs also made the cut

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FlyingDoggoWoweeClap2

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at this rate we (SEA) bout to get 1 slots at best LMAO

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sazanka

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Is it possible for a japanese org to not have a japanese roster then considering apac is counted as 1 region now?

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QGG

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Looking at other "franchise" thing that's possible

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DrudaL

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yes i think this can happend
they gonna import 5 players lol

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I would love to see that
gonna be interesting to see japanese pro player competing in international roster, he would be a personality