Second place curse.

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CowboySG

Performance of each second place team after each international LAN

M2 2021 - FNATIC (fails to make Masters Berlin)
M3 2021 - Envy (Gets grouped in Champs)
Champs 2021 - Gambit (Failed to make a single event in 2022)
M1 2022 - LOUD (Gets grouped in M2)
M2 2022 - Paper Rex (Gets grouped in Champs)

Get second at your own peril.

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AdS

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this curse is 100% confirmed

#3

Blazieboy

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Runner up at champs, good luck next year!

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Quagmire

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Fnatic m2
envy m3
Iceland was masters 2 and Berlin was masters 3

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CowboySG

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True, I forget they had a "M1" that was just regional

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CowboySG

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To further hit on the second place masters curse:

Masters 1 2021 runner-ups
FaZe - NA
Team Heretics - Europe
BBL - Turkey
forZe - CIS
GL Blue - Brazil
Wygers - LATAM
NUTURN - Korea*
Absolute JUPITER - Japan
Team SMG - SEA

*Only Team to make a masters event, making a top 3 run in Masters 2 Reykjavik. However they never came close to matching their early success and failed to make Champs.

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ARk1d

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i am mad(((

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NG1nS

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dude at this point it's better ro end 3rd 💀

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CowboySG

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FNS must've sensed this and told optic to throw vs. FPX to guarantee a solid Champs performance.

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NG1nS

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fr

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meteorite

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holy shit

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Dybala21

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Sadge

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firo

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sadge, ggwp still they played so well

#11

ray0n

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whoever is going second this champs wont make a single event next year

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SigmaMale

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2nd place curse + Optic curse

#13

EpicGamerGamingEpicly

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Gambit valorant straight up ceased to exist bruh champions second place is extremely cursed

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CowboySG

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Yeah, I would've added more, but wanted to make it short and sweet lol

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pitchfork

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all teams should dodge the 2nd place from now

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CowboySG

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Maybe that's why DRX always stops at top 6. They're scared of that second place curse hurting them in Korea.

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Itchy

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Optic actually so lucky they got 3rd

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Skyss

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sadge the curse still working