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Best Operators from the NA Playoffs | Article

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juno_VLR

This is Part 2 of my "Best Operators in NA" series, which will focus on Challengers Playoffs. Part 1 focused on Operator performance during the Challengers Group Stage. To recap, OpTic yay was the best statistically, with XSET Cryo being a clear second. Behind them were players such as TGRD Sayaplayer, LG bdog, PKS ban, SEN TenZ, NRG s0m, and V1 penny.

Once again, I must clarify that the following list is strictly sorted by operator kills and not necessarily operator skill. I'm focusing on statistics, not my personal opinions. Also, per recommendation, I will be including kills/map, rather than simply kills, in this list. By default, all Jett/Chamber (operator agents) maps will be counted. Maps played with Raze (Saya) or Killjoy (Mitch), for example, will not be counted. As a final note, Chamber ultimate kills count as Operator kills in this list.

The Rookie SoaRs to First

XSET Cryocells: 72 op kills, 14 ult kills, 86 kills, 10 maps, 8.6 k/map
Cryo posted a 65-40 statline in a 1-2 first round loss to OpTic. Notably, he went 12-7 in first bloods and 16-7 against Yay, his closest competitor. His red-hot streak continued through the lower bracket. Cryo destroyed the Knights (and ban) with a 58-22 statline, obliterated LG (and bdog) with a 47-19 statline, and ultimately fell against C9 (43-40, the sole bright spot on the team) to finish 4th. Although XSET's run ended in disappointment, Cryo's individual performance gave us a glimpse into his bright future. His 287.7 ACS, 1.76 KD, and 175.9 ADR were all the highest in the playoffs.

The Steady Veteran

OpTic yay: 87 op kills, 17 ult kills, 104 kills, 13 maps, 8.0 k/map
Although I gave 1st to Cryo for variety's sake, Yay is basically 1b on this list. He did his job as consistently as usual, allowing OpTic to cruise through the upper bracket and become the 1st NA team to qualify for Iceland. After a quiet round 1 victory against XSET, he carried OpTic against C9, finishing with a 60-42 statline and a 33K map. Yay then silenced the Guard with a 42-23 statline to qualify, and he top-fragged the seeding match (2-3 loss) Grand Final.

The Rest

PKS ban: 33 op kills, 1 ult kill, 34 kills, 5 maps, 6.8 k/map
Despite early elimination at the hands of XSET and C9, ban performed well in a limited sample size. His match MVP efforts against C9 gave Knights a fighting chance, but ban's quiet performance against XSET and Cryocells marked the end of his tournament run.

C9 mitch: 24 op kills, 9 ult kills, 33 kills, 5 maps, 6.6 k/map
Fan-favorite mitch is surprisingly high on this list. Nothing against him, but he's not a Chamber/operator one-trick, so he's not considered one of NA's best operators. Mitch shared operator duties on C9 with Leaf and used it more effectively during this playoffs, even picking it up one map on Killjoy.

TGRD Sayaplayer: 51 op kills, 11 maps, 4.6 k/map
Sayaplayer flexes to Raze after Jett and hasn't touched Chamber yet, but that hasn't hurt his performance with the Operator. When called upon, he was very effective with the weapon and should represent NA well at Iceland.

LG bdog: 19 kills, 12 ult kills, 31 kills, 7 maps, 4.4 k/map
SEN TenZ: 14 op kills, 4 maps, 3.5 k/map
V1 penny: 17 op kills, 11 ult kills, 28 kills, 9 maps, 3.1 k/map
C9 leaf: 30 op kills, 5 ult kills, 35 kills, 12 maps, 2.9 k/map

Honorable Mention

TGRD neT: 9 op kills, 21 ult kills, 30 kills, 10 maps, 3.0 k/map
I think neT deserved a special place at the bottom of this list. He didn't touch the operator much, but he had the most Chamber ultimate kills in the event. He and Saya share operator duties much like mitch/leaf, and both are effective.

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Dokka
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Posts like these are always appreciated and a refreshing thing to see on this site, keep it up

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w post

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Xaves
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didn't read it but I agree, w post

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Hopefully this was an enjoyable and informative read, I'll look over feedback if you care to leave any. For my personal opinion, yay and cryo are the clear best in NA. Saya is very close, but I don't want to overrate him until I see him use the operator a bit more. He should quickly move into the same tier as yay and cryo, though. Other than that, I think ban and bdog are decent young talents to watch. TenZ, penny, and leaf are all solid but strike me more as cracked riflers. I do love me some Wardell, but he hasn't played at a Tier 1 level in a while, so I can't include him in my top 3 anymore. I also rated Shahz in the top 3 from my first article, but he hasn't used the operator consistently in a while, so I'm removing him, too.

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Xaves [#3]

didn't read it but I agree, w post

How are you going not read something but agree with it?

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stopped reading at flair

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tatertot [#5]

How are you going not read something but agree with it?

I don't need to read, I know when it's true

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Common juno_VLR W

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juno_VLR [#4]

Hopefully this was an enjoyable and informative read, I'll look over feedback if you care to leave any. For my personal opinion, yay and cryo are the clear best in NA. Saya is very close, but I don't want to overrate him until I see him use the operator a bit more. He should quickly move into the same tier as yay and cryo, though. Other than that, I think ban and bdog are decent young talents to watch. TenZ, penny, and leaf are all solid but strike me more as cracked riflers. I do love me some Wardell, but he hasn't played at a Tier 1 level in a while, so I can't include him in my top 3 anymore. I also rated Shahz in the top 3 from my first article, but he hasn't used the operator consistently in a while, so I'm removing him, too.

Keep it up

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LouBag
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Dope af

Need more stuff like this.

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arecyc
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where tf is wardell?

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juno_VLR
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arecyc [#11]

where tf is wardell?

he’s not in NA playoffs so i couldn’t list him here. see #4

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Everyone in there plays both Chamber and Jett except for one guy - "The Guy"

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