Can someone explain

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wo0w

How does analysts who probably makes a living doing Valorant VOD reviews and stuff look so highly of western Valorant playstyle and generally writes off Asia almost before every event? Maybe they would give like a GENG top 2 before an event as a prediction because maybe they performed well in a split or event but the rest of the teams? Nah, they ass apparently. And what happened to stage experience? How the fuck did majority think that RRQ and XLG would have a higher placing than GENG and PRX when im not gonna lie, PRX cooked RRQ in that lowers final. TH getting 0:2 and 0:3 by FNC yet they are “tournament favourites”..

Might trigger some western fans here but top 8 in Pacific is wayy better than Top 8 in Americas

Pacific current Top 8:
RRQ
GENG
PRX
DRX
TLN
BME
NS
T1

Americas current Top 8:
G2
SEN
MIBR
EG
100T
KRU
NRG
C9

Im not going to list out EMEA and CN’s Top 8 because their competition sucks

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delighted

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CN's top 8 is very underrated

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Wolfed

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if your argument is tournament experience then TH should also have been one of your favorites

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wo0w

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apparently only applies to TH this split but not GENG and PRX because OHH RRQ is so nasty with that Jemkin fella

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Wolfed

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RRQ beat GENG and PRX before the tournament, and Jemkin was indeed looking crazy. Also, I saw more people saying RRQ was not going to do shit than people saying they are actually good. The Jemkin glaze was certainly deserved.

“Wisdom after the fact, isn’t wisdom.”

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wo0w

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So you agree that RRQ was not going to do shit in the event yet those that eats and breathes Valorant VODs for a living thought they had a good chance as trophy contenders in the event? How did VLR users have the sense to think that a team coming into their first event should not be seen as “favourites” ? Yes, wouldnt fault anyone having Jemkin in their Top 10 coming into this event but many put him first for fuck?

Having RRQ as a top team in Toronto is like putting stocks into an “Demon1 carry job situation” In hindsight, we know that EG had Ethan and Jawgemo to attribute to the success as well as their most important piece Potter. And any sane person knows Ewok is NOT on the same level as Potter. Mind you, had PRX 3-0/3-1 them in the lower finals, narrative around RRQ would have easily changed. And truly, had PRX went on to Grand Finals and showed a decent performance/win against GENG. Did you really think those analysts would have Pacific doing this well in Toronto? Because I do not think they would. It seems almost encoded in them that in terms of competitiveness among the regions, Pacific is still behind both western regions when many evidence points to how Pacific has already caught up and should not have been underestimated like the past events.

Besides, my original point was that for someone who does VOD reviews for a living, how can their predictions always be so off from what the outcome actually is? What makes western gameplay to be so compelling to always have them as favourites compared to Pacific?

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KuschlKing

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says EMEA and CN competition sucks, bro put up Tyloo FUT, BBL or KC against Mibr, they aint gon loose

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delighted

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FUT and KC sneak

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KuschlKing

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let me remain in 2022 vro, those were the good times

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delighted

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ok I'll let u off the hook

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Kaust

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China’s top 8 is actually very close, NOVA, TE, FPX could easily make champs despite not being clear favourites.

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Burger_brain

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ngl EMEAs top 8 is better than CN and americas