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GOAT analysis Part 1

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Chronicle is the greatest.

And aspas is the best.

OR IS HE?

Let’s break down the myth — and why aspas being the best player doesn’t really hold up under pressure.

If we go by dominance at peak form, then players like TenZ, Derke, and yay have had performances that not only rival but eclipse aspas — and they did it when it mattered most.

Yes, aspas has some records.
But records without context are just empty numbers.

Let's talk about his supposed "best" status.

People love saying "aspas was always the best on his team."
But that’s just flat-out false.

In his only title win — Champions 2022 with LOUD — aspas was statistically the 4th best player on his own team.

Yes, fourth.

Less, pancada, and Sacy all outperformed him in rating, KD, impact, and clutches during that run.

Pancada had a 1.75 KD and +15 differential in the Grand Finals vs OpTic.
Less had ~1.55 KD and was a rock every single map.

Aspas?
Solid — but nothing GOAT-worthy.

Then came Leviatán.

This was supposed to be his redemption arc — instead, he turned in average duelist numbers, finishing as the 11th best player at Champions.

That's barely above role expectations.

And let’s not forget his 0.53 rating at Masters Toronto with MIBR — one of the worst LAN showings for any top-tier duelist ever.

So what are we really looking at?

A player who:

Has one international trophy,

Wasn’t the best in that run,

Crashed out of later events with mid to low stats,

And peaked statistically in tournaments LOUD didn’t win.

Yes, aspas led VCT 2023 in kills with over 1,400.
He also dropped 80 kills in a BO3 vs NRG (Champions 2025), and even set an earlier record with 82 kills.

But here’s the thing:
Volume ≠ dominance.
That record happened in a series LOUD still lost.

Meanwhile, let’s look at someone who actually owned multiple eras:

🐐 Chronicle

1st player to win 3 international LANs: Masters Berlin (2021), LOCK//IN (2023), Masters Tokyo (2023)

Titles with two completely different teams

Played multiple roles (flex, initiator, controller) and excelled

Near-top KDA and rating in every title run

Chron isn’t flashy.
He just wins.

At Tokyo 2023, Chronicle was arguably MVP, carrying Fnatic in clutch moments.
At LOCK//IN, he was once again elite.
And even now, in 2025, he continues to deliver at the highest level, while aspas is… not even in the conversation. n1 going 5th-6th (crazy achievement)

GOAT Timeline of VALORANT

TenZ (May 2021)
nAts (August 2021)
yay (March 2022)
aspas (March 2023)
Leo (May 2023)
aspas (Sept 2024)
Chronicle (May 2025)

Chronicle is the greatest VALORANT player of all time.

Aspas? A close second, sure.
But being the best for a few months doesn’t mean you’re the GOAT.

And if we’re being honest — he might not even be top 3.

#2
AleAlejandro
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allat

#7
themaniel
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Why aren't you jinxing fnatic anymore

#15
AleAlejandro
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I was never trying to jinx them

#22
themaniel
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I don't believe you 💔

#3
Jump
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not reading all that aspas clears

#4
themaniel
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So many words when you could've just said it's lysoar

#23
esenoh
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🧍

#5
michaelisupset
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Aspas is the best cause I said so

#6
Zelestia
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Chronicle superteam merchant

#21
Mozzarellas
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This fnc isnt a superteam

#25
welikefortniteandvalorant
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I understand the point youre trying to make but i disagree

Kaajak best duelist itw rn (the only others i can think of are hyunmin aspas something and mada), certainly best in europe and also was the best t2 talent option available at the time he was signed
Alfajer literally top 5 players itw
Boaster on adderall this year
crashies is like the only arguable weak link but he has been insane so far

FNC is the EMEA superteam, and the only improvement i can think of is RieNs for crashies

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Mozzarellas
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Fnc was a superteam in 2023 cause all their players were proven world caliber, this year 2 of the players left (derke and leo) crashies although a good player is a big downgrade from leo and kaajak was an unproven tier2 prospect, if u looked at this team at the start of the year it wasnt a superteam

#28
welikefortniteandvalorant
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At the start of the year yea id agree (altough you might be underestimating kaajak he was proven mechanial menace and everybody knew he was good when he was in t2 and would make it big in t1) but yea i agree i didnt expect them to be where they are now

#29
Mozzarellas
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Ik kaajak would be good but still, as a replacement for derke more than 95% of the fanbase had some serious doubts

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SENfns
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if you said doma i might've believed you

#9
Yistyy
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eyetest wise chronicle doesn't move me at all tho. he's good, just his gameplay doesn't scream anything close to "greatest of all time"

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welikefortniteandvalorant
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this is probably the main reason why people dont like chronicle. he just isnt flashy like aspas or pretty much any player with exceptional aim like even kaajak from his own team

but yet being great in valorant is much more than just shooting your gun and i think chronicle is that type of player to drag the team accross the finishing line and just be able to do his job whenever asked for

#10
UvuvwevwevweOnyetenyevwe
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3/8

#11
guilhermeSSS
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congrats, you only used the statistics that matter to prove your point and ignored 99% of the rest

#12
mojhito5
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aspas 24 champs was really good btw what are u talking about, if you go by 200+ rounds players then he is the 6th best rating wise, above likes of KK and zekken, but if chron wins tomorrow yes he is the goat undeniably

#13
1d
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I used chatgpt for ts I dont know wtf the stats are (I just know who the goat is)

#14
mojhito5
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lol did he write all of that?

#16
1d
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I gave a couple of arguments but im acually impressed what it came out with

#20
mojhito5
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that's insane bro it all looked like human text for me

#17
PP12123213123
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You should change ur flair and flag to make ur take more valid

#18
1d
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brazil + mibr would go fire

#19
Gdgdfdgtttt
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the bait was almost believeable until i heard "average duelist numbers" while finishing 11th at champs...

aswell as leaving out the fact this champs he has 1.33 rating.. the highest ever...

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Langacune
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tenz has 1.35 and alfa 1.33 (ignore lock in frauds)

#31
Gdgdfdgtttt
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in champs mb

#24
guilhermeSSS
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Events that both aspas and chron played
Lock in (aspas have more rating) and more impact in the final being the 1-2 best player and chronicle being the 3best player in fanatic

Champions 2023 - aspas 1.15 rating (best player in Loud)
Chronicle - 0.94 rating - 4 best player in Fanatic
And in champions 2023 chronicle lost 2 times to aspas that in the 2 games was the best in the team and chronicle in the 2 games the worst player in fanatic

Champions 2024 - Chronicle didnt play 300 rounds so didnt count
Aspas Played 450 rounds and are the best rating in his team

Champions 2025 - Aspas 1.33 rating 330 rounds
Chronicle 1.14 rating 351 rounds
They faced each other here and Chronicle goes negative and aspas the best in his team again (lol)

Chronicle has never been positive in series against aspas

So concluding , Chronicle has never been the best in his team so Leo , derke, alfajer > chronicle

#33
darklord69
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300 rounds is crazy cherry picking, should be at most 200 rounds

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darklord69
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300 rounds is crazy cherry picking, should be at most 200 rounds

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1d
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300 rounds is crazy cherry picking, should be at most 200 rounds

#32
LaFerrariVLR
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wait till FNC bring home the champs title, then FNC will be the greatest team, no one dare to debate, aspas's fan will all shut up because the only thing they can proud about is the 1 and only champs trophy but just in few hours, the collection will be full for FNC

#34
Meinipo
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Tokyo MVP is obivously alfajer

#37
alienista1
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your text is a rhetorical aberration. you lie, make things up, and contradict yourself, all in a very short span of time. the fact that you did this with chatgpt explains a lot, but its still almost an anthropological experience to witness such incompetence.

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