trophy instantly
and none of you better say "purp0 sneak" hes such a talented player that has proved himself on shit teamss and never getsd to platy on good teams, if purp0 gets to play on a good team trust me he farms so hard
Sayf is the best emea duelist itw i dont care
i said Sayf was the best emea duelist and they tried to hang me bro how can you get away with it
you aren't wrong he was good on duelist when on TL he just hasn't shown that brilliance again.
are you kidding me, did you not see the magic he was doing in VIT 2024 Stage2
he was a good duelist last year on VIT too lets be real now he was still in the top 2-3 in EMEA
true
plus purp0 can both play wo0t roles or miniboo roles and also be a 2nd caller/vibes merchant
TH akai
deadass here me out
a young, raw talent (just turnt 18 i think)
could learn under experience of riens and boo
crazy high ceiling and pretty consistent in mena
didnt he take a year break after farming 2024 mena and not going ascension, he will need time to not make himself rusty
he's playing in eleague split 3
https://www.vlr.gg/561294/stallions-esports-vs-twelve-esports-saudi-eleague-2025-major-3-r5
and yeah maybe he is a bit raw and rusty rn
so i do know why ppl are hesistant
but he's worth a trial no?
Not that good, Exit is the one to watch from Mena imo. Exit, jas and s0pp are the duelists teams should be looking at from t2 this year
do you have any pov vods of akai? I would like to see if thats true because Exit for me is a potential world class duelist, if Akai is better than Exit who was farming teams in champs 10 mans and Challengers then it means that kid can be kaajak level
2024 falcons is the best showcase of akai
cus he had actual support
in eleague rn he has subpar enabling
few specfifc vods:
https://www.vlr.gg/323664/the-ultimates-vs-team-falcons-saudi-eleague-2024-major-1-playoffs-gf/?game=all&tab=overview
https://www.vlr.gg/305369/team-falcons-vs-fraggerz-challengers-league-2024-mena-resilience-split-1-gcc-and-iraq-r13/?game=all&tab=overview
https://www.vlr.gg/305284/the-ultimates-vs-team-falcons-saudi-eleague-2024-major-1-group-stage-r4/?game=160998&tab=overview
https://www.vlr.gg/300696/team-falcons-vs-dragons-challengers-league-2024-mena-resilience-split-1-gcc-and-iraq-r2/?game=all&tab=overview
https://www.vlr.gg/294160/apeks-vs-team-falcons-superdome-2023-egypt-main-event-gs
https://www.vlr.gg/305332/team-falcons-vs-the-ultimates-challengers-league-2024-mena-resilience-split-1-gcc-and-iraq-r4
also on stallions rn he is kinda being forced to be more off a hard entry for srx's yoru which makes his stats look worse
jas and s0pp are the duelists teams should be looking at from t2 this year
lmfao
"hes such a talented player that has proved himself on shit teamss and never getsd to platy on good teams" was shit for giantx and they instantly became better once a good duelist like ara replaced him, was holding a champs playoff level team down all by himself and his shit duelist play, talented player but trash duelist, also he was literally dogshit when he had the opportunity to play for prime gambit
purpo is a tier2 farmer,u say shit teams but what are the odds he gets dropped and gx makes top 8 at champs
people forgot that they had tomaszy and runner? Runner was just underwhelming but tomaszy was straight up a terrorist near urango level player
the "t2 farmer" narrative in the big of 2025 after we've seen what every single rookie in a decent system is able to do......
rookie or not he plays in T2 and smurfed there, if sheydos was dropping 50s every game like purp0 does everyone would want him to be back in T1, same shit there. We literally saw this year (and last year) that the term rookie made no sense bc there is no fundamental difference in gameplay quality and depth between a top T2 propect and a top T1 player
"there is no fundamental difference in gameplay quality and depth between a top T2 propect and a top T1 player" The thing is that purp0 is not a prospect, he has proven himself as mid in t1, stats dont matter for t1 players who go back to t2 btw, Mistic was dropping 240 ACS on average on smokes when he went back to t2 just to be shit in liquid the year after. Easier to farm when u have a team of players with t1 experience playing against kids who are still in highschool and havent even had the opportunity to be coached by a true top coach or igl, when u promote to t1 a top t2 prospect and an ex t1 player who is farming stats the t2 prospect will perform better in t1 even if he had worse stats in t2 99% of the times
99% of the times
As if we had an even semi-decent sample size lmfao
proven himself as mid in t1
We know he was an absolute demon in scrims and he shouldn't be in t2 it's just a waste pf time for him. He was just in terrible conditions over and over again. He is more than t1 level and anyone in the scene will agree with that. You just have no argument against what I said besides "oh he already had one chance" which is a terrible argument that has been debunked time and time again. Should miquid have let go of keiko bc of one mid yer individually and a terrible team performance? Hell nah, they changed everything around him and look at where he is now. Why wouldn't that be possible for pourp0?
You're just playing with words. Purp0 is one of the best duelist in emea t2 rn and it's clear as day. If you disagree it's just pure cope
"He is more than t1 level and anyone in the scene will agree with that" As I said, he is a t1 level player just not a t1 level duelist.
"Should miquid have let go of keiko bc of one mid yer individually and a terrible team performance? " they literally changed his role? every time he played primary duelist this year like jett on icebox he was ass like last year
"Why wouldn't that be possible for pourp0?" because he doesnt have it in him as he proved time and time again lol
"Purp0 is one of the best duelist in emea t2 rn and it's clear as day. If you disagree it's just pure cope" I didnt say he isnt one of the best duelist, its expected for a player with t1 experience to farm kids on the short term but he wont be able to keep farming kids in t2 forever, as a t1 team you need players with top t1 potential not some ex t1 players who are farming t2 because otherwise according to your very smart logic then teams last year should have picked up soulcas, molsi, mistic, etc..., soulcas had a very good year farming t2 but was shit for KOI just like Mistic in 2024.
Purp0 is a talented player but he is a dogshit duelist player and not top t1 potential on it, you need P O T E N T I A L not just stats, your scouting consists of looking what players are farming stats against plumbers like h1p, enzo and keloqz. Shame for purp0 but in t1 he will have to win duels against derke, wo0t, kamo, kaajak, ara, lewn, comeback, xeus and other beasts and not keloqz, if Filu went to a top t2 team he would put up crazy stats aswell but its just not translatable to t1, the level of t1 in EMEA has increased like crazy last few years since all the good t2 talent have been getting their chance in t1 so we are in a bit of transition phase where we need to wait for need worthy t1 talent to appear in t2 specially for duelists, the level of t2 talent available is not what it once was imo. I could also explain to you technical reasons as to why purp0 doesnt have the skill to be a top t1 duelist but you dont seem interested, u are just fanboying or just not knowledgable enough to identify talent. I dont blame you since 99% of pro coaches/GMs have a clue when it comes to identifying talent, as someone who advises people in the scene from agencies, coaches to GMs on EMEA talent I can asure you that nobody reliable will genuily tell you purp0 is a t1 level duelist, I would argue it takes 5 minutes of watching his tape compared to Exit or Jas to understand why
he will make any team implode, that type of player doesnt work in valorant where u need to live and see your teammates faces every day for months, only way to make a player like Sayf work is if vct was held online and only playoffs/big tournaments were on lan hahaha
I like the guy but he just doesnt have the mentality, its not a coincidence that all the teams he goes to implode, he is authoritarian and doesnt know how to work in a team enviorement
Honestly they could become a beast with sayf and woot on duelist like almost undefeated in emea
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