your general thoughts on every winner

Hello, I was wondering if I could get some people's general thoughts on every International winner from all the way back in 2021 to now? doesn't have to be if they deserved it or not, just your general thoughts:

Reykjavik 2021: Sentinels

Berlin 2021: Gambit Esports

Champions Berlin 2021: Acend

Reykjavik 2022: OpTic Gaming

Copenhagen 2022: FunPlus Phoenix

Champions Istanbul 2022 LOUD

Lock/In 2023 São Paulo: Fnatic

Tokyo 2023: Fnatic

Champions Los Angeles 2023: Evil Geniuses

Madrid 2024: Sentinels

Shanghai 2024: Gen.G

Champions Seoul 2024: EDward Gaming

Bangkok 2025: T1

Toronto 2025: Paper Rex

Champions Paris 2025: NRG

Santiago 2026: Nongshim Redforce

You don't have to do every winner, just the ones you really want to share your thoughts about

NRG best team ever

2023 EG - Greatest storyline, most fun tourney to watch, "villains" of the tournament won

FPX had the best trophy run

the general takeway i have is we are increasingly seeing that winning teams
(t1 bangkok/nrg champs/ns santiago)
are all playing sorta their own unique style even if isnt the 100% consensus meta
showing that player comfort on roles > forcing weird roles to fit a meta

Reykjavik 2021: Sentinels: deserved

Berlin 2021: Gambit Esports: nats the goat

Champions Berlin 2021: Acend: stolen from gambit

Reykjavik 2022: OpTic Gaming: yay

Copenhagen 2022: FunPlus Phoenix: idk

Champions Istanbul 2022 LOUD: i can only remember drx vs fpx ascent

Lock/In 2023 São Paulo: Fnatic: idk idc

Tokyo 2023: Fnatic: idk idc

Champions Los Angeles 2023: Evil Geniuses: demon1

Madrid 2024: Sentinels: tenz comeback

Shanghai 2024: Gen.G: idk

Champions Seoul 2024: EDward Gaming: the most undeserved

Bangkok 2025: T1: my goat stax

Toronto 2025: Paper Rex: they finally win something

Champions Paris 2025: NRG: deserved

Santiago 2026: Nongshim Redforce: deserved

my favorite teams won champions back to back 23-24 EG EDG EZ

FPX Masters Copenhagen 2022 has to be my fav event and fav winners
FPX players facing visa issues cuz of the conflict and playing with a sub in group stage without suygetsu. Them barely making it out of that group stage and then another incredible lower bracket run in the playoffs to win the whole event.
And not to forget that this was the first valorant tourney with a crowd (organizers initially facing backlash for an arena with only 2000 capacity). But the crowd was so hype and still so loud despite being limited.
Such amazing vibes

Also the ardiis FPX FPX chants and vlr going crazy during the whole event is just unforgettable

for me 2023 champs for prime demon1 ..that was my 1st valorant event which i watch live
Shanghai 2024: Gen.G: for texture and meteor
Santiago 2026 as NS iconic journey

Loud 2022 Champions is the reason we have 3 brazilian Teams in VCT americas

Loud was the best one

every americas win is a fluke every apac win was an incredibly deserved win, especially nrg, i think they're objectively the worst winners oat

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If ascend lose vs Vivo Kyde like normal they still prob beat Gambit anyways in playoffs so deserved
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Reykjavik 2021: Sentinels: what can I say except this started it all, and established the face of valorant

Berlin 2021: Gambit Esports: nAts absolutely ruining the game with his lurks

Champions Berlin 2021: Acend: the rise of the first champions, an intense final to say the least (yet no one from the core sans starxo and cned is in t1 now)

Reykjavik 2022: OpTic Gaming absolutely deserved prime yay

Copenhagen 2022: FunPlus Phoenix what a lower bracket run to say the least

Champions Istanbul 2022 LOUD aspas the goat

Lock/In 2023 São Paulo: Fnatic 11-3 all I need to say

Tokyo 2023: Fnatic back to back what can I say goat core

Champions Los Angeles 2023: Evil Geniuses demon1

Madrid 2024: Sentinels TenZ back at the top but zekken was the main story

Shanghai 2024: Gen.G ASIA'S FIRST LFG

Champions Seoul 2024: EDward Gaming China's first then they fell off aqua is a shit manager

Bangkok 2025: T1 what a final

Toronto 2025: Paper Rex finally

Champions Paris 2025: NRG nearly choked but ethan locked in deserved for s0m

Santiago 2026: Nongshim Redforce the best storyline by far

ERM where is EWC!!! 😅😅

why does the best region only have 2 trophies after franchising, with the same team?

Everyone tells me this region is the best so Im confused here

Also why hast it been nearly 1,000 days since the last trophy?

Reykjavik 2021: Sentinels - Nobody knew how to play the game, couldve gone to anyone
Berlin 2021: Gambit Esports - Deserved
Champions Berlin 2021: Acend - First fluke of Valorant, GMB shouldve won it
Reykjavik 2022: OpTic Gaming - Deserved
Copenhagen 2022: FunPlus Phoenix - Ange1 my homosexual goat
Champions Istanbul 2022 LOUD - Deserved, Best team in all of Valorant
Lock/In 2023 São Paulo: Fnatic - Deserved, started the comeback trend for FNC
Tokyo 2023: Fnatic - First ever B2B in val, FNC were cooking everyone
Champions Los Angeles 2023: Evil Geniuses - Best storyline imo, First ever "toxic" winner and enoyed every second of it
Madrid 2024: Sentinels - Fluke
Shanghai 2024: Gen.G - Deserved
Champions Seoul 2024: EDward Gaming - Chinas first ever trophy, probably only ever trophy too
Bangkok 2025: T1 - I wish nothing but anguish upon this Org and upon this roster, flukiest fluke in all of fluke history fucking waste of human life Vape1
Toronto 2025: Paper Rex - Deserved
Champions Paris 2025: NRG - Could be a possible fluke in the making
[Santiago 2026: Nongshim Redforce - Deserved

All flukes except for FNC tokyo and NS

Here's what I can say for each of them briefly.

Dominant
Deserved
Controversial
Storylines
Extremely impressive
Beautiful gameplay
Superteam
Unsurprising
Villains
Redemption
Respected
Kinda boring imo
G2 choke
They finally get one
Well earned
On a different level

Berlin 2021: Valid, deserved dominant victor

Everything else irrelevant mickey mouse flukes

Reykjavik 2021: Sentinels the only true mickey mouse masters

Berlin 2021: Gambit Esports the most fun i've had watching nAts play

Champions Berlin 2021: Acend acend shouldnt have won against vivo keyd

Reykjavik 2022: OpTic Gaming didn't care enough

Copenhagen 2022: FunPlus Phoenix suygetsu goat

Champions Istanbul 2022 LOUD didn't care enough

Lock/In 2023 São Paulo: Fnatic didn't care enough but happy for chron

Tokyo 2023: Fnatic didn't care enough but happy for chron

Champions Los Angeles 2023: Evil Geniuses redgar and sayf can't agree on anything

Madrid 2024: Sentinels Enzo and emil ruining TL

Shanghai 2024: Gen.G Enzo and emil ruining TL

Champions Seoul 2024: EDward Gaming Enzo and emil ruining TL

Bangkok 2025: T1 TL kamyk is bad

Toronto 2025: Paper Rex TL pattitek and serial are bad

Champions Paris 2025: NRG keiko is a traitor

Santiago 2026: Nongshim Redforce good start for liquid

Put NRG on the other side of the bracket and GX would've won everything

fnatic still the best team to grace the game

I'll rank these by their finals because you said winners. I'll be rating them out of 10

Reykjavik was TenZ's trophy, not Sen's 5/10
Berlin 2021: Fun to watch, although it was a 3-0 the maps were decently close. 7/10
Champs berlin: Acend had the best IGL in the world at the time in Bonecold, The best opper of all time, Starxo, Five below Nats, and Zeek was also there. Going up against another great IGL Redgar, Liquid MVP nats, GOAT chronicle, The cracked flex sheydos, and D3ffo was also there.
A bit dissapointing, GMB definitely should've won but hey, it happens. You play bad, other team plays good, you lose, that's the game. All around an entertaining and close final so I give it a 7/10
Reykjavik 2022: OpTic was the best team in america going against the other best team in america, Very fun watch, almost never a dull moment. 9/10
Champs 22: OPTC v LLL rematch same as reykjavik but with a champs trophy on the line. 9.5/10
Copenhagen 2022: The most fun tournament valorant has had so far, a fun final with two great teams. 10/10
Lock//in: FNC up 2-0 nearly get reverse swept by Loud only to come back 11-3 down on the BAD HALF OF ICEBOX???. 9.8/10
Tokyo 2023: Fun to watch, Prime EG against Prime FNC, two superteams player decently close sets. 8/10
Champs23: The demon1 show, but he was fun to watch. He had a fun playstyle that worked across roles 6/10
Madrid: Prime Gen.G vs Prime SEN, call it a mickey mouse call it whatever you want that final was fun to watch and the casters knew what they were doing. 9.5/10
Shanghai: Gen.G Shat on heretics toward the end, by map 4 their mental was shattered. 7/10
Champs: The s1mon show, Literally the only player on that roster was s1mon and sometimes KK. Completely undeserved 3/10
Bangkok: Watched almost the whole thing IIRC, very fun final that had my heard racing, two teams that were expected to be there and both played pretty good valorant. 6/10
Toronto: Paper rex break the grand finals curse against a pretty good looking FNC team. the 2v4 to close it out was peak. 8/10
Paris: First champs that didn't rely on individuals, it felt like the whole team was firing on all cylinders. Ethan became a 2x champ against FNC. 9/10
Santiago: Very boring final, yeah the winner deserved it but only one close map? yeah right 2/10

Pre Partnership Era:

• Copenhagen 2022: FunPlus Phoenix: Enjoy this one mainly due to pacific teams make it to grand final, no more degradation of minor region.
• Champions Istanbul 2022 LOUD: Timezone makes this tournament enjoyable, 1st tournament that doesn't go super late night -> sunrise.

Partnership Era:

• Lock/In 2023 São Paulo: Fnatic: Regret not enjoying the full grand final live, timezone super rough, dozed off in 2 of the maps.
• Shanghai 2024: Gen.G: Pacific finally won international tournament, favourable timezone to watch despite the Shanghai library.
• Champions Seoul 2024: EDG: What a year, 2 great timezone to watch and saw my team EDG lifts Champs trophy on 1st year of VCT CN.
• Bangkok 2025: T1: 3x asia timezone? No more staying up late night like 2021 & 2022, the team I support in pacific (T1) won. Event is in SEA too.

Champions 2027 Shanghai: Gentle Mates

Reykjavik 2021: Sentinels: best team by far

Berlin 2021: Gambit Esports: good team i like them

Champions Berlin 2021: Acend: players kinda buns but Nbs goat coach

Reykjavik 2022: OpTic Gaming: if FPX could go they wouldve won.

Copenhagen 2022: FunPlus Phoenix. goated team, d00mbr0s amazing coach

Champions Istanbul 2022 LOUD: good team but i wanted optic to win

Lock/In 2023 São Paulo: Fnatic: amazing team, leo the goat

Tokyo 2023: Fnatic: even better here, dominant

Champions Los Angeles 2023: Evil Geniuses: fun story, sad they couldnt stick together

Madrid 2024: Sentinels: 8 team masters kinda flukey but cute story

Shanghai 2024: Gen.G: amazing team, deserved win

Champions Seoul 2024: EDward Gaming: FLUKEY ASS SHITTTT

Bangkok 2025: T1: FLUKEEE

Toronto 2025: Paper Rex: FLUKEEE

Champions Paris 2025: NRG: FLUKEEE

Santiago 2026: Nongshim Redforce: very happy for them, Rb deserved a trophy

All Flukes except Nongshim

edg is the only one that’s un memorable to me out of the ones that ive watched (ive been watching since champs 23) also makes me realise how consistent pacific has been as a region in the past 2 years