Group stage is bo3, playoffs are single elim, everything will be played on lan. I don't see anything in favour of EWC being mickey
Group stage is bo3, playoffs are single elim, everything will be played on lan. I don't see anything in favour of EWC being mickey
it’s okay bro, EMEA can have this one, it’s the only thing they can win anyway
We know bro, you can have it. EMEA can have their dinner plate, the other better regions gotta prep for champs
acend beat the 2 best teams of the year during their champs run and you’re calling it mickey
acend’s champs run is the only one that WASNT mickey
No no. Acend's champs win was the most fraudulent win in VCT history. They lost to Vivo Keyd
"lost to Vivo Keyd"
How is it Acend's fault that JhoW didn't read the rule book?
Acend had one of the most deserving wins. Beat ENVY (which is the OPTIC 2022 roster), beat TEAM LIQUID (better than SEN and KRU 2021), beat GAMBIT (best team of 2021)
They lost to Vivo Keyd. They beat a covid affected Envy (most of their team was sick). They beat a team that choked. They beat their scrim buddies.
woah woah hey hey acend beat gambit envy and liquid which were arguably top 3 teams back then
It’s Mickey because it’s an off season tourney placed in the middle of the year
So masters are mickey as well because they are played in middle of the year?
oh mb that must be a bug. I only meant to send it once, much like your mother meant to send you to heaven
Damn bro I deserved to be aborted because I said ewc isn't mickey... Crazy
weird as fuck for saying that
dont expect much from anti ewc virtue signalers
also very expected from a flar like urs so cant say im suprised
r u some kinda retard? what does ewc have to do with this
personally ive been tryna watch the games but the production quality is fucking unbearable
& i know a 100T fan is not talking to me rn when uve had 1 international appearance in 4 years lmfao
Ur a walking contradiction again im not suprised bc of the flair but let me simplify things
The thread name is ewc is not mickey, the reply is about ewc, so ewc quite literally has everything to do with this
Brother dont even talk about fandoms lol ill save you the embarassment
lemme simplify things
i said this guy should be aborted because he's human ragebait not because im "anti ewc virtue signaler"
twitter snowflakes like u hide behind free speech and get triggered when someone calls an apple red lmao.
nah u don't have to save shit bro keep talking when uve had assuna 6 years and havent done squat
LMFAO bro admits he gets ragebaited on vlr yikers
twitter snowflakes good one bro all i gotta say to that one is flair
btw asuna literally framemogs + gameplaymogs everyone on ur flair
all jokes aside u gotta make a diff joke cuz asunas current form is too good to shit on make fun of bang or something hes had like a bad game a while ago
No. Your logic is flawed because you have to point to another esport to support it. This is valorant and every vct tournament has been double elim. If the tradition in CS is Single elim then go ahead but we're not talking about CS, are we?
Point still stands. Lock//In is the exception to the overall rule that double elims have been more or less the norm since partnership. If Lock//In was so great then why didnt Riot do it again? I'm talking about tradition here and you point out the single tournament that broke tradition but didn't happen ever again.
But it did happen, that's what matters and no, ur point doesn't stand when u need to make exceptions here and there
Exceptions occur in nature. But if you're gonna tell me that EWC is valid despite its format when there are more examples of Valorant tourneys being Double Elim, then idk what to tell you. The delusion from EMEA fans trying so hard to make EWC a thing when the solid consensus among the community is that it isn't is striking. Maybe you're just using it as a coping mechanism because you can't win shit in the regular circuit that you need to suck Saudi Arabia's cock to win.
if that's how they do it and how they've always done it they can feel free to keep doing it, i don't really care i don't follow cs. but double elim is objectively better for competitive integrity than single elim in every way.
Double map ban, more rest time, more footage to study ur opponents is not objectively better but sure whatever you say
100% agree
everyone else here is an EMEA hater and can't stand the fact that they won a tournament and have been the best region since July 2025. they're all coping
EMEA has Zero top three placements this year.
EMEA lowkey bunzzz rn, last year they were good tho
EMEA: 3 grand final appearances (1st, 2nd, 2nd) since July 2025
PAC: 3 grand final appearances (1st, 2nd, 2nd) since July 2025
AMER: 2 grand final appearances (1st, 1st) since July 2025
CN: 0 grand final appearances since July 2025
two 2nds > one 1st.
so u would say PRX in 2026 (2 2nds) is worse than NS in 2026 (1 1st) or LEV in 2026 (1 1st)?
are you baiting or an idiot?
Yea because both of those were actual 12 team masters not some fluke ass EWC tourney Saudimain377
What is fluky about FNC or TH's run at EWC? They were the 2 best teams in July 2025. That is a fact lol?
Well one team already has a coach subbing in and we don't know which other teams are playing with subs, and the winner of the most recent masters won't be there, sounds like mickey mouse to me
it's funny seeing emea fans spreading ewc propaganda, only to end up with another trophy for amercias/pacific
people swear they want to see more 3rd party tournaments but then say the 1 actual tournament we get is "mickey mouse"
Wanting to see more 3rd party tournaments does not equate to valuing them the same as the regular circuit.
non-vct tournament = mickey tournament, its how it works in a 1st party run esport. Same thing with the league community not giving a shit about EWC bc they already have first stand, MSI and Worlds
It's not a mickey tournament objectively. No need to argue with idiots who don't provide any logical counter-argument. When AMERICAS wins EWC 2026, most will suddenly consider it a non-mickey tournament as they should.
Team Ranking:
0dw0rd g0m0ng is going out 0-2
unlike London, EDG doesnt have 50 extra years to prep vs other teams (Riot loves rigging tournaments for China). China will be exposed at EWC.
The fact that LEV (currently the best team - Master London Winner) is not competing there is really concerning.
https://www.vlr.gg/event/2953/esports-world-cup-2026-americas-qualifier
They tried and lost.
The Lev vs anyone stream at the EWC qualifiers???
You look at whose in the Lev coach section and you see it’s not fucking Onur lmaoooo intelligence isn’t for everyone
bro... why would i want a lame qualifyer to a mid event? i dont really care for this event nor think it is significant but this disproves your claim: https://youtu.be/bOLg1mbeY1A?t=24124