they litreally won the championship event that year but their win seems less impactful than SEN in 2021 or GAMBIT in 2021 which is strange considering that was the biggest event at that time yet it seems like they are the most forgetable team that won an event that year which is strange considering i dont see that much of discourse of GAMBITS win being a mickey but somehow ACENDs championship is mickey?
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Acend's championship is not mickey. The real mickey is NRG's championship
Thats an absurd take lol
he’s a fnatic fan
i mean i was supporting FNC too on that final but like they were undefeated lol
still we cry boys
no win was mickey
yeah lets show ACEND some love because their trophy isnt talked about
i love every team
i think you just like esports tbh
SEN's win was the first ever international so its always going to be talking about. Part of the reason Acend's win is always dismissed is cause Champs 21 has the exact same format as Masters Berlin. So there isn't exactly a reason to say their Champs win is worth more than Gambits.
And then if you include the whole Vivo Keyd controversy, there's always an asterisk placed on Acend's win.
what happened?
correct me if i am wrong but basically keyd stars team won the final map breeze but then it was later discovered that a player had been using an illegal cypher cam on defense side so they replayed the match but keyd stars had a round disadvantage this time and ACEND beat em this time
And it was not any round disvantage, it started 7-0, even considering that the illegal cam was used 6 rounds(vivo keid lost 3 of those 6) and in these 3 round wins only 1 was in A where the cam was if im correct
Single elim Mickey mouse
All the players from that team didn't do anything after that championship, which made them fall into oblivion even more.
That doesnt make their run mickey tho
I don't want to take anything away from their victory, but the truth is that the team capitalized on a time when all the players were at their peak—much like EG in 2023. After that, they all progressively declined.
again but like that stil doesnt make their run mickey enough to make them frauds i think
the stars alligned and they won
I know and I agree, but the point I want to make is that if you're really good, you last over time. In football, a player who has a very good season and then disappears is called “one season wonder” and nobody thinks they are actually good.
it does tho, they got lucky from a 'glitched' cypher cam that essentially gave them a free win, and they still almost lost
bro they litreally cheated wtf are you talking about
unknowingly cheated with a cypher cam that nobody knew that it wasnt allowed
not a fair win
The Vivo Keyd Stars situation is why they're not highly talked about.
And both Sen and Gambit were huge names even in 2022 despite being in a worse position than their first year. Acend just dipped
No VCT trophy is mickey, it might be due to momentum and some luck but that doesnt make it mickey
Mickey mouse narrative is just ragebait
Quit larping.
Single elim are mickey tourneys
Also invitational or bo1 tournaments
Examples below
Lock in (invitational single elim)
Champs 2021 (single elim)
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