Not aware of the reason but it probably is either due to him still moving into Berlin, visa issue or having to go to submit some paperwork which in Berlin you have to submit in person and is always at wacky times (if you try to re-schedule you gotta wait 4 months for a new appointment)

Kicks is subbing in for Wayne just like GSR did before when Wayne can't scrim

I mean it's basically just players who never got the opportunity to compete in the higher levels of CS who switched over along with games like Free Fire, Crossfire and Overwatch

runs better than Minecraft on my laptop even after stress testing it with spawning like 30 mobs

I'm impressed how it actually runs decently while being early access

Still a big no, they never cultivated an active fanbase around the game.
The viewership of Challengers/VRL CIS was also extremely low back when that existed. The Russian Broadcasted games were also majority just gambling addicts saying slurs in chat so it really isn't a scene Riot would ever consider giving it's own circuit as there is nothing they can benefit from it.

The Russian viewership and interest in VALORANT was low compared to EMEA in general before the invasion so no this wouldn't have happened.

do you wear wigs?

why in gods name is Kajuks on smokes

Besides the stoicism, I find Meditations kinda funny because it's literally a roman emperor talking to you about issues which you can relate to which is a wild experience.

Murakami is like a less crazy Fujimoto in some sense, which is probably why I enjoy his books to this day (although I do hate how he writes women like they're objects which is a massive red flag.)

You should 100% give The Berlin Stories and Darkness at Noon a shot, I think you will be pleasantly surprised

im studying so sorta right

wat

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Norwegian Wood or any Murakami book really
1984
The Berlin Stories
Darkness at Noon

Jesus "GSR" Christ

Six Karma merged with Rainbow7 and rebranded to LYON, now it seems the two orgs have fully merged into one entity

sources saying Ari "VctScrims" Valorant smells

what

twitter isn't their main social

check their facebook, youtube and instagram following

you should be sorry stinky

you smell

PSG Esports division does not have much funding and therefore relied on partnerships like PSG.TALON in R6 & LoL, PSG.LGD in Dota and PSG.Tundra in Rocket League and most recently PSG.Vitality. The only esport they currently fully run is the roster in Honor of Kings.

You could argue they would be one of the better options as they have had a deep collaboration with TALON and could therefore acquire the roster + maybe the facility in Korea from them (or even the entire Korean legal entity of TALON to make visas easier) but they historically go for the cheapest option

Buriram United Esports is just a speculated candidate, Riot prioritizes organizations who have had previous or current investment into the VALORANT eco-system.

They were going for a Swedish core roster for NORTH//EAST before switching priority back to CN

Starting off fresh, Swedish focused core

NiP been trying to re-enter for a while now
First they were looking into NORTH//EAST but then they changed course and prioritized CN

I'm bored so gonna share some juice

• Weibo, LNG, TOP and NiP exploring return to VALORANT in China now with the tier 2 changes
• ZCG core likely going to Weibo

Securing/developing players you want and avoiding possible buyout fees yes

It's more contract related

Most affiliate challengers teams try to ensure some sort of return if one of their players are acquired by the VCT partner team whereas you don't get that issue if you sign an academy team. It also makes sure you can pick who you want whereas with affiliate you need to cooperate with another org who might have different ideas

Stage 1 Champs vs Stage 2 Champs cinema

wake up babe more Bacon crashing out

BBL PCIFIC is an affiliate team not an academy team

Affiliate teams are seperate organizations who have a partnership with a VCT team

PCIFIC just added BBL on their name but if they win Ascension they'll just be named PCIFIC

hello VLR plz fix <3

damn can't wait to watch this team playing on LAN in London against Apeks

wrong time match starts 17.00 CEST

wrong time match starts after Pixel Lumina vs Formulation

Boars + Stonezy and run double duelist

single elim playoffs for challengers emea qualification is something

I don't think this matchup is correct VLR...

now live

The Climber and Holyland were already recommended unfortunately and some of my other recommendations can be defined as weird as shit (oyasumi punpun, homunculus and so on)

Also criminal Billy Bat isn't mentioned

Ao no Flag
Monster
Beck
Vagabond
Slam Dunk
Vinland Saga
20th Century Boys
Berserk

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/33b05307

banger

Next game is Liquid Academy vs ESC Gaming

Troizy has tier 1 potential

Ukraine was added to East back in 2023 and is now also a part of NORTH//EAST

nunmeister is still on the team
wanzeru got signed by FMG

Wanzeru and Nunmeister built the roster for the open qualifier

no stream, only qualification games are streamed

Liquid take Icebox 13-9
We'll keep you updated on results via the main broadcast for off-stream matches