He is always good (at least in terms of calls) if the team is good. Thats why i did not count him, yeah its hard to be igl when individuals are not in form.

Alfa has finally started to get back in his form. Kaajak eventually adapted and passed the orientation phase. Crashies is pretty okay replacement. And also they are performing like this against i would say prime TH (TH players declare themselves as in prime also). Yeah, i think FNC is back after a long time. They are looking strong.

Aliens

xeus's death count just in this game just passed his career total's.

Exactly my thoughts

What a kickoff to a derby wtf

BANGER Derby! A must watch.

Thank you guys both. So with my understanding for decades they ve been known as wolves but after fosun international we might say that the chinese company modernized the Wolves logo and also launched an E-sports department making the Wolves organization more international.

Hey, could someone walk me through Wolves Esport's birth on CN? I know Wolves from Premier League, the name comes from Wolverhampton so why would they base their Valorant team in China? There must be a logical explanation. Can someone enlighten me about this topic? Why would an english org goes for CN? Why not europe? How would they establish a fanbase there? Excuse my ignorance please, i just want to learn the E-sports mechanics.

Since more than half of the stage 1 games left behind, i think assumptions from now on regarding master slots could be healthy. Which teams do you think are going to get the slots? Well, which 3rd team would be more accurate of a question in my opinion. Since TH and FNC looks guarenteed with their performances so far. But i cant really decide which team can be the 3rd, what do you guys reckon?

Here my odds for the possible 3rd master slot:

VIT %45
TL %35
FUT %20

First 2 maps were really competitive and enjoyable to watch. Nt Gentle Mates you look so much better than before. Fut is just better.

Well we have to decide based on the latest performances right? And FUT sucked real hard last match. So yeah i stopped believing in FUT. I am against arguments like ''Bad day in the office''.

No way FUT wins this after that vs VIT performance, it would be a huge upset.

emea is so much fun

I thought this match was going to be a banger&close match. Fut is just playing bad and i am out of tolerance. From now on i am a Heretics enjoyer.

Both BBL and TL wont make it to Bangkok

Let me put an analogy from football. Lets say if Wo0t is Eden Hazard, Riens is Cristiano Ronaldo. I would ve said Messi as Riens for the sake of comparison but i believe Eden Hazard has no better dribbling than Messi. So basically what i'm saying is Wo0t may have better mechanics (in this case ''dribbling'') but still the more complete player is Riens. I think this is not up for a debate. Riens is easily the better player.

Banger fosho. Candidate for being the best series of Kickoff.

6 round 15 kills

This matchup will be so spicy imho. Has potential to be the best series of Kickoff. Banger incoming.

A lot of people did put FNC top 3 Emea. Well losing to BBL doesnt seem like a top 3 team move. And BBL is not even playing with their full roster. I am sorry but i do not think BBL is a good team atm at least not yet (especially with a sub). So this means FNC is not even top 5 atm imho (as long as they keep playing like this).

Holy fuck. You were the first person that i clicked on for their pickems just randomly. And we are literally identical. I mean sure it can be the exact same but you are genuinely the first link i clicked on. From now on i will remember your name my guy. The stars have aligned or some shit. And its kinda romantic.

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/5ec6f779
well, yeah.

Why despise tho?

Good point, everything has a price. Things need to keep rolling in T2

According to Woot's interview yes

https://x.com/xeus1tap/status/1830578632307437820?t=UZH19f3yJukMk1HTxeM9BQ&s=19

About 2 months ago the owner of Eternal Fire declared that they wont be letting him go. Does any1 know how this process works? Are they just letting him go or they expect a juicy transfer fee from interested teams? Well anyways it is going to be a good pick for any team that is signing him.

Good pick. You are wise.

Team Heretics or G2. Thats it. Only the true and wise viewers of competitive valorant will come up with this conclusion. If you know, you know. Either Heretics or G2 taking the trophy home. So let your percentages grow and pick your %50. It is really a big percentage you might end up finding the champion easily this early on.

I am not saying this because of the last 5-10 whatsoever games performance. It has always been this way. From the start through splits and masters. Consistency is more valuable.

Yeah probably that the case. 8 teams = so low quantity for a major

Is there any other team in Valorant history that wins a major then could not be able to qualify for the rest of majors within the same year? This feels abnormal. Im genuinely curious. Or does this situation simply make Masters:Madrid a mickey mouse tourny?

So freaking competitive

PERFECT CHANGE, THANK YOU FOR BEING FINALLY LOGICAL ABOUT THIS!

What do you mean is not guaranteed? Isn't that the purpose of the sports? Invest your money make a better team to make it guarantee. That should be the actual thing to commit to wdym?

All rivalries aside, G2 being a top 3 team in this event is pretty interesting and good for the competition. I believe this is their first big international event since they couldnt make it to Madrid but thats completely okay for a new team in VCT. So on their first go as an ascension team in an international event ending up TOP 3 is impressive. This should spice up all competition and hype the challenger teams up. This shows how important being promoted is.

A small question since i do not have info about the system. Do they relegated regardless? Without any condition? Is there a such rule? I heard Tarik said that they ll be relegated eventually by riot rules. If so this system makes no sense.

I am saying this on a good day for Woot btw because its easy to say when he is having a bad day. Riens is at least equal to Woot. Maybe future will change this ranking but for me Riens have been ≥ so far.

How about not giving CN 4 slots and even not giving them being a host? Like crowd was dead af, they cheered only for CN teams. Shame on you riot

true

They underperformed for sure. I dont get how people say otherwise. This first match against LEV was so perfect but not score-wise. They played as a real team and they were really well organized. No unnecessary peeks, almost every peek contained at least 1 another teammates help. They did not play like this last 2 other matches.

FNC started stage 1 horribly, and even their first Playoff match against TL was not good at all. But step by step they ve evolved into a really good form and became Stage 1 Champ. I feel the same vibe with Fut now. They started really bad at Shangai but now they are playing as a team and nearly perfect. I dunno about going all the way but for sure they ll be top 4 if they keep up this form. Almost all rounds were perfectly organized, no selfish peeks only synchronized team play and good aim. GJ

HOLY FUCKING FUCK!!

yes.

I always thought since stage 1 TH and FUT ll be the strongest representers in Shangai for EMEA. Now I am disappointed although i love FUT. EMEA will have only 1 strong representer in Shangai, and that is Team Heretics.

How can you be so hostile especially against literally the most enjoyable & banger matchup in emea playoffs. Or are you also a weakling who enjoys baiting?

So freaking competitive

Idk if they are going to face eachother again but, the way these 2 teams play... This is going to be so fun to watch. They both play aggressive and their style is so unorthodox. Banger is a certainty at this point, enjoy!

For the sake of relevancy we have to judge them for their Stage 1 performance. So look whom they beat so far, this makes them the 2 worst teams of playoff stage. And these 2 games so far did not show enough juice for any of these 2 teams in terms of improvement. They will fall eventually. I mean %90. Stage 1 performance should be the only bias. Other outcomes would be super low possibility.

Few weeks ago i would have said this would be a banger. But now i think TH is going to get a clear 2-0 win.

So freaking competitive