we would say the same thing if they picked NRG, if they want to be the best, they'll have to beat them anyway, doesn't matter

sometimes all it takes is throw him to the wolves and see what happens y know

i do see 100t making it close, but like we saw their game vs g2, sometimes it takes that superstar to change the game. not saying 100t don't stand a chance, 100t is a very good team with great coaching staff, and i honestly wouldn't be surprised if they win vs mibr cuz they're playing that well.

well yeah ofc i do think reduxx would make a better waylay, but i think sen fans need to give this time you know. i think it's really hard to transition from a scan initiator role, to entry-fragger in a year. playstyles on those roles are completely different, and it takes time to fix those habits/fundamentals

i mean obviously it's not gonna work right away. he's going from being the last one in, setup guy, to the first one in. i expected as much honestly

strat wise maybe but like we've seen 100t losing to a team with hard-carry star power. not saying it would be a cake-walk, but they don't have that consistent GUY yet

i mean i would hate them if they tried to lowball me and then attempted to contract jail me after winning champs mvp

nah if that's his only offer, he would rather stream

they're definitely best of the rest, by like quite a mile
NRG, G2, MIBR at tier 1(maybe nrg even higher)
100t at tier 2(really really nice stuff being shown, close match vs g2, easy fixable mistakes)

everyone else don't really matter

both since eg has h2h vs 2g

feels like it should be the opposite really, like it feels like they lack a certain crazy playmaking guy in their team. bang is great yes but he's not gonna make the crazy play in statemate rounds like tenz would.

does he even play jett anymore?

last year was probably due to lack of cohesiveness in the team, lead to lack of trust and confidence.
this year, i don't know why but lev are playing him full time smokes, and put kingg on full time yoru. wouldn't it make a lot more sense for BOTH of them to swap? kingg is already comfortable on smokes, and having demon1 full time learning/playing yoru gives him less stuff to think about, and just him focusing on his aim and his yoru

it's also vlr, where people overreact because of one loss. some of them don't have brain cells

a lot of experience trolling in both you mean? their bind atk side looks uncoordinated, def is fine, but ascent is a "don't get me started on that" load of rubbish

personally i disagree with the tenz's take on putting him back on perma flash initiator. tenz is still one of the most mechanically gifted player itw. I don't want him stuck perma on setting up his team, instead of him second entry in and having zellsis/sacy be the support. Omen is such a perfect agent for him to play. i do agree that his agent pool needs to be improve, or improving his current agents

what was their option? bind or ascent? both have looked shite? both that have tape on?

it's bad rng striking cuz i thought his crosshair was on woot

we haven't seen it, so we'll see. i actually wouldn't be surprised if they ban it just because drx has looked incredible on that map and let ascent through since that map is easier to improvise

teams from the same group can't be on the same side of the bracket, so lev got moved down cuz trace was on that side already

somewhat, i do fear sen will have something prepared on abyss since they are willing to let it go through

it's the better side be happy. also if they can't beat them, don't deserve to win

can't be on the same side of the bracket as trace

oh shit TH fnc yeah tough luck

im taking drx/trace side anyday

same group can't be on the same side of the bracket

there will be at least one regional matchups since there're 3 americas teams. the only rule i think is to not be in the same group (sorry not a guaranteed thing, but regional matchups is allowed)

cough they kicked their best player last year for keiko cough sorry about that

that's like 5-10% of the player base though.

probably because this year hasn't had many storylines like last year. the rise villain arc of EG, the dominance of Fnatic, the new and more exciting version of PRX, the up and down year from LOUD, even the rise of EDG and kangkang. the crumbling of the former optic core, the group of death/disappointment. not much storylines happen this year compare to last year

goated merchants then

no. next

lol like they're gonna kick anyone from this roster

that's not entirely true. if g2 lose, it's kru vs c9 because kru would have a better map count than g2. if sen lose, it's sen vs c9

edit: sorry, if sen lose 2-0 with a total round count of the game being -7 or worse, it's kru vs c9, since sen and kru would have the same map count, with kru having the better round count

watch trace don't even win their game so DRG would be out

jesus christ i don't think i've ever seen a 100% kast. i've seen 90%+, but not 100%

no they don't. they just avoid the single elim round.

there's points for wins, just vlr doesn't update them
go to liquipedia for the points standing

i completely get that and understand that, if this was march. sure you could say they wouldn't get far in playoff, but they needed to get there first? changing your style of play isn't a mid-season thing, it should be a whole season type of thing. too late to try something new for the first time in 2-3years

so for Gen.G to officially qualify, they just need to beat RRQ

i personally don't think it's reasonable to abandon their renowned playstyle, to try something new at this point of the season. sure i can understand and accept if it was split 1 and they wanted to try stuff out

so pretty hard then

trust me it would look a lot closer than what they did. the amount of times they had to face check angles on defense because they don't have info is horrible to watch

no no no not scream on flash initiator not again no way

i get the meta is favoured towards aggressive duelists but that doesn't mean they HAVE to play a completely different style of valorant compare to what they know. like the g2 game, i actually think it would have been A LOT closer if they played a normal-ish comp, instead of the yoru deadlock fade clove comp that is just lacking SO MUCH info, instead of the 2021 bind comp meta, that again, lacking SO MUCH info

i get what you mean, but more in-depth statistics wise, 1v1 vs the igls:
-1 vs johnqt
0 vs valyn
-10 vs Melser
-5 vs vanity

he's actually struggled more individually vs igls on the worse teams.

i know these stats obviously doesn't count towards anything but it is interesting to see

look at the comp and tell me what is nrg's main strength that WE all know is, vs the comps that they played (especially vs g2). If there's one thing we know about nrg's style and fns' style, is the slow, methodical mid-rounding masterclass. look at the comps they played vs g2, what does those comps tell you? fast-paced hit, with a lack of mid-round info gathering potential, which AREN'T their thing. Look at their ascent, as soon as they play a normal comp, they DOMINATE.

also this roster, while we're seeing the same name on the sheet, let's be honest, hasn't had the time to adapt to each other yet. also at this critical point of the season, with champions qualification on the line, experimenting and new comp doesn't sound wise.

i mean the game is not really about 1 player vs another player, it's a 5v5 game. the reason why they lost vs sen and g2 is because they played those weird comps that doesn't play to their strength, not really because fns is being outfragged by the other igl

hmm, not really the case, since 100t has an advantage regarding champs points, they're not necessary out of contention even if they lose.
ironically, sentinels can help them even if 100t lose today

winner goes to playoffs, loser out