0/8

at least you aren't spewing nonsense like the other user in the thread.

also I wouldn't call it a free read, that comp is genuinely broken IMO and with the best tejo, I would say that's the best option they have. (although I would agree that maybe 1/2 map comp change might be necessary)

but hey, alecks and co. face an even sterner problem...

i feel like atp you're just branching your own points and just throwing all of yellow_donkey's rebuttals out the window by not properly addressing them

genuinely, you're trying so hard to act like you have an in-depth knowledge about the KR scene, but you're pivoting around the same point over and over, being that everything is solely termi's fault. you mention how glow is a vital part (which is valid), but it seems like you're being hypocritical by not giving termi his flowers. termi was put in difficult roster situations and pinning the blame entirely on him (and not DRX management, known to be lacking in the organizational and the financial sectors compared to T1/GEN) is blown out of proportion and at minimum, mildly ridiculous.

and if we ever say otherwise, we're apparently blinded by the "fan-girl" bias you are conjuring out of thin air. hello?

ok you're just saying you're a hater in general? what're you tryna say

There's two sides to every coin, and today, well, he got the short end of the stick.

My condolences to leaf and I genuinely hope it doesn't get to his head, he's been frying lately and one bad series doesn't determine his prowess in-game.

RIP.

I mean, it's better a track record than 95% of tier 1 teams

wym bro

Listen to yourself and all the comments you make under Indian-related threads. You have a SEN flair while repping an Indian fan. Nothing wrong with that necessarily, but for someone who backs up India this much, I would legit shame myself to death if I also supported the most bandwagoned team in valorant over an actual Indian team, albeit the ruins it's in rn (spoiler: im pretty sure yk this but GE isn't the only fucking south Asian team when you have VLT, OGS, RNT, etc...)

Hope you didn't lose too much betting money.

You are acting like T1 has no established synergy already. You have no ball knowledge.

Obv BuZz stax has synergy from DRX
BuZz Meteor have been long-time acquaintances
Sylvan iZu know each other as well
stax Sylvan know each other closely

and DRX has not been in a stable roster since 22/23. 2023 was the failed six man project, 2024 was messy with rb zest stax out fb beyn in plus fb having to step out for a bit, 2025 had BuZz foxy9 leave, hyunmin free1ng in

So what the fuck are you insinuating? At least try to ponder on what you're stating before you mention this absolute slippery dipfuckery you are spewing.

I would actually disagree slightly.

2022 drx in champs was on par, we had top 1/2 flex Rb, top 1 smokes MaKo, top 3 duelist BuZz, top 5 initiator Zest, and top 4 igl stax

In terms of raw content and sheer hero plays and clutches, yes.

Storyline? If you consider stax and BuZz finally winning one and Meteor's b2b masters win, yes.

Wait idk why all of a sudden termi hate is flooding the site, this might be the most reactionary take. There's so many reasons why termi is all-respected from the entire t1 stratosphere...

People in this thread don't understand what irony or sarcasm is

It's clear that you are:

a) solely AMER/EMEA watcher
b) ignorant
c) only started watching Valorant for at most 1.5yrs max (which you still should know that termi has been the best KR player developer)
d) all of the above

all good bro gg go next

G2 will bounce back

Weren't you the racist person to Koreans?

Please get off our ass. Most of us koreans (that don't bait) don't even hate EDG...

Finally. stax and BuZz deserved it so much. Holy shit they actually did it.

wahhhh wahhhh

Keep crying

and who beat SEN 2-0 in Bangkok, helping them be sent home dead last

They played solid bro

Let's not do this.

Be happy for stax and BuZz

Cry me a river, then build a bridge light enough to carry t1 across but not for G2.
GGWP G2 W for T1

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bad timing 💀

does everyone with the RANKERS flair normally sound this obnoxious?

seems like a recurring thing...

what the

bro it's not that deep when you have literal degens on the site (it would take a solid hour to list them all)

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i love t1 bro whatchu on about

I've been supporting them since birth bc my dad was a fan of the starcraft pro limyohwan 2002 and onwards

these comments might be why the negative sentiment is sent toward the t1 fanbase.

and T1 is 57-49 on rounds, but okay. shows how throw1 just manages to lose maps while being the better team

not really, few influencers started harping that APAC is a generally weak-lookimg region, partially due to PRX losing 13-1 (glaze on PRX and neglecting of DFM) and DRX having a rookie-ful team, plus GEN not qualling

Everyone blindly followed them, also bc all the people saying this haven't watched a single minute of APAC Kickoff

I've watched every single game of kickoff, all four regions, and SEN placing 8th was not a big surprise

i mean we aren't facing each other but if g2 and drx both make it, i'm down lol

ok then thats cool

you asked anyway 🤷‍♂️

the fact that you started with a hypothetical situation (being "lets say g2 wins") shows a flaw in what you are trying to counterargue.

what about if g2 lost?
what about if g2 won?

and to answer your original question, yes, there would be significant changes (albeit not in the results). since the team that won is the team that deserves to advance to the knockout stage (essentially a rite of passage), by having g2 win against either drx or t1, you can objectively say that g2 was the better team in the given point.

comparisons aside, given are the scenarios:

Scenario 1 (current)
DRX v T1
G2 v TL
APAC guaranteed 1 but only 1 team, and either AMER gets a team into KO stage, or EMEA gets two and AMER is out

and then we have

Scenario 2
DRX v G2
T1 v TL
OR
Scenario 3
DRX v TL
T1 v G2
APAC either has 0, 1, or 2 teams advance, AMER either gets knocked out or has 1 team qual, EMEA either has 1 or 2 teams advance

Scenario 1: AMER 0/1 EMEA 1/2 APAC 1 CN 1
Scenario 2/3: AMER 0/1 EMEA 1/2 APAC 0/1/2 CN 1
mathematically, the only difference is the number of APAC slots

scenario 1
if drx won --> 1 APAC team quals
if t1 won --> 1 APAC team quals

scenario 2/3
if g2 won, tl won --> 0 APAC teams qual
if g2 won, t1 won --> 1 APAC team quals
if g2 won, drx won --> 1 APAC team quals
if drx won, t1 won --> 2 APAC teams qual

by the scenarios, it's a worthwhile risk to have APAC teams face non-APAC teams even if it might mean we might send 0 representatives. for complexity reasons, i decided not to use likeliness to win since that's (relatively) subjective and if I did, I probably wouldn't differ from what I'm saying now. plus, if you REALLY want the feel of an international tournament, its hypocritical to have yet ANOTHER t1 v drx regional matchup for the THIRD time in 2025 ALONE. ideally, you would want to see APAC against non-APAC, so that we can have more non-regional matchups before knockouts, where 2/4 of the 1-1 pooled teams will get eliminated.

since we're guaranteed this regional matchup, in ko stage we'll have no regional matchups.
but if we avoid the regional matchup and either send 2 EMEA or 2 APAC, there's still a good chance there won't be a regional matchup either in the ko stage, which fits YOUR description of an "international tournament" better than merely the inclusion of all region's teams.

if you're still confused, i can probably explain it further. have a nice day

equity ≠ competitiveness

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maybe an "oh my god im a big fan can i have your autograph" or sum shit

not "BABY 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 I'M OBSESSED WITH NONG 😩💗💗💗AHHHHH auhhhh wuwuwu 🥰🤗😍"
^ whatever ts is

shit is mad creepy, its like the asian version of when justin bieber was getting harassed even when he was a minor (obvious kk isn't a minor, nevertheless still weird AF)

it was kind of corny but i guess its pretty neat that drx still reps the dragon and still stands for its abbreviation

ts (this shit) pmo 💔

this is quite literally the weaboo --> koreaboo --> kpop fandom --> EDG/PRX/SEN fanbase evolution

so fucking mentally ill at times

2022

blessed to see prime optc (prime yay, prime marved, prime crashies, prime victor, prime (?) FNS)
blessed to see prime loud (pancada was in his prime, aspas + sacy + less is devious, saadhak calling insane)
blessed to see OG el classico (loud v optc)
blessed to see zeta division's cinderella run
blessed to see benkai's walkouts and the rise of prx
blessed to prime eu fpx vs prime og drx multiple times
blessed to see pre-franchising have more team variety

fuck the chamber meta but now that's its over i hate myself for missing it

i'm relaxed, lol

after all, your original comment seemed to be quite... tense

hallo :o

some could say the vision did in fact, strike

idk bout you 13-3 kinda seems like an absolute SLAM

both impact and stats-wise, not even top 20 from what we've seen this year

over (technically, standing up between maps is standing up)
over (for the same reason)
over (likely going to map 3, that's like avg of 10+ kills/map)
over (i can see it going over even in 0-2 or 2-0)
over (4 to 6 maps of valorant, that's around 2.5 to 3.5 util kills per map)
under (just don't see that happening)
under (also unlikely imo)
over (one caster could mention it and that would lead to at least 2/3 more mentions of it from the other casters/interviewers)