Not, if he could prove he was vaccinated he would've entered Brazil without a problem.

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They should've left them without scrims for the whole year for what keznit did

Well. Every single org wants to put their hands on that skin bonus from the champions! How much was it last year? More than 10 million dollars?

exactly. Loud now for brazil is a point out of the curve. That was never the case from EMEA or NA, their top teams were never far better than the rest. Acend, Gambit, FPX, G2, Liquid, Fnatic, there were many times that we thought one of them was the top and each of them could beat the other. Now you are in desperate need for FPX to play, cause they are the top 1 right now, just to beat trash BR,SEA,JP,KR? Understand my point now?

That's the only thing I'm trying to say. Last year was almost certain that a team from EMEA or NA would win. Now that certainty doesn't exist and every top team can beat each other, regardless of their region. The gap is very small. Everyone is very good.

If LOUD had beaten FPX we wouldn't have caught up, we would be undisputed better. That's not what I'm arguing here.

Ok, but G2 beat gambit right? So your 2nd best team is G2 right? Are you confident enough that G2 is far better than the top teams of other regions?

Don't you think that in last years champions, if Acend didn't atend, another EMEA team would've won? I mean, it was basically EMEA vs EMEA.

With that in mind, don't you think that the top teams of each region evolved a lot and now the gap between the best EMEA/NA teams and the "minor" region teams are very small or inexistent?

This is pure speculation, but still proves my point in the end. NA best teams are at the same level of the "minor" regions top teams, or even worse, after TGRD lost to PRX. And EMEA is desperatly in need of their 1st seed FPX to prove that they can beat those minor regions, since their 2nd seed, 3rd and 4rth are on the same lvl or worse than the minor regions. So my point stands, the best teams of the "minor regions" are on par with the top teams from NA and EMEA, the superiority era is over.

I'm hoping for NZR to play sova and mw going to flex/chamber.

Exactly. Last year that was the truth, but now every region's top team can beat every region top team. Basically we're caught up to EMEA and NA's top lvl.

And receiving lots of downvotes of tilted EMEA fans. They can't accept that the gap between the best teams of each region are very small or non existent nowadays.

So you basically agree with my point. Now your best teams have maximum 55% chance of beating the best teams of the minor regions, while if that same questions was asked in last years champions you would say 80%. Meaning the gap between the top teams of each region are very small or non existent.

well Xerxia managed to beat optic and NIP lost to Zeta by one round after a comeback. You can't say they really are better than those teams, they are on the same level and Zeta advanced because of small details.

I've never said they wouldn't have played better. I know for a fact that they would. I just don't think it would be enough to beat the best teams from those minor regions like DRX, PRX and LOUD. Those 3 teams are literally showing that the minor regions caught up with the best EU/NA teams that dominated those international lans last year. That's what the post is about, about how the best team of the minor regions caught up with the best teams from EMEA and NA. Pretty sure that if the 1st EMEA seed wasn't at champions, or last years masters, EMEA would still win the tournament. Today you NEED your top team to win it. That means the gap is very small today, maybe there isn't even a gap.

Yes they are. I don't really think they are better than Xerxia, they are within the bottom 4. Fighting with NIP, KRU and XERIA, all basically same lvl.

I agree with that. But the top teams from each region are now very caught up with EMEA's and NA's top teams. The difference is that most regions have only one or two very good teams, while EMEA and NA have 4, 5 or 6. Still, in an international LAN only the top teams qualify, so the competitiveness is there, every team looks like is on the same level.

Didn't VK play with a sub last year? Their core could still make it competitive. We all know that the team has a core of 3 players and they could still perform with 2 subs. I'm not saying that their level was ok, but for them to win the whole tournament with the full lineup, shouldn't they have performed a little better with subs? Instead of losing 13x8 against ZETA?

Well, looks like pure speculation to me. FPX has the same core that never in their lifes qualified for an international event, there's a big chance that they had a fluke run through VCT. We will never know. What's weid to me is that the greatest region EMEA needs one team to beat the weak regions. Right?

And that's why they were trashed by the 2 worst teams in the tournamnet? Now let me ask, do you think that if it was last year, this would've happened? I mean... If Gambit wasn't at masters Berlim, wouldn't EMEA win anyway? But nowadays just doesn't seem that easy right? Without your first seed looks like you guys are weaker than the other regions top teams... So this year only your top team can compete with the "MINOR" regions top teams? Doesn't that mean that the other regions basically caught up?

"if" buahh buahh, "if that" bua bua buhahh", "if fnatic" bua bauahha mommy buah, "if FPX" buah daddy!!"

What about NA? They came in full force and are still losing to the "MINOR" regions. You are basically telling me that only FPX from NA and EU could beat the minor regions, but even so you can't be certain, since they aren't here. Doesn't that show you that the best teams from each region are now of very similiar strenght?

So, you are telling me that EMEA is now a one team region? And that one team has the same core that never in their lifes qualified for an international tournament, and if they did this time they would destroy everyone?

That can only be argued in favor of FPX, a team with a core that never qualified for any international tournament. We don't actually know how they would perform. About fnatic, even with 2 standins they were just demolished by the 2 worst teams in the tournament, they should've at least be competitive, looks tome that even with their full roster they would eventually lose to a stronger team, maybe not Zeta or NIP, but for sure LOUD or PRX.

Favorite is DRX
Upset is LOUD

Optic has been the best team in NA for almost a year, they got NA's best results in all of the international tournamnets bisdes first masters. How can you be so based? And if gambit and acend played and didn't qualify, that means that they are, right now, worse than the ones that are here. Facts.

Fnatic with 2 stand ins, if they were really that good they should at leasts be competitive, but they got trashed by the bottom 2 teams in the tournament ffs, even if they came with full roster they would still lose. Other regions just got that stronger rn.

The only acceptable excuse is the FPX one, but it's an unproven one, no one knows how well would they play, they never reached internatnional events before and have the same core, may they had a fluke run this VCT? Idk. Still don't look to me that they are capable of winning or beating teams like DRX that is the most dominating team in this tournament.

still man... Fnatic got TRASHED. If they were that good they should at least be competitive with 2 subs, they got destroyed by the bottom 2 teams of the tournament.

You can't say that since they didn't come. What if they came and underperfomed? The teams that they beat to qualify are all losing to BR/JP, sou wouldn't FPX be at the same level of BR/JP?

Mwzera and heat are on a new team right now. Next VCT will be a banger, since 2 players from VK got replaced for better ones.

I only see excuses. But if FPX, But if Gambit didn't, But Acend, bla bla bla...

You guys should get out of your high heels and start to respect the "minor" regions. Hell we shouldn't even call those regions minor anymore. On the first year of the game you guys were superior, bringing lots of experience from other FPS and better tactics, but now seems to me that all the regions caught up to you. This playoffs are undeniable proof of that. So drop your sense of superiority and execpt that BR/APAC/JP/KR are now as good as you, or even better! Stopp underastimating us.

it was trent

"Brazilians are the most toxic community". This just proves that every community has lots of toxic people, but you guys chose Brazil to hate over.

I'm sorry for other people, but you are right. Racism deminishes the race, being good at math is a good thing. It's just a stereotype.

Dsconfio dessa info... Não acredito mt que tenha sido chamado não.

exactly. There's and audio clip without video, they were giggling, her tone wasn't bad, how is this hard enough evidenced for convicting someone of sexual assault or rape?

Pretty sure that the adm was talking about the region as whole. Most of the other regions are catching up to EMEA that had undisputed the best teams last year, now we can see other teams being up there. So EMEA is still the best region, but BR and KR are catching UP, pretty decent to say that BR/KR are at the same level of NA and catching up to EMEA. JP that was considered pretty bad evolved a lot and SEA/APAC is almost the same level as NA/BR/KR as well.

true. They should make a LCQ between KR and JP for one more slot.

That's exactly what I'm trying to say. We are very similar, they have 2 slots, we have 1 and 1 LATAM LCQ that we battle with the rest of LATAM. I'm just saying that APAC should have 1 slot, the same as KR and JP, then the 2nd seed of each region should compete in the ASIA LCQ for the 4th spot.

I am not complaining about that. I'm just saying that Riot should make an LCQ for asia too. You would still have 4 slots. 1 for APAC, 1 for KR, 1 for JP and 1 for Asia LCQ with the 2nd seed from each region competing for the spot.

I agree, but they would need 1 slot more, that would make the number of teams competting odd. With 13 teams it is impossible to make a tournament. Unless they change the format to 16 teams and add more slots.

LOL

Brazil alone yesterday put 200,000 people watching LOUD match. Most of the viewers from Asia come from Japan...

This just doesn't make sense. KR is also a 1 team region, Japan is mostly bad teams and APAC only has Xerxia and PRX who can compete.

Also "LATAM = 1 Region" is composed of: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela

19 fucking countries.

so? LATAM has: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Sure, but not more players, right? This decisions aren't made only based on population. If that was the reason NA wouldn't have 2 slots while SEA also has 2. I'm talking about competitiveness, viewership, playerbase and also population.

This Year Riot made the choice to have a LATAM LCQ for Masters. The top 2 teams from BR and LATAM would battle for a spot into masters, instead of giving it directly to BR. I agree with that decision.

Don't you guys think that they should do the same with Asia? Why SEA has 2 spots while KR and JP only have one? Shouldn't they battle it out to see who is qualifying? What Region can bring 2 teams? Those regions are as close to each other as BR is from the rest of LATAM.

It could happen every 4 years so they could practice together between nations during the pause. Also, most national teams are worse the the best European football teams. A national team could never beat Manchester City, Liverpool, Real Madrid, PSG or Bayern.

Wouldn't it be the same for every team? Meaning the individual skill would shine more? It would still be fun to watch, and isn't football world cup like that also? People that don't play with each other in the national team?

This is not how a world cup looks like. This is just like any international tournament, but with more teams. Are you dumb?

A world cup like tournament should have only one team per country, each team with their best national talent in each position. Ex.:

Brazil: Sacy, Less, heat, mwzera, Pancada.
USA: yay, trent, ethan, cryocells, vanity.
Canada: Tenz, wardell, eeiu, jonahP, will.

32 national teams representing their country, competing against each other. That's a world cup.

Nobody knows if he did it or not, he was an abusive boyfriend, but Innocent on the other charges until proven guilty.