that didnt kill the game. literally everyone who plays league found it annoying but nobody stopped playing because of it.

didnt realise you still post

by this logic, league of legends wouldve died years ago

sayonara and gsr are crazy good

tyloo looked pretty decent against BLG

because he is a winner

(i have no clue if its 赢)

chinas tournament is neat

oderus unless its pearl. because batujnax on sova doesnt exist, and it cant hurt me

too busy wondering why nats doesnt use his degree in law

Liquid

Im only taking a look at kickoff performance, not potential for stage 1/rest of the year or the new chinese tournament (cuz i havent properly watched all the games)

Grouped:
16-13: 2G, AG, TEC, Tyloo
12-9: Furia, Koi, Zeta, TS

Playoffs:
8-5: Apeks, GE, Wolves, Boom
4: Navi
3: C9
2: 100T
1: KC

I dont mind swapping navi, c9 or boom around

yeah that makes sense about k1ng, quite the shame then
in all honesty I dont mind them bringing in foxy, just needed to stick to one of those players

K1ng has military services im pretty sure
Zest also hasnt been signed to a new team so either he gave up on competitive or just isnt that good right now, the real fumble is the 6 man roster idea

derke, kai, kk I think will all perform to an amazing level but all the duelists in bangkok are world class besides like kamo will be world class

im pretty sure they redraw every round. EDG arent garunteed to face G2/trace

could be wrong, im basing it off past events

DRX are slight favourites id say but its like practically 50/50 match

some rounds are masterclasses from DRX others are mistakes you think furia would make

OMG you like kings avatar MY GOAT

i should probably make a MAL myself

I wanna get into the series myself but im pretty sure its long asf so i havent tried yet

so true h3enz so true

do NOT listen to this guy

give it back >:(

all relatively decent picks and quite enjoyable

link click - its not anime (because its chinese) but its almost identical and its peak :D my favourite show

but other good anime that may fit your pics that I also like include

Our last crusade or the rise of a new world
the rise of the shield hero
Eminence in shadow
Arifureta
Hunter x hunter
danmachi
fate
a certain magical index

thats fair, I thought you meant EDG were gonna be one of the weaker 1st seeds only because they played very close to trace

they could absolutely choke, but just based on the evidence so far that people could visually see is that G2 look they best therefor they will most likely win.

every first seed looked vunerable, all the second seeds played close games with their 1st seeds in the finals

Reason 1: EDG form is questionable rn. they definitely dont look nearly as good as their champs run form during kickoff (could be different in bangkok but im speaking strictly about kick off).

Reason 2: EDG won flawlessly on three maps in champs Abyss, Lotus and Sunset. Sunset got removed, Abyss is their permaban and EDG havent looked nearly as good on lotus as before. losing 14-12 and 13-4 to trace. EDGs other maps like haven which they look good on need to be tested on an international level

Reason 3 (I dont agree with this one): people think EDG's champs run was a fluke, some believe the 2024 teams were weak (dumb asf imo) and others think that EDG just outaimed people (Again dumb asf) and other weird reasons such as neon abuser

Reason 4: G2 are playing extremely clean and beautiful valorant compared to other teams. Their co-ordination is great, their macro is great, their mechanics are great, so people really believe in G2

hey there,

thanks for the source,

I looked at these links that liquidpedia provided:
Trace Esports (2023-06-23). "TE溯电子竞技俱乐部正式宣布完成对Totoro战队无畏契约分部的收购。即日起，原Totoro无畏契约分部@Totoro电子竞技俱乐部 正式更名为TE溯无畏契约分部@TE溯无畏契约分部 。".
Trace Esports (2023-06-30). "【溯宝来报】无畏契约全球冠军赛CN赛区资格赛".
TYLOO (2023-08-28). "经过三方的友好协商，原TE电子竞技俱乐部程万鹏（ICEKING）@小冰冲呀 选手将转会至TYLOO电子竞技俱乐部。 " [After friendly negotiation among the three parties, the former TE e-sports club Cheng Wanpeng (ICEKING) @小冰冲呀 player will be transferred to TYLOO e-sports club.] (in China Chinese).
17 Gaming (2023-09-05). "【17Gaming 无畏契约分部】".
Trace Esports (2023-09-06). "【无畏契约CN进化者公开赛出征大名单】 " [Trace Esports VALORANT China Evolution Series Roster] (in China Chinese).
Trace Esports (2024-01-14). "【TE溯无畏契约分部人员变动公告】 " [Trace Esports VALORANT Division Roster Announcement] (in China Chinese).
Trace Esports (2024-01-15). "【TE溯无畏契约分部2024 VCT CN联赛出征大名单】 " [Trace Esports VALORANT Division VCT CN Roster List] (in China Chinese).
Trace Esports (2024-03-27). "【TE溯无畏契约人员变更公告】".
TYLOO (2024-03-27). "【TYLOO电子竞技俱乐部无畏契约分部人员变动公告】".
Trace Esports (2024-03-27). "【TE溯无畏契约人员变动公告】".
Trace Esports (2024-03-27). "【TE溯无畏契约人员变更公告】".
"TE溯无畏契约人员变动公告" (in China Chinese). 2024-06-11.
"BLG无畏契约分部人员变动公告". 2024-06-11.
"TE溯无畏契约分部人员变动公告". 2024-06-11.
Titan Esports Club (2024-12-06). "TEC无畏契约分部人员变动公告" (in China Chinese).

and

Full Roster
Kai cxyy HeiB FengF LuoK1ng Biank (Captain)

if its in the liquidpedia somewhere thats mb I just looked at the references section (I rechecked if its in there, and didnt see it, if it is and I somehow missed it twice its really my fucking bad), ill try to do better in the future

yeah but none of the references they used called biank igl, so idk where they got that info from

Nicc is a good asf and an aimer but in terms of calling he isnt that close to heybay

I looked at every reference link that liquidpedia used, none of them stated that biank would be igl

I promise you if that happends, people wont respect TL and instead call EDG frauds and having a fluke run. just the way VLR works, flame the other team rather than call the team that won good

biank is second caller

well i meant one they can buy. so I will take it as nobody

name a better chinese igl

I agree but I feel like every team in bangkok can beat anybody if the right conditions are there. so any upsets are possible

I think if EDG are on form they should prob destroy liquid, so I dont really think they are being underrated

Trace are not a weak team mechanically at all (worse than drx but not like by 8 landslides) and they out macro drx. trace definitely have a better chance vs drx than g2

I agree with ur number 1 and 2. Ones up there are, whzy shooting a pistol at nrg, knight cupping his hands and asking if fns is okay, saadhak imitating kk, zellsis flexing with america > pacific in lock in vs prx, lakia shooting his bow at edg.

side note one of my favourite stage performances (but isnt really a taunt) is stax kissing his mouse

no updates

GLHF trace

could suprise us but G2 should win. 2-1

yeah, i will admit I doubted liquid a bit for keeping him last year (tbf I thought he would play solo duelist again) when there was so many good options yet he proved me completely wrong. incredible talent and im glad he has reformed the perception of everyone

is derke really underrated? I havent seen people who arent baiting rank him out of the top 5

he is THE number1_cNed_fan

I thought the bangkok format would be like madrid where they redraw after each round

it might be shanghai im thinking about actually

hella well played to vitality at the end there, well deserved. gj to less as well for the multiregional trophies

I think SEN vs DRX is the most likely chance where a 2nd seed will beat a 1st seed. If the series is dominant in any way Id be suprised

G2 2-1 TE
EDG 2-0 TL
VIT 2-0 T1
DRX 2-1 SEN

SEN beating DRX wouldnt suprise me

ive watched every game but aight