Bro chill, DRG are beating G2 in the upper bracket and won't even have to worry about TH.

Viper
Vyse
Phoenix
Skye
Tejo

Also just so people know as per the original post, fade, chamber, cypher, raze, kj, astra, and waylay(A blue necklace) all have blue on their characters which makes them not usable

Also I just realized the guy above me has a very similar name to me, it makes me look like an alt account and I don't know how I feel about that

That's if 100T management gets their shit together

Why use other flash initiators when the best flash initiator omen exist? He can even be used like a duelist or controller obviously a truly balanced agent

The fact that there is a extremely small possibility that this person actually believes this and that there are other people who might actually agree is a very sad reality.

DRG are placing top 6 and will beat G2 in the upper group bracket

I mean last year they got GenG, TH, and FPX in a group so maybe its something like positive karma

I mean BBL held their own fate in their hands, like they were so close to beating TL and then threw a bunch of rounds that they should have won.

I actually think there is a highly likely chance that TH bomb out, we've seen that their mental hasn't been great after losing a game and since they have to face G2 which is almost a guaranteed loss, I think that DRG or T1 could actually upset them and eliminate them.

Its just shanghai all over again. Also how is DRG the 2nd seed and getting stuck in a group like this, while Sen is the third seed and only has PRX to worry about.

1. DRG
2. G2
   3: PRX
   4-16: everyone else

His defense calling look like some of the best in the world, his attack still needs work but has gotten a lot better than what it was. Also for some reason its the opposite on corrode, his attack calling is better than defense calling on that map.

I feel like being 2nd Seed is worse than being 3rd seed, also being 4th seed is absolute hell.

I mean PRX is a good example for the performance/mental coach one, before they had a performance coach and it didn't really help much, but when they got a new performance coach, they went on a run and won a trophy after being know to throw in international GF.

So I think it matters more that a team gets a good mental coach than just having one in general.

I feel like the team doesn't mentally mesh well together and with how good the team should be on paper, they haven't really performed to that standard. Also it feels like the roles are still a little rough even after John switched back to mainly Senti/Viper

Zellsis: He's been kind of inconsistent all year, sometimes he's getting an ace against mibr other times he's a complete detriment to the team
JohnQT: His calling has looked fine against similar strength/weaker teams but it feels like the better teams just read his calling and know exactly how to respond to it.
n4rrate: He's an insanely talented player and finally looks like the player he was on KC, but his playstyle is really aggressive and sometimes he gets a little greedy, I feel like his playstyle clashes with Sen's and he would perform much better on a team like 100T.

Now I know people make these posts every time Sen loses, but I do think Sen should make changes going into 2026, especially if they don't do well at champs. Here's a roster I think would do well and one I think would actually be pretty entertaining:

Zekken (He's too good and consistent to not keep him)
Bang (There aren't really any smokes players better than him that aren't underage right now so he stays at the very least until nightz comes of age)
Kyu
Satellite
Nismo (Now here me out, I know he's old as hell especially as an esports player, but his util and support are insane and he still a good fragger especially considering he's 31.)

As for the coach, I think they have couple options, first is keeping Kaplan and seeing how he does, second is trying to get mCe at the very least as an assistant coach, third is promoting WKN, I think the the third one is too risky but it could be an option.

If you watched reduxx play recently you wouldn't be saying this

I mean I know I'm a DRG fan and should root against XLG, but I just feel so bad because no matter what XLG will be in an extremely hard group

Its needed a nerf for a long time, its just more obvious now than ever with more pro's using it and especially now with the way NRG and brawk are using it. Also this has nothing to do with it being against Sen, I don't even like them that much, its more about the game feeling fair and fun to watch.

Icebox and Ascent still exist, they are much more one sided

-The Odin 100% needs a nerf
-Stuns are cosmetic and need to be reworked
-Sen need to get a performance coach at this point, like why haven't they gotten one even though it seems like Kaplan is always saying that they lost because of mental
-Sen have to work on a lot before they can compete at champs
-NRG just needs to ban Sunset because Ethan cannot call attack on the map at all
-Ethan's attack side calling has improved gradually, he's still not very good at it but its passable unlike earlier in the stage
-DRG's group stage got a lot harder than before
-XLG is somehow more fucked than DRG with group stage possibilities.

2G? NRG?

Say it with me "reactionary." Now why don't you talk some more shit.

Talon started up 2 maps ahead of RRQ and they weren't even close, RRQ still won the series

Classic VLR reactionary andy

Saying this as a FNC fan when FNC play possibly the most boring style of Valorant in all of VCT is crazy

Just wait until atk side, that's when NRG look like a completely different team and not in a good way

I don't judge most teams off of week 1 play but you can tell he has a lot of improvement to make

The fact that somehow Furia always has visa issues with their best players even though the other LATAM teams almost never have the same problems

They should invite a seasoned pro like jawgemo enjoyer

Depending on when the clip was taken then Profek could also have been a minor so I don't know if its a rule or not

The fact that Riot will directly say profeks name over a clip from 3 years ago but won't even put flor's name in a post is crazy. Riot is not beating the allegations.

Its almost like every region is having a show match

For DRG to have a better group I need them to win against TL

It kind of reminds me of C9

Fodder

Let's go Talon, I need you to win this and GF for DRG

The best possible group stage with all the remaining possibilities from playoffs would be GX/BBL, MIBR, DRG, T1 or TLN, TH, DRG, NRG.

The circumstances for this to happen aren't exactly in DRG's favor but I have hope so for the next few days I'm a TLN and GX fan

The quality hasn't really been that good, especially compared to some of the other regions games. Like that BBL and TL game really made me question the level of EMEA with how shit both teams were playing, FNC and TH looked really rough and really didn't feel like top EMEA teams or even like they really deserve to be at Champs and I'm only really confident in FNC to rebound. GX has been the only one to really show a consistent level and NAVI were being dragged by Hiro and Ruxic which wasn't sustainable.

And you may say I'm just an EMEA hater(I am) but I can't even hate on EMEA when they disappoint and play like this.

If history tells us anything then Sen probably won't be losing to XLG

Victor

2: SEN DRG FNC RRQ

I hope this group doesn't happen

I enjoy it but I'm a senti/initiator/viper player so that's probably why

Brazil has no good IGL's, LATAM's talent was all underage util stage 2 or is still underaged, EG has no money and potter doesn't look like the same coach from stage 1 or 2023, NRG had a good offseason which prevented them from making needed changes sooner, Furia somehow manages to have visa issues even when every other team doesn't and terrible management, 100T only prep 1 or 2 maps a stage, Lev made changes until it worked, but it took too long to figure it out.

There are a lot more reason's but I wanted to highlight these one's

You're punished more for not hitting the head or shoulders with the Vandal than with the Phantom. Also its harder to spam with the Vandal than Phantom.

The one problem is that this requires EG to spend money, and we all know what EG thinks about spending money

Classic Cowboys move to trade a talented player for high draft picks just to spend those draft picks on guys named Tyler

The difference is that Jinggg has some of the best aim out of all tier 1 players, is the best raze in the world, can play almost any map as raze and has a coach that knows what he's doing, Asuna has none of those features or things.

Why are you letting go of MONSTEERR and not Filu? I mean he was a little inconsistent but he still performed well and looked like the best player on Koi at times. Feels like such a waste for them to get rid of him.