I had the same question but I think it's either you qualify through playoffs or qualify through points. Exactly what you're thinking, but don't count on me on this, it just seem to make sense.

When JINGGG left, I didn't want PRX to win without him but now he's back I'm all about it, I'd be happy to see PRX vs 100T. I feel like EU will be the stronger region in Shanghai though. I want to see T1 actually but it seems impossible, I love xccurate and Saya.

It's all fun and games until he starts drowning in the pool. POOLCHAN the goat.

Do people support teams or they support certain individuals in that team?
I feel like I don't really like a specific team but I do support that team depending who's in it for example: TenZ in SEN, Cryo in100t, Saadhak in LOUD.

How about you guys?

Man, I really like these 2 teams and I hope 1 of them win Shanghai. Sadlly they have to face each other an elimination match.

I thought the one circuit point was only for regular season,

Every win in the playoffs? I thought that was only for regular season and +3 grand final.

Will team get points for winning the Playoffs grand final? like how SEN got 3 during playoffs?

Yeah, exactly how I feel, they need to work on their defense on Lotus also. They've played so many games this year that you can only have so much strat. This should be a good break for them.

I love LOUD so I didn't want G2 to win. Saadhak have this such happy energy that's why I like LOUD.

Am I the only SEN fan not sad for SEN not to make it? I feel like they need a break and need to reinvent themselves. This should be a really good break in my opinion. I feel like even if SEN would've made playoffs that they weren't going to win it or win Shanghai.

curry would be good in any team but he has a poor attitude.

Most likely G2 and LOUD, with 3x amount of HOPIUM SEN and LOUD

Same, they're actually favorite Apac team 'cause of Saya ng Xccu.

I really don't see NRG losing 2-0 though.

LMAO haha, nice bait, nice name, nice post.

GG TS

LMAO true hahaha

..is like winning the lottery. LOL

SEN is done bro. At least they're almost guaranteed CHAMPS. That's all you can really hope for.

Exactly.. that's why SEN is almost guaranteed OUT.

.. these near impossible events happen

G2 beats LOUD
SEN 2-0 FURIA
C9 loses to both FURIA and MIBR both 0-2
EG loses to NRG

This will land them 4th spot in GROUP A

or

SEN 2-0 FURIA
NRG loses last 2 games at 0-2
G2 loses at 0-2
c9 loses last 2 games at 0-2

SEN is probably done TBH. See you guys at Champs SEN CITY!

I agree. Imagine if a 2-3 team makes it and a 4-2 team does not or the other way around.

I mean it's still possible for SEN to get #1 seed but it's very unlikely.

SEN needs 2-0 both last games and will put em at 4-2 with 9/4 maps
Kru need to lose 0-2 last 2 games to put em at 4-2 with 8/5 maps
NRG needs to lose last 2 games
C9 needs to lose last 2 games
g2 needs to lose last 2 games

Again... this is very unlikely and there are many scenarios where SEN can qualify.

SEN can end up 4th place in Alpha and qual if EG, LOUD, FURIA, MIBR does not get 2 wins.

Too many possibilities since even if they tie, you have to go by MAP wins then Round differential, they are not too farm behind from NRG(6/2) and C9(6/5) and SEN (5/4) Map wins/losses. (This is if they all tie up)

LOUD will be 1-2 if they beat KRU then you want SEN to win vs LOUD. Worst case scenario you want EG, LOUD, MIBR, FURIA to be 1-4

SEN is definitely better than LOUD but there's still that small chance.

I have a feeling they will for some reason.

Here is my guess.
SEN 5-1 (Maybe 4-2 because of loud)
C9 4-2
NRG 4-2
Kru 3-3
G2 3-3
I have this feeling that 100T will beat both NRG and C9 for some reason.

Omega top 3
Lev, 100t, LOUD

Who do you guys think will be top 3 for each groups?

I feel like there's no point of having Demon1 on Raze if he can't play it, he might be more successful with Jett even if it's not the meta agent for specific maps.
It's such a curse to be called the best NA player, they somehow fall off the following year. 1st TenZ, then Yay, and now Demon1. For TenZ at least he's doing well again.

The worst Alpha team is doing better than the top Omega team? Am I correct?

This is the dumbest thing I've ever seen. You're just mad that NRG didn't make it to Madrid but if they did you'd say it wasn't a fluke. LOL

Nice clickbait HAHA

or just question JessieVash's capabilities as an IGL. You don't need an IGL from the Philippines.

BRONZIL BRO! HOW YOU DOING??! Still living with a broken heart?

Yeah maybe not new coach but I feel he doesn't have full control of his roster 'cause of JessieVash being married to the manager.

Poor YaY means "Sad for YaY" or "feeling bad for Yay". not poor in terms of finance. It's a common phrase for many English speaking countries.

As a TS fan here is my opinion why TS will never be a top caliber team.

1. JessieVash is married to the manager and with this obviously his chance being replace is very low can possibly affect team's decision making.
2. Poor management because of # 1.
3. Time to drop Borkum and NDG
4. New IGL
5. New Coach

Here's my opinion how TS can improve their roster if they really want to keep JessieVash.

Pick up NAOS JA as their main duelist and put Jremy on flex.
Pick up Astr0 of 1MS as their main smoker.

STAND UP NOW NET!

I agree but SEN is different now, they seem to adjust every time they lose and get better at the map. I think SEN=LOUD>GENG>PRX. One of the Americas team will win.

Its the NA Super Star curse. TenZ, YaY and now Demon1. Demon1 didn't even do that bad, definitely not his best though.

It's cause he was trialing for NRG, he was actually close to making it but when NRG found out Demon1 was for grabs.. they got Demon1 instead. A lot of pros even s0ms said n4rrate was really good.

You must have forgotten that FNATIC been beating these NA talent. I'll take some HOPIUM with you though 'cause I really want Narrate to win, been watching him before he even played for anyone. So glad people recognize him. LETS GO KC!

SEN - Sunset
NRG - Ascent
third map - LOTUS

NRG might be better but I have a feeling SEN will win this for some reason like a major upset.

Says the STREAM SNIPER.

I just can't doubt NRG. I want SEN to win and I think they're going to win without any bias but the game changer here is that NRG is already familiar with SEN plays and maps. Hopefully SEN have more stuff to work with.

Did you not watch the games? He was 37/24/17 against MIBR and 17/14/5 on their first game vs G2.

From having the best Raze to having the worst Raze. :(

Attention seeker creating a thread about attention seeker creating FNS and S0M threads. SMH

Get a dumb dog if it's a house dog TBH unless you have a lot of time to take the dog out. Intelligent dogs are more hyper, like Border Collies, Poodles and etc. A dumber dog is usually more chill. My favorite breed is a Border Collie though, they're so smart but also hyper.

Of course more Asian teams will have more chances at Valorant tournaments. EDG is no longer APAC, they play for China and basically it's own region, which makes sense because they have the highest population in the world. It's EU, Americas, APAC and China, so you basically have 2 teams from each region. If you look at the bracket there are 2 APAC teams, 2 Chinese teams, 2 EU teams and 2 Americas. Let's just face it, the future best Valorant players aren't going to be former CSGO pros so it will no longer be EU and US. Valorant isn't a heavy graphic game, more people will be able to play even from 3rd world countries since PCs are much more affordable now with a decent video card, meaning more people are able to play and more talents will be available.