I do like your team though! It has a nice theme.

Highest potential team probably.

rb can play every role.

I think that I don't win the fanvote unfortunately. My team is more of a "hipster's dream" than a big-name-heavy team, especially for more Western audiences, also not too heavy on the name tax.

You missed out on rb

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I mean, I never said anything about mickey mouse or no mickey mouse myself, I think that this tournament is probably closer to a glorified off-season event with a high prize pool if anything.

OP said Asian, I'd say China is a part of Asia, no?

Agreed and I too hope that more of these happen in the future

Edward is NOT bending over for 500k.

I mean, there's also name tax and also peak form considerations which is understandable.

Unironically, if he'd done that to begin with, he wouldn't have gotten benched.

Ya'll who voted me, you guys know ball, much love <333

Smoggy too... also d4v4i :/ lots of decently players that are still out there, I mean, Mada could've been an interesting duelist pickup.

I mean, both sides handled the situation poorly, he definitely let his ego get to him and his fans even ended up doxxing Smoggy. On the other hand, Aqua definitely also did not approach the situation with an open mind but that's how sports is sometimes.

Viva is the goat, what can I say?

I really thought about d4v4i and Jingg, but I wanted a duelist that was more versatile, and I just couldn't justify d4v4i over CHICHOO.

If anyone wants to see where I was taking the team in terms of comps, these are their respective agents on various maps currently available in the rotation:

Valorant Draft:
f0rsakeN: Flex (Second Caller)
CHICHOO: Senti/2nd cont
kaajak: Duel
Spring: Cont
nobody: Init (IGL)

Maps:
Icebox:
f0rsakeN --> Omen, CHICHOO --> Kj, kaajak --> Jett, Spring --> Viper, nobody --> Sova

Corrode:
f0rsakeN --> Omen, CHICHOO --> Vyse, kaajak --> Neon/Yoru, Spring --> Viper, nobody --> Fade

Bind:
f0rsakeN --> Deadlock, CHICHOO --> Vyse, kaajak --> Raze, Spring --> Brimstone, nobody --> Fade

Ascent:
f0rsakeN --> Kayo, CHICHOO --> Cypher, kaajak --> Yoru, Spring --> Omen, nobody --> Sova

Haven:
f0rsakeN --> Omen, CHICHOO --> Vyse, kaajak --> Yoru, Spring --> Iso, nobody --> Sova

Lotus:
f0rsakeN --> Omen, CHICHOO --> Vyse, kaajak --> Raze, Spring --> Viper, nobody --> Fade

Sunset:
f0rsakeN --> Omen, CHICHOO --> Cypher, kaajak --> Neon, Spring --> Viper, nobody --> Sova

It was indeed my intention to create a team that would currently fry!

When you get handed f0rsakeN on a silver platter yk…

<333 happy to answer any questions!

Whzy
rushia
nephh
happywei
Viva

who says no?

FengF

I mean, 2/3 of those guys have t1 experience.

Underrating a lot of players from Trace Esports, K1ra from AG is solid but has no teammates basically (Spitfires actually decent, I mentioned last year that he was probably the most improved player), FPX is missing a lot of good shouts, Ezeir and CB from NOVA, there are probably more that I don't have off the top of my head besides like stew and Viva.

I'll be seeing Leo in rehab and leaf in the hospital good luck playing with 4.5 players with half power Leo + a sub. Should've picked Xiaonuo.

Ladies and gentlemen, with my final pick, I’ve considered many players for this role, some considerations include Viva, eeiu, and early on I was considering Sacy and Riens before he was taken. With that being said, I didn’t want f0rsakeN to IGL, and who else to lead my team than one of the most underrated IGLs? For my sixth and final pick, please give me Edward Gaming’s In Game Leader, nobody.

Should’ve watched RNG back in the days

D:

Go for Xiaonuo

Damn haven’t been keeping up…

Rb is up for grabs 👀

Maybe you should pick up trexx then

You’ve got Ethan as your igl

You should pick up B3ar.

Looking for someone who won’t dismantle my team thank you (btw you should pick up S1Mon)

Silly type shit and who told you to pull up every match but the one I was referring to?

Jarvis, pull up the match on Haven against EDG after vo0kashu said that he was the monster of Haven.

Hey gang, my team doesn’t quite have as many out and out superstars like many other rosters, but I promise that each pick has been curated with much care (besides f0rsakeN, he was given to me but I probably would’ve chosen him with second pick anyways). With that being said, this is my team as of yet.

Duelist: kaajak
Controller: Spring
Sentinel: CHICHOO
Initiator: ???
Flex: f0rsakeN
HC: alecks

Please support Team Kaust on our road ahead to qualifying for champs and I’m sure my last pick will not disappoint.

Coach alecks

Yes I want Spring

Silence geospliced, you’re but a washed old man.

Continue the draft dear StalwartTiger_35.

I was wrong on Juicy, he is a t1 debutant, he wasn't of age to play for bleed, but Spring did play for Wolves last season, and if you haven't watched Spring on duelist last season, you should find some time and check him out, he was quite inconsistent but had really high peaks.

Right, he was 16. That one's on me, forgot he was only there for ascension.

Not a tier 1 debutant though, he was at WOL last season too, and juicy also isn't a debutant (BLEED Esports)

Great player, doesn't fit into my system ):

rushia + Spiritz1 + K1ra shoutout!

Siufatbb plot armor.

JDG over TEC perhaps, currently probably over XLG even. (Skillwise)