Team Heretics with the crowd behind them might be what they need or what makes them crumble either way if it helps them it will be a close series and if it doesn't Sen will win comfortably

That being said I think it's gonna be 2-1 for Sen since I believe Heretics will cook them on their own map pick

Team Heretics with the crowd behind is gonna be dangerous

Bro, you basically play teams with the same scoreline (1-0 v 1-0 and 0-1 v 0-1 etc.) till you reach either 2 wins or losses.
2 wins and you qualify to playoffs
2 losses and you're out of the tournament

playoffs
2 teams that go 2-0
2 teams that go 2-1

eliminated
2 teams that go 1-2
2 teams that go 0-2

Nah bro if we had sent Navi and Fnatic we would've gotten reality checked hard in Madrid but now we've sent some fresh blood hungrier than ever and they can shoot and have the perfect coaches to back them

It's first placed team v 2nd placed team in round 1

So EDG v Loud and Gen.G v TH

hahaha true but thankfully not possible xd

Double duelist just ain't it anymore

I have only seen it lose unless you're crazy like Paper Rex or KC

Sentinels v Team Heretics -> Sentinels playing against the crowd for once

KC v Paper Rex -> the most entertaining game in Valorant history written all over it

Gen.G v FPX -> upset potential

EDG v Loud -> let's see how the two teams have developed since Champions

KC fans are similar indeed

Or they just know they will be top 3 anyways which is not bad to have that type of confidence

I'm pretty sure teams like Fnatic, Loud, Paper Rex and even NRG have that type of confidence

I get that Sentinels wanted the 3 points badly since they're at their peak form right now same with Gen.G

Should've been C9

They got robbed

Making their International debut
Smokes Karon
Flex N4rrate
Senti/IGL Johnqt
Duelist Miniboo/Marteen (Autumn)
Initiator Riens

I hope it's TH v Sen so I can see Sen play with the crowd against them for once.

Not that I hate Sen but I do wanna see what effect it has on them

No one put in as much time and effort as this Sentinels roster and it shows

Well deserved

All 3 of Haven, Pearl and Fracture not being in rotation is tragic

Heretics is really good on Sunset and I don't think Sen would pick Ascent so a Split ban and hope they don't pick Ascent

Need to do it internationally first but yeah they're looking good

Teams like Paper Rex, KC and EDG have really good Splits as well

That's gonna hit hard brother

Sen is gonna pick split thinking it's gonna be an easy W

39-9
13-3 v Lev

Would be a banger

I wanna see Sentinels play with the crowd being against them for once

gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme

I need that we need that

Gonna be one hell of a banger

against Sentinels

lmao

obviously

Gen.G 3-1 Prx
KC 3-1 TH

EG busted that myth but i feel like Paper Rex will still fall victim to it

They won't make playoffs (very tough first game v first seed of other region)

Yeah Edg should be lower not Fpx higher

Nah whut

TenZ on Chamber ain't it

Edg would be bigger tbf

Chinese viewership

Nah that's a match-up you will get in Americas so no

It needs to be Sen v Edg since that Chinese viewership is the most important and.

And if it's not Edg it needs to be KC for sure

Without a doubt

None of those teams have a better flex than N4rrate

Sen has Zellsis who is an incredible flex himself

NRG would have benefited from a player that can play anything unlike Demon1 but it made sense to go for the Champions MVP for sure.

Lev yeah he's 10x better than Tex

Kaajak is one to watch but yeah most of their players will get picked up if they dont win Ascension

Yes

Thanks

And where did I do that?
KC EMEA winner
Prx Pacific runner up
Edg China winner
Loud/Sen Americas runner up

I also thought 2 but I've been seeing 3 everywhere
2 means almost no games tho but makes more sense with 8 teams

2 wins could mean fluke playoffs teams tho (like Gen.G beating Fpx and Heretics to make playoffs)

KC v Prx/Loud crazy game

Heretics v Sen (Sen having the crowd against them for once)

😂😂😂

He dropped 35 in a scrim against Loud during champs

I know scrims don't matter that much but no below average player ever drops 20+ kills v Loud.

Playoffs will for sure have the best teams

No 'bad' team is good enough to beat 3 of the other teams (you could beat Fpx and TH but you still need that 3rd W against a team like Loud or Sen)
(I actually believe in TH but most people don't rate them so I chose them)

If it were groups we could've gotten a group with
Gen.G
Fpx
TH
Sen/Loud
And
Loud/Sen
Prx
KC
Edg
(way better group)

Nah for sure not especially if it's 3 wins

You would at least have to beat a top team to make playoffs

And who's mid btw?

If you get a lucky draw like Fpx first round you're gonna go up against another team that won their first game (already harder) and if it's 3 wins you will go up against a team with 2 wins (definitely a top team since you've been beating the 'weak' teams.) and after that you only play the teams still not eliminated who will be good teams.

I hope so since our Lotus fucking sucks nowadays

Our Fracture is easily top 3 in the world

None of the Sen, Loud, KC, Heretics, Gen.G, Prx, Fpx or Edg fans give a fuck about CS2.

None of the actual Valorant fans give a fuck about CS2

This is a horrible take

Are they actually good or is Pacific just weak as fuck?

Kaplan rates them highly

I think they just went on a run and will get reality checked in Madrid (Drx and Prx are fraudulent).

Can play every duelist on a high level

Knows when to go in and doesn't overheat

Pops heads

Optic?
they're like NRG (Yay no Raze but yeah Chamber meta saved their asses)

Nah but if we come into the regular still playing the same garbage I'm gonna lose my sanity

But yeah at least they can now go the rest of the year without fear of burnout and hopefully get that Champions trophy we're missing

As long as the teams can handle the pressure it's gonna be the most fun international event till date

Magnum and 4 demons tbf
Sh1n is him as wells

I've actually got more faith in the EMEA teams we're sending v Loud this masters

Teams like Fnatic, Navi and Liquid try to play that slow and methodical playstyle that gets hard countered by Loud and especially Less that pops their heads

These kids on KC and TH will swing his ass without a care in the world but yeah Less is still the goat so it will be a treat to watch Loud v TH/KC in Madrid.

Group A EMEA
Group B Americas
Group C Pacific

China do their own thing

Ugcbn