just because of a gif you think that lmao

Whats your guys opinion on NAVI I think they were a really good underdog team in the T1 EMEA scene and had the potential to go to Masters with their old roster before franchising.

NAVI has played extremely well in every VCT event the past 2 years and put up some amazing results against super teams of the EMEA region. They have played in:

VCT Challengers CIS- Stage 1, 2 and 3

VCT Challengers EMEA- Stage 1, 2 and 3

and many other smaller tournaments

When NAVI entered into Franchising their decided to drop their whole old roster. I can see why they did it cause around this time all FunPlus Phoenix, members were all F/A and NAVI wanted to acquire them and they may have thought that their current roster may not be good for Franchising.

Their old and current rosters are going to be:

Old NAVI roster:

7ssk7
Cloud
zeddy
dinkzj
Duno

New NAVI roster:

Shao
SUYGETSU
Ange1
Zyppan
cNed

Sadly ardiis has looked for opportunities elsewhere in Valorant.

Whats your opinions on EXCEL I think they are a very good team but not nearly T1 level the reason why I think this, is because when we see them platy we can always see that they crumble under pressure even though some of these players have been here since the start of Valorant back in 2020.

EXCEL has played in many tournaments and have got decent to good placements in most of them like:

Valorant Regional League Northern Europe: Polaris- Stage 1 and 2
EXCEL came first in both tournaments seeing that they were the best team in the League making them the top candidate, for Finals against every other League Champion in the Valorant Regionals and qualifying for VCT Promotion in Stage 1 and qualifying for Finals in Stage 2 showed how dominant they are in the Valorant scene.

Valorant Regional League 2022: Finals
EXCEL sadly got grouped in the Valorant Regional League Finals but still shown some amazing gameplay, with only 2 matches underneath their belt against Case Esports and Team Vitality which both of these teams came 2nd and 3rd in the whole tournament.

Red Bull Home Ground #3 EMEA Swiss Qual and Closed Qual
During the VCT OFF SEASON there have been smaller tournaments and this tournament was one of them and EXCEL, went straight through the Swiss Qual stage and got themselves a spot in the Closed Qual but sadly fell short in the Semi finals where they lost to BIG.

EXCEL has a very good roster but they still had a lot of problems aswell like their coaching staff and possibly bad mental, and if they work on it I can see them winning the Ascendant tournament and qualifying for the franchised league.

Their roster consists of:

FoxieGG
Moe40
chiwawa
paTiTek
ALIVE

But sadly there was talks of ALIVE getting signed to another org for the franchised league.

well now they have a chance to go international cause there in franchised league

https://www.vlr.gg/151414/fut-esports

https://www.vlr.gg/151414/fut-esports

https://www.vlr.gg/151414/fut-esports

hope so they deserve to be in T1

true they are monsters

Whats your opinions on FUT Esports in my opinion they are probably the best team representing Turkey right now apart from BBL Esports.

I watched most of their matches throughout their time in VLR including:

Valorant Regional League Turkey: Birlik- stage 1 and 2
During this League I could tell that FUT Esports had what it takes to be at the top, of the valorant scene in EMEA and shown through their games by taking out big Turkish super teams like: SuperMassive Blaze and Fire Flux Esports.

Valorant Regional League 2022: Finals
During their run in the group stage they beat teams like Angry Titans the best team Germany has to offer apart from BIG and FOKUS, also Team Falcons the best team currently in the Middle East. Then during Playoffs they lost in the Semi-finals to Team Vitality which is the best team France, has to offer then proceeds to go through a Lower Bracket Run taking down Angry Titans again and beating Case Esports the best team Spain has to offer then, in the Grand Finals they took down Team Vitality and claimed the VRL crown for themselves.

including their games in Red Bull Home Ground #3 Turkish Qualifier against SuperMassive Blaze and ThunderBolts Gaming.

I think they should stick with the roster they currently have because of the monstrous performances they have been showing and it appears that FUT wants to get rid of this roster and I, dont really know why they look good enough to be in the T1 scene with FNATIC, Team Liquid and BBL Esports. This is their current roster right now and I hope they keep it:

MrFaliN
Muj
MOJJ
qRaxs
qw1

like i said they MAY take the chance with Reita

we dk tho they may take the chance with Reita and put him on the main roster and make SugarZ3ro a 6th man

yessir

true hope they dont replace him with Reita

Whats your opinions on ZETA DIVISON I personally think they were a very good team this year, and shown some lovely strats and plays and have shown that Japan can be insane in the tactical FPS genre.

Nobody really had high hopes for ZETA going into Reykjavik everyone thought they were gonna get grouped, but they shown everyone up by taking down FNATIC and Ninjas In Pyjamas, allowing them to qualify for Playoffs. During playoffs they did lose in the Quarter Finals to G2 Esports, but went through a Lower Bracket Run and taking down Team Liquid, DRX and one of the new tournament favourites Paper Rex before losing to OpTic Gaming in the Lower Final. The rest of this year went downhill for ZETA DIVISON, then not qualifying for Copenhagen and losing to NORTHEPTION and getting grouped in Champions Istanbul by LOUD.

I feel like ZETA DIVISON actually had a chance in Champions because for a couple of months, they were playing and scrimming with their sub Xdll because TENNN had eye surgery so he couldnt play in Champions. Then last minute they bring back TENNN who is still recovering and hasn't fully healed and has, not scrimmed and trained with the team for the past couple of months, instead of sticking with Xdll they chose a player who is not in any condition to play.

ZETA DIVISON's roster throughout 2022 and possibly 2023 will be:

SugarZ3ro
Crow
Dep
Laz
TENNN
Reita

idk if Reita will be a 6th man or he is replacing SugarZ3ro as the main Controller player

What is your opinions on XERXIA I would say going into 2022 they looked, like a insanely good team after showing up in Champions 2021 when they were under X10 CRIT.

They looked good through VCT APAC Challengers stage 1 only losing in GF to Paper Rex still a very close game 3-2 and beat OpTic Gaming, in the group stage 2-0 in the Opening match but then lost to Team Liquid in the Winner's match 2-1 then lost to OpTic 2-0 in the Decider match.

After Reykjavik idk what happend to XERXIA maybe the nerve got to them but then they ended playing terrible the whole year the only team carrying APAC was Paper Rex, I hope the players on XERXIA can find success in their new teams if they get signed.

Their roster throughout their time on X10 CRIT and XERXIA Esports:

X10 CRIT:

sScary
Sushiboys
Crws
foxz
Patiphan

XERXIA Esports:

sScary
Sushiboys
Crws
foxz
Surf

It was a decent roster but im focusing on this years roster

What's everyone's s opinion on City Boys (Akrew) I think they were a really good T2 team personally and could have possibly been a decent T1 team.

Even during their run as Akrew they nearly qualified for VCT 2 times, in this year and during their runs through smaller tourneys they usually always get 1st place in them.

Their original roster when they were under Akrew we're:

ZachaREEE
Paincakes
Gucc107
Neon
Jovahnii

Now their roster as the F/A team City Boys is:

ZachaREEE
Paincakes
Gucc107
Okeanos
Jovahnii

I mean it was pretty obvious he was gonna get signed to Sentinels he's a young talent who has alot of potential in the Valorant scene, and I really don't think he would join teams like Cloud9, 100 Thieves, NRG Esports and Evil Geniuses cause they may not bring alot of value to his content career. I hope Zekken can make a massive difference to Sentinels and put them rise back up to their original glory like in 2021.

SicK may be a 6th man

i don't think C9 would take the chance on TenZ seeing that they have a stacked roster

Leaf
Zellsis
Vanity
Xeppaa
yay

there not new lol they were originally X10 CRIT roster who was competing back in 2020 there not new

i wouldn't say that he is still insane just his old team relied on him too much which put pressure on his back

I think there's a 50/50 chance Sykko and Kaplan may take the chance with TenZ, and keep him on the roster however there were some leaks saying that both of them may not bring TenZ back on the new roster.

In my opinion they should keep TenZ because throughout all the tournaments Sentinels, has played this year TenZ still has been consistently at the top of ranking in the NA region and is up there with people like yay and Cryocells.

Even during NA LCQ when he played chamber for the first time in a tournament and clearly wasn't comfortable on yet still had around 250 ACS and was one of the people at the top of the NA LCQ statistics with only 3 matches underneath his belt like The Guard, Shopify Rebellion and 100 Thieves.

I still think TenZ has what it takes to be at yay level when he has a competent team and a good management behind him and i think he'll be able now to shine cause hell have access to that.

As you all know Dark Ratio was originally DarkZero Esports and there original roster was:

ZexRow
Trick
ScrewFace
Ange
Drone

This was during NA VCT Challengers open qualifiers 1 and 2 during stage 2

Now there roster for their F/A team Dark Ratio is:

Trick
Ange
Drone
geeza
OXY

I wanna know your opinions on these teams during their runs

was it i thought it was brawk

i think it was Subroza and Rossy but Rossy was the main IGL

idk TSM started to look like they were stabilizing before franchising came and IGLs dont always need to have insane aim look at OPTC FNS for example

true

it's most likely certain that ShahZaM is dropped from the Sentinels roster, but I'm generally curious who they will pick cause there is so many choices like:

OPTC FNS
V1 Zander
GHST johnqt
XSET dephh
TGRD valyn
FAZE Poach
TSM Rossy
SR dazzLe

Even some T2 IGLs:

DR Trick
CB ZachaREEE
THE Harmon

true

i'm not trying to spread negativity just putting out my thoughts

I haven't really seen this team play a lot apart from APAC challengers stage 2, However i think they have a very good shot this year in the Pacific League in 2023. The way their assembling their roster is good but it isn't certain if your going to be the 6th man on their roster. Seeing that they are representing all of India its gonna put a lot of pressure on them and i hope they can hold up to the challenge that is ahead of them this year.

I hope they have another chance in the future to get into franchising, they have been the best NA team for 2 years and that was including when they were ENVY, I wish to see this team back on the main stage one day.

The reason why LOUD winning Champions is good because it's not just NA and EMEA winning every VCT event, and showing that other regions can rise up and become better than the 2 super regions so i have very high hopes for LOUD in the future but i hope they don't turn out like Acend last Champions. seeing that now most regions rae coming together EMEA and the Americas are tired right now in tournament wins, can't wait to see if Pacific can get trophies underneath their belt.

Americas

Masters:
Reykjavik 2021- Sentinels
Reykjavik 2022- OpTic Gaming

Champions:
Istanbul 2022- LOUD

EMEA

Masters:
Berlin 2021- Gambit
Copenhagen 2022- FunPlus Phoenix

Champions:
Berlin 2021- Acend

True there was a bit of a slip up against XSET

I think it would be closer than that 😂

Both teams are absolute monsters but I think FunPlus Phoenix will be taking the win on this one 2-1. DRX will put a amazing fight against them but I think DRX will lose this match regardless, FunPlus Phoenix is looking like they are back into their shape like they were in Copenhagen meaning their anti-strats are back in play so I think DRX will lose this match but DRX has shown so much improvement and 4th place is amazing in a tournament like Champions can't wait to see what DRX does next year.

The scoreline will be:

2-0
FPX 16-14 DRX
FPX 13-10 DRX

2-1
DRX 14-12 FPX
FPX 13-11 DRX
FPX 13-10 DRX

I'm just bored really

I'm just trying to be informative to the people who haven't seen the full story my bad

i'm not saying anything and i just think XSET doesn't deserve the hate

XSET after their match with FunPlus Phoenix accimulated a lot of hate towards the the team. The reason why this happened is because of what occured on the Ascent game it was tied up 1-1 and the score was 11-12 XSET needed one more round to make it OT, then the KJ turret bugs out and shoots heaven when no one was there and XSET proceeds to peak and lose the game because of it. Then later on around 3am in the morning both teams were called back in to replay that series and this made FunPlus Phoenix mad and proceed to call XSET and its members a bunch of losers for asking Riot for the replay but that's not the case turns out XSET, didn't want to replay and instead wanted to leave with dignity but then Riot decided to repay the series because of the bug, this also meant XSET couldn't refuse or they wouldn't be able to get their franchising spot for 2023 so they had to do it but Riot didn't tell FunPlus Phoenix that they initiated the replay not XSET. Even though the replay happened XSET still lost 14-16 to FunPlus Phoenix most likely because everyone was tired and it was around 3am.

I don't think XSET deserves the hate they are getting right now

dk really

idk ANGE1 looking real good right now and Enzo is good he's not weak neither is Mistic their just doing their job the best they can

True i think FNATIC is the most inconsistent team i have seen all year

True XSET looking amazing but i think their going through a Team Liquid Champs 2021 phase

We have to wait and see FPX always does crazy stuff in Lower Bracket

I think FunPlus Phoenix is taking this game either 2-1 or 2-0. The reason why i think this is because their game against Leviatan was amazing to watch and ANGE1 was different, but XSET i think is going through what Team Liquid went through back in Champions 2021 so im scared that XSET, may fall off after Champs but we really dk what will happen but i think FunPlus Phoenix will take this matchup still both teams are amazing but i think NA is losing this one and EMEA is surviving. FunPlus Phoenix just has 10x more experience than XSET on Lan seeing that FunPlus Phoenix won Copenhagen and XSET, bombed out after 2 games after being hyped up and seeing that now FunPlus Phoenix has knowledge and seen how XSET plays i think XSET is gonna get heavy counter-strated.

2-0
FPX 14-12 XSET
FPX 13-9 XSET

2-1
FPX 13-11 XSET
XSET 15-13 FPX
FPX 13-7 XSET

My DRX vs FNATIC post
https://www.vlr.gg/140194/drx-vs-fnatic

ANGE1 can frag when he needs to and he has loads of experience because of his age, put those 2 together and you have an amazing player and that player for an example is ANGE1.

In my opinion this will be a very close game between both teams but i think that DRX are taking the bag on this one. The reason why i think this is because DRX has gone up against alot more tougher opponents than FNATIC have like FunPlus Phoenix and LOUD, while FNATIC only beat FURIA and 100 Thieves and then lost to XSET in the Quarterfinals and beat Team Liquid which is currently having a bad situation. DRX's mental looks like it has improved dramatically since we last saw them in Reykjavik and Copenhagen and even tho DRX lost to LOUD 2-0 I still think DRX will pull this win.

2-0
DRX 16-14 FNC
DRX 13-6 FNC

2-1
DRX 15-13 FNC
FNC 13-10 DRX
DRX 13-11 FNC

My FunPlus Phoenix vs XSET post
https://www.vlr.gg/140199/funplus-phoenix-vs-xset