PaTiTek and RieNs

GenG --> Insane longevity, 5 grand finals in a row and winning an international in that
Heretics --> May not have won anything but their consistency was amazing. Crazy to think they've made all International LANs and their complete roster has 2nd position as the worst placement this year internationally. And for that level of consistency, always being the 'second best' team, it's fitting to put them second here again
Sen --> One Masters win + top 4 champs --> good placements and result across the year.
EDG --> Love them, Amazing run at Champs with the win but they were getting absolutely bodied in the previous 2 events so I don't think for the entire year they'd be the one as they hard bombed out (losing like 26-9 or so, not touching double digits for quite a good amount of games)

Shout-out to RieNs man
All year wise, his impact was insane. He, for me was 2024's best player
S1mon just changed things and is now a world champion
But the real rookie has been Karon with accomplishments backing him up.

My heart breaks for heretics man
Especially Riens
He played his minds our the entire year.

Their main roster worst placement is still 2nd.
That's still an insane run for a roster with all 5 rookies.
So much more I'd want to see from them

Sure let's make top 3 champs which is a very good achievement but because we could not go farther than that, we'll totally implode our roster and drop Aspas and especially Tex (who has been their hardest hitter and entry fragging sentinel)

But the point would still stand
That means a relatively 'worse' team is beating the 'best' Americas team

That'd be great for the scene but how ironic man
Just back few months in Shanghai and Madrid they were mostly losing like 26-9 not even touching double digits across 2 maps
And now they're the finalists

LET HIM COOK 🗣️

Nah this is too real now

So then TSM is winning champions

What happened to Sen after they won Madrid happened to GenG now
It was late but it happened and they underperformed.
Still one of the best runs in a year in VCT history.

@TMV

Sen isn't even my favourite org but this is true.
Everything is a fluke apparently

Lmfao tell me you didn't watch the series without telling me you didn't watch the series

I'mma be unhinged it's everyone on VLR.
Everything is a fluke to someone.
No one will truly be a 'deserving' winner, someone will always be a <Insert quality> Merchant

-∞/8

That Trace out of all the 3 teams would be the first to make playoffs and that too, through winners bracket.
I knew FengF and Kai were good but this was insane.
That's good to see though that the Chinese Valorant scene is rising too

China deserves 1 slot

I honestly think it's pretty good.
May not have as much 'aura' due to certain legacy teams not making it but the level of play is pretty good.
Like who would believe that Trace would be making of groups from the winner's bracket back in jan?
Also teams have started experimenting a lot of stuff with variety of comps.
So far, W