Not a fan of CR and Japan is still the weakest region right now.

That being said, CR definitely earned my respect today. They prepared and looked much better. If they were able improve in a few days and make Gambit struggle, they can definitely improve more in a few months and be a better team at Champions. Hopefully Japan as a region keeps getting better.

Lets give CR some credit. They looked much better so props to them for preparing. Hopefully Japan keeps getting better.

Don't know about scared, but they definitely should be ready for ALL teams, regardless of how they look in previous matches. Overconfidence can cost you and they don't know what adjustments a team has made just to get ready for them (Sentinels).

There's a difference between being objective and being a hater. Don't get salty over reading a different point of view.

I'm sure too they've made changes too but they haven't really tried them out yet. I doubt they would want to test a new comp or whatever it is they're changing in a single elimination playoffs match, especially against Envy.

Icebox. I don´t really like Split either but I´d rather play that one over Icetrash

Yeah this makes the most sense

THIS. Sen fans really are something else dude. They really be burning their minds to create excuses instead of just accepting the L.

My bad lol, its hard to tell whos serious or not among Sen fans , especially right now.

They lost. Dont start with the ¨is just a seeding match¨ excuse; theres no excuse for the defending champs to lose 0-2 and 13-3 on Icebox. Not gonna hate on them but, seeding match or not, an L is an L.

Not 4. BR gets 2 spots plus 1 spot if a BR team wins SA LCQ. So is like this:

BR: 2 spots (Team Vikings + Vivo Keyd)
LATAM: 1 spot (Kru)
LATAM/BR : +1 spot (SA LCQ winner)

My top 3:

1. G2
2. Team Liquid
3. Team Envy

As a LATAM player, I can say that yes, Kru is weak. But the problem is not that the team sucks, is the lack of competition in the region. LATAM playoffs only had 4 teams total and Kru only lost 2 maps total. A team can't really improve unless the competition gets better and the region/amount of teams grows.

And the problem in the region is that Valorant isnt that big in LATAM. For example, I'm from Puerto Rico and right now I only know of 1 puertorican pro Valorant player (Caz from Lazer). Unless the regional competition grows, Kru will keep dominating the scene and unfortunately for them, they wont really improve without the competition.

I mean G2 already took a map last match. If they took 1, they can take 2 next time.

Doubt it will happen, but it is not impossible. Hoping for a good, close game though.

Its a bug, just like yesterday the Vision Strikers vs Acend scoreboard was showing Lakia instead of Mako even though he didnt play

LATAM only has one slot though, how can it have less?

Exactly. I'm not a cNed fan but today's L was on the whole team, they didnt manage to adapt to VS's game at all

PRX 2 - 1 SMB

Thats definitely a factor. Though I guess it depends on the country too and the amount of american/british pop culture influence in each country

Definitely english. I mastered it pretty easily just by watching movies and playing games in english with subtitles

So, is Acend really toe to toe with Sentinels?

PRX is by no means the worst team at the event. Maybe the weakest team in their group, but we all knew the JP teams are the worst teams in the tournament since the beginning. SEA teams are actually decent.

Personally, I think the VS vs Acend match will be much closer than SMB vs Acend. You could say Acend dominated that first match but SMB really didnt perform like they did on EMEA playoffs (online). Hell, I dare say PRX can actually beat SMB if SMB doesn't step their game up. So yeah, I think Acend vs VS can go either way. I could be wrong, well see.

Awesome match, could've gone either way. GGs to both team.

To be fair it was close, could've gone either way. Only dumb kids are hating on Gambit. GGs to the team.

Asuna usually plays better on Reyna than he does on Jett plus it would be easier to find a good Jett player than any other duelist main

There's a reason he's still on the team and he just showed it

100T 2 - 1 but tbh it can go either way

People talk as if Paper Rex is a shit team. Yes they are the weakest of the group on paper, but they qualified for Berlin just like all other teams. Instead of discrediting VS for winning a close game, give credit to PRX for actually putting up a challenge against a "stronger" team. Plus, VS won in the end and a W is a W.

GG's to VK for actually putting up a good challenge against Envy, unlike HL against 100T. Definitely the most entertaining match so far and, if they keep playing like today, I can see VK qualifying for playoffs.

I don't know about Paper Rex, but there's no way they'll beat Vision Strikers

He wasn't referring to Sentinels specifically, he was talking about the NA Valorant scene saying that, in general, they (NA teams) are cocky. Is he wrong? I dont think so.

I feel you. As a bronze, its pretty easy to spot when pro players fuck up because we see the same shit constantly on our games lol

Soulcas is main Skye, with the ability to switch to Raze when needed, so thats two roles he can switch comfortably
Scream can flex (Jett, Reyna, Sage, Kayo and)
Jamppi mainly switches between Jett and Omen so thats two comfortable roles as well
As for Nivera, theres no telling what role he will fit in better. But even if he can play duelist, it wouldnt mean he will be a duelist main.

Just because 4 players can play duelist doesnt mean theyll play the same role at the same time. Thats what flexing is for, and is better to be a flexible team than be a one-role player.

Well, for starters, G2 had a 3 round lead on their 3rd map, Bind (12-9), and then lost 5 straight rounds to lose the match. In comparison, TL's 3rd map Icebox had Liquid losing 5-11, which is when their comeback started and the team managed to get up 12-11 and force overtime. You may think is the same situation, but in G2's case, they lost their chance to close out the match while leading, while TL managed to force overtime after a 7-round comeback. Then, after TL found themselves losing again, they forced a 3rd overtime, while G2 didn't win a single round after being up 12-9 and lost in the 1st overtime, losing 5 straight rounds when it mattered most. So when you ask how is the way they lost different, is different in the way that TL managed to force 2 overtimes with some key clutches (GMB forced 1) and had more chances to get the W than G2 did (2 times at match point vs 1 time).

But again, no point in "what if"s. G2 qualified, Liquid didnt so that pretty much answers the original question. And I like G2 too so this is just me over-analyzing things, not dissing or anything.

https://tiermaker.com/list/valorant/vct-masters-3-berlin-1207975/1620416

THIS. Alot of people cant understand this.

KRU 2 - 1

I dont know if they are more deserving, but the way TL lost to Gambit definitely makes me wonder if they could perform better than G2 on Berlin. I mean that 3rd map (Icebox) between TL and Gambit really could've gone either way after TL's comeback and probably would've gone to TL if Jamppi had found some of his missed shots.

There's really no point in "what if" at this point though. TL lost, G2 made it. I like G2 too so hopefully they''ll make a good performance.

TL beat Giants 3-1. You really think Giants beating TL was a given?

Sentinels. Nothing against the team or the chill fans (I follow them myself), but most fans (or at least the loudest ones) are either riding the bandwagon, TenZ dick riders or Sinatraa supporters.

Is people like you that make the NA region look bad

I dont mind 2 EMEA teams being in the same group, but going up against each other in the first round? Is stupid. Plus is not just Group A, Group B has 3 #1 teams: JP, Brazil and LATAM region winners. Where is the balance in that?

Group A is crazy stacked plus 2 teams from the same region, wth?

Anyways:
Group A: Vision Strikers & SMB
Group B: Envy & Kru/Zeta Division
Group C: 100 Thieves & Gambit
Group D: Sentinels & G2

Well, there are 4 teams in each group and there are 7 regions total (not to mention the only region with 4 teams is EMEA), so is pretty obvious all groups will feel a little unbalanced in terms of region pairing. I wouldn't call this possible group stacked though, I think is a good one.

I dont think there is a "best player in the world". I do think he is one of the best, but there are definitely others up there who are just as good, if not better on some aspects. There's also the player's role in the team to take into account.

Asuna for sure. Also Vision Strikers.

Bren, Paper Rex, Crazy Raccoon and maybe Zeta Division. I know some people say Kru, but I think they have a much better chance of an upset on the "higher tier teams" than both JP and SEA teams.

Would love to see Ethos on the roster, especially since he's itching to compete. Main problem is no IGL though

100 Thieves in NA and Team Liquid in EMEA

I agree soulcas is a better Skye player than a Raze player, but playing the same agent on every map would make the team predictable so even if he ain't that good of a Raze player compared to his Skye, playing Raze on a map like Bind is still the better option comp-wise