he had some allegations very bad actions in his past (that hes since addressed and remedied) but ig TTR were looking to get signed by an org and they didn't like that ab okeanos
also possible they just found a better FA
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he had some allegations very bad actions in his past (that hes since addressed and remedied) but ig TTR were looking to get signed by an org and they didn't like that ab okeanos
also possible they just found a better FA
he said he was taking a break so that might be why
https://twitter.com/harmfoo/status/1626074698214739973?s=46&t=HBWGSBQ77sZLwaVbVwjLZw
this comes shortly after a lot of comments ab poor performance, and gov talking ab him having an injury
edit: allegedly harmful was playing through withdrawl sympthoms after going cold turkey from weed (but this us vlr so we dont know shit)
okeanos was also dropped
moment of silence before match for earthquake in turkiye
BR crowd, its also the middle of the day during the work week
dolphins have bigger brain than humans
I would be surprised if any match outside of semis cracked 1m viewers
lotta CS players that came looking for a fresh start and didn't find the success that they wanted
he did but hasn't been seen since, i remember stew said on stream hes not doing too well
ENVY, disbanded as OpTic
-kaboose: retired
-mummay: transferred to ABX, now F/A
-crashies, victor, FNS: all transferred to NRG
Immortals, disbanded
-genghsta to knights, then DSG
-jmoh to KCP, bounced around F/A rosters before ending on Nearest Airport
-ShoT_Up to FaZe, then NYFU. Supposedly retired
-JcStani to ABX, KCP, 100T as a trial, and GenG. Now retired
-Neptune to Rise, NYFU, now F/A
Renegades, disbanded
-winsum: bouncing around several F/A teams, still active
-retrq: played with girl kissers, complexity, The Ganaccis
-CP2: retired
-berghy: retired
-randysav: played with girl kissers, Ganaccis, now with OXG
TSM
-drone: joined dark zero, now on mad lions
-subroza: recently benched
-Wardell: benched, played with V1 as a sub, played with The Nation in VCL qualifiers
-cutler: joined n8v, now F/A (or retired im not sure)
-hazed: briefly went to NRG, now back with TSM
100T
-Asuna: still with 100T
-nitr0: returned to CSGO with liquid
-hiko: retired, content for 100T
-steel: briefly played with T1, now IGL for DSG
-dicey: now with FaZe
T1
-sayaplayer: joined Guard, now back with T1
-everyone else: retired (except brax nobody knows what hes doing)
SEN
-dapr: now with G2
-SicK: still on SEN as a 6th man
-Shahz: now with G2
-Zombs: retired/content for SEN
-sinatraa: F/A, unlikely he’ll compete again
Faze:
-Corey: now with TSM
-ZachaREE: joined akrew/city boys, recently became F/A
-babybay: still with FaZe
-Rawkus: became SEN coach, now F/A with unfazed
-marved: joined OpTic, now taking a break for 2023
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With a new meta, new maps, and new teams, C9 does have very strong pieces, and right now thats all there really is to go off of
its not unheard of, EG literally has an entire second roster
dudes still young and he wants a break
wake up 9:30am, breakfast
leave for class at 11, in class until 12:45
work from 1pm-9pm
homework 10:15pm-12am
sleep ??
tuesdays and fridays i only have 1 class and i have my wednesdays completely off
solid list but that ryan9500 guy is a fraud c9 fan
relationship overview: ryan and [redacted]
-I finally found something that hurts more than being a c9 fan
I broke up with my girlfriend of 3 years yesterday, wish I could say im doing better
he posted a thread saying "if 50 people comment i hate you i will delete my account"
havent seen him since
Below is some VERY brief overviews of the invited teams in the upcoming VCL set to start next week. I’ve kept these short intentionally without fleshing out org history just to give you an understanding of every roster (repost for title change and some other minor changes)
M80
-Founded in December 2022, M80 was built from the staff of many former XSET executives. They have picked up the ex-Ghost core of johnqt, koalanoob, and NiSMO, supplemented by zander from V1 and eeiu from NRG
-The ghost core saw some large success in the group stage of Challengers 2 last year, with NiSMO in particular putting up all-star numbers on KAY/O. Zander also proved himself as a serious weapon on smokes throughout 2022, despite V1 having a shorter than expected run in VCT.
-M80 have been touted by many as favorites in Ascension, but they hav e yet to play an official match.
Faze
-Faze ended their 2022 season in disappointment after shuffling their roster around multiple times and barely falling short of international competition.
-As of now, their roster has not been announced. Many speculate the roster will be babybay, dicey, POISED, supamen, and previously neptune was presumed to be the 5th.
-However, neptune posted an LFT post yesterday, squashing these rumors. Possible replacements include Rossy and brawk (speculation)
-Babybay has continued to be a star for FaZe as the only remaining member of their founding roster, and the pioneer of the smeag. Dicey also put up consistency on Chamber that was only paralleled by yay and cryocells at the time, but with the Chamber meta over, its unclear what role he will pick up.
TSM
-An org that needs no introduction, TSM’s invite into the VCL signals their return to higher level valorant after years of stagnant performance after their hot start in 2020.
-TSM have retained their core of seven, gmd, and corey. NaturE was brought in after being on GenG for over a year, and Hazed made his return after a year with NRG
-Corey and seven have both shown spots of brightness throughout 2022, but all 5 players on this roster have shown the ability to step up when it matters. Notably they brought down Sentinels during the Ludwig x Tarik invitational (granted Sentinels had less than a week of practice).
SHOPIFY REBELLION
-SR, an org backed by the online sales platform Shopify, have been at the edge of greatness since 2021, but are now looking to prove themselves in VCL.
-SR have retained mada, bdog, moose, and dazzLe, with v1c taking the place of TiGG.
-mada proved himself throughout 2022 as an incredible raze and flex player, and bdog putting up stellar performances as one of the best oppers throughout 2022.
-However, v1c has taken the spotlight, performing above expectations since joining SR, particularly in the Knights freezeout, which SR went on to win.
THE GUARD
-The oldest core in VCL, The Guard have been around since November 2021 with the core of valyn, JonahP, and neT, supplemented by breakout star Trent, and their newest addition tex from NRG.
-The Guard came out of nowhere in early 2022 by winning Stage 1 challengers, but floundered for the rest of the year before falling 1 match short from Champions at LCQ
-Recently, The Guard won the Ludwig x Tarik invitational, taking down T1, Sentinels, and TSM on their way to the trophy
-Many other Challengers and franchised teams have pointed to The Guard’s dominance in scrims and even in matches, leading them to also be considered favorites for the VCL.
G2
-Another org that needs no introduction, G2 have moved their Valorant operations to NA, and have built a new team from the ground up
-Shahzam and dapr were brought in from the old sentinels roster, penny and wippie from V1, and LFT OXY from Dark Ratio (and ranked, probably).
-As the only other fresh roster aside from M80 in the invited teams, G2’s roster has had some question marks over it, largely because of role conflicts (Oxy and Penny both being jett players, and dapr and wippie both being sentinel players)
-However, G2 has been seen dominating other teams in scrims, particularly franchise teams, leaving them as (in my opinion) the biggest wildcard for VCL.
I’ll be doing a follow-up thread for the teams that played through the qualifiers some time tomorrow. For those of you that don’t care about VCL for NA, below is a thread that covers all partnered teams for all regions. Thanks for reading!
i forgot ab this ill republish with different title
(I moved and renamed the thread with some minor changes and fixed some links)
https://www.vlr.gg/168733/na-challengers-invited-teams-thread
bump this is cool
if you wanna consider NAVI as the ex-FPX core then their top achievement is winner masters copenhagen
he hasn't played a match in over a year so no way to know
this offseason has had disastrous consequences on this forum
untameable beasts: https://www.twitch.tv/marved6
the last time the giants won a playoff game I was 8. life was better.
if i wanted to troll i would have put EG
edited it to reflect this, I'm sorry I let this slip over my head. Thanks for pointing it out and ive credited you in the changes
it seems strange that the teams contracts would expire right after the end of stage 3, and from the wording of this this facebook post it seems like the players were the ones that initiated the split, specifically when it says
As of the moment, the team has decided to explore and review other possible opportunities, a decision that we respect and wish them all the best in their competitive careers.
I recall hearing that Bren's own management failed to obtain the visas on time which is why the players were dissatisfied, but I don't have a source on this. If you have any sources or proof that the contracts expired, I'd be more than happy to update it accordingly
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