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Underrated players in General Discussion

boostio
subroza (when he plays)
corey
eeiu
apoth

posted about a year ago

Cutest Player in General Discussion

FNS hearteyes

posted about a year ago

C9 yay in General Discussion

I would like to apologize for doubting you

posted about a year ago

Sen strats in General Discussion

you're about a year and a half late

posted about a year ago

C9 yay in General Discussion

bro woke up and chose speculation

posted about a year ago

C9 yay in General Discussion

dont get my hopes up ive been hurt too much as a c9 fan

posted about a year ago

C9 yay in General Discussion

?

posted about a year ago

Rosters in General Discussion

no timetable given how many F/As they are, but I do know roster lock is the 15th so it has to be by then

posted about a year ago

Best City in your Country in Off Topic

nats!

posted about a year ago

Tate messed up Xset in General Discussion

i wouldnt really say its influence, its more of a domino effect

posted about a year ago

Worst Esports Owner? in General Discussion

jesse we need an esports org

posted about a year ago

Worst Esports Owner? in General Discussion

wasnt the bren guy involved with a meth scheme or smthn?

posted about a year ago

Worst Esports Owner? in General Discussion

Regi worst

Jack and the chief execs at XSET seem really cool, nadeshot too

posted about a year ago

USELESS CLOUT STATS in General Discussion

EG have been around for ages, they were founded in 1999 and theyve been on twitter since 2009

posted about a year ago

USELESS CLOUT STATS in General Discussion

edited thanks for telling me

Once rostermania concludes i plan on doing a more complete version

posted about a year ago

USELESS CLOUT STATS in General Discussion

everyones talking about orgs that did/didn't get in because of performance, small fanbases, lack of content, or just being clout teams in general this one is about sentinels), so I decided to look at every org's twitter and see how many followers they have display them relative to orgs. Normally I would do this with individual players but right now it doesn't make much sense to since rostermania just started. Stats are taken from the org's main twitter page, and does not include/combine other pages they have. Some examples of this worth noting:
-T1's page only accounts for their main page and not their LoL page, which has over 750k followers
-100T's page is from their main page, which has 6 times what the esports page does
-Liquid's page is only their main page, and doesn't include their LoL, CS, or Valorant pages
AMERICAS

SEN- 783500
C9- 1200000
EG- 594800
100t- 1200000
NRG- 960500
LOUD- 1500000
LEVIATAN- 77400
KRU- 259600
MIBR- 394400
FURIA- 495900

FNATIC- 1600000
LIQUID- 754800
VITALITY- 680200
KARMINE CORP- 20700
GIANTS- 438300
HERETICS- 1000000
KOI- 619600
NAVI- 705500
BBL- 136300
FUTBOLIST- 57000

ZETA- 361800
DETONATION- 93700
GENG- 119900
T1- 213900
DRX- 56900
SECRET-576700
REXREGNUM- 57400
PRX- 82600
TALON- 26100
GLOBAL- 21600

AVERAGES BY REGION
Americas- 746610
EMEA- 601240
Pacific- 161060

Americas #1 Clout region

posted about a year ago

100T Yay in General Discussion

asuna and derrek will WHAT

posted about a year ago

tsm crashies and victor? in General Discussion

no igl

posted about a year ago

wedid’s tweet in General Discussion

aged well

posted about a year ago

How many verified users in VLR? in General Discussion

all the writers
shahz
zekken
mocking ?
trick

posted about a year ago

CHAMPS ANALYSIS MEGATHREAD in General Discussion

I've been writing match analysis threads for Champions matches from groups through to the grand final, and covers topics such as performance, map picks and bans, head to heads, and prior international experience. Linked below are all of my threads.

GROUPS

WINNERS BRACKET
-LEVI vs PRX: https://www.vlr.gg/133895/lev-vs-prx-postmatch-analysis
-100T vs DRX: https://www.vlr.gg/135347/100t-vs-drx-postmatch-analysis
-OPTIC vs LOUD: https://www.vlr.gg/134742/optc-vs-loud-postmatch-analysis
-FPX vs XSET: https://www.vlr.gg/136617/postmatch-analysis-xset-vs-fpx

ELIMINATION:
-EDG vs TL: https://www.vlr.gg/135821/edg-vs-tl-postmatch-analysis
-ZETA vs BME: https://www.vlr.gg/135667/zeta-vs-bme-postmatch-analysis
-KRU vs XIA: https://www.vlr.gg/136053/kru-vs-xia-postmatch-analysis
-FNC vs FUR: https://www.vlr.gg/136309/fnc-vs-fur-postmatch-analysis

DECIDER:
-PRX vs TL: https://www.vlr.gg/137360/postmatch-analysis-prx-vs-tl
-LOUD vs ZETA: https://www.vlr.gg/137363/postmatch-analysis-loud-vs-zeta
-FPX vs KRU: https://www.vlr.gg/137860/fpx-vs-kru-postmatch-analysis/#8
-FNC vs 100T: https://www.vlr.gg/137868/100t-vs-fnc-postmatch-analysis

PLAYOFFS

I plan on writing some kind of overall stat analysis of Champions to find things such as highest impact, most clutches, MVP, etc but I'll be taking a break for a bit before I write that. I may also do coverage for Redbull HG, the ignition series, and the GC global championship.

My twitter, for inquiries or if you want to see other writeups & shitposts: twitter.com/RyanG2B

posted about a year ago

LOUD vs OPTC: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

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MATCH OUTCOME
Ascent: LOUD 15-13 OPTC
Bind: LOUD 6-13 OPTC
Breeze: LOUD 16-14 OPTC
Haven: LOUD 13-5 OPTC

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
aspas vs victor: aspas was 16-13 against victor
marved vs pancada: pancada was 8-14 against marved
crashies vs saadhak: saadhak was 13-11 against crashies

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-Going into Ascent, Loud had only lost 1 defending round on Ascent out of 19 played
-OpTic were (and still are) the only team to beat loud on Breeze
-Loud won 5 of the 8 pistols
-saadhak and pancada led the server in 2Ks with 15
-Less, Sacy, and yay led the server in 3Ks with 6
-Victor, and all of Loud except for pancada had a 4K
-Less had the only ace of the match
-aspas, sacy, FNS, and yay only played 2 agents
-saadhak, pancada, marved, and crashies played 3
-victor and less played 4 different agents

ADDITIONAL STATS
-Sacy finished Ascent a whopping +17 in KD
-Less was 6-0 against Victor on Ascent
-yay was 3-12 against Sacy on Ascent
-saadhak was 4-16 on opener kills overall
-Marved had 100% KAST on Bind
-According to VLR, Sacy and FNS never encountered each other on Bind (0-0 H2H)
-After Bind, FNS was only able to get 8 kills for the rest of the match
-Victor got the same number of kills on Breeze (22) as he did on his previous two maps combined (Ascent Bind, 10, 12)
-Crashies was 16/11 on defense side Breeze, with 294 ACS
-aspas was 17-16 on FK/FD overall
-All over optic went minimum +3 on FK/FD, and went +11 overall
-Sacy overall was 20-10 against yay, and was the only played on his team to go positive against yay
-This is the first time OpTic have lost a revenge matchup

LOOKING AHEAD
-LOUD are your VALORANT Champions for the 2022 VCT, and will take home Brazil's first Valorant trophy and a $300,000 prize (not including money from champs bundle). Loud are a shoe-in for franchising, and will most likely be making an appearance in the kickoff tournament next year in São Paulo
-OpTic end the 2022 VCT with a second place finish, and are the only team in history to place Top 3 at every international lan of the year. There have been rumors that OpTic players may not re-sign their contracts or that the org did not make franchising, but these are only rumors
-Partnered teams are set to be announced next week, per eutalyx https://twitter.com/eutalyxfps/status/1571486509651435524?s=46&t=PrihkRtiZAuHYVUmv_lGcQ

I don't plan on posting anything for a while since tournaments are hitting a dead spot for a bit, I might cover Redbull HG or the Game Changers championships. I'll be posting a megathread later than has all of the match links posted

edit: Brazil is now also the first region (country??) to have major wins in three international FPS games: CSGO, R6, and VALORANT

posted about a year ago

DRX vs OPTC: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

noted, ill do it for tomorrows match

posted about a year ago

DRX vs OPTC: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

this is my second time writing this because i deleted the first one by accident

MATCH OUTCOME
BInd: OPTC 13-8 DRX
Breeze: OPTC 13-4 DRX
Fracture: OPTC 8-13 DRX
Ascent: OPTC 6-13 DRX
Haven: OPTC 13-10 DRX

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
yay vs buzz: yay was 24-14 against buzz
crashies vs stax: crashies was 14-15 against stax
marved vs mako: mako was 18-10 against marved

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-This is the third time OpTic and DRX have met, with the former 2 encounters going the way of OpTic
-This is the first time OpTic have won Breeze at champions, in four maps played
-DRX won 6 of the 10 pistols (that felt weird to write)
-yay led the server in 2Ks with 18
-yay also led the server in 3Ks with 7
-mako led the server in 4Ks with 4
-zest and yay played 2 agents
-marved, FNS, stax, and buzz all played 3 agents
-crashies and mako both played 4 agents
-victor and rb played 5 agents

ADDITIONAL STATS
-yay had 100% KAST on defense breeze
-marved had 67% HS on attack side haven
-this was the first match where yay played an agent other than Chamber since april
-rb was 6-16 on openers
-mako played every controller
-buzz had 247 ADR on ascent
-this is the first non-grand finals match since KRU vs GMB to surpass 1 million viewers
-of yay's 91 kills, 61 were on defense, and he only went +1 on attack
-rb played every role (smokes, chamber, duelist, init, senti)
-optic are 1-3 on Ascent at champs, with their only win being against liquid
-optic won 3 ecos after pistol
-DRX and optic won almost the same amount of gun rounds. DRX, 37, optic, 36

LOOKING AHEAD
-OpTic will have their rematch against LOUD tomorrow in the Grand Finals for their chance to be the only two-time international winners
-DRX exit Champions in 3rd, their highest international placement to date

posted about a year ago

DRX vs FPX: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

They played VIPER????? on HAVEN????????????

MATCH OUTCOME
Icebox: DRX 13-11 FPX
Haven: DRX 13-9 FPX

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-Buzz v ardiis: buzz was 12-6 against ardiis
-mako v suygetsu: suygetsu was 5-7 against mako
-shao v zest: zest was 6-5 against shao

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-DRX had not won a map on Icebox since Masters 1 against NiP
-FPX won 3 of the 4 pistols
-Mako and ardiis led the server in 2Ks with 8 each
-Buzz led the server in 3Ks with 5
-Zyppan, ardiis, suygetsu, buzz, and mako all had 4Ks (1 each)
-4 players played only 1 agent, with 3 of these players being on FPX (ardiis, suygetsu, zyppan)
-the remaining 6 players played 2 agents

ADDITIONAL STATS
-ardiis was 11-5 on opening kills
-on the attack side of Haven, FPX had a total of 20 kills. For reference, Buzz alone had 17 on defense
-Buzz and Mako combined on defense haven were 28/9, and 7-0 on openers
-Zyppan as 17/8 in the first half of Icbeox, with 448 ACS and 275 ACS
-On the defense side of haven, five total players in the server had 100% KAST
-mako was 12-2 against ange1
-Buzz was 12-2 in op kills across the match, with his only 2 deaths being to ardiis

REALLY WEIRD STATS
-DRX are 2-0 at Champions when they were down 3-9 at the half (wins against FPX, FUR), and are 1-1 when up 9-3 at the half (Win against 100T, loss against LOUD)
-Ange1's total kills (12) combined with FNS' total kills from Optic's match against LOUD earlier today (11), is less than Zyppan's total kills on Icebox (27)
-Suygetsu played viper on Haven, as foretold by our great prophet Mocking (https://twitter.com/realmocking/status/1528959021251698689?s=20&t=N_9OsP2JaFK2br4os7hDWA)

LOOKING AHEAD
-FPX exit Champions in 4th place, and is the third deepest run made by a returning champion, behind OpTic at Copenhagen (3rd), and Gambit at Champions (2nd)
-DRX will play against OpTIc tomorrow for their spot in the Grand Final and a rematch against LOUD. They are now guaranteed a top 3 finish"
-OpTic are the only lan winners left in Champions contention.

ADDITIONAL THREADS
-DRX vs FNC: https://www.vlr.gg/140504/drx-vs-fnc-postmatch-analysis
-XSET vs OPTC: https://www.vlr.gg/140102/xset-vs-optic-postmatch-analysis
-DRX vs LOUD: https://www.vlr.gg/139965/drx-vs-loud-postmatch-analysis
-TL vs FNC: https://www.vlr.gg/139630/tl-vs-fnc-postmatch-analysis
-FPX v XSET: https://www.vlr.gg/141109/fpx-vs-xset-postmatch-analysis
-LOUD v OPTIC: https://www.vlr.gg/141767/loud-vs-optc-postmatch-analysis
groups: https://www.vlr.gg/137875/champions-groups-megathread
My twitter (all writeups posted here): twitter.com/RyanG2B

posted about a year ago

LOUD vs OPTC: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

loud have some real guts to use the turret like that after what happened to XSET im just saying

MATCH OUTCOME
Bind LOUD 13-10 OPTIC
Ascent LOUD 13-3 OPTIC

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-less vs yay: less was 9-6 against yay
-fns vs sacy: sacy was 6-2 against FNS
-aspas vs victor: aspas and victor broke even, going 7-7

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-Loud are now 18-1 on Ascent, with their only loss being against OpTic in iceland
-Loud won 3 of the 4 pistols
-yay, crashies, less, and saadhak all led the server in 2Ks with 6
-pancada led the server in 3Ks with 5
-aspas led the server in 4Ks with 2
-pancada had a 1v2 and a 1v3
-everyone in the server except for yay played 2 agents

ADDITIONAL STATS
-FNS had 1 kill on the defense side of Bind
-pancada went +15 as a controller
-aspas was 8-1 in 4 rounds of defense side Ascent, averaging out to 500 ACS on the half. For reference, OpTic had 10 kills total on the attacking side of Ascent
-with a scoreline of 3-13, this is the baddest optic have been beat internationally (tying with paper rex at Copenhagen)
-yay was 5-1 on openers on Bind
-FNS, Marved, and Victor all had 4Ks of their own
-pancada and yay were the only players in the server with more than 150 ADR
-OpTic has been in the lower final of every international event this year
-This is the third time OpTic have been 2-0'd this year out of 37 matches played, with the other two being against Guild and Xerxia

LOOKING AHEAD
-Loud are through to the Grand Finals, and are guaranteed a top 2 finish. They are 3 maps away from being the winners of Champions 2022
-OpTic will play the winner of DRX/FPX in a Bo5 tomorrow, and will have a rematch with Loud should they win. Should they lose, they will exit Champions in 3rd place

ADDITIONAL THREADS
-DRX vs FNC: https://www.vlr.gg/140504/drx-vs-fnc-postmatch-analysis
-XSET vs OPTC: https://www.vlr.gg/140102/xset-vs-optic-postmatch-analysis
-DRX vs LOUD: https://www.vlr.gg/139965/drx-vs-loud-postmatch-analysis
-TL vs FNC: https://www.vlr.gg/139630/tl-vs-fnc-postmatch-analysis
-FPX v XSET: https://www.vlr.gg/141109/fpx-vs-xset-postmatch-analysis
groups: https://www.vlr.gg/137875/champions-groups-megathread

posted about a year ago

FNS come here in General Discussion

no bald player has ever won an international tropy

posted about a year ago

shadowisbad in Off Topic

WHERE DID HE GO

posted about a year ago

Champions slot distribution in General Discussion

give south asia 15 slots, everyone else fights for 16th

posted about a year ago

FPX vs XSET: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

appreciate the kind words! thanks for reading!

posted about a year ago

FPX vs XSET: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

what an interesting match, im sure there wasn't any strange shenanigans involving a turret

Note: All stats presented are from VLR, which does NOT include anything from Ascent OT.

MATCH OUTCOME
Pearl XSET 13-11 FPX
Bind XSET 10-13 FPX
Ascent XSET 14-16 FPX

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-dephh vs ange1: dephh was 9-7 against ange1
-ardiis vs cryo: cryo was 8-10 against ardiis
-zekken vs zyppan: the pair broke even, going 13-13 against each other

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-FPX won 2 of the 6 pistols
-XSET have only played bind twice since the end of Stage 2, and have lost both times
-an NA team has yet to lose on Pearl to a non-NA team
-zekken, suygetsu, and ardiis all led the server in 2Ks with 11
-Cryo led the server in 3Ks with 9, the most from any match thus far at Champions
-ardiis, ange1, ayrin, and cryo all had 4Ks
-BcJ had the only ace of the match
-6 players played 3 different agents
-the remaining 4 played only 2

ADDITIONAL STATS
-Cryocells was 14-13 on FK/FD
-since their last match on pearl, FPX have completely overhauled their team comp for the map.
-There is now a twitter for the killjoy turret https://twitter.com/KJTurretVAL
-on bind, ardiis was 5-0 on openers as KAY/O
-ange1 had two 1v2s over the course of the series
-BcJ was 13-5 vs shao

OVERTIME STATS via rib.gg
-Zyppan had a 1v3, and zekken had a 1v2
-every player in OT had less than 3 kills on the attack half
-BcJ had a 60% HS across the 6 rounds
-Zyppan was 11/3/4 in OT. For reference he was 15/18/11 in regulation

LOOKING AHEAD
-FPX will play DRX on Friday for a spot in the Lower Final. They have secured a top 4 placement
-XSET exit champions in 5th-6th

ADDITIONAL THREADS
-DRX vs FNC: https://www.vlr.gg/140504/drx-vs-fnc-postmatch-analysis
-XSET vs OPTC: https://www.vlr.gg/140102/xset-vs-optic-postmatch-analysis
-DRX vs LOUD: https://www.vlr.gg/139965/drx-vs-loud-postmatch-analysis
-TL vs FNC: https://www.vlr.gg/139630/tl-vs-fnc-postmatch-analysis
groups: https://www.vlr.gg/137875/champions-groups-megathread

posted about a year ago

Boaster in General Discussion

he kept being light shield + rifle in reg, might have just been habit

posted about a year ago

DRX vs FNC: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

ill be damned the curse is broken

MATCH OUTCOME
Icebox: FNC 13-7 DRX
Ascent: FNC 12-14 DRX
Fracture: FNC 9-13 DRX

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-rb vs alfajer: alfajer was 13-8 vs rb
-stax vs enzo: enzo was 12-6 vs stax
-derke vs buzz: derke was 10-11 against buzz

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-DRX only have two career losses on Fracture, with one of them being to FNATIC at champions last year
-Fnatic won 2 of the 6 pistols
-Enzo led the server in 2Ks with 13
-Derke led the server in 3Ks wih 5
-Derke also led the server in 4Ks, with 2
-5 players played 2 agents
-The remaining 5 played 3

ADDITIONAL STATS
-Every played of DRX had less than 130 ADR
-rb was 7-2 on openers on fracture
-Alfajer went +5 on attack ascent as Killjoy (a map that is notoriously very difficult to play attack sentinel on if you're not chamber)
-DRX had 4 members go negative
-Derke was shut down on fracture, going 1-9 on openers
-Mako was 4-0 on openers on ascent s Astra
-Derke had 64 kills total, 19 more than the most kills a DRX player had (stax, 45)

LOOKING AHEAD
-DRX will play the winner of FPX/XSET on Friday. This is their highest international placement yet
-FNATIC exit Champions in 5th-6th

posted about a year ago

XSET vs OPTIC: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

Pujan" FNS" Methamphetamine

MATCH OUTCOME
Haven XSET 9-13 OPTIC
Ascent XSET 13-11 OPTIC
Pearl XSET 8-13 OPTIC

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
Cryo vs yay: yay went 14-11 against cryo
Zekken vs victor: zekken was 12-11 against victor
FNS vs dephh: FNS was 8-9 against dephh

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-This is the first time an NA team has lost on Pearl (although it was against another NA team)
-Optic won 4 of the 6 pistols
-Victor led the server in 2Ks with 13
-yay led the server in 3Ks with 4
-yay, cryo, and zekken all had 4Ks
-zekken and crashies both had 1v2 clutches
-6 players played 2 agents
-3 players played 3 agents
-yay only played chamber

ADDITIONAL STATS
-yay continues his consistent performance, as the best performing player stat-wise at the tournament, despite having the 2nd most rounds played
-This is optic's 4th win against XSET this year, two of which have been at lan
-zekken was 5-1 on openers on ascent, as sova
-FNS was 1-9 on FK/FD
-yay had 21 total op kills (this does not include chamber op)
-Victor had 226 ADR on the attack side of Haven as phoenix, despite this being his first game on Phoenix this year
-both teams lost their map pick
-This is XSET's first loss at Champions
-OpTic have secured a top 3 placement at Champions, and are the first team in Valorant history to secure a Top 3 spot at every international tournament of the year

LOOKING AHEAD
-OpTic will play Loud for the FIFTH time this year in the upper bracket final for a spot in the grand finals
-XSET will play FPX in the lower bracket to keep their run alive. If they lose, they will exit champions in 5th-6th

ADDITIONAL THREADS
-DRX v LOUD: https://www.vlr.gg/139965/drx-vs-loud-postmatch-analysis
-TL vs FNC: https://www.vlr.gg/139630/tl-vs-fnc-postmatch-analysis
-FPX v LEV; https://www.vlr.gg/139627/fpx-v-lev-postmatch-analysis
-DRX v FPX: https://www.vlr.gg/139445/drx-vs-fpx-postmatch-analysis
-LOUD v LEV: https://www.vlr.gg/139437/loud-vs-lev-postmatch-analysis
-groups matches: https://www.vlr.gg/137875/champions-groups-megathread
-my twitter (all threads are posted here) twitter.com/RyanG2B

I apologize for the infrequency and lateness of some of these threads, school and work are catching up with me so I'm having to delegate my time and resources elsewhere, but I intend on finishing out all writeups for the event. Thank you for the continued support <3

posted about a year ago

DRX vs LOUD: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

lets get loud

MATCH OUTCOME
-Breeze: LOUD 13-11 DRX
-Haven: LOUD 13-6 DRX

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-Aspas vs Buzz: buzz was 8-5 against aspas
-Less vs rb: rb was 4-9 against less
-stax vs saadhak: stax and saadhak broke even, going 6-6

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-Loud only have one loss on Breeze, against Optic in iceland grand finals
-DRX did not win a single pistol
-Sacy and Less led the server in 2Ks with 8
-rb led the server in 3Ks with 4
-saadhak and less both had 4Ks
-Everybody in the server except for Buzz played 2 agents

ADDITIONAL STATS
-This is the first map(s) that DRX have lost at Champions
-Less went 17-4 on attack side Breeze as cypher
-Saadhak was 14-3 against buzz
-Everybody in the server had less than 150 ADR
-aspas had a 7% HS on defense side breeze, but 53% on attack
-on attack side haven, stax had 75% HS

LOOKING AHEAD
-DRX will play Fnatic to keep their champions run alive
-LOUD will face the winner of XSET/OpTic

group stages match thread: https://www.vlr.gg/137875/champions-groups-megathread

posted about a year ago

MISTA 4K in General Discussion

MATTHEW "CRYOCELLS" BOWMAN

posted about a year ago

1 correct pickem remains in General Discussion

pluto_rex genie

edit 1 LEADING PICKEM NOT CORRECT SORRY

posted about a year ago

TL vs FNC: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

fuck it i guess i will go IGL for liquid

MATCH OUTCOME
Bind: FNC 13-6 TL
Haven: FNC 13-7 TL

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-Mistic vs nivera: Nivera went 4-2 against mistic
-alfajer vs Scream: Alfajer was 10-5 against ScreaM
-Derke vs jamppi: Jamppi was 6-8 against Derke (top 21 player)

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-Liquid are 1-7 on Bind since the start of June, with their only win being against EDG in groups
-Fnatic won 3 of the 4 pistols
-Alfajer led the server in 2Ks with 12
-Derke led the server in 3Ks with 6
-Derke, Alfajer, and Nivera all had 4Ks
-7 players played two agents
-The remaining three only played one

ADDITIONAL STATS
-Fnatic and Liquid have not faced off since November 5 last year, at Redbull HG
-Alfajer was 20-6 on attack side bind, with 425 ACS and 280 ADR
-Derke was 8-1 on openers
-I mentioned earlier Alfajer had 12 2Ks, 1 3K, and 1 4K, for a total of 31 kills. For reference, the most kills a liquid player got across the match was Nivera, with 28
-Liquid only won a total of 6 gun rounds
-Derke and Alfajer combined finished +37

LOOKING AHEAD
-Liquid exit champions in 7th-8th. They are basically a guaranteed team for franchising, suggesting we will see them next year
-Fnatic will play the loser of DRX/Loud, both teams they have not played against yet with this roster.

posted about a year ago

FPX v LEV: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

ange1 is that guy in your ranked games

MATCH OUTCOME
-Icebox FPX 13-6 LEV
-Ascent FPX 13-11 LEV

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-ardiis v tacolilla: ardiis went 11-8 against taco
-Melser vs ange1: melser went 4-3 against ange1
-zyppan vs kiNgg: zyppan was 13-7 against kiNgg

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-LEV were undefeated on Ascent internatioanlly until todays match
-FPX won 3 of the 4 pistols
-ardiis led the server in 2Ks with 11
-Zyppan led the server in 3Ks with 4
-kiNgg led the server in 4Ks with 2
-8 players in the server played 2 agents
-the remaining two, adverso and tacolilla, played only sova and chamber respectively
-There were no duelists played in either map for Leviatan

ADDITIONAL STATS
-Ange1 went 0-9 on openers
-kiNgg ended the defense half of Ascent 17-5, but ended the match 21/13
-On icebox, suygetsu and shao both never died first, or got a first blood
-ardiis was 5-2 in op duels against tacolilla
-suygetsu went 7-0 against shyy across the match

LOOKING AHEAD
-Leviatan exit Champions in 7th-8th place
-FPX will play against the loser of the XSET/Optic match tomorrow (but ardiis seems to have the script https://twitter.com/ardiis/status/1568996877701464064?s=20&t=0GRrhXU2m5yylAZaJ06ZiQ)

ADDITIONAL THREADS
-LOUD vs LEV: https://www.vlr.gg/139437/loud-vs-lev-postmatch-analysis
-DRX vs FPX: https://www.vlr.gg/139445/drx-vs-fpx-postmatch-analysis
-groups matches: https://www.vlr.gg/137875/champions-groups-megathread
-threads for other matches are coming!

posted about a year ago

BEST DUO in General Discussion

kiNgg taco

posted about a year ago

DRX vs FPX: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

Im going to be doing all my writeups for past matches now just to get rid of my backlog, and will provide updates with the ongoing matches at the end of the day. Sorry for the delay!

MATCH OUTCOME
Ascent: DRX 19-17 FPX
Breeze: DRX 13-5 FPX

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
Buzz vs Ardiis: buzz and ardiis broke even, going 10-10
stax v shao: stax was 12-8 vs shao
rb vs zyppan: zyppan went 9-6 against rb

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-FPX have lost 5 of their last 6 matchups on Breeze, with their only recent win being against PRX in the copenhagen final
-DRX won all 4 pistols
-zest led the server in 2Ks with 10
-stax led the server in 3Ks with 4
-Buzz led the server in 4Ks with 2
-6 players played 2 agents
-the remaining 4 played only 1

ADDITIONAL STATS
-With a scoreline of 19-17, Ascent was the longest international map of Valorant to date
-Zest was 6-1 on openers as Sova on ascent
-zyppan was playing well against buzz, going 14-9 against him
-Ange1 went an abysmal 1-12 against stax
-stax has two 1v2s across the series
-ardiis's 1v3 o_O

LOOKING AHEAD
-FPX are in the lower bracket currently playing against Leviatan, and have won their first map. Should they lose, they will exit champions in 7th-8th
-DRX will play Loud in the upper semi finals tomorrow

ADDITIONAL THREADS
-LOUD vs LEV: https://www.vlr.gg/139437/loud-vs-lev-postmatch-analysis
-groups matches: https://www.vlr.gg/137875/champions-groups-megathread

posted about a year ago

LOUD vs LEV: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

Im going to be doing all my writeups for past matches now just to get rid of my backlog, and will provide updates with the ongoing matches at the end of the day. Sorry for the delay!

MATCH OUTCOME
Icebox LOUD 14-12 LEV
Haven LOUD 13-6 LEV

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-kiNgg vs aspas: kiNgg went 11-6 against aspas, despite playing viper on map 1
-less vs tacolilla: less went 10-2 against taco
-shyy vs sacy: sacy went 5-2 against shyy

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-This is the first time Loud have won haven at an international event
-Both teams split pistols, winning 2 each
-kiNgg led the server in 2Ks with 11
-kINgg and aspas led the server in 3Ks with 3 each
-kiNgg had the only 4K
-everybody except for tacolilla played 2 different agents

ADDITIONAL STATS
-kiNgg led or tied the server in every kind of multikill
-all of loud went positive, except for saadhak who went -1
-on the attacking side of Icebox, pancadas headshot percentage was nearly half what it was on defense (28 compared to 54)
-kINgg finished the series overall +21, the highest K/D diff in the server, despite losing 2-0
-Less was uncontested on the OP, going 4-0 overall
-Less also struggled against kiNgg, going 4-13 against him

LOOKING AHEAD
-Leviatan are in the lower bracket, and are currently down a map against FPX at the time of writing. If they lose they will exit champions in 7th-8th place
-Loud will play DRX in tomorrow's upper semi-final match

groups matches: https://www.vlr.gg/137875/champions-groups-megathread

posted about a year ago

zekken mask in General Discussion

https://www.vlr.gg/130629/funplus-phoenix-vs-xset-valorant-champions-2022-group-stage-winners-c/?game=95067&tab=overview

theres also this game from tehbotol who played w a mask on
https://www.vlr.gg/130622/optic-gaming-vs-boom-esports-valorant-champions-2022-group-stage-opening-b/?game=95044&tab=overview

posted about a year ago

zekken mask in General Discussion

do you not recall what happened last time he put on a mask

posted about a year ago

CHAMPIONS GROUPS MEGATHREAD in General Discussion

my pickems are based more on hopium than anything else, but I think its anyones tournament to win. I think OpTic, FPX, Leviatan, XSET, and DRX are frontrunners

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/d71bd5c9

posted about a year ago

CHAMPIONS GROUPS MEGATHREAD in General Discussion

Attached below is links to postmatch analyses of all the matches during the group stage. I will be linking this thread in reference to group stage matches for my writeups during playoffs.

WINNERS BRACKET
-LEVI vs PRX: https://www.vlr.gg/133895/lev-vs-prx-postmatch-analysis
-100T vs DRX: https://www.vlr.gg/135347/100t-vs-drx-postmatch-analysis
-OPTIC vs LOUD: https://www.vlr.gg/134742/optc-vs-loud-postmatch-analysis
-FPX vs XSET: https://www.vlr.gg/136617/postmatch-analysis-xset-vs-fpx

ELIMINATION:
-EDG vs TL: https://www.vlr.gg/135821/edg-vs-tl-postmatch-analysis
-ZETA vs BME: https://www.vlr.gg/135667/zeta-vs-bme-postmatch-analysis
-KRU vs XIA: https://www.vlr.gg/136053/kru-vs-xia-postmatch-analysis
-FNC vs FUR: https://www.vlr.gg/136309/fnc-vs-fur-postmatch-analysis

DECIDER:
-PRX vs TL: https://www.vlr.gg/137360/postmatch-analysis-prx-vs-tl
-LOUD vs ZETA: https://www.vlr.gg/137363/postmatch-analysis-loud-vs-zeta
-FPX vs KRU: https://www.vlr.gg/137860/fpx-vs-kru-postmatch-analysis/#8
-FNC vs 100T: https://www.vlr.gg/137868/100t-vs-fnc-postmatch-analysis

-My twitter (all writeups are posted there): https://twitter.com/RyanG2B

posted about a year ago

100T vs FNC: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

maybe derke is top 21 player after all

MATCH OUTCOME
Bind: FNC 13-5 100T
Ascent: FNC 13-7 100T

PRIOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
-Fnatic have been to every international tournament of 2022, with their highest placement being 4th at Copenhagen
-This is 100Ts first international appearance with this new roster

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-Bang vs Boaster: bang went -3 against boaster, with boaster going 8-5 against him
-asuna vs mistic: Asuna went -1 against mistic, going 5-6 against him
-Derke vs Will: Will and Derke broke even, going 7-7 against each other

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-Fnatic won 3 of the 4 pistols
-Fnatic have only played Ascent 4 times since may, with 3 of the 4 maps being losses
-Mistic led the server in 2Ks with 10
-bang led the server in 3Ks with 3
-Derke had the most 4Ks with 2
-Everyone except for Derrek played 2 different agents

ADDITIONAL STATS
-Derrek was 0-5 on opening kills
-Alfajer had 100% KAST and 393 ACS on the attack side of bind
-all of 100T went negative across the match, all of fnatic except for Enzo went positive
-Derrek had his first and only clutch of the tournament, a 1v2 (This stat excludes 1v1 clutches)
-These two teams previously met, with 100T winning 2-1
-Derke and Alfajer were a combined 13-8 on FK/FD

LOOKING AHEAD
-100T exit the tournament in 9th-12th. They are the only NA team not to get out of groups
-Fnatic will play XSET in front of a crowd on Saturday.

posted about a year ago

FPX vs KRU: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

editted, thanks for pointing it out

posted about a year ago

FPX vs KRU: Postmatch Analysis in General Discussion

We're out of krupium sorry lads

MATCH OUTCOME
Icebox FPX 13-9 KRU
Ascent FPX 13-4 KRU

PRIOR INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCES
-FPX went to and won Copenhagen, and were supposed to go to Iceland 2022 but were unable to attend due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict
-KRU have been to every international lan in Valorant, and 4 of their core 5 have been to every lan

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
-Ardiis vs nagz: nagz and ardiis broke even, going 6-6
-mazino vs zyppan: Mazino and zyppan also broke even, going 5-5
-suygetsu vs delz1k: Suygetsu was 6-2 against delz1k

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-FPX only have 3 losses on Ascent in 2022 across 16 maps played (losses against OG LDN UTD, NAVI, and XIA)
-FPX won 3 of the 4 pistols
-Suygetsu led the server in 2Ks with 9
-Mazino and delz1k led the server in 3Ks with 3
-Ange1 and keznit both had 4Ks
-ardiis had the only ace of the match, on the last round of Ascent
-Everyone in the server except for zyppan and ardiis played 2 agents
-all of KRU played 2 different agents

ADDITIONAL STATS
-Suygetsu had a baffling 51% HS across the series
-of Nagz' 29 kills, 22 were on defense (which makes sense as a sentinel)
-Zyppan was 5-1 on openers throughout the match
-There were four player H2Hs that broke even: mazino v ange1, mazino v zyppan, delz1k v ardiis, and nagz v ardiis
-Suygetsu went a baffling +8 (11-3) versus klaus in h2h
-Suygetsu also went +19 overall on the series, with 268 ACS across the match
-These teams faced earlier in the bracket, with FPX also winning 2-0 and winning icebox in their previous matchup

LOOKING AHEAD
-FPX are the 7th team qualified for playoffs, and will face DRX tomorrow in front of a crowd
-KRU exit Champions in 9th-12th

posted about a year ago

Postmatch Analysis: LOUD vs ZETA in General Discussion

BRAZIL IS GOING TO BE IN FRONT OF A CROWD

MATCH OUTCOME
Bind: LOUD 13-11 ZETA
Ascent: LOUD 13-5 ZETA

PRIOR INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
-Loud have been to every international tournament of the year, with their highest placement being 2nd at Iceland
-Zeta have only been to Iceland and Champions, with their highest placement being 3rd at Iceland
-This is the second time the teams have met, with their previous matchup resulting in a Loud 2-0

HIGHLIGHT HEAD TO HEADS
aspas vs dep: despite the loss, dep went 8-5 against aspas
crow vs saadhak: despite both players having a rough match, saadhak went 4-3 against crow
pancada vs sugarz3ro: pancada was 8-4 against the enemy smokes player

THE MAPS, THE ROUNDS, THE FRAGS
-Zeta won 3 of the 4 pistols
-This is the first time Loud have played Bind internationally against a team that wasn't optic
-pancada led the server in 2Ks with 9
-aspas led the server in 3Ks with 4
-There were no 4ks or aces from any player
-Every player in the lobby except for dep played 2 agents

ADDITIONAL STATS
-saadhak went an abysmal 1-14 on FK/FD, which I believe is the largest FK/FD diff in an international match
-pancada had a very high 42% HS
-All of zeta went negative across both series
-Loud won almost triple the gun rounds Zeta did (24 by loud, 8 by zeta)
-TENNN was 11-1 against saadhak, making up almost a third of his kills
-On ascent defense, all of LOUD had an 80% KAST or greater. aspas and pancada had 100%

LOOKING AHEAD
-LOUD are the 6th team to qualify for playoffs, and will play against Leviatan in front of a crowd
-ZETA are out of Champions
-Tomorrow is the final day of the group stage for Champions

posted about a year ago

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