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can the bans be reverted if they sign up for the license?
edit: the move is official
https://twitter.com/on_sla2ers/status/1551949641029038081?s=21&t=o-uymCno-RZI-V15BUUAkQ
nvm
F4Q is an orgless talent-scouting/FA team, fiveK (Korean streamer) manages it.
It wasn’t covered, but I dug into it a few months ago and F4Q (again) disbanded because their sponsor pulled out after their chance at VCT was over
I would say so, yes
While eKo's stats dont look the best, he was a promising player back on TNL and is the second carry pretty much for RIG
Estrella looked pretty good when he was playing for F4Q but there aren't a lot of games he's played to back it up
Korean organization On Sla2ers is set to sign Yeom “eKo” Wang-ryong (염왕룡) & Park "Estrella” Gun (박건) for the upcoming East Asia LCQ.
Recent losses in Stage 2 of the VCT Korean Challengers led to On Sla2ers bombing out in a dead last position in Playoffs, ending out in 6th-5th place. The losses could be contributed due in part for the soon-to be departure of the team’s two star names of Lee “k1Ng” Seung-won (이승원) & Kim “zunba” Joon-hyuk (김준혁).
However, despite losing out the chances to make Masters in both stages, a second place finish in Stage 1 gave them more than enough points to give them a spot into the LCQ, being the 3rd seed out of Korea.
eKo comes from a Reignite roster that failed to qualify into VCT Japan Stage 2 Playoffs, leaving the team with too little circuit points to make it into the LCQ. He will be on loan from Reignite as he plays for On Sla2ers.
In the case of Estrella, he comes from the notorious F4Q for Stage 2 of the 2022 season, under the leadership of Yoo “fiveK” Sung-min (유성민). Sadly, F4Q bombed out during Korean open qualifiers, and didn’t even make it to see the VCT Korea group stage.
F4Q has since once again disbanded, leaving Estrella with no team up until this point.
Certifying a new roster for the LCQ, On Sla2ers will consist of:
Yu “TS” Tae-seok (유태석)
Park “Bazzi” Jun-ki (박준기)
Kim “GodDead” Sung-sin (김성신)
Yeom “eKo” Wang-ryong (염왕룡)
Park “Estrella” Gun (박건)
no screw?
SEN vs ZETA in champions tokyo
cheers man thank you
Back at it again with another article! This is only a portion of a full article on the APAC-S LCQ, as the storylines are the fun part going into the event. If you’d like to read it all, feel free to read it on Medium.
Will Bleed finally make it after tough losses in both Knockouts?
Bleed are finally hoping to turn the tide and make their long awaited qualification into an international event. Their high-profile players of Jacob “pyth” Mourujärvi & Maxie “maxie” Lönström both are looking to show excellence once again following strong performances in APAC, yet small mistakes across the board plague BLEED time after time again, resulting in the closest of margins leading to harsh losses.
In addition, BLEED also want to prove that they can contend alongside Paper Rex and show as to why SG/MY is the best region within APAC, and not just a one team show. The losses of LEXY & Eno send them back to the drawing board, and with brand new people on the team to help support one another, it might just be what BLEED need to finally cross the final step after all this time.
Will ONIC G, BOOM Esports, & Alter Ego finally place Indonesia on the map?
To say the very least, Indonesia in VALORANT has had a lot of hype living up to their name. And why shouldn’t they? Paper Rex has the prestigious Indonesian players of mindfreak and APAC’s prodigy himself, f0rsakeN.
Yet, the hype and skill of the Indonesian players, while absolutely not to be doubted, their teams as a whole face struggles at the final hurdle each time. And these struggles lead to tough losses whenever needed the most, as seen within matches such as ONIC G vs. XERXIA (in both stages) or Team Secret, Alter Ego vs. Paper Rex, the list goes on and on.
One term can be used to represent Indonesia; “So close, yet so far.”
Three Indonesian representatives take up the APAC-S LCQ, three chances for Indonesia to potentially make it to champions. Last time, all three Indonesian teams made it to Knockouts, but only one made it to the top 4.
Are the big teams the only hurdle keeping Indonesia away from greatness, or is it doomed to be another close missed chance for the country’s representatives?
Will Team Secret return to Champions after a rough 2022 season?
Team Secret are renowned within APAC for being the embodiment of age not affecting skill. In Champions last year, they were on average the oldest team in the tournament, with Jayvee “DubsteP” Panganiban being the oldest primary duelist in the event. Yet they still managed to place top 8, making it to the playoffs in the biggest event VALORANT has had so far.
In the time that followed, Team Secret has faced their fair share of struggles. They are also well known for their tendencies to take losses domestically within the Philippines, particularly showing within Stage 1 of this year, with 5 losses in the split; and ending dead last in Philippine playoffs.
A third place finish however, and a return in form in stage 2, luckily netted Team Secret more than enough circuit points to make it to the LCQ, but losses to the titans of APAC sadly lost them the chance to make Masters.
Team Secret are back with blood. And they want to return to the big stage, possibly continuing their title as one of the only teams to make Champions without ever attending Masters.
They are one of, if not the only major team in the VCT to be running a consistent 6-man roster at the current moment. The LCQ will test once more whether 6-man rosters can actually be viable in a game such as VALORANT. But will the LCQ fare Secret well? And will the 6-man actually lead to their success, or is it only a bluff?
Will MiTH be the one to bring glory back to Thailand in APAC?
Thailand is known for being a juggernaut across several esports titles. The successes of XERXIA & X10 CRIT prove that to be true within VALORANT as well, however the region has looked rocky as of late, showing especially in Stage 2 with only FW Esports taking a map outside of XERXIA for the region.
MiTH is the only Thai representative heading into the LCQ, and they have a heavy burden on their shoulders, a burden to prove whether or not there’s more to their region than just XERXIA. The long-standing name of MiTH wants to prove their worth as well, and the LCQ will be a testament to this.
How will Vietnam fare in the LCQ compared to their competition, and are they the underdogs?
Two teams from Vietnam will be playing within the LCQ. Yet, no one seems to place their eye on either team. Could it be that they’re just not known? That they have no expectations? The story changes for everyone who looks down upon either team, yet both Fancy United and CERBERUS both have something to prove, and they want to prove it.
Fancy United was already known as the underdogs back in Stage 2 of Vietnam Challengers, with an insane lower bracket run to be the eventual winners of the whole tournament. They’re not a team to be underestimated at the very least, as they’ve shown what they can accomplish by taking a map off of the highest seeded team in BLEED & the Thai org of FW Esports, plus wins over Global Esports and Griffin-Esports throughout the 2022 season.
CERBERUS also aim to show what they can accomplish alongside their Vietnamese partners, with their own set of accomplishments throughout the season, taking sets off BOOM Esports & Enigma Gaming, plus a long standing roster that has shown promise all the way back in 2021.
Vietnam’s last highest placement was from Team Big BAAM, a top 6 finish in Stage 3 SEA Knockouts. Since then, no Vietnamese team has since made it out of the group stage in APAC competition. The teams from this region are the underdogs heading into the LCQ, hoping to prove that every part of APAC can find their own success.
Griffin E-Sports want to show their dark horse story, coming from a region with little to none
The dark horse of the tournament, Griffin E-Sports look to put on a show with their highly skilled Taiwanese & Hong Kong players, such as W1nner & Rainy of the old CBT Gaming roster that also found success out of the region. On their road to LCQ, they’ve taken down some opponents, and want to accomplish new heights for their already small region.
ORDER look to finally show the world what Oceania can accomplish in VALORANT
The top team out of Oceania, ORDER; have had hype added to their name as the possibility of them playing internationally got closer and closer. But when the time emerged, for all they said the results didn’t back it up.
But this was the first time they played against Asian competition officially, and for the first time not on 150 ping. Since then, the team has learned and changed despite losses in the Oceania Championship.
In recent times, Oceania has taken massive wins in other esports such as the Apex Legends Global Championship. ORDER might just show their force to APAC as they did back in Oceania, and this time around it’s their gateway into going against the highest caliber of competition. Will ORDER show what they’re made of, or will Oceania have to wait again for their time to shine?
With the storylines being set in stone, a lot is on the line here. This is the final chance for these teams to make the global stage, and with franchising on the horizon; it could just be their final time having a chance of going international.
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https://valorantesports.com/news/competitive-ruling-totoro-underdog-invincible/en-sg switch to english philippines or english singapore
Names include those of Totoro Gaming & Griffin Esports' "Attention," making this the first instance of a VCT-qualified player being punished for matchfixing.
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Players from the Chinese teams of Totoro Gaming, Griffin E-Sports, Underdog, and Invincible have been given bans after a recent Riot ruling regarding match-fixing.
Allegations of match-fixing between Totoro Gaming and ShanXi Gaming during the ImbaTV Fearless Cup started to emerge a few months back, involving multiple players including those of Totoro Gaming.
The match-fixing included betting on Totoro to win in a 3-map series against ShanXi; with players of Totoro being compensated by the betters including players of Chinese team Underdog following the match.
The match in question, of which match fixing had occurred.
Following more evidence being uncovered, Riot had reason to believe that the match was indeed manipulated for monetary gain.
In addition, the Riot investigation also led to a further uncovering of match fixing amongst the players of team Invincible and team Underdog, of which these players included Griffin E-Sports’ Wong “Attention” Ka Fai, who played in the VCT APAC Playoffs under the Griffin name, where he has since not been in pro play after the investigation began.
A total of 13 players were suspended or banned from competing in Riot based esports, with the lowest suspension time being 9 months.
On Totoro Gaming, the affected players include:
On team Underdog, the affected players include:
Lastly, the affected player on team Invincible is:
The scandal has also likely led to the disband of Totoro Gaming.
didnt clear a corner on a anti-eco which ended up losing them the round
boy have i got some sad news for you
Istanbul is the best possible place we could've gotten for Champions as of right now.
i can back this up, apac is seoul
#2, its not including costreams like superbuss etc
Hey guys! Kyoto here, just changed names.
https://twitter.com/SeulgiVLR/status/1549965101545005059
Some more info regarding the APAC league's slot allocation:
Korea & Japan will each have 2-4 orgs representing their region, more likely to be around 3 each.
The remaining slots will be for SEA, with South Asia and OCE possibly being included too, depending on who is selected by Riot. China's involvement is unknown for now.
Here's a better explanation.
Suppose the APAC league has 12 teams. The APAC league's initial teams are region dependent; split into the three current regions we have: KR, JP, and APAC. Maybe SA and OCE too.
Out of those 12 slots, 3/4 slots are going to Korea. Another 3 are going to Japan.
The remaining slots will go to a mix of SEA, OCE, and SA.
KRU are still in the running for Americas franchising https://twitter.com/Lembo006/status/1549865315919708161
drx are competing for 1/3 or 4 slots for korea
dz branding is insane and ive seen people call it one of the best in esports, which it is
plus, dz has some amazing talent scouting: in two months they won two international competitions in two seperate titles; r6 and apex and they could definitely make waves in val
nothing i can say publicly but apac yes
global esports is the only indian org that can possibly make it
haha i love dz but i have nothing on na franchising yet
dz cofounder is a texas oil guy, they have big money behind them LMAO
https://twitter.com/KyotoVLR/status/1549816443721629703
As franchising looms closer, Global Esports will be South Asia's last hope to make franchising.
Velocity Gaming has been ruled out from making the APAC league.
this, they had a month long bootcamp last year after m3 but bootcamps overseas are very tiring and expensive
I'll do my best to become someone's idol someday.. im sorry
this feels so bittersweet
zest is igling, but stax helps with midround like how benkai is igl but d4v41 mid rounds
hey guys please dont hate on the drx players or the team, they seem devastated after the loss and it shows, they dont deserve the hate
these tweets especially, please go show them some love
https://twitter.com/staxVLRT/status/1549150678072934406
https://twitter.com/rb0f1207/status/1549145756795289601
i think the perfect way to put it is this:
fluidity beats rigidness
why can people like f0rsaken, jinggg, derke succeed? because their teams are simply extremely fluid in their styles, they can easily go for another plan usually whenever something doesnt go their way: meanwhile if rb or buzz fails, things simply fall apart because their checklist is ruined
personally until drx let go of the pure space making idea of a duelist, whoever is on that role will have rough patches
d3ffo and victor can still have their takeover moments simply because theyre more flexible than someone like rb, who barely gets the chance to make the insane hero individual plays unlike d3ffo or victor simply due to rb being a very conditioned, supportive duelist
drx DONT need an xfactor player
why is d3ffo inconsistent? why is victor inconsistent? why is rb inconsistent? why was buzz inconsistent when he was duelist?
because theyre CONDITIONED to be a supportive duelist, not individual duelists
anyone in rb’s role will suffer BECAUSE anyone who takes rb’s role will do the same things he is supposed to do
no korean fans were hyping drx going into copenhagen lmao we dont even have expectations anymore
no, no they dont
their current roster is fine the way it is, and i have a personal take which is the primary reason for their tough losses every time: consistency isnt as good as individuality
rb’s role is so tough and its not like saying “+meteor +ssun +anyone” will change anything: duelists like rb are great on their own, its that theyre so conditioned to the game plan of “go in dash and make space, we’ll trade” that it hinders their performance
this is the exact same case as d3ffo, victor, etc and its heartbreaking: anyone in rb’s role will suffer the way he does simply due to how tough it is to play to it and frag the same way a f0rsaken, a jinggg, a yay does: sometimes playing for yourself just gets much more impact and it shows
they look fucking devestated i feel so bad for them not even a smile on their faces :(
stax didnt like igling he had too much pressure
one thing i hated was the inting every single round on bind
there were so many ints out of rb and buzz and it felt painful every time watching it
nothing but void
ggwp optic, nt drx reset for tomorrow its not gonna be easy
hate this team sometimes ive lost all hope theyre not even winning fpx at this point but nt :/
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