I’m going to have the fattest comeback of all time when playoffs start

W BcJ

Optic: All
XSET: bcj, zekken, cryo, dephhh
100T: Asuna, bang, Derrek
Loud: Sacy, aspas, saadhak
Furia: dgzin
KRU: klaus, keznit
LEV: Melser, Tacolilla
FPX: Suygetsu, Ange1, ardiis
FNC: All
Liquid: All
PRX: All
XIA:
BOOM: fl1pzjder
DRX: All
Zeta: Laz, TENN, SugarZ3ro, Dep
EDG: ZmjjKK, Haodong

i don't think 4 slots would be fair but you also have to realize that the only teams that are going to stay somewhat intact by next year are DRX, Zeta Division, and Paper Rex (only if they get bought). being optimistic, kr will be a lot better cause we'll finally get our kr+jp talent combined plus we have a shit ton of OW talent transferring, so past team results won't matter as much

i think there's a decent chance we actually get 4 lmao

Holy I knew EDG were young but that's crazy

now that i think about it it is pretty similar to drx lmao

that’s what I’m saying LMAO

EMEA are as relevant in LoL as KR is in Valorant and that’s not a good thing

BuZz = Will
Zest << Derrek
Stax < Asuna
MaKo > Bang
Rb >> stellar

Probably a close 2-1 but I could see 100T antistratting DRX hard

I don’t think so, that version of DRX was weaker and Sentinels were on a honeymoon run. I think they would’ve won a First Strike event though if there was one since they were way ahead of the meta at the time, I mean teams like TSM were still running 3 duelist comps and Niesow was a little sketchy…

welcome back 👋

nah SA are doing good this event while Liquid looked awful

I’d feel more comfortable if fracture was first but with haven you never know what might happen

Sad year for Korean Valorant :/

How are you gonna have 4 coaches and still be picking Ascent t side to start 💀
I thought C9 and Leviatan have taught them this lesson already lmao

definitely agree, if I were in full control I would only add one per event or even one per VCT season

Edward

what plays at international events do you guys think could deserve a physical memorial on the map (like a permanent spray)? please suggest some more because I've forgotten a lot of them, especially from Champions 2021 and Reykjavik 2022 since I didn't watch much after DRX got eliminated

Reykjavik 2021
-Mistic team flash against Sentinels on haven back of c site
-Lakia 1v2 clutch against Version1 jumping from ascent a site heaven

Berlin 2021
-Hiko 1v3 clutch against Gambit behind yellow on icebox a site
-nAts 1v3 clutch against G2 on icebox b site
-crashies ace clutch against Vivo Keyd on icebox b site

Champions Berlin 2021
-JhoW camera glitch on breeze a site
-keznit 6k against Fnatic on icebox a site
-chronicle ace against KRU on bind b site (added)

Reykjavik 2022
-stax 1v5 clutch ace against Paper Rex on bind b site

Copenhagen 2022
-Suygetsu 4k against Paper Rex on breeze b main
-Enzo defuse against Leviatan on bind b site
-Melser 1v4 clutch against XSET on split b site
-Mindfreak 1v4 against Fnatic on haven (added)

Champions Istanbul 2022
-crashies ace against BOOM from spawn

unfortunately I don’t think he’ll do much until after Champions since he’s not in Istanbul :/

Optic loses and then gets grouped by Boom, I walk away with my $100

sad but it makes sense, i don’t expect any of these players to make franchising either

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/caa02904
Group A may be a lost cause but we’re still going strong for Group B 💪

Paper Rex fans should be cheering for Liquid to beat EDG, Liquid are a much easier matchup then a rematch against EDG

Boom funny rope play + teams are starting to learn how to play against PRX's style

NU vs V1

it won’t be perfect when BOOM group OpTic

Shao still exists

someone's salty

i need to see Leviatan close out this series before we place them top five

nobody said it wasn't tough?

you have some kind of mental issue

0-2 VS
0-2 NTH
1-2 DK
1-2 DRX
1-2 Zeta

first time in VCT so they are now 1-5 against EA, pretty sure they beat some T2 KR team before though

Life is sick I believe, hopefully he will be back for their match against Liquid.
For the people saying smoggy carried and that EDG were better with him, does that mean FNC in Reykjavik were better with h1ber since he carried? The answer is no, they still don't have much practice with him, people underestimate how important practice and synergy are (plus Life is one of their better players).

And for the first time this year we actually have a clouted NA team attending

Hollow Knight

can't wait to see what strategies DRX has come up with for Pearl

EDG 2-1
Liquid 2-0 LEV

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/caa02904

Would’ve preferred Barcelona and Tokyo instead of Berlin and Seoul but it makes sense with the amount of infrastructure Riot already has set up in both cities

DRX ^-^

EDG 2-1 PRX
TL 2-0 LEV

I really hope they don’t. NA is already cramped as it is with 6-7 slots and G2 has a much bigger EU fan base. The only good thing we’d get out of it is a SEN vs G2 rivalry

CR should be a lock

i swear if Sylvan doesn't make it on a franchised team we riot

calling DK a super team is like calling VK a super team to put things into perspective

Most fans and people on this site at this point have DRX placing a max of 5-6th place. I’d challenge you to find 3 recent posts by actual DRX fans that have them any higher. Personally I don’t even expect them to make it out of groups. Teams like 100T are getting much more hype right now.

Team Liquid vs FunPlus Phoenix, calling it now

EDG are fun to watch and I think TENNN and SugarZ3ro make Zeta pretty entertaining too

how do Soniqs always manage to achieve the most unbelievable chokes