an actual Chinese superstar… this man is insane with the OP

China is a big region in eSports which means more money… catering a league specifically for Chinese teams is a good investment for Riot.. i mean just look at the success of LPL in League

Foxy9 is so inconsistent.. unlike other rookies like Demon1, something, caunzin he isnt just at the same level of impact most of the time

he still has room to grow though

I hope he wins an international tournament this year.. mans been so consistent for so long and yet still no trophy

MaKo is literally an uncrowned king… the fact that he doesnt have any international title is criminal

ye stax said in a recent interview that he has his opinions on how they should run the roster but its not up to him… the DRX coaches are lowkey over cooking

everyone is biased anyways... just appreciate the talent

I havent watched a lot of tier 2 because theres too much Valorant right now so I wanna know which teams to look out for in all of the regions

DRX lezgoo

bro you have the script

PRX beat DRX
Team Liquid beat Fnatic

LOUD is next on the chopping block

are you seriously questioning if a Grand Final matters? LMAO this is the worst take I’ve seen yet

I agree its more of an even game… I said LOUD just because they came 1st in group stages just like Fnatic and DRX who also reached grand finals

they all went 1st place in group stages for their own respective leagues and were also top 3 in LOCK//IN… thats why I said big three

will the big three all fall in their grand finals? first DRX
Liquid is a map away from winning against Fnatic
will NRG cook LOUD?

maybe its too early to tell

o7

now that we’re in franchising special treatments towards any team gives a bad precedence for the whole scene… whats the point of Zeta playing in the Pacific League if they qualify to Masters Tokyo and that goes the same to NA teams… why would they play in their league if they could just be invited into Champions LA

it diminishes the whole competitive integrity of the esports and causes a lot of drama

DRX has been looking very vulnerable lately... the match tomorrow will decide it

has been underperforming recently i think

he only started igling in Champs last year before then Zest was igl… he still needs more experience before they can even touch a trophy

stax igling is genuinely their big problem right now… he needs to improve fast if they want to win a trophy

the deep running problem is their midrounding..
the players are amazing, the playbook and strats are deep but the lack of adaptation from the stax and the team is what is losing them games

ye this has been a problem since Champs last year….

will DRX not ban Lotus and actually play it... they've been cooking for far too long...
as far as I know they are the only team in the league that has not shown their Lotus.. correct me if Im wrong

definitely pansy and hypoc

i would also include bren and sideshow

just too many good british casters really

I both hate and like that they are forcing stax to grow as an igl… it sucks to see them lose so much more than other top teams but if it makes them better as a team in the long run then I guess thats a good trade off

thanks. I was wondering why I havent seen KONE in this FGC Act... its nice that the players are finding success in other teams

who is Bilibili Gaming and why are they winning against FPX and ASE

we also havent seen their Lotus… probs gonna keep banning it until Masters

termi is forcing stax to have better mid rounding by not calling timeouts until the last moments… its a tradeoff that they would risk I guess

maybe Riot is giving SEN special treatment since they bring a lot of viewership whenever they make a roster change... or they got him to sign a contract before the roster lock and only announced him being a sub later on

I havent been following VCJ since the last split and I was surprised seeing how a new team can make a deep run and is in contention to make it to Ascension… idk if its the old teams remaining stagnant or new competition getting better… maybe both

I think DRX and Fnatic will be unbeatable till their league finishes...

As for LOUD americas has pretty tight competition so they have highest chance of dropping a series out of the other two

DRX has really good players but what sets them apart from other Pacific teams is their discipline, teamwork and high level of preparation.
They are also a set play heavy team. Watch any VODs of DRX executing into a site and you'll see layers of utility being thrown and how each player's position allows them to trade off each other.

I'd say they are at most top 20 out of the 33 teams... 30 teams from the franchise leagues and the other 3 are Chinese teams (FPX, ASE and EDG included)

its weird that he’s playing smokes

both.
Marved has amazing timings and lurks and kaplan has such a good gameplan on Pearl

just pure disappointment…

lmao i didnt even realise 🗿🗿

ASE 3-1 EDG is crazyyy… I’d love to see if they can push EDG though

How do you have 2 out of the top 3 best controllers in 2022 and have none of them playing in that role…

This is a team that is creating role issues out of nothing…

Dambi is insane... I can 100% see this guy make franchising in a few years maybe even next year if he proves himself against DK/SLT

hs% is a useless stat. It doesnt indicate how good a player is + TenZ is OPing.. it takes like 2 seconds of thinking to understand why its so low lmao

this is a team that pushed LOUD into an OT and almost took a map off them…. few teams in franchising can do that

even the DRX boys have said that Gen.G is looking really good… they may make a lot of mistakes right now but those will eventually get ironed out as they gain more experience with their new roster

I’d argue ASE is like the third best right now since they beat FPX but we’ll see as the tournament keeps going I guess

do you guys think people have expectations for GenG to perform in the Pacific League?
a lot of people have been praising them since they last played against LOUD so im wondering if people still hold that opinion for the upcoming season

any teams to look out for (aside from FPX and EDG) in FGC Act 1?

bruh Riot has been seeding Zeta against really good teams for like the past two international tournaments now... they lost to LOUD in champs group stage and they lost to Leviatan in LOCK IN...
although its a round robin tournament its still kinda messed up they are facing DRX as their first match

I agree with pancada... DRX seems to always stick to their prep that most of the time they dont adapt when the other teams are heavy counter stratting them

EMEA has a lot of talent its just that the orgs didnt pick up good teams and stuck with their tier 2 teams from last year... disappointing but eventually they will have to be forced to pick up good players since all the regions are getting stronger