What's your first move Boss?!

My individual style of writing I guess

There seems to be an agreement amongst the community that T1's Work environment has recently been Toxic. Although it is now, It hasn't always been this way, highlighting Bangkok.
In Bangkok they actually held accountability for their faults and worked to Improve it, part of why they Won.
The Team is quite literally a 5 Stack of Aimers. There is no lacking in terms of Individual Mechanics amongst the Team which leads me to believe that there should be no rush into dropping their players, but to put efforts in trying to Improve them.

For Instance Buzz has been a main talking point in terms of being Toxic, which he definitely was during Stage 1 there is no denying that and he has a lot to prove if he were to be generally accepted by the community again, regardless of why he was so upset. Yet there is also no denying that Buzz is a really cracked player and with Talent like that someone smart would try to Improve the parts of him that faulter and bring him up.

My Idea if I were Management would to really put effort into changing around the Coaching Staff. For Example I would definitely start with a New Head Coach, Analyst and grab a Mental Coach. A Coach that will make them take accountability and will not put up with Bullshit, an Analyst since they seemed outrageously Clueless during Stage 1, and a Mental Coach for Tilts or someone who is Burnt Out.

No Win is a Fluke, Teams win for a Reason. T1 is no different and they have an Incredible Potential, everything needs Maintenance overtime. If things were to be set into Motion and they get a Good Coaching Staff but things do not get drastically better, then you drop players.

Short, But Simple.

Why do they still try with Estrella.

RRQ went from Middle of the pack, to the best in the Region during Stage 1 right after he left, and the second DRX pick him up they couldn't make an International after being the #1 Seed going into Bangkok.

#BringBackKickoffLineup

This is a follow up post, I have watched about 20 minutes so far and I already have to just shit on Autumn.

Why have none of the players, especially Meteor talked to Management about this wasteless sack of meat? I may be too harsh but genuinely why is the majority of this guys input just "Hit your shots" like bro, if you have problems with your players aiming why doesn't he sub himself in and go hit it for them. Like man, this guy is genuinly the most dislikable person I have ever seen in the VCT in my opinion, he deserves the worst for his career. Sylvan deserves better.

Side not I Love Meteor even more.

Holding on for Meteor at this point man, if I take it off its because of Autumn. I genuinely do not know why they did not replace him after Bangkok.

For the record, I have not watched the Documentary but I can see everyone talking about how poorly some players acted against Sylvan, specifically Buzz and Autumn and it does disappoint me.

I have switched my Flair a few times but T1 have been and are one of my favorite Teams in 2025, I had so much faith in them during Kickoff I was one of the only people to my knowledge that had them going on a lower bracket run during Playoffs, and they did and for the most part it was because of Sylvan. I never thought this team had issues with Sylvan?

Ill still be looking forward to seeing them play but its genuinely something I was not expecting to hear.

If G2 are subbing in Demon1 for Leaf, they are Insta Picking Abyss no?

I Mean Demon1 made Chamber look good even after the heavy nerfs during 2023, reasonably the only good looking Chamber during 2023. Him slotting his Chamber in for Leaf's would not be an Upgrade to how Leaf performed during Kickoff but damn close. (I say Close because Leaf Kickoff Chamber was genuinely Prime Yay Reincarnated just with more Flicks)

We may Unfortunately not be able to witness it during their opening match just because I do not see a world where Abyss is not Sentinels Perma Ban, they have just genuinely never been impressive on the map, but we never know.

Mechanically he is, I never missed an OpTic 2022 or NRG 2023 Match.

(My Opinion at least he is)

It entirely is, I am truly shocked they have not fixed the Problem since its been a whole year since Leo left.

You think they would have improved upon it by now.

We all know they just cannot close out most of their games, despite a huge lead.

Despite Crashies being at his peak right now. Leo's playstyle allowed him to be the man to close out rounds on the regular, making it hard for them to choke a lead. Ever since he left it started happening.

Not to be another post about "Fnatic need Leo" because I think most of us agree that they would Improve if they had him. Just take this post as an observation.

Right now, Kaajak. Peak, Derke. At their Highest Potential Kaajak Clears.

No Slander, but it’s hard to Deny how good Kaajak is.

It’s Crazy how all the pieces are coming together to form an even greater prime than their 2023 Run.

Chronicle- I don’t think he ever lost form tbh
Alfajer- Just hit his peak in Toronto, better than Tokyo
Boaster- Genuinely so much better than he was during 2023
Kaajak- His Form right now is much greater than Derke 2023

No shade on Crashies who has stepped up big time, but if Leo comes back “In a similar form to when he left”. They will win everything.

Could not have explained it better.

The ammount of Delusion some people have to say the Teams will not try to win a Tournament that has a higher prize pool than any Masters Tournament is wild to me. Either people cannot fathom that their team lost or because it is not plastered with a VCT Logo.

what? the dude couldn't handle 2 LOSSES (vs G2 and T1) during Masters Bangkok and publicly crashed out which fucked up their team chemistry and left them scrambling

Another Big What If. Although I am very happy for Meteor because he will just end up being the face of T1 Valorant and likely never being Dropped.

I agree to highest extent. Ash has come a long way since he got signed and can really shoot, but does lack the consistency needed for the Team. They need the Meteor to Texture that they had in the 2024 Team to where you can always count on the both to close out the game, now they just have a single Texture. Foxy9 is close to that consistency but not yet.

That is what I expected, its unfortunate things didn't work I had very high Expectations.

What If GenG kept Yoman.

I'm sure there are reasons why the didn't keep him, but imagine if it worked? Yoman is an experienced IGL, he could have taken so much off of Munchkins shoulders by either taking up the Midrounding or the Micro Managing of players. Yoman had also showed really high peaks mechanically, probably the highest any GenG Initiator has shown. I still remember that 4k on B Site of Split, just to name one of them.

If Yoman had stayed and he peaked along with the Team right now, they would of had a really good chance at winning Toronto and EWC. Its Unfortunate we will never see what that Team could have been like.

Brother thought he could just not respond to me after I said I am Asc3.

S1mon was mid throughout all of his duration in EDG and I can tell you exactly why they won Champions 2024.

#1 Everyone peaked during the later ends of Champions. We never thought Chichoo was good until his popoff in Champs, same thing with Smoggy. The only player that was outrageous internationally before Champions was Zmjkk.

#2 The Meta had barely shifted throughout the Entire Year, making it very easy to find which Composition that is currently in the Meta suits your players the best and then master it using Vods and some of your own Ideas.

You must be wondering why I mentioned Everyone Peaking, Including S1mon. He did, and still was the worst player on the Team. His Utility was good but there is no telling whether or not that was because of him or his teammates calling for it unless we can get some Voice Comms.

There is much better Talent out there that they can grow and become great, he is not the greatest player to touch the game. He decided to sack off his life and let himself go after Champions because of an Ego. EDG are better off without, let it go.

Just got up to Asc 3, what does it matter?

We simply do not know, you cannot assume that because it did not and never will happen.

The fact is that he was never and I mean never standout on the team, worst player on that team my a long shot. He got booted for a reason.

I agree with you to an extent. We do not know whether or not S1mon just had the read for Chichoo or Chichoo asked S1mon to do the stun. I agree his Utility was good but nothing someone better can learn within time.

Regarding it being a team dynamic, its best that S1mon is gone for that reason because its clear everyone on the team got their relationship fractured with him for not putting in the work with them.

Everyone is allowed a poor performance, we are humans.

Slowly is Tyloo's best player. It is like trying to buy Oxy from C9 or Primmie from Talon, the Org won't want them gone.

Exactly. He was also Mid during Champs, never the reason why they were good.

Thank God S1mon is gone.

Genuinely do not know how there are S1mon glazers out there. He was Mid his whole career on EDG and i genuinely cannot fathom how people put this guy in a pedestal as if he is the only reason this team won in the first place, it baffles me.

ZJC did play like shit during EWC, but his debut match in China showed more promise than S1mon ever did and I hope ZJ can bring it up.

It does feel much more like a CS Event, bringing in a different Vibe and I Love it.

I meant to specify it being my favorite of the Three that we have seen this Year, I fixed it!

Definitely My Favorite Event this year so far, maybe it is because we get to see Teams that usually don't get to Internationals play against teams from other regions.

It may not matter the most but I hope we get another next year, with a better schedule for it.

Brother he is one of the only Players who I mainly watch Vods of and he is much better than you are giving him credit for.

Damn, Unlucky. Looking forward to seeing him play again.

I believe Sentinels will win Tomorrow unless DRX bring back Flashback and use their Kickoff Roster.

Is Flashback even their in Saudi for the event? I know they promoted him but is he attending?

Fixing the Cryo Issue
People forget that 100T are letting Cryo play what he wants (To an Extent), so there is a reason why he is not playing Raze and most other Duelists.

If we are letting him play what he wants then there needs to be someone who will be able to play Sentinel and Step up to the Duelist.

-Seven
+Aleksandar

I will never stop defending Alek he is mechanically better than the vast majority of American T1. I would Love to see him get the chance on a Tier 1 Roster.

Nah who is Disliking everything Promoting China on this Forum without even Debating, Crazy bro.

Yuh uh

Cannot forget how they have the Best Production as well.

Not going to Lie, I have gone from not watching VCT China a year ago to looking forward to their matches the most. By far the most competitive region where at this point there are great arguments for many Teams.

EDG, do I really have to explain why they might win VCT China.
Wolves, best Chinese Team in Toronto, they might continue their run.
FPX, bested Wolves, could make them a really good contender. Berlin is back.
XLG, last team to win China, could have a chance at winning if Rarga goes back into Stage 1 form.
BLG, Second Seed going into Toronto, one of the most consistent Org's in China.

You also have Trace and my sleeper pick of the region, Nova. In my mind they are less likely to win but it is still very possible

The Title was a bit of Bait, Pacific is technically the Best Region but in terms of Regional Matchups and the uncertainty of who might win I am giving it to China.

THE GOAT!!!!!!

I guess you decided only to read the thing you can nit pick. I stated I do not know much about Trexx, I only know some of what happened with Derke. I was just voicing a concern and If i can see just a snippet of what Trexx and Derke were saying and get a hint that Trexx might not hold much accountability, says a lot.

So real, I'm ready for it they do not use Logic. The vast majority of them are just band wagoning off of the OG PRX Fans, its quite sad how little they usually know.

One of the WORST Finals. I'm sorry but it was not impressive from PRX or FNATIC regardless of who wouldve won

Every Team left the tournament looking Ass compared to how they looked during their Regionals. PRX and Wolves are the only teams that left looking better than when they came in, It was truly the worst Masters event.

and Crashies has made more Grand Finals than TL ever have.

Not a huge Crashies fan anymore, but a logic fan because your statement made no sense.

crazy work

;-;

Im just calling him ZJ lol, how do you pronounce that even??

Am I the only on that can see Trexx not liking the way Nats IGL's?

To be fair I am not much in tuned to what has been going around online regarding Trexx but from what I have heard I feel like he does not hold much if not any accountability for himself and Nat's makes sure his teammates are held accountable.

He impressed me a lot. He had a rough Second Half on Sunset but the whole team did, everywhere else he fragged a bit over what is expected from him so far. His aim is Snappy and might end up being a Headshot Demon if the near future, looking forward to seeing more of him on EDG.