Naw I think the current SEN roster is mid. Bang and N4RRATE make a lot of mistakes still.

https://youtu.be/1t3oNk-z0R8?si=LfGZTopBIJs2KJ5o

In NA I'm known as, "Eggsterr's more regarded cousin"

Both of these guys are young and good players, but they also don’t have a ton of experience or synergy yet.

That Nats 1v4 on A was inexcusable. Bang was clearing Uhall and N4RRATE was holding heaven while Zellsis was planting.

I guarantee that RANKERS would never have made that mistake 😂

TenZ malding was really funny

Hot dogs

NA should have sent RANKERS. They would not have lost 1-13 😹

Bro why does he look like a noob on Iso? 😂

Compared to Canezerra’s Iso, the aim and mechanics are night and day

Source is Eggsterr. They also got YFP to play for them at Kick off

There was a rumor that Furia was planning to sign RANKERS for VCT, but for some reason it didn’t go through. If it did happen though, they would have needed two new players because Canezerra and Ion3x (or Nightz at the time) are underage.

Which two players would you have liked to see with Eggsterr, Poppin, and Inspire? They would have needed an aggressive duelist like Canezerra and a new smokes player.

I think PRX Something would be a great fit as second duelist, or maybe get Primmie? Hell what if they got TenZ out of retirement? 😂

I think YFP is definitely the better team.

YFP 2-1

The other premier team that won is much better: Burger Boyz

Wadadaa

https://www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxPtJzdBO_kn-j-eCM4ewwj6SfMakyOEuE

WELP

We have one team that isn't shit: G2.

Every other NA team could lose to Rankers.

And Tier 1 NA isn’t shit? NRG?

I think it's more likely a VCT org picks them up before the Ascension tourny happens. Cane and ion are only 16 though so they would need new players.

I have no idea tbh. I'll go with SEN when they reach VCT.

Eggsterr said that before the Blue Otter game, they scrimmed against G2 on Lotus and they got rolled. He thinks it affected their Lotus game against Blue Otter.

This is the allure of Valorant. Being able to grind ranked and have that success translate to the pro level. That's why they made Premier. That's why they nerfed Jett, Chamber, and Raze, and added Clove who is a duelist.

This is exactly what Riot wants for the pro scene.

A lot of people are praying for the Rankers downfall, but most people loved watching PRX win.

I'm friends with a Radiant streamer in NA, who is Tier 3 and scrims a lot, and he says that Rankers will not win Ascension because they are just killing worse players right now. I think he's just jealous of their success 😹

PRX was known for W gaming and having unorthodox strategies and comps to win games. Now Rankers is doing the same thing in NA, but they're getting a lot more hate for it.

People like Roy (Stronglegs) think it's not the "correct" way to play the game, but when PRX was W gaming, everyone loved them. So what is with this double standard?

the analysts are saying this, not me!

because Cubert's roster is basically the Avengers of Challengers.

I've got bad news for you if you think vora and recoil will be the ones who take down Rankers 😹

TSM lost to Blue Otter and YFP in Stage 3. They may be salaried but that doesn’t mean they should be the best team.

Also Eggsterr makes more money streaming than the TSM player salaries.

TSM had tdawgg and XXiF instead of Vora and Recoil for those games, but it should be the same result here. Rankers easy win.

there's honestly no team in Challengers that can touch them

Eggsterr on Yoru is the entry, so Canezerra is able to play Iso and go crazy. Without Eggsterr, then Cane would have to play Jett or Raze, and he'd be a lot less insane. Let's be real, Reduxx clears Canezerra, but Eggsterr helps Cane so much.

Aint no way Hakiki wins...right??

oh the other half will play the next week only

looks like 8 teams are playing twice this week. what about the other 8 teams?

it's happening

Another easy 2-0 for Rankers

my mistake i thought they played already.

i didn't think so either, but Eggsterr says they play

Eggsterr just said they play again tomorrow because they’re both undefeated. I’m not sure if this is 100% accurate.

Naw Rankers already beat TSM in stage 3, and that’s when they weren’t scrimming at all.

It’s going to be an easy 2 - 0 for Rankers

Dude invented the Poppin swing.

he's still good he just played against canezerra

OK lets see them play the main SEN team

I want to see them vs 100T or NRG or G2

They are rolling these Tier 2 teams

lol chill Cubert is still a great team with insane prospects. Rankers are just the best team.

they are going to win ascension. no team is stopping them.

Any map where Yoru can't TP entry well, such as Abyss and Fracture.

Eggsterr was way too confident on stream yesterday.

Rankers 2-0 in dominant fashion.

It’s actually the opposite. Their puggy playstyle makes them harder to anti strat. It’s like playing against PRX

It’s worse when you have a 3 queue of Ascendants that bully the other two. Muting comms is a must in Ascendant.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kFwGuJ-li0g

SEN Cupert is not ready

The problem with groups is they are always imbalanced. You will usually have a really strong group (group of death) or a really weak group. Then the playoffs will potentially have teams that are weaker than teams that didn't make the playoffs.

Swiss is just better because every team is on equal footing. Also a lot of these NA Challenger teams are unknown which would make it hard to group them.