i think she played better than koalanoob did, but obv only been one game

people just overreact either way bc they prefer attention to being rational
flor is very good (def see the potential for one of the best duelists in T1) but still has to prove herself, excited to see if she will

mates picked pearl

top 2-3 might be a bit too far to call rn but i respect the take, super underrated team that i personally think will be top 5-6

i dont think you're listening to the broadcast then lol, robbie's getting lots of praise

after the first 2-3 rounds the casting has been entirely standard surrounding her

i was gonna say this is terrible but mine might be worse

they are my dark horse... but i dont have them going to bangkok

considering they didnt have chiwa, i thought bbl actually looked not half bad (i didnt watch haven so no info on that)
jamppi's igling was solid and his breach utility was actually really impactful, plus lewn sociablee and profek all look pretty good

the vyse yoru comp? the agents that were also played together by bbl literally the match before this?

im loving this, yoru and vyse are two of the most fun agents to watch rn

idk about the saving, but didnt he jump off the map in the 1v3 on an eco to deny plant money/orbs?

loud heretics dfm xlg/edg
(im not a dfm bandwagon, i was supporting them last yr too)

oops i did by kickoff bracket

Right now it’s a wild assortment. In no order:

JID
Quadeca
aespa
KISS OF LIFE
BABYMONSTER
Lyn Lapid
Travis Scott
Billie Eilish
Tiffany Day
ROSÉ

wait holy shit, to love in the 21st century is one of my favorite albums ever, never heard a more based take on this website until now

changes for Red Bull? im very curious now, are they gonna try some swapped roles?

my bias is ningning but winter is cool too

happier than ever for me, but saying when we all fall asleep is a very good take regardless

me and my girlies, we gon party till its early

Originally was loud cuz the first match i watched was lock//in finals and my friend who introduced me to vct was a fnatic fan, so i guess i just hated him or something 😂

Now it’s probably heretics, been supporting them since they lost to kc in the kickoff finals (i guess that makes me a half-bandwagon). I really liked their explosive play with pre-buff neon and their style was just very fun to watch

idk the only ppl i see mad about it are vlr users claiming that everyone’s too soft these days

Elite avez and suygetsu as well

kc could be great if the roster rumors are all true, but we’ll see

i think it depends on the playstyle, there are duelists like zekken who are great because they are aggressive, and therefore playing him as a sentinel agent would work counter to his strengths
but i do agree there are a decent number of mechanically insane players who would be better off duelist

makes sense in a vacuum but not always true i suppose; 2023 LOUD didn't win anything last year but they are generally regarded as the third-best team of last year right (behind FNC and EG)?

very different vibes but rn its drugs you should try it by travis scott and sticky by kiss of life

in a similar vein to kamo, meiy is sooo underrated bc of dfm. dude is rlly talented

free money

pretty good list, valyn for igl i would say

mostly correct imo, think trexx needs to be on the initiators list though

you’re telling me that if we exclude the representation of the most populous country in the world who have a team in the grand finals, the viewership will be lower? thats crazyyy

im convinced this website has never watched an emea game in their lives, they kept woot on jett against koi and m8s and lost both of those with woot putting up fairly average numbers

how is miniboo still getting hate after playing a fairly good series?

i might be braindead

wtf i literally did the same thing
https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/6ebc947c

cant put same group on same side of bracket, since trace was on that side lev gets moved down to g2

are draws completely random? i just kinda assumed 1st seeds play 2nd seeds

a single rifle where the rest of the team is on low buy/pistols

wait lowkey the biggest problem im noticing with g2 is that every one of s1mon's flashes are blinding 2 or more, they're unable to avoid them
maybe they just don't know how to play against the kay/o well? just looked back at their match history and they've never performed well against the kay/o (either losing the map or winning 13-11 or ot)

i wish, but g2 is far more disciplined (and frankly better) than lev, itll be a tough match fs

im so confused by this narrative, shanghai heretics got stomped by gen g on lotus

he stopped plant bc he knew munchkin was on site ready to swing

heretics have already won more rounds on lotus against gen g now than they did at shanghai

riens bottomfragged though...

woot very good but he can't single-handedly win maps on duelist (check split 2 icebox vs koi and m8, ppl ignore these maps cuz of shanghai)

this is not legitimate criticism xd

yeah you’re gonna get hate if you’re a pro player and you will have to deal with that, but also this argument is self-justifying
you could also just choose to not say mindlessly mean stuff about him, either be constructive with your criticism (something like “his neon movement needs work”) or don’t say anything at all

edg vs anyone, dont feel like anyone other than kangkang has the stage presence to make the finals heated

just beat kru then idk

map pool advantage in this game as well, these are trace's best maps