TenZ

prob twisten role clashes with sayf

did this in copenhagen too

FNC NAVI KOI VIT TL GIA

boaster is not the best
fnatic's firepower is just too strong

this is literally a contending team

chronicle
leo
aspas
fns
pancada

• zexrow coach

thought it was GenG vs FPX

chronicle for sure.

DRX
GENG
TALON
PRX
ZETA
TS

cutural difference

Less
aspas
Foxy9
meteor
mwzera
sheydos
Rb
SUYGETSU
ScreaM
TenZ
Alfajer

meteor underrated

WTFFFFFFFF

imo in americas
loud > nrg > lev = 100t = sen
anything could happen rlly

comparing aspas and leo lolllll

best pickup yes, but leo is only slightly better than shao

basically lost to the finalists -_-

trexx was also a beast, they just HAD to play with bot yacine and bot russ

yeah ethan on yoru lmaooo (even tho he did pretty well)

at least mention GENG

id say FNC 65 - 35

LOUD
KOI
EDG/GENG

yeah he was one of the best players in LCQ

just saved loud

aspas
yay
sayf
cryo
leo
nats
pancada
laz
chronicle
mako

he just need more time on jett and he'll be good, tex has always been a greater awper.

c9 lacks a true info initiator, and it has been their biggest weakness since the xeta trade. zellsis is an insane player no doubt. but an info initiator (fade, sova) like trent is what c9 actually needs. imo excels more at playing the duelist/entry role, but c9 already have players such as leaf and xeppaa. and not to mention yay can also be a great entry.

beating optic is random aye?

NA is not NA
NRG: FNS is Indian, s0m is Korean, crashies is American but that's OK, ardiis is Latvian, Victor is Chinese, Coach Chet is Indian
100T: Derrek is Vietnamese, Asuna is Ukrainian, stellar is American but that's OK, Cryocells is Filipino, bang is Portuguese
SEN: TenZ is Vietnamese, Sacy and pANcada are Brazilian, Zekken is Italian, dephh is Br1t*sh
C9: yay is Indian, vanity and Zellsis are Italian, Leaf and Xeppaa are German

reason why I don't have C9:

1. C9 kept their core, which always seem to struggle this year. Since xeta left, C9 hasn't been the same.
2. C9 lacked a good info-initiator, but they brought in Zellsis, who is a great player, but he is not what C9 exactly need.
3. Yay is obviously the goat, but I feel like FNS and chet were also huge reasons of why he did so well.
4. You cannot just sign the best free agents available and expect them to win everything. How well each player fit into the system is more important.

We will see how well they do next year.

1. FNATIC: They made the perfect moves this offseason by keeping their superstar duelists Derke and a young rising Alfajer, Boaster will continue to be FNATIC's IGL and they couldn't have gotten a better one. FNATIC also signed one of the best info-initiators in the world, Leo, which is a role that FNATIC lacked at, prior to this offseason. To be honest, at this point, if FNATIC had signed any random 5th player, they would still be a high S tier team, as Derke and Alfajer are by far the best duo that EMEA has to offer, with Boaster and Leo both being world class at their roles. However, FNATIC went one step further by bringing in Chronicle, from the old legendary Gambit roster. Chronicle has proved himself multiple times to be the best flex player in the world. FNATIC's existing strategies were already elite, now with the immense firepower improvement, I expect them to be the best team in the world. FNATIC did NOT disappoint, they are my favorites going into the Sao Paulo kickoff tournament.

2. DRX VS: DRX are coming off a hot finish at the recent VALORANT CHAMPIONS tournament, with them finishing third, and a few rounds short of beating OPTIC GAMING, the most consistent top team of 2022. With the addition of a young Foxy9, I expect DRX to finish top 5 at Brazil.

3. SENTINELS: Many people may disagree with me, but SENTINELS have made perfect signings this offseason. While some may think Dapr should have been kept instead of TenZ, but considering that the players that SENTINELS have recently signed, TenZ was a better fit for them. And lets not forget that TenZ is still a player with one of the highest ceilings in all of VALORANT, with a more structured team, TenZ's future with SENTINELS is as bright as ever. The recent signing of Zekken was a perfect move by SENTINELS, as Zekken is exactly what SENTINELS need - a star flex player. Zekken is also one of the youngest players in today's franchising league, giving him infinite rooms to grow as a player. Zekken is also coming of a hot finish at VALORANT CHAMPIONS, where he proved himself to be a world-class player. SENTINELS's other new signings, Sacy and pancada are two world champions that are exceptional at their roles. Dephh is a top NA IGL, with great chemistry, SENTINELS can be a serious title contender.

4. LEVIATAN: LEVIATAN had two strong international tournaments this year, with them only losing to the CHAMPIONS winner LOUD, and previous MASTERS winner FPX, at CHAMPIONS. They are a very talented team, that excelled at clutch situations. This offseason, LEVIATAN has signed nzr, a great flex player; Mazino, one of the most talented player that LATAM offers, and of course, the superstar from Chile, keznitdeuS. Meanwhile, LEVIATAN also kept Tacollila, kiNgg, and shy from their previous roster, with kiNgg averaging the highest ACS out of any players at VALORANT CHAMPIONS. Together as a team, they are going to be scary.

5. NATUS VINCERE: NAVI are signing the FPX roster, excluding ardiis, and replacing him with Turkish superstar cNed. The individual talent on this NAVI team is through the roof. SUYGETSU is the best sentinel in the world; Zyppan is an insane fragger; Shao is a world class info-initiator that put up some of the best clutches VALORANT has ever seen; ANGE1 is a top 3 IGL in the world; and despite the recent ACEND struggles, cNed is still a top tier player. The expectation for NAVI are very high. We will have to see how they play out as a team.

6. TEAM LIQUID: As much as I hate to say this, but the current TL looks much better than the old one (with ScreaM and Nivera still on the team). TL's individual talent was never an issue. However, they always lacked a top tier IGL/Caller. As of now, with the addition of Redgar, the TL issue is finally solved. Redgar is a top 5 IGL in the world, and led the og GAMBIT roster to a MASTERS win, and a CHAMPIONS second place. TL is also signing Sayf from GUILD, who put up the highest ACS at MASTERS COPENHAGEN, and proved himself to be one of the best fraggers in EMEA alongside Derke and Alfajer. And of course, TL is bringing nAts to complete the roster. nAts was the MASTERS BERLIN MVP, and is still one of the best Viper/Sentinel players on the planet. With nAts anchoring, other teams will have absolute "NO ACCESS TO SITE", and for this reason, TL are a S tier team.

Just my opinion

its yay and zellsis

its the same with chinese valorant

crashies trent xeppaa
bcj eeiu derrek asuna ethan sick
dapr c0m jonahp flyuh shahzam

NA nightmare team

Yashwatthama “yay” Yadav is an Indian professional Valorant player for Optic, an American electrical sports ( e-sports) organization. He is also known as El Diablo aka the demon because of his mafia connections in his hometown, Haryana.

popularity

instead of a chamber, i think fnatic rlly needs a good initiator (like leo, zeek, potentially shao), mistic is now F/A, enzo isn't that good imo. their firepower with derke and alfa is never going to be an issue.

alfa is their flex

alfa is one of the best raze in the world, if yay wants to join fnatic, then they pretty much have to change everything

it won't happen, they have derke

if buzz is getting replaced then it will prob be meteor

NA: crashies, victor, zekken, cryocells, sayaplayer, zander, zellsis, corey, bdog, mada, yay, marved, fns, wippie, trent, valyn, babybay, dicey, net, supamen
BR: xand, heat, mwzera, cauanzin, rglmeister, matheuzin, ryotzz, john, v1xen, tuyz
LATAM: daveeys, feniz, dcop, peloncito, xander
EU: sayf, nAts, chronicle, sheydos, leo, trexx, redgar, shao, suygetsu, nukkye, hoody, koldamenta, zeek, mosli, feqew, meddo, cned, zyppan, ardiis
KR: meteor, lakia, t3xture, bazzi, allow, eko, ssun, estrella, moothie, sylvan, fivek
CN: zmjjkk, nobody, whz, ninebody, knight, life, yosemite, 8lua
JP: fisker, meiy, phantom, neth, riot, derialy, xdll, something, reita
APAC: deryeon, sscary, lmemore, surf, rdeew, maple, fl1pzjder, delb, monyet, kadoom, retla, blazek1ng, kishi

Sayf for NagZ?

i don't think riot can pull off the second option tbh

thought of G2 Sayf and nAts yesterday but now idk...

Derke, Alfajer, Zeek, Boaster, Leo
who's stopping them...

change team name to: Zen Z