By banishing the popular and talented bstrdd and welcoming him instead, they lost popularity even within Brazil and became the most hated GC team in the world.
Seeing bstrdd's performance in this tournament, it's impossible to understand why they did such a thing.
I didn't want a team like this to win.

By banishing bstrdd and bringing in JELLY, they lost popularity even within Brazil and became the most hated team in the world.
Seeing bstrdd's performance in this tournament, I can't understand why they did that.

While not yet officially confirmed, the following roster for ZETA participating in SVL is widely expected:
SugarZ3ro (Smoke, IGL)
Dep (Recon Initiator)
eKo (1st Duelist ex-NOEZ)
Absol (2nd Duelist/Flash Initiator ex-MRSH)
yatsuka (Sentinel ex-RID)

Xdll will be temporarily removed from the roster due to performance issues at RBHG and synergy concerns with the team members.

They just got lucky winning the Champions. Same as ACEND and EDG.
RBHG had only faced weak teams like CUBE, SEN, and ZETA.
They couldn't beat a real powerhouse like G2.

The team I'm referring to as not deserving to win is ZETA.

The team that should win loses due to bad luck, while the team that doesn't deserve it stays in the top 3.
That's why I dislike BO1.

truth

truth

Yes, we're still in the early stages and lack team cohesion. But we'll improve dramatically, just like 24TH and 25NRG did.

A “dream team” is called a dream precisely because it's not easily achieved.
24NRG and 25VIT teams didn't quite live up to that name.

He is a great person and a player to be respected, regardless of his Valorant skill level.

His work is smart, but he seems to lack the ferocity demanded of a true duelist—that relentless hunger to secure the kill even when victory is uncertain.

They are literally going all in on the WCS 2025 music video production.

Israel Premier Tech cycling team is a privately owned team funded by an Israeli owner's wealth earned through real estate ventures in Canada. It has no connection whatsoever to Israel itself.

That may be true. However, seeing people shouting for Palestinian liberation disrupting the Vuelta a España race and injuring unrelated riders doesn't leave a very good impression.

Personally, I don't necessarily think “state-sponsored sportswashing = evil.”
It's better than spending limited budgets on weapons and ammunition, and by projecting a clean image to the international community, it can actually encourage real cleanliness in the long run (by increasing exposure to clean values).
However, I don't know if the same applies to e-sports.

Oh, I mistook the LCQ GF for the VCL.

””””VCL BR GF players””””

It's interesting that nine players excluding maestr0 have Tier 1 or Masters experience. In other words, there's been virtually no emergence of younger talent capable of surpassing those who couldn't compete at Tier 1.

A typical Turkish fan's opinion.

LoL Pro>> VAL Pro
VAL Pro cannot produce Chovy ,Faker and Showmaker.

I understand that there are not many promising young people in tier 2, but what do you think about this decision?
In my personal opinion, if IGL cannot be changed, Jinboong should at least be replaced.

Yes, he is lauded at LCK every year, but betrays at the World Championships.

What do you think would happen if we got the bottom three teams from each league together and held a Masters of Losers?
EMEA : KOI,Apeks,M8
AMERICAS : FURIA,LOUD,2GE
PACIFIC : DFM,TS,ZETA
CN : JDG,TYLOO,AG

League of Legends also changes its meta more frequently than VALORANT and has more champions, but the strong teams remain strong.

Yes, there will probably be an announcement at the end of this month or next month.

Just recently, he removed the term "Professional VALORANT Player" from his X account biography.

Before
https://i.imgur.com/183K8Ym.jpeg
After
https://i.imgur.com/RRPThMl.png

Do you think they will make such changes as in CS2 division?

RIOT perceives R8 as a Levant North African team, like RA'AD.

It would be more convenient for Verno to lose a match along the way than to win Ascension and stay in OXG. Since they would lose the chance to move to a partner team.

Road Race. But since Tadej won't be participating, it will be a bit boring.

If Sayonara can meet the age limit next year, he should be recruited to the team.

https://x.com/Bo_Hoogland/status/1804091451547983920

The overall level of the leagues is not much different (except for Apeks, of course), but the point is that the popularity of Japanese league is unusual compared to Nordic league.

Ah, that's why BoDork was jealous of that region.

Yes, but isn't that the same for VALORANT? Are there any African-American athletes who are accepted in tier 1?
Besides, there are numerous American and Canadian athletes in road racing. And of course the Latin region as well. Even Asia would have had an impressive run by Shinjo.

Haha, I like ROGLIČ better, the fans who cheer Tadej are a bunch of wannabe fans.

BIG4 contend for General Classification.
Romain Bardet, who is participating in this year's Tour for the last time, won the first stage and wore the Maillot Vert for the first time.
Mark Cavendish broke the Tour's all-time wins record.
Biniam Girmay became the first rider of African descent to win a stage and wear the Maillot Vert.

This year's Tour de France is very interesting.

If they lose to ZETA, they do not play GENG in the first round of the playoffs.
They did not take a single timeout despite losing their game against ZETA.
They used the Off-meta configuration in Ascent and Haven.
Need to investigate whether TLN committed a losing action in the game against ZETA.

Yes, I agree, it's a good idea. There is no way that anything we amateurs can come up with would not have been tried by the pros during the off-season scrims before the 2024 season starts. lol

TLN will have little chance of playing GENG in the first round of the playoffs if they lose this game. This means that TLN can expect to earn more points in the playoffs than if they beat ZETA.
That is enough reason for TLN to lose ZETA. Please stop match fixing

TLN will have little chance of playing GENG in the first round of the playoffs if they lose this game. This means that TLN can expect to earn more points in the playoffs than if they beat ZETA.
That is enough reason for TLN to lose ZETA. Please stop match fixing

bad human. FENNEL should fire him.

Good idea

It is horrifying that such a distributor was in a Masters show match. He should be punished in some way.

All the Koreans on the Japanese team seem to speak good Japanese.

Only from an acquaintance who is close to the competition scene. But he's in a position where he doesn't want it known publicly, so I can't name names.

Although there is some favoritism, I see potential in Caedye.

Some of the stories I feel are mere speculation, but given the current state of ZETA this year, some of them seem credible

1.There had been talk that ZETA would rebuild its roster if it did not do better than the 2023 season, but the loss to DFM seems to have made the rebuild definitive. This would be a larger rebuild than the 2021-22 season.

2.Laz, hiroronn, and Yuran are released, leaving only SugarZ3ro and Dep on the team; SugarZ3ro will play a full-fledged IGL role; Dep will play as a flex, not a duelist. (Dep has a very large agent pool, and he himself would prefer flex as long as there are other good duelists). Three targets for reinforcement are duelist, sentinel and main initiator.

3.Laz is highly likely to retire. He's previously mentioned retiring once he's no longer needed by the team and expressed no interest in moving to another team in YouTube videos. He also has no intention of becoming a streamer or coach and will likely pursue a different path in real life.

4.They are aiming to acquire Meiy (DFM) as a duelist, but DFM is unlikely to let him go. Therefore, Absol (MRSH) appears to be their top choice. Though just turned 18 this year, he's one of the top duelists in Japan's tier 2 scene. The question is whether MRSH's owner (Junichi Kato) will allow his release. If they fail to secure Absol, SyouTa (FL) is their second choice, though he's undecided between continuing as a pro or retiring.

5.Yatsuka (RID) is rumored to fill the vacant sentinel position left by Laz's retirement, given his past affiliation with ZETA Academy unless RID wins Ascension.

6.Xdll (FL), CLZ (FL), NOBITA (SG), and Caedye (RID) are options as initiators. To be honest, all four are not attractive options; Xdll has experience for his age, but is greatly underperforming in Split2 and has concerns about his behavior; CLZ's experience as IGL will help SugarZ3ro, but he is not as good as Sauva and Fayed; and Caedye is not as good as RID, but he is not as good as RID. Caedye is young but has not yet reached its full potential at present; given the failures of hiroronn and Yuran, it is a risky move. If they cannot get a good initiator, they may even get Aace as a smoke and SugarZ3ro, who is responsible for IGL, may turn initiator. A slight possibility, but also a scenario where Reita (MRSH) returns to ZETA, since Laz is out and there are no veterans.

7.They are considering actively recruiting foreign players, previously staunchly opposed, as long as there are no communication issues. Two listed options are half-Japanese Yotaa (SZ) and Yoshii (SZ). Yotaa becomes an option if Meiy, Absol, or SyouTa aren't acquired. Yoshii is a choice between sentinel and second duelist, competing with Yatsuka.

8.If SugarZ3ro's IGL doesn't work, Kr1stal (ex-SZ) is also an option. He is smart as an IGL, strong in shootouts, and can handle the initiator role, which is ZETA's biggest problem. Another candidate is vici (ex-SG), who was on the same team as Something, but he lacks credibility.

9.They seem committed to also bringing in Fadezis (SZ) and Toraneco (ex-SZ, now caster) as staff if they intensify efforts to recruit foreign players. Toraneco, fluent in English despite being Japanese, has close ties with Yoshii and Kr1stal, bridging Japanese players with foreign players and half-Japanese players, and is noted for his high Vaslorant IQ. Whether as a coach or analyst is unclear, but it will certainly be a positive addition.

10.Carlão will definitely be dropped from his coaching position. He already wants to go back to the BR team (probably FURIA, where he used to be). It is said that former ZETA coach XQ will return, but this is unlikely if Fadezis and Toraneco join the team.

For players in ZETA, it is known that they are subjected to excessive pressure that does not match the reality of the team. So it seems that tier 2 players want to stay with the team even if ZETA offers them a job. If the restructuring is not decisive at an early stage and the players do not give up this season, they risk repeating the same mistakes they made this year in 2025.

But last year Apeks was on the verge of winning the Ascension.

artzin
2023:1.03 (tier2)
2024:0.83(teir1)
Reasonable.