boost of confidence after 26-0'ing someone tho

everything happening as planned for loud golden run to toronto

for real tho this game will be so sad to watch

na matéria diz que pegou o time de surpresa, então não tavam esperando isso, não acho que tenha rolado treta nesse nível. deve ter acontecido algo na vida dele mesmo, sei lá

wtf kkkkkkkkk problema com a blu será? precisa vir pro brasil?

claro que o lowz tá de iso kkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

o nyang é muito fofoqueiro pqp

Pancada (LOUD) – Pancada is great at setting up his team, but he lacks the standout moments that some of the other controllers have.

wtf lmao

do you even see pancada play

anyways agree with most takes except initator role

nzr? 2G is cooked 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

lmao what
i understand his igl seems underwhelming but kicking him after three games is crazy work
who would you even put in his place

i agree

yeah, i think pancada is also midrounding but overall their comm just seems messy. if they can fix this most of their problems go away

currently is debatable. im picking leaf first for overall year so far

do you even know how challengers work

idk then. not watching emea game, just heard it would happen to emea too

studio prob being used for league of legends. americas gonna have a similar situation next week i think

updating stats nice admins!

i believe you goat

thats why i think it should be reworked. idk how it could be done tho, but having a drone recharge is already pretty broken. maybe they could rework his stun instead too, since idk if its a good enough ability for now but they could buff it

https://www.vlr.gg/428011/mibr-vs-kr-esports-champions-tour-2025-americas-kickoff-lr4/?game=195823&tab=overview
he wasnt very good tbh, but considering mibr barely trained for kickoff and it was kru bind he might be good with more time

his impact has been so good and he played every single role with good performances this year while igling
my goat

rework the drone and make it his signature ability. missiles shouldn't be rechargeable

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY IM NOT KIRYA

something that kirya would say

Do you think Loud will end up replacing Tuyz?

I think he has shown some evolution on the Sentinel role during the Krü game and he was looking great (Besides Haven, which was more of a comp diff than anything), but he seriously needs to find some consistency. His lurk timings and pressure on sides were great on fracture, and then split first half was amazing, finding some really good first kills and holding flanks... just for his Split 2nd half be absolutely terrible and he couldn't hold a site. Stk has said he wants to eventually put Lukxo when he's ready; If Tuyz can find this consistency, i will find it hard for Lukxo to sub him, but if he doesn't (which he haven't found until now), he will be out as soon as Lukxo can play

some of their calls have been questionable on Vinny's part.

Also agree with this, i think he's been having a difficult time with midrounding and he should work on that. It seems to me (based on comm videos) he's been trying to micromanage too much (specially Cauanzin agressivity) and he ends up being overwhelmed and a bit slow on calls and on his own individual game when this happens. He should trust the team with their positioning and focus on the macro (but also i understand because Cauanzin can be a bit too much sometimes and he should work on that)

their mental seems fragile

Agree with this too. Loud's mental was the strongest aspect of the team in 2022 and 2023 and i think they lost a lot of that with their psychologist getting stuck in Brazil (idk if it's visa issues but likely it is) and they end up doing their mental preparation virtually which just isn't the same, and not having him between maps is rough

I feel like this team doesn't need much changes, they need small fixes to go to the right direction, and eventually reach their full potential which can be very high if they do things right

there is a world. but 100t likely got this

yeah if you get the sword its ggs

i mean it depends. does he want to fight and kill you or is this one sided and hes just chilling? if its the first than he would just jump into you instantly

any case there is a chance he just kills himself accidentally or drops the sword because its heavy then it would be easy but on a 1v1 where hes angry af with you and knows a basic on how to use it you would die in 10 seconds

he would just jump around swinging the sword like a maniac you wouldnt even get close to him without getting fatally wounded

so theyre both on the playoff phase right? this is just seed decider

T2 is funny tho

and its somehow their worst lineup since 2021

pancada

pior que eu ia falar da liberta mas ele ganhou com o flamengo tendo um timaço e enfrentando time de sulamericana kkkkkkkkkkkkk

BR has a very mid coach and keep recycling the same tired players

vouch

yep. pretty much i havent seen evolution from anyone outside of the top 4, and loud is on top 5 by being pretty much the non-worse team (lol). besides they did seem solid first three games, they are just shaky af now

brazil coach shouldn't even be there in the first place tbh is just that CBF is incapable of making good decisions. you think furia is bad? you havent even seen the worst brazilian institution of all time (CBF from 2010 to now)

thats what i thought, just couldn't confirm

I did a post a while ago ranking americas players individually, per role and in general, and also ranked teams post-kickoff. After Week 1, this is my current one, since we had first impressions, roster moves, more figured out roles, etc. This list takes overall year so far, but also taking account the first match of regular season and how the player/team evolved from kickoff. I also put some tiers to separate the roles and teams, since it feels like there's some clear gaps between them. Feel free to suggest and debate changes, i'm updating if i find it reasonable enough. Next list is coming after split 1 regular phase or playoffs (haven't decided which one yet).

P.S: Some teams have some weird roles overlaps specially on initiator/flex, like LEV, 100T, and Kru, so this is just my take on the roles (some are different than last list). If you feel different about someone, you can suggest too.

P.S.2: Is not clear who igl'd Sen first match (apparently was bang?) but i'm keeping JohnQT as the IGL until the next list

¹ = New Players
² = Role Switch
³ = Team Switch

DUELIST: 1) MIBR Aspas - 2) KRÜ Keznit - 3) G2 Jawgemo - | 4) SEN Zekken - | 5) LOUD Dgzin - 6) NRG Mada - | 7) C9 Oxy - 8) FUR Havoc - 9) 100T Asuna - 10) EG Icy - 11) 2G Askia¹ - | 12) LEV Kingg²

INITIATOR: 1) G2 Trent - 2) SEN JohnQT - | 3) KRÜ Adverso - | 4) LOUD Cauanzin - 5) C9 Mitch - 6) 100T Eeiu - 7) MIBR Verno³ - 8) NRG Brawk - | 9) EG Derrek - 10) LEV C0m - 11) FUR Pryze³ - 12) 2G Zap²

FLEX: 1) MIBR Artzin - 2) G2 JonahP - | 3) KRÜ Mazino - 4) SEN N4rrate - 5) LOUD V1nny - 6) C9 Xeppa - 7) 100T Cryo - | 8) EG NaturE - 9) LEV Rossy¹ - | 10) NRG Ethan - 11) FUR Raafa - 12) 2G Silentzz

CONTROLLER: 1) G2 Valyn - 2) KRÜ Melser - 3) SEN Bang - 4) MIBR Xenom - | 5) LOUD Pancada - 6) NRG S0m - 7) EG Supamen - | 8) C9 V1c - 9) FUR Khalil - 10) 100T Zander - | 11) LEV Demon1² - | 12) 2G Lz

SENTINEL: 1) G2 Leaf - 2) KRÜ Shyy - 3) MIBR Cortezia - 4) SEN Zellsis - | 5) LEV Tex - 6) EG Yay - | 7) 2G Gobera - 8) C9 NeT - 9) LOUD Tuyz- 10) FUR Heat - | 11) NRG FNS - 12) 100T Boostio

IGL: 1) G2 Valyn - 2) SEN JohnQT - 3) MIBR Artzin - | 4) KRÜ Adverso - 5) C9 Mitch - | 6) LOUD V1nny - 7) EG NaturE - | 8) 100T Boostio - 9) LEV Rossy¹ - 10) NRG FNS - | 11) FUR Raafa - 12) 2G Zap
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OVERALL TOP PLAYERS: 1) G2 Leaf - 2) MIBR Aspas - | 3) G2 Valyn - 4) MIBR Artzin - 5) KRÜ Keznit - 6) SEN JohnQT - | 7) G2 Trent - 8) KRÜ Melser - 9) SEN Bang - 10) MIBR Xenom
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TEAMS: 1) G2 - | 2) Sentinels - 3) MIBR - | 4) Kru - 5) LOUD - 6) Cloud9 - | 7) 100Thieves - 8) Leviatán - 9) Evil Geniuses - 10) NRG - | 11) Furia - 12) 2Game Esports

tá bom peço perdão então, realmente me expressei mal nessa frase

mas meio que é isso mesmo. fica nervoso quem não tem a consciência limpa

wait what happened lmao

Loud 100% signing him if they dont do well this year with dgzin
Furia will also go after him
Lev might they love BR talent
NA is an strong option if he does well in challengers

prob argentina brazil is kinda shitty but you never know this matches are crazy

no one is better than taco

bump

number2 cned fan gonna have a field day with that post

prob too tiring for the team who loses it

shao and suygetsu on elite players? 2025 man cmon now

i can still hear his voice sometimes

Se vc n é racista não tem pq se sentir atacado. Não to falando que todo mundo de lá é, to falando que é a região que rola mais ocorrência. N quer dizer q n tenha gente decente (o que é a maioria)