Do you guys think that V1 will be good enough to beat SR or are they overhyped?
I think V1 got this ^.^
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Do you guys think that V1 will be good enough to beat SR or are they overhyped?
I think V1 got this ^.^
idm ascent personally but lots of ppl hate the paper thin walls
this is just the beginning!! next he'll be leaving officials </3
C9W 2 - 0 faRt Clan PRAYGE
C9 ez win - meL + kat 400 acs
2-0 Roxi 700 ACS both maps ez
This is Zainab "zAAz" Turkie , she is widely known as the best ascent player known to man. Her best plays include 'sit wine and get 4' and 'flash and kill'.
If you don't believe me just check the stats...
TLDR:
Zainab is good
Actually Hacking
AHH so cool
Zealous of her plays
Perc30fishfillet 2.0?
She played in GC EMEA for oracle X but they didn’t qualify and only 5 maps, just look at her stats in every game 😳😳
I saw Mel released an entry/Jett video…
I think they are doing a role switch because of this!
For most maps I think it should be
Mel on Jett
Jazzy on breach
Annie on Yoru/Reyna
Alexis on Viper
Kat on Cypher/Sage
What do you think?
We have all seen Cloud9 White's dominance in the female scene for the past 2 years but SR have always been close behind placing 2nd and 3rd in the most recent game changers events.
I think next week we are going to see some real competition for C9 for the first time. SR just lost a game to Run it down (2-1) but it was very close (13-11 / 11-13 / 11-13). This is one of the closest we have seen female teams to male teams. Obviously Run it down isn't top tier 1 competition, but they aren't a bad team (took TSM to triple OT, took a map off of Soniqs etc.) Run it down also just beat C9W very convincingly last week in the BoomTV main event.
I don't know if this actually means anything for the head2head between the two teams as these are external results. I personally don't think these results against other teams matter too much but I really do think that SR have a shot at stripping C9 of their GC win streak.
What do you think?
BoomTV Proving Grounds - Qualified Teams
[The Tournament Page has yet to be updated]
The main event will feature 32 teams:
Only 8 of the 16 invited teams have been announced: my post about the main event :D
The 16 Qualified Teams are:
Yeah but even as a substitute it sucks because how often will a sub play? Very rarely, and even then it would probably just be a T2-3 Tourney. It's kind of a waste of talent imo
Yeah but it also creates a rough environment sometimes and can turn people away if they don't see their fav playing but idk
thanks man :D anyway its all fun, i enjoy writing
This guy knows.
same but that could just be due to the small sample size, it will be exciting to see the difference between these T2-4 teams new comps vs. the VCT comps this weekend!
thanks man, i really enjoy creating posts like this :D
4.04 Controller Meta - Map by Map Analysis
All data is taken from BoomTV Proving Grounds Qualifier. Data might not be fully accurate as the sample size is quite small, Only 57 maps played (RO32 + RO16).
Map by Map Analysis
TL;DR
Ascent - Omen
Bind - Brim + Viper
Breeze - Viper + (Brim(?))
Fracture - Brim + Viper
Haven - Omen
Icebox - Viper
Split - Brim + Viper
Analysis
Ascent:
The top controller picked on Ascent was Omen with a 50% Pickrate on the map. Omen is strong on this map due to his long smoke range and versatility. The maps layout benefits his util usage with his Shrouded step and Paranoia. In comparison, Astra dominated Ascent like many other maps, boasting a 100% pickrate on the map in the last BoomTV Proving Grounds.
Bind
Bind is for Brimstone, Brimstone has proved to be a very strong pick on Bind even pre-astra nerf. He was very prevelant in the EMEA region, having a 25% on Bind during December's 2021 Valorant Champions but now thanks to his buff he has a 100% pick rate on the map. As one of the smaller maps, Brimstones smaller smoke radius has less of an impact on his mobility. As the map is plagarised with small ratty places like U-Haul or Hookah Brimstones ult is very easy to clear out and capitalise on any campers!
Breeze
Much like before patch 4.04 we are seeing lots of viper on Breeze, as her wall can cut off long site lines on attack and block site entrances on defence. VIper is a good pick as she is a great B anchor since it has a very small choke and she can take mid control very well. Some teams like(d) to pair Viper with a friend (mostly astra) on this map. In the 4 instances we have seen it only 1/8 teams have played a second controller, Project X opted to pick up a Brimstone!
Fracture
Another double controller map... Before Patch 4.04 a couple teams opted to run Brimstone over Astra, most well known in NA being Luminosity. Now, in our two visits to Fracture we have seen all 4 teams play Brimstone and Moon racoons chose to bring in Viper. Brim is strong on this map as his ult can find a lot of impact on both sites and he can overload the other team using his speedy stim upon entry.
Haven
This large map sees Omen back on top. This map in particular favours Omen because of it's size, this element eradicates Brimstone as his radius is detrimental because he can't smoke chokes fast enough. Omen is a strong pick to play in places like garage or C site because of his utilities' value. This maps size boosts brimstone because it gives his ult a wider impact as his ult can be otherwise hard to find impact.
Icebox
Like breeze this map has barely seen a shift in agent selections. Viper is very dominant on this map with an 88% pickrate. As the only map to see any changes, the changes that were made didn't affect viper's efficiency in the tundra. We see her so much on this map as her kit effectively blocks anysite players on B and any rotaters on a. Her molly is also very effective at pushing players out of corners on A site and B main.
Split
Brimstone is the #1 pick on this map with a 50%. I think what is very interesting though is that this is the only map where Astra is able to rival other controllers. It is possible that this is only because of the limited sample size (2/4 Played Brim, 2/4 Played Omen or Astra respectively). Personally, it is uprising to me that Omen isn't picked more on split as he was even played on the map before the buff, most recently by both G2 and Acend during their match on Saturday.
Conclusion
From my findings, I think that for the most part Astra was replaced by Omen or Brim depending on the map. 'Viper's maps' remains the most consistent as Viper is still very dominant on them. Viper in general has probably seen the last change besides a little bit less play as a secondary controller.
I also created a 4.04 Controller Meta - Agent Analysis
4.04 Controller Meta - Agent Analysis
All data is taken from BoomTV Proving Grounds Qualifier. Data might not be fully accurate as the sample size is quite small, Only 57 maps played (RO32 + RO16).
Agent Pickrate and Function:
#1 Omen: 38% Pickrate Overall
Omen's top maps include: Ascent (50%) and Haven (56%)
His role has stayed the same as pre-astra, his long smoke range and aggressive kit helps him become an aggro-controller. As mentioned his smoke range is a middle ground between Brim and Astra which is why he is popular on larger maps such as Haven.
#2 Brimstone: 37% Pickrate Overall
Brim's top maps include: Bind (100%), Fracture (100%) and Split (50%)
Brim is tried and true on the maps he is picked with an 100% pickrate on 2 of the maps, he is one of only 5 agents who have 100% pickrates on at least 2 maps. His ability to play postplat with his molotov and ultimate is something that he is capable of that Omen isn't.
#3 Viper: 28% Pickrate Overall
Viper's top maps include: Breeze (88%) and Icebox (72%)
Viper is a special case due to her ability to be picked as a secondary controller and fill the sentinel shoes. These maps are Split (50%) and Bind (70%). Viper is probably the agent who has seen the least change due to the meta 'shift' and is still picked similarly to the patches before.
#4 Astra: 10% Pickrate Overall
The ex-queen of the controllers has fallen far from her throne. Astra is no longer the prominent pick on any map. She has only been played on 4 of 7 maps, those being Split (25%), Haven (14%), Ascent (13%) and Bind (10%). Which although the map pool is only a slight deviance, fracture isn't in her map pool but has only been played twice. Her main issue is her low pickrate on the maps she's been good on. In comparison, in the last BoomTV Proving Grounds swiss stage Astra's pickrate was 67% overall. 100% on 3 maps, 97% on one, 50% and 42% on the other two and 0% on Icebox. Brim and Omen both had a below 1% pickrate overall.
I also did a Map by Map Analysis on the new controller meta :D
Do six-man rosters work?
I just saw Shopify Rebellion's announcement and I wondered, why don't 6-man rosters ever work out? Whether it's in t2-t3 teams like shopify or C9W (diff situation ik) but even higher up it just doesn't seem to work. The only successful 6+ man teams I can think of are CR and DRX VS...
Maybe I'm just ignorant and this releasing is unrelated but what do you think about 6 man rosters?
EDIT: Crunchy is currently playing in DZ's match vs. Thanos Mug Acad
Stream
TSM just backed out of the tourney lol (Source: VP)
He mentions travel as the reason, moving to texas like he said they would!!
same but hopefully they keep their word about the march monthly
ty i didn't see them because they are listed after the TBD games on the vlr mb
This is not a bait.
Today I have made posts about both the [Alleged] Soniqs changes as well as the BoomTV proving grounds. Basically on the registration form Crunchy is listed as a substitute for DZ. Maybe this is just in case, idrk I just thought it was interesting :D
I also just noticed they have a changed the roster since the knights tourney:
-aproto
-Trick
+Rebo (ex-RAD)
+BearZ
What do you think?
thanks bro, i rlly appreciate it
ty for the support on this post <3
thanks man, i wasn't going to but i didn't want people trolling or hounding me for not doing so
i fixed it, sorry man. im new to vlr and couldn't figure out spoilers lol :/
SPOILERS FOR WEEK 4 VCT GAMES (EMEA, NA & KR)
EMEA:
Due to unfortunate circumstances only 3 matches were played this weekend in the EMEA circuit.
No major upsets happened between these matches.
BBL vs. SMB (2-0)
After a rough start to their group stage run, this match was predicted to go in SMB’s favour. The map vitos didn’t necessarily go in either teams favour, BBL banned their perma-ban bind and picked Split, SMB banned their perma-ban of Fracture and picked BBL’s worst map statistically with only a 33% WR since June. During the matchup, BBL won the first map split pretty convincingly with a 13-7 scoreline, the second map of Icebox was closer but BBL managed to close it out, 13-10.
G2 vs ACEND (1-2)
The reigning world champs Acend were of course the favourites in this matchup but there was some uncertainty surrounding them after their 2-1 loss to Guild in week 2.
In the first map Bind, which is Acend best map with an 85% WR overall so we expected a showing from them, but instead we saw a stellar performance from Nukkye dropping 30 kills in 20 rounds, with his help G2 won the map 13-7. The second map was ascent. Acend have an 11-5 record on this map in the last 9 months, they looked strong and took this map 13-9. The final map split was a showing from Acend and they crunched on G2, winning this final map 13-5, ultimately winning them the series.
TL vs LDN UTD (2-0)
Team liquid came into this match looking to reassert their dominance in the EMEA scene. After falling to Gambit in the first week they were looking to build a streak. ALthough LDN isn’t a top 5 team, this matchup was still important for TL. First map we saw was Haven where once again we saw TL bring out the Neon pick, they won the map 13-8. In map 2 Split, the first half was pretty even with LDN edging forward with a 7-5 scoreline, They began to pull away a bit in the second half garnering a 9-6 score but that’s when TL really turned on, everyone was
snappy but the MVPs imo really were ScreaM and Jamppi.
NA:
Similar to EU there were no major upsets (V1 coulld be considered upset) overall but there were a few very tight games.
SEN vs Rise (2-1)
NA’s 'ex-kings' are yet to see sunshine and rainbows on the first map of a series, commonly dropping it and having to reverse sweep. This match qualified SEN for the playoffs and makes Rise’s run a lot more complicated.
C9 vs LG (2-0)
NA’s ‘last hope’ Cloud9 are seeing similar success this year as they did at the end of the last. They currently have a 4-0 record and are locked in for the playoff stage. LG have more of a rough look as they must wintheir last game along with their future and fortune relying on other teams.
V1 vs OpTic Gaming (2-1)
A match-up between titans, V1 have been named by some, the underdog best team in NA, and OpTic are highly regarded as the most talented team in NA. We saw lots of clutches in this matchup specifically in Icebox where we saw an Ace clutch from yay and a 1v3 from effys on low HP. This match was nerve wracking but a banger for sure. Sadly for OpTic fans, V1 pulled away on Icebox as members of OpTic struggled.
KR
OS2 vs DRX (2-0)
Sweet, Sweet revenge for k1ng as he 2-0s his ex-team with his new god squad! This match really shows how the top korean teams are starting to read and adapt to DRX's plays. It will be interesting to see if this stinging matchup effects either of the team's performances.
T5 vs DWG (2-0)
After a tough year of teetering on the edge of the top of KR Damwon are starting off hot with a 4-1 record, on the other end of the spectrum, it is looking pretty rough for T5 as they have a reversed 1-4 record. This matchup wasn't expected to go in T5's way but the first map told us the whole story anyway. A 13-2 loss on Bind could've broke the mental of T5 yet it didn't and they powered on into Haven where they couldn't breakdown Damwon and suffered a 13-8 loss
Week 5: Matches to Watch!
EMEA:
No further elaboration about EMEA games week 5 but these are scheduled
GMB vs LDN UTD
This should be a wipeout from the CIS giant that is Gambit, it will be interesting to see how both sides react to each other and their playstyles.
G2 vs GUILD
A battle between two undeniable forces in the EMEA scene, GUILD have been looking very strong notably taking a win from the reigning world leaders in ACEND. It will be interesting to see if G2 can match Guild's energy,
FPX vs TL
FPX have looked very strong in all their games so far, winning all of them. Even beating out the EMEA heroes that are gambit. TL did suffer a loss against Gambit but have since recovered, beating both NaVi and LDN UTD.
ACE vs. BBL
This matchup is heavily favoring Acend as the world champs, BBL have been looking decently in form. Hopefully it's a good game but I don't have too many expectations.
NaVi vs BIG
Coming into this game NaVi are looking stronger, as they took a map from liquid and 2-0'd LDN UTD. On the other hand BIG struggled in their first 2 matches, losing to LDN UTD and FPX but they managed to take maps off both. We have to see how each team plays.
FNC vs. SMB
FNC are looking to get back to Reykjavik for their second round, they've been looking solid, winning their matches versus G2 and BBL. SMB just came off their loss to Turkish rivals in BBL and also suffered losses to both Acend and G2. Could this be the beginning of their comeback?
NA:
Although some are just for seeding, we have some banger matchup between the top of each group as well as some others!
V1 vs SEN
The top 2 of Group B, although only a seeding match it will be good to watch the 'old' topdogs vs. the 'new' ones.
C9 vs GUARD
The top 2 of the other side, again for seeding, this match will be a challenge for the underdog bosses of The Guard, this could prove them as a top 3 force of the NA scene.
OpTic vs Knights
This is a vital matchup for the side of OpTic, if they win they are officially through to the Playoffs but if they come out with a loss and rise wins, rise gets that important spot. It will be cool to see some up and coming talent play the NA powerhouses of OpTic
Sorry for the long post, I don't expect anyone to read it ^_^
Open Quals have already started but they could be one of the other 7 invited teams I didn't mention, I doubt it though
He's a restricted F/A, no more info....
Here's his tweet
Side note: It will be interesting to see rosters such as Soniqs and Akrew play as they have made recent roster changes without replacements. Hopefully We'll see some old faces on new teams :D
That's what I was thinking, I'm adding that question to my soniqs post :D
Maybe they're part of the other 7/15? They aren't playing in the qualifier for sure...
This is part 2 of a post I already created about Qualifiers! (Link)
THE EVENT IS NOW ON VLR (Link)
Main Event
Prize Pool is $15k
Starts on March 14th
It will be played on the Brim patch aka 4.04, it will be our first look into t2 comps!
Qualifying:
Invited Teams
Renegades
TSM (TSM will no longer be competing)
Ghost
Akrew
Complexity
Soniqs
Andbox
Gen.G
(I couldn't find other 7 Invited Teams, lmk if you can :D)
idek i know this website is troll but i j felt weird not asking and i knew i would be made fun of so i dont mind
Soniqs Roster Changes 2021-2022
Soniqs have been a top t2 team since their move to NA almost a year ago (Article). Since the core's conception as Exo-Clan as part of the oceania region in June of 2020, have made only minor changes in the past few months, here's a little post about them.
Their first roster change occured when pl1xx stepped down on 09-30-21.
The same day it was announced that JSUNG (who had been playing as a stand-in) was joining the starting 5.
On Dec. 31 George Geddes tweeted that according to sources both Iyen and dizzyLife were set to be benched from the Soniqs 5. (Tweet)
Then on 01-26-22 the day before VCT, Soniqs formally announced the departure of dizzyLife, they also announced minature would be ttrialing anf playing VCT with the squad. Soniqs failed to qualify for the group stage by a two-round margin loss (11-13) to LG in the final round. Since, the loss it is unlikely but unknown whether miniature would continue playing with the squad, EDIT: Miniature says he isn't continuing with Soniqs (Source)
What do you think about this new change, What does it mean for the roster?
Personally I hope they don't just dump the roster and at least keep JSUNG and Bob, especially since they are the only good mixed roster in NA right now and it would be a shame because if Bob couldn't join a mixed team, the female scene is hard to get into and get to the top of. This also brings up visa issues, how long is there visa set for etc.
They are also going to find an igl for the team as Iyen was there igl, maybe they could get c0m?
BoomTV Proving Grounds
Soniqs were part of 15 teams invited to the BoomTV Proving Grounds on March 14th (BoomTV Thread)
It will be interesting to see what the Soniqs 5 will be. Will Crunchy and Iyen play? If so who might their fifth be? Otherwise, will it be a new 5 or 3?
yeah ik but i j wanted to ask
BoomTV Proving Grounds (Qualifiers)
THE EVENT IS NOW ON VLR (Link)
Prize Pool is $15k
Edit: Prize Pool is $5k for Quals and $15k for main event!
$5k Split:
1st - $3k
2nd - $1.5k
3rd - $500
The qualifiers are being played on patch 4.04. Maybe I'll do a post on agent comps but I am not sure if it is relevant since it is predomminantly pug teams (lmk if you would want to see :D)
Top 16 Qualify for Main event (My post about Main Event)
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Bracket
Stream 2
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Notable teams:
-TSM X (TSM's Female Team)
-This is also Misfits Black (ex-24haven)'s first tourney under the org
If I can I'll try to update with important results etc.!
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