Any 100T fans out there who agree with me?
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Any 100T fans out there who agree with me?
BO3 is bad but BO5 is good
If LOUD lose to VIT tomorrow, you'll end up agreeing with me.
First of all, the team that goes undefeated in the playoffs deserves to be world champion.
Double elimination has no place in a tournament meant to crown the best team in the world, where anything below first place is meaningless.
A tournament is at its best when teams have to put everything into preparing for the match right in front of them.
More rematches aren't fun to watch, either.
That's why the Champions playoffs should be single elimination, with every match played as a BO5. Just like Worlds.
It all depends on the draw? Any team that lets the draw decide its fate doesn't deserve to be world champion.
A miracle lower-bracket run? Sure, that's great, but can we save that for Masters, where circuit points are at stake?
They’re winning off purely undisciplined individual plays. This isn't the outcome anyone wanted, and letting this style be validated is a massive L for the entire competitive VALORANT scene.
Watching a team like VIT win Champions with zero structure and pure pug-brain individual play is an absolute insult to VALORANT. I can't stand this.
Even if 80% is on CS, the remaining 20% in a continent of 700+ million people with no language barriers in-game is still bigger than NA's entire player base combined.
A good week doesn’t change the structural advantage, though. Having a massive, multi-region talent pool to build from is a permanent edge, regardless of current form.
EMEA can pull top-tier talent from an insanely broad pool spanning Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Meanwhile, Americas teams are practically constrained by language barriers and time zones—meaning NA is pretty much limited to the US and Canada, while BR and LATAM stick to South America.
Sure, there are a few exceptions, but that’s generally how it goes. Pacific deals with the exact same issue with language and culture barriers.
Honestly, it’s no exaggeration to say EMEA has a massive edge when it comes to scouting and roster building.
LOUD is the only strong team, aren't NA teams just absolute scrubs? All 3 teams dropped to lower bracket lol
I forget where the original text I copied was written, but if this is true, he's a really great player.
Peter “Governor” No is a well-known name in the world of VALORANT.
But behind the gamer tag "Governor" lies a deep, local dream he once pursued—a dream tragically derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Peter chose the tag back in high school. His small county in Iowa was struggling with a persistent exodus of young people and the challenges of an aging population, and he was fiercely determined to turn things around. His passion for politics was undeniable; his senior yearbook quote was a bold declaration: "I will become the Governor of my home state and breathe life back into my community."
"Governor" was a constant reminder, a symbol of the commitment he made to himself. At college, he majored in political science, secured a coveted spot in a state legislative internship, and was well on his way to realizing his ambition.
Then, in early 2020, the global pandemic hit.
The internship was canceled, classes moved online, and the activities he valued most—vigorous campus debates and attending local town halls to hear constituents’ voices—became impossible. For Peter, who believed a political career was built on genuine human connection and on-the-ground engagement, this situation was a major blow.
The greatest impact, however, was what the pandemic did to his hometown. The economic stagnation and the severe social fragmentation there made his dream of becoming Governor feel impossibly distant and unrealistic. He fell into a deep funk, thinking, "Maybe I don't have the power to bring people together, even on a small scale."
As his dream began to fracture, Peter found an escape in VALORANT.
Online, regardless of physical distance, he could collaborate with teammates, strategize, and work toward the shared goal of victory. It offered a powerful sense of unity—an echo of the "community rebuilding" he had yearned for in politics.
Peter put his dream of governorship on hold and started building a new career as "Governor" in the online arena. Leveraging the "leadership" and "judgment" inherent in his tag, he quickly made a name for himself. After gaining traction as a popular streamer, he soon began to dominate the professional scene.
He still keeps an eye on local news back home. Deep down, he harbors a quiet hope that the skills he's honed in the game—especially his "leadership" in rallying a team during tough moments and his "strategic thinking" in analyzing complex situations—might one day serve him in rebuilding his real-world community.
The story of "Governor" is not one of a young man’s broken dream, but a story of redirection, where he reshaped his ambition and found a new stage to demonstrate his leadership.
Excluding Chinese streaming platforms.
2021 VS vs FS : 690,930
2022 PRX vs EDG : 860,353
2023 DRX vs LOUD : 662,693
2024 GENG vs SEN : 652,801
2025 PRX vs XLG : 539,824
2026 PRX vs TL : 605,896
*2023 shows the second match. The peak viewership for the opener, NAVI vs TL, is unknown, but it was lower than DRX vs LOUD’s.
Will the hype around VCT ever pick up again?
It feels like it’s been stagnant for the past few years.
A team that hasn’t even made a single Masters this year and was terrible through Stage 1 can qualify for Champions just by riding a late wave of momentum, while the most recent Masters champions — a team that should be one of the biggest favorites to win Champions — can miss out entirely.
Ridiculous format, ridiculous system, ridiculous title.
I honestly think the system should’ve been that any team that wins a Masters event other than Kickoff automatically qualifies for Champions.
LEV were clearly just using this event to prepare for Champions, just like PRX, so I feel really bad for them. A team winning Masters — and not even Kickoff like NS, but the most recent Masters before Champions — and still not qualifying for Champions has to be the dumbest format ever.
A team that lost every single game in the group stage just a few weeks ago is advancing to the playoffs? That’s not a miracle run—it’s a disgrace for VAL.
It’s ridiculous to start winning out of the blue without any real time to improve.
Meiy said on stream before Play-In started, 'Matches against Tier 2 teams are riskey.'
Does anyone have a source URL for that?
He said on stream before the Play-In started, 'Matches against Tier 2 teams are high-risk matches.' Does anyone have a source URL for that?
Getting 0-2 by a South American Tier 2 team is embarrassing as hell.
Anyone putting all the blame on Frost is out of their mind. A simple coach change doesn't make a team drop off this drastically. You guys are definitely overestimating the impact a coach has.
Cherry-picking a specific timeframe like 'the last 3 years' just fits a specific narrative. The point isn't just raw trophy count in one period—it's that EMEA is the only region with the versatility to win every single tier-1 tournament type (LOCK//IN, Masters, and Champions). That dynamic legacy is what sets EMEA apart.
It's clear that Champions in this game isn't seen as the ultimate tournament the way Worlds is in LoL. The prize pool isn't that big, and the winning team doesn't even get their own custom skins. It just lacks prestige.
I didn't include EWC because it's not an official tournament.
EMEA is the only region to have won every major international tournament: LOCK//IN, Masters, and Champions.
Pacific sits at the bottom since they have yet to win a single Champions title.
LOCK//IN
EMEA: 1
Others: 0
Masters
Americas: 4
Pacific: 4
EMEA: 3
China: 0
Champions
Americas: 3
China: 1
EMEA: 1
Pacific: 0
Most of these guys are players who couldn't make the cut on top-tier teams and got dropped. Pa1ze and brinks are exceptions, but they aren't exactly up-and-coming prospects either. In that sense, it's not the kind of roster that gets you hyped about fresh new talent.
That said, it might still offer some entertainment value when viewed as a revenge drama.
At least he was better than Pansy.
The gunplay isn't bad, but the roster consists of two Turkish players who lack game IQ and three players who simply aren't Tier 1 quality to begin with. On top of that, player swaps are driven by management rather than calls on the ground. There is no way a team can win on coaching ability alone under these conditions.
Shao was well past his peak, and CyvOph wasn't good by any means either.
Let ANGE1 build the roster next time.
It makes no sense that some casters treat VL as a Japanese team, even though they bought out SLT—a team that earned their spot through VCK and Ascension—to enter Pacific.
Japanese casters insist on adding ”Japan's” every single time they refer to VL.
Isn't that disrespectful?
G2 in AMERICAS is originally far more famous as an EMEA team. What are your thoughts on that?
At least, Kawano seems to hold patriotic views.
It makes no sense that some casters treat VL as a Japanese team, even though they bought out SLT—a team that earned their spot through VCK and Ascension—to enter Pacific.
Japanese casters insist on adding ”Japan's” every single time they refer to VL.
Isn't that disrespectful?
He must have been through unimaginable hell these past two years.
As people have been saying for a while, he’s a player who swapped his personality for extraordinary skill. As long as he's in the right environment, there won't be any issues. All that's left is to replace purp0 with Sayf, and it'll be perfect.
I expected Gungnir from a player named Spear, but all we got was a bamboo spear.
CGZ 2-0 WIN
Most pro LoL players in Korea, like those on Gen.G and T1, don't have girlfriends. This is because they dedicate absolutely everything to LoL, leaving them with no time for romance. Does having a girlfriend actually make you a better player?
Ever since she followed him to London, he’s clearly lost his edge as a player. He should break up with her.
T1 won back-to-back WCS titles in 2015 and 2016, and finished as runners-up in 2017. This was about six years after the game’s release, and there isn’t much difference between it and the current version of VAL.
I actually thought that switching from s0m to keiko was a step up for NRG.
I had high hopes for NRG, but given the current situation, I can’t say they’ve lived up to them.
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