W post icl... masters is second only to champs, everything else below that

if there was a lower bracket like a normal vct franchising event then prx would have beat them too

this event is a glorified scrim session, a bootcamp for these teams so they can practice against teams from around the world for the events that matter.

notice how fnatic visibly were far more upset with their loss in toronto? kaajak and boaster were in tears after toronto, but after ewc theyre posting ace clips on twitter and dont have a care. doesnt matter what prize pool there is because the minor prize pool advantage gets divided by over 5x. the real circuit is VCT

another major note is that g2 leaf couldnt play. if he was there i have 0 doubt in my mind that he wouldve destroyed heretics again like he did twice in shanghai. can you even consider them the winners of ewc when they didnt have to play the best team itw? im considering this event as a G2 win, not that it matters since its equivalent to a mrfunhavers or tixinha invit.

not to mention all the blatant sportswashing... sure the players and orgs have no choice to care because they are contractually or financially obligated, but you and i have no need to care abt this event, and i really feel like we shouldnt

if we want to consider TH level to a masters winner then we might as well throw furia in there for winning tixinha invitational 2024; because really whats the difference? if tixinha had more money to blow then this event wouldve been just as 'prestigious' if not more

im watching apex. almost double prize pool of this disney event anyway

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yeah hes really overhated, hes somewhat flexible and has been at the top of india for years. wasnt even thaaaat bad in vct either

ive seen people say things like the best indian team (like a hypothetical best team) wouldnt have him but it def would

and yk who carried the boats to close it out?

ALFAJER

algs midseason playoffs finals are abt to start... lock in

this doesnt usually happen, so its not the fault of betting sites
it never happens with lan events, only tier 2. so it happening now is something wrong with ewc

twin fr 🤞

indeed true bro

there is a man in the woods

hes so good at yoru

Prx and kc would have beat th, they got a lucky bracket to be this far

maybe they should be because i cant imagine a better roster

i think i speak for all drx fans when i say

duelist - flicker
estrella - flex
beyn - recon
mako - smoke (igl)
flashback - sentinel

f0ker

im not hating i just wanted him to name 75

i think its at a fine part, just gotta add more space for it

also i dont think riot have the power to change when it takes place. at least not outside of june to august

i suggest cryo copies somethings role every map and u keep the roster. the options arent good right now

name 75

what if both teams fail drug tests and the consolation final is made the grands

so smart bb

best player in NA LOL is polish
same with NA valorant

crazy fr

that map from xenom was actually one of the worst ive ever seen. he blew so many easy round winning kills

mibr qualified to toronto and they got beat by 100t bro

champs >> masters 2 > ewc >= masters 1 >= lock//in

I would if it was kc vs fnc or bbl vs kc or smth, not for heretics

Kaajak against heretics career stats
146 rounds
1.49 rating
1.71 k/d
series mvp all 3 series
Map mvp 5/7 maps

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Cned is back and worse than ever :>

Maybe one day cane can replicate half of uncle mws skill

thankfully he rejected navi, alexiiik is twice the player

americas on day 500 of trying to win smth

americas trophyless drought 😭

emea in comparison is at -1 days

never forget when robbiebk dominated heretics to win a major 🥶

https://www.vlr.gg/427254/team-heretics-vs-gentle-mates-hereticsxp-2-main-event

i thought fnatic was a lock for this final but im looking at the map pool now and it is insanely favourable for th (not in the sense their map pool is better, but like the matchup specifically works for them)

pearl is fnc permaban. heretics are shit at pearl and would lose to most teams on it but fnc will ban it anyway
haven and sunset are good maps for fnatic but they also happen to be heretics best maps

the history looks bad for th but since then the map pool has changed to favour them (-fracture +sunset)

we know for sure that TH will ban split, but maybe fnc would switch their pearl ban to something like sunset or haven?

ASCENT: 50/50
HAVEN: TH
LOTUS: FNC
ICEBOX: FNC
PEARL: 50/50
SPLIT: FNC
SUNSET: TH

what? i know, its not like im the one who bumped it

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a few people definitely switched up. but yes it is a 'major'

we only really have one major in champs but ewc is like a masters 1

prx and kc would destroy heretics, just unlucky they had to play fnatic

yeah that was so bad. genuinely upset me with how slow they went

boo keeps stealing kills from riens, he is shameless

i always thought this was a huge event, wouldnt change if gen g win

champions 2025 :)

cacao powder

WOWWW

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mostly negatively

actually yeah it depends, 8 team event with 4 team playoffs is pretty crazy. ill edit that

equal or greater than bangkok

each format has flaws but ewc has higher level of play

interesting title

they cant because johnqt is import already