foxy9 isnt good literally anyone is better and estrella is more proven then yoman

you know americas is cooked when c9 qualifies for masters i just have a feeling

Ranked based on how i think they will place in the event and a bit of what we have seen so far
TW: ALLAT

AMERICAS:

1. G2 (self explanatory even if they dont win the region they will fs make toronto.
2. MIBR (verno addition is a bit of a gamble but i trust the team and considering how they placed with 3 weeks of prac i still think they have a lot to give)
3. C9 (also had limited practice during kickoff and i thought they looked pretty good all things considered and i liked their approach to the meta)
4. KRU (count on kru to make champs but masters out of the question
5. 100T (pretty terrible kickoff but they could turn it around)
6. LOUD (they were pretty decent at kickoff i dont see them doing way better than that but the firepower is good enough i kinda rank them similar to kru)
7. NRG (integrating a new coach and player is not easy i expect them to take awhile if they can make playoffs they have a chance to do well but i think stage 2 will be more when this team comes alive)
8. SEN (i just have a bad feeling about this team dying if they get off to a rough start and bangkok was soooo fucking bad)
9. LEV (you cant convince me rossy solves any problems for this team, demon1 cant play fulltime duelist until they realize that they will be shit)
10. EG (their kickoff was soooo bad but at least they have limbs unlike the other 2)
11. FURIA (somehow arent the worst team in the league but also suck ass)
12. 2G (they are terrible once i see them actually play the game ill start considering them)

EMEA:

1. TH (I expect them to comeback crazy strong i dont believe they just magically became bad)
2. KCORP (i like all their set stuff that they showed in kickoff and their approach to the meta but surprisingly the calling was the worst part if they can improve that they will be great)
3. VIT (i dont think they will demolish the league like they did kickoff and think they will learn a lot this split but i still expect them to make toronto)
4. TL (i really like their approach with the academy team they could def qualify for toronto)
5. FNC(i expect them to get better with the changes but i dont think its enough)
6. NAVI (idk why i feel like they will be hungry after the 0-2 and have a good regular season)
7. BBL (i know they overperformed in kickoff but i do think they are a bit overrated maybe chiwa will make them a lot better though)
8. FUT (all aim no brain team i just dont think its going to cut it as the teams get better)
9. M8s (really hated their approach to the meta in kickoff i do think all the players are really good i just dont think i can put them any higher)
10. APKS (Flor and friends aint doing shit lmao)
11. GX (expected them to be shit but instead they were inconsistent but mostly shit)
12. KOI (jesus they were so bad at kickoff and i had some expectation for them i have no hope now)

APAC:

1. T1 (just won masters im not gonna act like they didnt deserve it)
2. GenG (assuming the replacements are estrella and jaxe both are upgrades and with some time i think they will be very good)
3. GE (incoming redemption arc for this org i can feel it)
4. TLN (i think the new players will take a bit of time but they fs could make toronto if it goes well)
5. DRX (i expect slight regression i think they peaked in kickoff)
6. NS (this team needs to prove to me they can be flexible with their team comps but as far as players go they are some of the best in the league)
7. BOOM (probably higher than most but the coaches of this team are legit if the players improve they could actually be quite good)
8. TS (honestly no reason why their here besides rrq losing igl i have no faith)
9. DFM (very inconsistent team sometimes look insane other times they are just awful)
10. RRQ (losing the igl is fucked and they still dont have a replacement so im not really sure what to make of them)
11. PRX (i know this is probably much lower than most but this team is not going to be good unless they make roster changes)
12. ZETA (self explanatory)

CN:

1. EDG (self explanatory)
2. NOVA (its their time)
3. TE (self explanatory)
4. BLG (self explanatory)
5. XLG (self explanatory)
6. DRG (self explanatory)
   the rest
7. AG (plumbers)

kru will make champs but the other 2 are doomed.

mfs are ragebaiting you bro. ranking the regions and ranking the regions by the best team are different. you have the right ranking anyways apac has the highest floor and the highest average mechanical skill. americas has the best coordination and team play. emea has the best average macro. china has edg.

hey bro not sure if you know this but edg is from china

my early pred would be

AMER
G2
MIBR
C9

EMEA
TH
KC
VIT

APAC
T1
GenG
GE

CN
EDG
NOVA
TE

https://www.vlr.gg/pickem/2aaf68d5

as if g2 losing wasnt enough 😅😅😅

i appreciate the advice ♥

dude hes literally my favorite player too i feel so bad

all of the viewership complainers are in shambles now lmao

mf i want to see them win to prove the haters wrong its not about me im not some parasocial that thinks im in the team im just a fan

valyn needed to hit 1 bullet on meteor to close on split 😭😭😭

yeah that was fucked

idk how ill recover from watching that

i did tell everyone as a ragebait prime sylvan would carry t1 to a trophy and it actually happened 😭

jesus man yeah idk my mood is just terrible rn im more so just disappointed then depressed but the way we lost especially because they lost to themselves is just like UGHHH

valyn needed to hit 1 bullet on meteor to close it out on split 😭

all of g2

this is just gonna live in my head rent free until they make another finals

😅😅😅

if we choke this idk what ill do

of course its heretics fans at least qualify to the event before you talk

just beat the grand final debuff and puill through please 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

orgs do not care the partners dont get relegated our eco system isnt big enough for that they just want to be able to qualify to champs and masters which they cant unless they go through the tier 2 ascension eco system which is just sooooo unlikely like look at m80 bro this org obviously wants to be in valorant but are just unlucky.

name a single map where they dont play double duelist and they are good

there are so many ways they could integrate tier 2 better they could do playins and have like 16 team leagues with 12 partners 2 ascension teams and 2 teams who get to play 1 stage from qualifying from playins. at least that would help investment into tier 2 their would seriously be so many more orgs in valorant if they had it more open to being able to qualify for the events but the way it stands now orgs who want to just take a look at how difficult it is just to make it into the league that the investment just isnt worth it. as for hosts dude it doesnt even have to be lan just a bracket where teams can play and its streamed would still get viewership and give teams somewhere to play and work on their game.

i love meteor but like bro its undeniable he is not nearly as good as he was last year on sentinel probably in part because of the t1 system. he often over heats and tries to make plays for his team as if he needs to 1v5. still a great player but specifically sentinel? nah.

hopefully all is resolved in 2027 when franchising gets renewed the shitty orgs get booted and they rework their leagues and tier 2. also third party events fs should be a thing when the masters are going on just for the other teams to play. like how china had one all leagues should have one.

no because his sentinel on t1 is shit they only win when they have double duelist

ong they would be great replacements

sentinels uses n4rrate wrong they are trying to 1 for 1 their 2024 lineup but the star player roles have reversed with bang and n4rrate but they never account for it in their game plans like if you look at 2024 it was always zekken being backed up by tenz but now in theory it should be n4rrate but they have him throwing supportive util like sacy and have him as 4th man in or lurking lmao. they just lack an overall identity as a team which is weighing on their confidence in each other.

did not know that tbf

had swerl not had health problems nova would have made bangkok and guang would be farming this tourney

lets get GE to a international before we start glazing ok?

they have never lost a bo5 regionally and internationally thats why

G2 and T1 as both their draws literally any other first seed or 0-1 would have been a better matchup

EDG or T1 in Grands?

EDG and G2 are building a mega rivalry would probably have a better storyline going into it
but T1 has never faced G2 and for it to come first in grands could be really fun.

yep

i dont think so they recently just became active on twitter again teasing an announcement so it would make sense

im pretty sure they are signed unless babyj got poached by a tier 1 team but that wouldnt make much sense considering the slots available

what team do you think picked them up? probably envy id guess

he has his mods basically just not allow flaming teams or players but the mods go on power trips and just ban anything and everything if its even like "vitality def could have played that better" you get a 10 min timeout minimum if im in his stream i just dont chat lmao

id be down

i know you guys still hate americas for calling your region a 1 team region the past 2 years but now you can do it to us this year.

he did a post game interview without a translator in americas he must be able to comm

oh wtf why?

i had mbr making toronto and champs with old roster i dont even really think this is an upgrade it could work out but it could also just kill the team

i mean this game is just a straight up 50/50 obv people will generally think edg is going to win because they beat them a few days ago but that really means nothing

yeah it got confirmed minutes later i still think this is insane though getting rid of the guy aspas wanted to play with for someone who doesnt even speak portuguese and just got cut