all winners went to upper finals with only EG being sent to lower

yes however the newer teams r not replicating that

this is speculative but it seems that korean players that play for a new team or non korean core will never make a good transition to korean teams bc of the seniority culture in korean teams. teams like t1 exemplify this as sylvan was in kr scene for a while but never really got a voice in the team, whereas a mainstay like munchkin instantly commands the team since he has accolades plus experience. i feel like ns and even varrel this split are examples of new teams that have own unique subculture that allows for experience to be a non factor albeit one player like foxy9 or rb which gives guidance but not like a dictatorship. anyways this is a big generalization but i find that im seeing more korean players succeed in non korean cores. hot take but i dont think t1 geng or krx will ever win and if so another team more likely like varrel ns dfm or zeta before them

tldr: experienced korean cores will basically bully newcomers whereas new cores or foreign teams with korean players will succeed in that environment because of better support system that allow them to play to their strengths

margaret still got it. wtf was tha 1v3

there is no incentive to win seeding games if u get penalized

how come 5th seed would eventually play winner of 7 9 and 6th seed play winner of 8 10. isn’t the fifth seed getting punished for winning the tiebreakers when deciding seeds 5 through 12? they only play the winners of the tie breakers in their half while 6 seed plays the losers?

it doesn’t help prove china is competitive. it weakens it since it’s still edg kinda like psg in ligue 1

poland lowkey a sleeper

double map ban

mb lakia of valorant can be 6th man like vs

offseason merchant

meteor karon hyunmin stax munchkin

that’s fair. hopefully estrella doesn’t weasel his way into the team

sentinel is his natural role and it seems like he doesn’t fit in the DRX scheme

i feel like drx is one piece away from a trophy. surely free1ng gets replaced for another sentinel.

balled out. if we had that fraud estrella on the team we would’ve gotten grouped

played against a team that had practiced the most with the meta

both teams in their group made it to top 4

winning 1 champs and placing top 3 is not a curse bruh

aspas diff ICL. placed top 3 at every champs.

they will get 7-8th

it’s over for drx. they lose to fnc and if by some miracle they win. they just lose to prx or g2. it’s impossible for them to even touch upper finals. 5th 6th curse is inevitable.

potential to have a group with blg gx t1 mibr and a group with prx nrg fnatic xlg

texture dh foxy9 stax udotan

got knocked out of toronto by the first and third place team. good for them that they were able to win ewc

wolves toronto run

geng make it happen

chance they play all chinese and Pacific teams

last year shanghai top 3 had no first seeds

huh

the first masters of every year besides lock in has been won by a north american team 2021-sen 2022-optic 2024-sen 2025-g2???

drx vs fpx ascent?

antistrat 5 smokes comp

i think dfm is a good shout

what are roles if double duelist

comparing sacy to a back up goal keeper is crazy

1. DRX win in front of home crowd for APAC first champions
2. FNC eliminate every Americas team to win champions
3. LEV super team finally achieves what they sought out to
4. EDG win champions in true underdog fashion to get China their first international
5. SEN take the hardest route again and go on a lower bracket run to win champs
6. TH avenge their loss in Shanghai

Is he the best player itw rn?

same comp as the comp they beat nrg with

t1 didn’t beat g2

i haven’t seen a thread talking about this matchup. two of the best fraggers itw. who is getting more kills?

i think the problem is the ignorance and immaturity after taking such a strong opinion on a sensitive topic. they keep doubling down when they can say they were misinformed and apologize. people forgot there are consequences for their actions.

tbh i think it’s over even if it isn’t

pick up rb?

winning pacific might have cost geng a champions trophy/playoffs

geng vitality te and sen

bro lowkey cooked

if kru wins lowers that means either g2 or 100t lose their spot to sen kekw

lev win one game aka lev don’t get fourth and lose out

switch zellsis to deadlock and johnqt to cypher