Here's a few tips for a starting IGL

Pre-round

• Get everyone on the same page.
• Default to get map space and orbs, prio orbs on big exec ults like breach, sova, fade etc.
• Once you have ultimates, play around them. Don't default, rather just hit together with an ult.
• When enemies have OP - don't default, hit together just like with ults. Make sure to clear all angles with util while going to a site.

Mid-round

• Get everyone on the same page.
• Pressure enemy sentinel utility.
• Don't group too early, try to finish on 2nd or even 3rd rechargeable utility wave (1:00 mark, :20 mark).

Hope it helps and best of luck for you and your team!

Icebox is Derke
Derke is Icebox

Derke is THE GOAT of Valorant.

Exactly, their playstyle is more wild and unpredictable, that comes at a cost

It's so exciting to spectate tho!

Surely this match will NOT be an upset.

In zoomers we trust

This. starxo contract with Acend ended at the end of 2022, he joined KOI from the start of 2023 and he was never a part of our 2023 Ascension run

As a sub perhaps?

God's work

We cooked the comp 5 mins before the series. Didn't expect them to pick split, it was suppose to be our 2nd ban. Idea was that we can still play it the same way as the old one (-sage +reyna).

Happy that the players went with the flow and performed as well as they did.

There are some orgs in T2 scene, in a few different regions, that have a full CIS rosters. Even in VCT, GiantX roster for example, is mostly Russian

'another gambit' is very hard in today's situation, but good, hard working players, even against the odds, sometimes find their way to the top

Having a '2nd life' in playoffs is still better than having an extra ban in grand finals

Originally, in some old esports, it used to be even harsher for lower bracket finalists. Back then if you would come from lower bracket, you would need to legitimately win 2 series vs the upper bracket grand finalist, because every team could lose at least once and continue, even if it was grand finals

Very similar to default one, but slightly different. Imo the main difference is that this wall has an additional purpose - to help take A main without having to rely on other utility. That is assuming there is a gap to enter A main, it's a bit hard to see from the screenshot, because harbor has a big head

starxo was a clutch god yes, however when it came to firepower, I'd say cned+zeek was on top in that roster

Starxo is VERY good.

He understands and feels the game at the highest level possible. He's very creative and a great teammate. He has a huge, positive influence on the team in terms of attitude, good mood, professional behaviour and work ethic. He also creates and keeps momentum in official games, which is incredibly important.

It's easy to be on the internet and base your opinions on stats alone. Trust me when I say this, almost every time there is much, much, much more to the story of every player!

Don't call my players bots, you bot

At the end of the day, 2nd chance at a tournament is much better than any other advantage that upper finalist gets

I expect them to be as good as they come. My favorite 2024 Americas team and I'm quite excited to see them play

True

Was it announced that 2 teams make it out every group?

Truth

Happy birthday!

THIS TEAM WILL (eventually) SLAP

cNed

I will not spill any beans...

yes

In my opinion, Yoru is one of the best agents in the game. He's quite hard to play and also hard to play against. The skill ceiling is VERY high and with time, I bet, you will see more and more teams pick him up.

I think they will be top 3

F

KC will be up there

🤞 we get to see Tomaszy on phoenix in 2024

Very excited to see this roster and what ENGH can do with them. I expect it to be a rocky start, but towards the end of 2024 they might be one of the best teams.

Would be interesting to also see the same statistic with players representing the regions where they are from, rather than where they played in!

This match got moved to Thursday and will be played off-stream.

Take care
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Always talk to the driver about the cost of the taxi trip BEFORE he starts to drive. Negotiate!

your last sentence is on point

Mistic IS a very good player.

Happy birthday!

Bakuman

It's borderline disrespectul reading comments on this site during/after every event. Any team that loses nees "a fix", every major event win is a "fluke" because of some idiotic reason.

It's not even about our run, it's the same after every event. I can't stomach seeing all the teams and players getting disrespected almost every day.

Last example was FNC placing top 4. How can people create rumors and spread hate and misinformation about their players after them having such an incredible year is just beyond me.

Simple fact, most of haters have 0 idea what they are talking about. I could count on one hand's fingers how many times I've seen a good post about properly critisizing a top team or a top player on this forum. So many users here just blindly hate on everything and bandwagon like sheep.

Be better, do better.

you will see much more of neon everywhere, not just sunset

This is an interesting topic and since enough time has passed, I can share some of my thoughts on this

Considering this comparison would be in a vacuum, not taking into consideration that Valorant improves every year and so on, 2022 LOUD would be a hard matchup for 2021 Acend, main reason being a stylistic matchup difference.

Back in 2021 we matched up good versus teams that played 'proper Valorant': Your defaults, your executes, your team oriented strats etc.
We did, however, match up poorly into teams that relied heavily on high individual mechanical skill and played spread looking for duels. That's why it was usually quite tough for us to play vs TR and BR teams.

2022 LOUD was a BEAST of a team, but we were also VERY good in 2021.

P.S. I'm only gonna say it once - every single person saying that our victory was a fluke is completely and utterly clueless.

There's a good saying

"If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"

IMAGINE

Champs 2021 :)

https://www.vlr.gg/237655/acend-vs-gentle-mates-champions-tour-2023-emea-ascension-lbf/?game=135704&tab=overview

on split.. yep..

Champions is the "World championship" tournament in Valorant and world champions get crowned for a year until next Champions event.

LOUD are the current world champions, even tho Fnatic won 2 international events in a row. That's how it is in every sport and esport, that's how it is in Valorant as well.

Good players get lucky more often

that's my line

this guy knows

There are quite a few different approaches for what you can do at 3-12 score. One example would be to aknowledge a bad game, have a laugh about it, in that way you can relieve your players of the pressure and they MIGHT start making a comeback.

It's a bit disrespectful when fans or viewers complain about professionals trying their hardest and not giving up..

It ain't over till the fat lady sings.