I've read some American waiter workers arguing that they earn/can earn more with tipping system and if it was taken away for higher base salary then many would lose money, and that is the reason why they wouldn't want it. Then these same people complained about people not tipping. Can't have it both ways. Obviously this was only some random people and not every waiter worker.

Kick is funded and a product of Stake aka massive gambling site. That is why Kick even exist and where they got all the money from aka from people gambling their money away. So if you think EWC is bad then Kick should be bad as well or where do you put the line. Many lives get ruined by gambling sites.

Not sure, but for considering the caliber of the team it was likely their plan. Score a leading goal and then just play hard defense. Very classic stuff you see from underdog teams as they think they can't score more and its too risky so they stick to defending. Not sure why team like England would do it though when they aren't some random underdog team. It was too one sided for it to just be a player diff IMO.

Seems like clear winner rn imo. Their team is so good on every position pretty much + they have superstars who can just win you games + good reserve. I feel like none of the other teams come close. Spain is likely the closest match, but even for them idk feel like they miss something.

EMEA teams lose to themselves in internationals. Their mentals are so shit and they lack clutch factor. When its bit more relaxed they actually play their own game they do well. Also imagine thinking that teams and early 20 year old guys aren't trying when 1st spot is 600k$.

EMEA teams always choke in internationals(non EWC) and lose their ability to play their A game. Otherwise they would do well.

There are multiple discord channels where people are screen sharing these matches, just find one and its very safe way to watch them. If not that then you can easily find sites by just doing bit of Googling just makes sure your pc/browser has proper protection

Yeah but even those are relatively low level compared to proper leagues. World Cups are cool and hype but the overall level is always lower. Winner team would lose to mid tier 1 team unless that wc team has bunch of experience together like team US this year for example. And these qualifiers are teams that would lose to tier 2 teams.

World Cup is low level tournament. Teams mixed of players from different tiers with very little prep or experience together. Its almost like pugs.

I follow Valorant more, but CS events are superior in terms of atmosphere and spectacle. Like even if you don't care about the teams the semis/finals are still worth watching just for the vibes. Truly feels like its something big, something I rarely feel in Valorant sadly. Also like someone said CS is more pure and often the winners are truly the best. It makes every CS event feel very good and wins deserved. In Valorant there is way more emphasis on meta and how players are feeling on the day as I think the ceiling is lower. Like for example 2026 so far has been very mid in terms of meta etc.

its crazy how hard CS owns Valorant when it comes to big events

True but CS skill ceiling is so much higher so it massively benefits from these. Valorant movement and even abilities(lineups) are way more straight forward. Like you can practice lineups quite easily on customs, but CS has some crazy lineups and popflashes etc.

They should bring in Ticey he is IGL and initiator or pick Iluri.

If I speak

FUT beats majority of the teams in the tournament. Easily top 5 team this event and none of the shitters outside of PRX, EDG, VIT and maybe LEV would do anything against them.

Americas looking like shit and even LEV lucky af to get the eternal fraud Heretics as their opponent. Pacific looking like shit outside of PRX, true one team region. China not looking too bad, but not much better than EMEA and I would take VIT/FUT over XLG or rematch vs EDG. If it wasn't for seeding there would be 2 EMEA teams in top 4.

holy fuck VIT players are playing dumb this map. Just keep getting killed in spawn with knife in hand like these guys are getting paid to play this game.

They are playing scared and dumb. Just walking into PRX's crosshairs.

Replace wo0t and benjy with westside and flickless if GX disbands

TH is forever wasted spot. Regional merchants and never do anything in internationals. They are like the MAD Lions of Valorant.

What a stupid decision making. Neon has no reason to rush or peek him with the time. Either you commit and run at him or you plant. Guy decided to just hold and stay still.

TL and TH should be banned

Fraud team with TL. Both somehow qualify to events (TL not this time luckily) just to shit the bed.

Actually huge for both parties. Cloud is very good and smart player and honestly feels like he has just been nerfed by having to IGL. Now he gets to play under arguable the best IGL while getting his chance to frag and flex. Also playing under Boaster will definitely teach him about IGLing and whenever/if he returns to IGLing he should have very good experience under his belt.

True, but that should apply to every accent. People are fine saying anything in let's say Russian accent while talking about the most stereotypical things ever, but mimicking like Chinese accent instantly makes some people react negatively and you are at risk of someone calling you are racist.

Yeah its cringe af and almost always PRX fanboys

Fazer (Finnish) is easily the best chocolate I've eaten. Belgian/Swiss chocolate is so overrated.

EMEA always last its crazy

FUT just throwing rounds. This should have been 2-0 for FUT. Turkish all aim no brain

tbf he has a point and the whole teams facing each other is so stupid and there's reason why other games outside of couple don't do that

Denmark, but they have been falling off a bit

So? Unironically nothing wrong with that unless there's accusations (there isn't). Case closed.

Actual curse, but honestly I think its huge mindset issue. Usually Liquid do the best when they have momentum, confidence and that relaxed attitude. That is why they always do so well in lower brackets as they have nothing to lose and just have fun and get momentum out of that. But everytime they have international elimination games like this they seem to play not to lose and become scared, unconfident and start doing bad plays and start melting.

well too unfair so say because almost everytime they have different roster, but you can definitely see the biggest impact on nAts. He is always melting and overheating in games that matter. Likely due to having to IGL.

classic TL in 1-1 elimination game. Its like the players think they got their value so they just shut their brains and do the dumbest things

Guy won them the round and then threw

Apparently insane in scrims, very good in tier 2, but pretty mid/weak in VCT before. But I also think he should play flex/initiator role rather than duelist so its good that TL put him on that.

lurking is fine, but he was so clueless on A and sold whole round by his decision making and positioning and on other rounds even when NRG was hitting his site he didn't get almost any value.

useless on defense

if only nAts knew how to play A

wayne tps so ass but nice clutch

kamo way higher hs% and snappy aim. NRG outside of Keiko is full of body shot barrys

kamo would win mada in 1v1 any day of the week

NRG maybe slight favorites but I think people underrate TL after having one bad game. People look at PRX and glaze like crazy but treat M8 like they are some shitters. Also M8 are used to playing against fast style as teams like BBL in EMEA play like that and TL took their trap by picking Bind. They are good at countering it and it was regional matchup anyway. Obviously map pool favors NRG, but there are maps with very little to no footage on Liquid so not that easy to anti strat beforehand.

No unless its some country stuck in past + you can always just cover them and when short sleeve is appropriate then tattoos shouldnt matter either I think

He is not that wrong. I mean he is the best IGL there's been and has been the IGL of arguably the best org in Valorant history looking at consistency. So yes his opinion has a lot of value and he ain't wrong. Current meta doesnt really leave room for tactical play like previous do. And the more meta relies on individual performances especially in game like Valorant where to ceiling is relatively low the less consistent it is.

No way you have to pay for this. But idk the game has decent art style(UI sucks) and I really like Bungie engine as ex-Destiny 2 player, but overall I have not been impressed and feels like even on socials this game pops up for 1 day #ad and then no one touches it anymore. Really hoped they would have just went with PvE kinda like Destiny

True. Got downvoted but G2 and T1 facing each other for playoff spot after losing their first games (while looking bad) and then winning vs Chinese 0-1 teams is crazy. While NRG and TL both won their first games, then faced other 1-0 teams in PRX and M8 which are good and now have to fight each other for final spot. On top of that TL already faced T1 so that matchup wasn't even possible making it 50/50 between getting NRG or G2 compared having 1/3 chance of getting NRG for example.

TL just got unlucky otherwise they would have ran over G2

map pool is just shit for Liquid but if anything good there isn't much footage of Liquid on some maps and new comps