Same I'm just concerned that maybe Jugi isn't flexible enough to enter tier 1 right now. Like when you see duelist player pretty much being Jett one trick for most part (Neon on Split) and then starting to play Reyna on map like Split my alarm bells start ringing. He didn't even touch Chamber. Obviously he was still relatively new to Fokus and played in tier 2 so it may not be the best foundation, but hopefully he can improve and add agents like Raze or/and Chamber to his agentpool.

DRX, FPX
LLL/OPTC, GLD

Zeek himself said something like that he wasn't feeling as confident playing hard entry so he wanted to play more passive role for time being.

Why would they get Jugi tho? He pretty much only plays Jett, Neon and Reyna. If he added Raze to his agentpool then maybe.

Yeah the system is overall fucked tbh like LOUD makes finals and goes undefeated in BR/LATAM(?) and still has to play groups instead of LEV lmao

both teams underperformed

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I'm pretty sure it showed 21. But could be wrong

my initial thoughts bit biased obviously:
Zekken too high. He is good and had amazing game against OpTic, but I just don't think he deserves top 10 all things considered.
Victor maybe bit too high as well. He is important part of OpTic, but I just feel 8. position is bit too high. He can be really good, but is lacking at times.
Suygetsu is underrated. He single handedly won FPX some games and has insane mechanics while being really smart on sentinel role.
Maybe too much LOUD copium once again. Farming easier region. They performed well in last Masters, but 3 in top 10 is bit too much IMO.
Leo is underrated for being 21. Jingg as well. Initiator players got bit fucked by this as well.

True, what I mean is that I don't go to pride events or anything like that. But on internet I've been supportive if I'm ever in position like this.

Yeah I was thinking that, but just said Sweden when I googled the origin

Depends what support means. Do I think there's anything wrong with being gay or whatever? No. But do I actively "support" them by doing something? Also no (outside of wearing pride banner in Valorant for some time because it was cool). Honestly I don't care, but think that no one should get harassed or treated differently because of their their sexuality.
But I'm definitely against some things like I think transwomen competing in women leagues is fucked and I don't like "forced" diversity overall. And sometimes these LGBT... things annoy me little bit when it comes to assumptions of knowing different sexualities and pronounces etc. And I think that parents raising their children as non binary or different to born gender etc is fucked and I think you should be past certain age before gender changes etc. I just don't think those things are healthy for children and has potential to cause mental problems in the future. I personally believe that boys/men and girls/women differ in a lot of ways even if some try to deny it. I'm not strict on it for example boys can wear pink and play with "girl" toys no problem.

Again nothing against these people.

not in order: crashies, Leo, Shao, Enzo, Sacy first to come out of mind. Shao and Enzo insane Fades while also having good Sova and Shao can play anything.

Flag checks out. Derke will destroy LOUD 1V5

Yeah its weird. The only visible differences to other Russian players is that FPX is Chinese org and that they are playing in CIS. M3C are from Russia and play in CIS, but they have been in LANs before so maybe their process is easier due to that. And Trexx plays for Swedish(?) org and plays in EU. But I don't know could be something behind the scenes or just case by case that some got lucky.

oh yeah because Derke, Ardiis and Sayf never play Chamber

Don't they burn bodies close by tho? Or was it some other river I saw on TV back in the days.

huge if true

Artisan mousepads are pretty much the best quality you can get right now. Good build quality/materials, good durability etc. but cost you like 50-70$ and are often sold out. And even in Artisans there's many models that have differences in terms of control, speed etc. and even individual models have different versions like Mid, Soft, Xtra Soft.

But I would recommend you looking into Lethal Gaming Gear as brand. They are kind of like copies of Artisan mousepads, but not really. They do good qualify pads that are somewhat comparable to Artisan pads according to what I've heard, but are cheaper (around 30$) and some have even argued that they have fixed some of Artisan pads problem's. I personally just bought LGG Saturn mousepad like couple weeks ago and it has felt good so far and good quality. Apparently pretty similar feel to Artisan FX Zero that is Artisan's basic control pad.

And then I would also recommend looking into Xtrfy GP4(around 35$ Finnish prices like all). I personally really like this pad and its good combination of control and smoothness. Pretty unique feel and also comes in cool designs. In Valorant starxo uses this pad. Also seems durable and feels same new even after washing it. Its not for everyone but I like it.

So, pretty much I would recommend looking more into Artisan's, LGG's, Xtrfy GP4 and even Vaxee PA that is really popular among pros nowadays. IMO those are maybe best options in terms of quality to price. But then again mousepad is personal thing. The ones that I mentioned are mainly control pads, but speed pads may be more of your thing and then those may not be the best options. But again brands like Artisan and LGG have different models with more speed. Watch some YouTube video tierlists and reviews. They may be bit biased at times tho obviously because everyone has preferences.

but overall mousepads don't matter as much as long as it just has enough control or speed for your liking. Many pros use pads like Steelseries QcK Heavy/ QcK+ or Logitech G640 that are some of the most basic pads you can find and affordable. They are still going nuts every game, so don't expect mousepad to upgrade your gameplay. Durability and quality is also important thing since usually cheaper cloth pads (like many control pads and both QcK and G640) are going to wear out pretty quickly and may not be the best when you are sweating. Better qualify pads like Artisans, LGGs etc don't wear out even close as quick and don't get too mushy when sweating

PRX won't perform as well as some expect.

Why would Liquid need flex igl, when they have Jamppi and Soulcas who can play everything? And even outside of that I doubt it. Leo has been with Sayf since beginning and power wise both TL and Guild are pretty similar.

True FPX is underrated going into Copenhagen. like many rate Fnatic as 1st or 2nd favorites, but at the same time say that PRX, DRX, LOUD etc would easily win over FPX. Even tho they were the 2nd best in EMEA and gave the most competition to Fnatic even when Fnatic were playing well. They are also hard team to prep against like you said so international teams are going to struggle when trying to understand how they play.

Acend most likely dropped him because of money. Either Koldamenta was free agent at that point and chose G2 for money and clout, or Acend accepted G2's offer for good money.
And maybe G2 just didn't see future with Koldamenta considering that they weren't looking good after Masters Berlin.

but true he definitely has pretty good track record, but isn't talked much about. Based on what I've seen it feels like he is good at prepping for other teams and pre game stuff, but maybe lacks in mid rounding and adapting looking at even Guild's struggles. Could be wrong.

1. Why would Guild ever get rid of Leo or why would Leo leave Guild?
2. They still wouldn't have proper IGL.
3. They have a coach already or at least are trialing one.
4. Never going to happen

again one "Fnatic are chokers" with no explanation

anyone who takes dm as competition, camps with 100% sound on is cringe

Turning Red was trash. Soul was good. IMO

Hate it myself. DM isn't and shouldn't be a competition and the fact that some people type "gg" after dms just shows that Valorant DM is a failure.

Doombros and Mini

Not specifically VCT, but I love these(just Aleksib one since first that came to mind):

Ali “Aleksib” Sabiid is a Pakistani CS:GO professional, who currently plays for Omad Ghazi (OG), an electric sports (E-sports) organization in Islamabaad, Pakistan. He is a part-time street barber on the Fatah Jang district.

Depends is it 1st, 2nd or 3rd game. OpTic seems to always start bit slow, so I could see team like FPX upsetting them.

Kind of sad they didn't get Bonecold. They are already kind of all over the place and not as much structure, so Bonecold would have been perfect for that.

Hiding strats for 1 NA game just to play 2-3 more important games in masters groups 5Head

Pretty unlikely. Vitality isn't playing in VCT so points don't matter, but I'm pretty sure they want to scrim against international teams if they get a chance, since they are clearly aiming for high spots in VRLs.

Who cares? Both vaxxers and anti-vaxxers are just living normal life right now. No difference unless you are traveling to some countries.

True if OpTic plays like this NA will be 0 team region

Just get 2 monitors 4Head

Grats! Something I wouldn't be proud of! Oh wait...

FNC, FPX, GLD

Considering that he came from tier 2 and instantly performed this well. Sure.

gg sad that it didn't go map 4

Shao has always been good on Jett, but so is Ardiis. They don't play Jett much anymore.

idk my youtube clips are broken for some reason. Always just showing live vod with clip overlay, but clip doesn't show. Been always like this.

they never work just show full vod. On Twitch you just click clip and that's it. On Youtube it goes to live vod and then you have to exit the clip even tho its not showing it and then go back clip its weird for me.

Youtube clips wtf I still don't understand how they work

I think we will get back to natural order. Minor regions or at least some will perform worse (BR, KR, APAC, JP), while EMEA rains superior. NA gives fight for EMEA, but fails at it.

EMEA got so unlucky in Masters 1. G2 fluke playoffs run, Fnatic with 2 subs, and Team Liquid didn't even deserve to be there and doesn't have proper IGL.

Congrats Sentinels for being the first back to back Masters winner

Raze ult is good for space making even if you don't get kills and it was nice try from Zyppan just good re-positioning by Boaster.

Yeah let's ban that over their perma ban and map where FPX are good

because TenZombies is honorary EU citizen