Yeah that is true, but if he actually wanted to move to Valorant then what would be better than be in Fnatic and learn from some of the best in this game? Also he seems to be friends with Boaster already. But yeah it doesn't make much sense because he can compete in CSGO, but his tweets seem weird unless he lost some challenge or something or Boaster himself wrote this praising himself idk.

also some addition: some time ago when Mini was asked about their 6th he said something like "our 6th is the best 6th in whole game" or something like that. He could be just pointing out towards Mistic, but it is definitely interesting considering that them potentially signing nico could probably be counted as the best 6th player signing considering that he is decent CSGO pro.

I'm pretty sure its his own official account. Just not sure is it just a joke or real. nicoodoz has been pretty active in Boaster's chat because they have some history from CSGO days I guess.

https://twitter.com/nicoodoz/status/1602676419057836032
https://twitter.com/nicoodoz/status/1602677546931339264

Not confirmed by Fnatic I guess, so not 100% sure is it true or a joke.

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If you meant on this roster then maybe yes but even still he makes the most sense as OP player so no. Amd overall his agent pool isn't his weakness when he literally plays the heroes his role needs. Why would OP player play anything else than Jett and Chamber?

No way you are calling 7ssk7 weakest link when he is likely the strongest player on this roster. He was one of the better Chamber/Jett OP players in EMEA and was competitive vs the best of EMEA.

Damn. They have some role issues on paper, but this roster looks good. 7ssk7 not being in franchising is a crime. Braveaf still has to prove himself, but we saw him doing really well in Fnatic so if this team click he will definitely be good piece of the roster. Dimasick did well in Liquid even though he isn't a star or anything, decent support player. I'm not hugely sold on d3ffo, but based on this roster I assume he would be playing entry role(Raze) or flex so he could be good. And I'm really excited of Falltw if he is going to lead this team (not sure is he IGL). Case was one of the better VRL teams last season and he wasn't bad individually either.

Match days on weekdays is kinda risky I feel like. But maybe its better that it won't mix with LEC or even NA VCT. Has potential to pull more viewers from these, but then again can be risky for the regular viewerbase.

Huge overreactiong from one 3rd party tournament. Bang is good but you can't by any means say he has highest peak of individuality out of controllers at this point. Players like Mako and Pancada are way more proven. Even Rhyme put up 31/15 (+31 in 3 maps) vs Parla who were on fire and who took NaVi to 5th map. Of course Bang is better and more consistent as non-IGL controller, but claiming such things over Red Bull tournament with weaker and newer team is just non sense.

I wouldn't say that. Vitality played overtime Pearl vs 100T while losing both pistols. And Fracture wasn't the cleanest from them, but I also think they are bit throwing with their comp. Also lost both pistols there. For team that is still young vs 100T who have been together for long and who had Cryo putting up crazy numbers it was good showing from Vitality. And I wouldn't put much on their game vs C9 when Molsi had likely his worst performance ever and it was 3rd BO3 in a row for this relative inexperienced squad. They weren't far off from team like C9 and will just get better and better as time goes by.

And Giants showed a lot of potential as well even if they lost vs Parla as month old team. Their individual talent is really high and they showcased that. And some of their players still looked bit uncomfortable in their new roles/team especially the 3 that you expect most from nukkye, hoody and Cloud. nukkye and hoody are playing new roles and Cloud just looked bit uncomfortable at times and didn't play to his true level IMO. Also their Haven already looked really good for such young team and it was clear they hadn't had much time to prep other maps.

Well I don't expect much from Heretics and I predicted them to be inconsistent individually and well that they were.

and even after all of this I don't understand how "EMEA is suffering" when these "B tier" teams showed a lot of potential and had some good series vs like top 3 if not the best NA team right now that were also in form and who have been together for long (outside of Cryo but he slots in well). I think it was promising showing from EMEA. Majority of people outside of me ofc predicted Vitality to get destroyed and they didn't. Liquid didn't even have their full roster and they still took off maps again promising for them.

1. FPX
2. FNC
3. TL
4. GIA
5. KOI
6. VIT
7. TH
8. KC
9. BBL
10. FUT

IMO, but 1-3 and 4-6 could go in any order

Literally Fnatic member don't remember was it Mini, Boaster or Derke said that. Don't know now if he isn't playing Chamber anymore.

He calls Fnatic's Bind defense. Yes it is only one map and one side on it but my point is that you can still play well while calling. Defense isn't hardest but its not impossible on attack either.

Even Derke main calls Fnatic's Bind defense because its easier as Chamber. That isn't really an excuse unless he actually hard called every map or isn't used to doing that. Or he can't just do it well enough yet.

Vanity is overrated IGL anyway.

too easy

good one lmao

How are EMEA teams suffering?

unfortunate visa issues

same

Oh yeah 7ssk7 is good shout. He looked impressive during Stage 2 and LCQ especially. Don't know what happened to him though because he was only rumored on Istanbul Wildcats and that was kind of it.

oops

That is true, but there's too many question marks compared to Fnatic, NaVi and Liquid. Koldamenta, Sheydos and Trexx are all really good, but I'm not 100% sold on starxo yet even though I think he is overall good player. And Wolfen is still unproven and pretty unpolished player. In my honest opinion I think people are even overrating him a bit heading into next year, but at least Koldamenta has good history with polishing young talent (cNed, Keloqz, trexx). Also I'm not too sure about the roles yet either. If Chamber doesn't stay in meta then is Wolfen going to move to sentinel role or duelist? What starxo's role is going to be? Just hard to predict them higher, but their potential is high and they have some good pieces on paper.

Team Liquid - 2 stand-ins, playing weird comps that likely are more improvised for this event (based on nAts comments on stream and interview).
Vitality - did well and showed potential. But again they are young team and 100T winning every pistol today didn't help much.
Heretics - also still young, but also individually wise keloqz had pretty weak showing with Mixwell. Just inconsistent like expected.
FUT - they are just bad and I hope they make changes.
Fokus - well I don't think anyone expected much but did better than expected with a stand-in.

but if I would have to rate top 4 right now:
FPX - gets boost from Chamber nerf, also still anti-strat gods and have shown the capabilities of playing different styles
Fnatic - most stacked roster, but they always seem to choke.
Liquid - really good roster, but could be bit inconsistent. At least more than Fnatic or FPX.
Giants - their roster is really good and their Haven already looked really good and if they can make their other maps as detailed as well they will do well. Also nukkye still needs to become more comfortable on his role and same with hoody.

but as I said top 3 can be any order and Vitality or KOI might overtake Giants.

Easiest and likely most realistic EMEA ranking:

#1-3: Fnatic, NaVi, Liquid (not in order)
#4-6: Giants, KOI, Vitality (not in order)
#7: Heretics
#8-10: KCorp, BBL, FUT (not in order)

Heretics is hard to put into same group with any team because I think they look worse than 4-6 but better than 8-10. Also KCorp could rise to same group with Heretics because they still have Scream, Nivera can be good, XMS looked pretty good in VRLs and they also get boost because they can communicate in French. I think that within the groups its impossible to rate the teams at this point.

FaZe likely. I just don't know how good Dicey is outside of Chamber. Ghost looked good during Stage 2 NA(?) but then looked like ass in playoffs. That's why I'm not too high on M80. Also Zander looked good with V1 but then something happened and they disapeared. Also hard to tell how much of impact Zander had. Guard looks pretty good but feels like they are missing something. Valyn and Trent are good but rest are bit hard to say especially for next year feel bit inconsistent. G2 has Whippie for next year's Chamber nerfs so that's good but they seem bit washed otherwise. Shopify looks decent but again I think it would be better if guys like mada and bdog were on other teams with different supports players.

but who am I to say anything. But overall I think Faze has highest chance on paper.

Good take. I also see a lot of similarities. In my opinion both teams seem to be more focused on teamplay and chemistry instead of just individuals. While obviously having clutch factor in any member because again they don't just rely on single individual doing crazy amounts (esp before Cryo addition).

EMEA talent has always been spread so wide that you can't create many rosters with amazing players in every role. Leo on Fnatic, Shao on FPX, Sheydos on KOI, Cloud on Giants, even Soulcas on Liquid. There isn't many initiators to pick up from and according to some people Destrian is vocal player so he adds to calling and likely partly a reason why Salah decided to stick with him. They could have taken their chance with some VRL player, but again there is a reason why they kept him.

And as I've said before I think this team will benefit a lot from staying longer together. I think its way too early to blame any individual when we haven't seen what this team is capable off in couple of months. OGLU(Molsi, Destrian, later Salah, Strong) managed to do decent in EMEA with low individual talent due to their chemistry and unique strats etc. This Vitality roster has even more firepower so they have a lot of potential in my opinion

No. With time Vitality has potential to be really good. And then you have Giants with good roster and KOI who have really good core. I think all of these 6 can do great things. Not sure about the teams under them though. Heretics can be good but super inconsistent and keloqz has been bit worrying. I don't expect much from KCorp, FUT and BBL though I think they will be pretty bad.

True about CS, but you can't say anything about Valorant yet. Its too early.

Giants > KCorp and its not even close. Team with nukkye, Cloud, hoody, rhyme and Fit1nho is not worse than Scream, Nivera, xms, Shin and Newzera. If Giants has time to perfect their other maps they can be good af. Their Haven already looked really good and rhyme and Fit1nho showed great performances. Their firepower alone is really high.

Young team with players coming from teams where they either had to be the playmakers like Twisten or from tier 2 where they wont get punished as hard like ceNder. With time they will more well rounded and more discpline. This wasn't the only game where someone would push deep CT while having site control and losing man advantage. And well losing all pistols kinda suck but 100T had good record so good for them.

He has had some bad games and usually doesn't frag much but he also had decent games and his utility is good. I don't think it was lack of firepower that lost them. I'm telling you give this team more time when they can build structure and they will be really good.

They are not bad just couple of bad decisions that ended up costing them rounds that were really winnable and had some that almost ended up costing bad. And they lost all pistols if I'm not wrong so that isn't good and they need to work on that. But outside of that good from them.

they dont look anything alike

this is why Derke >

"they kept basically everyone" just casually replaced 2 of their worst players with worldstar caliber players. And even though they haven't won yet they have still placed like top 5 every tournament just like Champions.

Respect for them for even making 3rd party events.

Replace 100T with Fnatic they will at least make top 5 even if they don't win.

I feel like some of these players have the need to make plays even when they are really risky and those ended up costing rounds. Tunnel visiong too much maybe. But overall great from Vitality and even Heretics have showed potential against my expectations.

unfortunately losing both pistols and doing couple bad individual plays cost Vitality that map like ceNder just pushing CT and dying and leaving Molsi to bad position and just standing there while they are getting wallbanged and not even faking defuse

so badly played by vitality ffs "oh he is wallbanging lets just roleplay train"

He is and is really underrated. He did so well in VRL but no one talked about him. Guys like Wolfen got all the attention while Cender was better

Molsi is really good

Molsi had off-day yesterday. He really rarely puts up such bad performances as he did yesterday, maybe the worst I've seen from him. He even played like shit vs Fokus.

Melser isn't the IGL or nAts. Also they were the favorites, with full roster. And Heretics is inconsistent team so their loss wasn't surprising.

No one is underrating LATAM outside of Leviatan maybe. KRU has performed around level of expectations. They beat Fokus and Liquid with 2 subs (close game with 3-0 and 4-0 Ascent attack starts). Nothing crazy.