it seems like I was correct on my assumptions! I think this is the first ever map this season where AG win without the enemy team snowballing rounds. I know it's TYLOO but MAYBE this is a sign of what's to come with their ability to cleanly close out maps. If this keeps up maybe they can actually get a map off Trace!

THAT'S MY DUELIST. MY DUELIST

i meannnnnnn FUT won against FNATIC & LEV kekw

mibr, furia, split 1 NRG, C9 when Oxy can't carry, LEV after Aspas dies?

remove that AG flair this instant

pac: pure aggression
amer: some of the worst man advantage losses ever seen
emea: 95% pure slop
china: mechanically heavy thrifties & aces

it's so obvious that they have no idea wtf they're doing when it comes to coaching or rosters

emea

yeah that's true she does have better job security in GC (tier 3.5)

eh I think that's fine. 17 y/o with a full career ahead. it'd be a missed opportunity if she doesn't pull a bob and get signed after this gc season

she needs a tier 2 team with longevity. how much longer are we gonna see her farm tier 3 & 4 bots until she gets a place to actually develop her skills against better competition

allat just to bottom frag

Since Tyloo is largely an unknown quantity at the moment due to the loss of Flexin & the introduction of coldfish, I'm going to stack my faith onto my boys AG. Assuming they have been improving from their mistakes against Trace and (hopefully) have gotten over their map fumbling, I can see them 2-0ing. 2-1 with them throwing a 11-3 lead as usual

here before simp4som

never gonna stop 💪 #Getbunted #my9thdecapitation #Praisethemonk #Spittingfire #iheckingloveDelb

FPX (self explanatory)
EDG (self explanatory)
Trace (if they stop choking)
DRG (they're on a pretty good upward trajectory)

nova & all gamers have a pretty good chance at sneaking the 4th seed if they both keep improving like they have been so far, but it also depends on the other 4 mentioned above either fumbling or having some shit go wrong behind the scenes

SEN are gonna get grouped bro

from the absolute carnage he was causing at champs it makes sense why he doesn't wanna call lmao. he'll provide more value as a full time initiator anyways

If they eliminated G2 back in the Americas qualifiers Heretics wouldn't have had such an easy warmup series before this

they're getting the home crowd buff as a Spanish team at a Chinese events LMFAOOOOOO

you gotta admit though "dropping into the pit and dropping into the next half" is a fucking bar

G2 got massacred

GENG having the strongest map pool is common knowledge #GenerationalMasterclass

you're saying that like Mr. Luke isn't a dangerous future prospect 😴

true but also power rankings aren't good atm because we still have the 2nd half of the regular season to see. a couple teams could very well improve a fuck ton esp with all of the recent roster changes

i wouldn't go that far but they probably would've made a pretty deep run if they beat GENG or TH (either top 6 or 4th)

correct

you have elevated EMEA into 1 team region status once more!

Lockin was single elim. and if i'm being completely honest I don't give it much merit at all as a measurement of skill considering how early in the season it was

EMEA fans are like starving victorian children. They need to be thrown a bone every now and then so they don't feel completely incompetent as a region

meant top 3 my baaaaad

EMEA fans have been starving for a top 3 appearance by a non-fnatic team for 2 years. They are in dire need of a win. C'mon Heretics, do it for the region that can't!

Kr1stal

at the end of the day he actively participates in the valorant content human centipede so pretty cringe

he's pretty respected in the Kr community afaik so yeah should be at least competent

his stats aren't actually that bad so if stew was poached honestly i wouldn't be surprised if they manage just fine. only thing that isn't a good sign is that he tends to only heat up after a whole map, but who knows maybe he's popping heads in scrims

put EDG at 12th off of the pure fact that this loss has removed every ounce of aura that they have previously had

FNS getting possessed by the spirit of demiurge and carrying NRG to champs with infinite knowledge has a higher chance of happening

i'll agree that the style was the same but they were way more drilled & actually adapted. their system feels completely different and the only way I feel like it could be explained is that AfteR has complete control & changed it without any pushback

nah being completely real DestroyeR would probably be the best possible decision. his timeout stats are fucking insane and his calls tend to be on the mark even when Trace shit the bed

they def would've taken it to a map 3 at the very least

1. Sword9 was the assistant coach
2. He joined around a month before Masters Tokyo (where they noticeably performed)
3. After he left EDG's general gameplay has taken an absolute nosedive in quality

yeah he needs to be fucking FIRED

I'm like 99% sure Haodong is just trying to listen to whatever AfteR's gameplan is. He was so much more comfortable last year

same bro AfteR is such a fucking fraud

Goat9 stocks once again rising

that's my hope (fuck it maybe sign DestroyeR) but this is one of the biggest fraud exposures in the entire league so far

yeah it's the main reasons why I like AG so much. he's been a huge help, but the fact that AfteR is actually INCOMPETENT without him is making my brain turn in disappointment and mald

I'm not trying to glaze Sword9 but how the fuck does EDG look so much worse after he left. They stopped developing ideas and they look so lost against international competition

Termi does some questionable shit but long-term everything should be fine (surely)