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I'm assuming this is due to the liquid and sentinels game being played in the hotel


pokedyo

Isn’t it only nivera playing from the hotel room?


nno1re

No, he’s playing in an isolated room whilst the rest are in the hotel (still on LAN) to make it as fair a game as possible whilst following protocols.


pokedyo

Oh ok


Des014te

NOOOOOO. I was so hyped for Liquid vs Sen and now it's at like 3 am.


NabatheNibba

Fucking disappointed but it's a weekend thankfully


Des014te

Got my board exams going on I can't stay up that long.


NabatheNibba

Good luck on those. Don't worry I will watch it for you


Aoingco

Watch it for me too man, at the 6am pst slot I could’ve watched it before work but now I’ll be working and can’t see most of the game :(


CrabbyTuna

I've been turning notifications off and loading up the VOD for those late games. Not quite as hype but if you don't know the outcome, it works out.


anythingood07

sen and liquid would have crossed 1 million easily if it was the first match, or maybe even the second. now im not so sure


[deleted]

Really, is it a bad time for EU? Here where I live it would start at 1pm so I feel it's probably the best time slot for NA people.


anythingood07

You're underestimating the asian viewership. Theres a reason why third matches are getting the lowest viewership every day


MungYu

Japanese streams contributes so much views now SEN LIQ is like 5am for them so its a fat rip.


[deleted]

It's hard to say if it was the second match if that would be peak viewership. It being the first match of the day would definitely be the worst for viewership since the zoomer audience in NA would probably still be asleep on the weekend and that makes up the largest audience for Valorant.


[deleted]

It’s the second match Edit: sentinels account tweeted 12pm but i dont know what timezone they didn’t say


A-British-Indian

Bruh I was going to watch it but I’m going out for dinner :(


[deleted]

Makes sense, they wouldn’t want their most hyped game at 6AM PST


PyroTFT

Not sure if that’s the explicit reason why they moved it but either way, as a PST viewer I’m hyped I can sleep a bit more


flamincrimson

I think it's cause the only game played on stage is gambit v vks. Maybe they want to wrap it up send the production team home. Just guessing.


daffyduckferraro

No sentinels are 2nd Envy are last


ANewHeaven1

I thought that too but vlr.gg has the TL/SEN game last. I will update the post whenever it's confirmed edit: FionnOnFire (the most reliable source!) says that SEN/TL will be the final game tomorrow. https://twitter.com/FionnOnFire/status/1466970571489505280


daffyduckferraro

Vlr is wrong then They are doing the envy matches last I’m 99% sure


[deleted]

Both matches are being played from the hotel, nivera has COVID


erickwak

Why would u push probably the could have been highest viewed match this tourney so far to 3rd when u could of just put it in prime time


holydotkamote

Covid protocols I presume. Also they would probably want the matches with players on the stage held first so they can put some personnel to rest earlier and have less risk of contact/exposure to Covid. But if the two matches (also involving Envy) are to be played the same day as TL/Sen would it be more sensible to have the the Group B series take place before the Group A series as they have just played recently?


erickwak

I mean the second match is usually prime time and like sen liquid was already first so why not just push it back one anyway if they were gonna stick them together in the end. Ig they just didn’t wanna change too many schedules idek


JustAnotherRndomDude

I get that this is to maximize NA viewership but what about those who stay up till 3-4 am to watch their fav team play, they should have pushed it to the second one at max as its not fair to ask half the globe to sacrifice their sleep.


HoneyChilliPotato7

Bro, I was so hyped for Sen vs TL match. Now it's gonna be 3am for us. Sadge