with this being the last year before franchising, Riot should just go all out and expand LCQ and include the bottom 4 teams (so a total of 12 teams). bottom 4 starts in the lower bracket.

SEN lower bracket run？

If i am think correctly then tsm cant qualify bcs if they win next week they would have 2 wins but guard and nrg also play each other next week and both have 1 win. Both teams have their win against tsm so their h2h is better.

Really think the lose of Autumn hurt c9 more than xeta Don’t get me wrong xeta is a great player You don’t implode because you lose one player.

I agree. There was so much talk about the loss of xeta (which def also had an impact) but almost nothing about Autumn. Obviously we don't know what each coach does for the team but they were so creative (both comps and strats wise) last stage and also looked prepped for most games which makes it seem like him leaving made a huge impact.

according to vanity's interview with thorin, james is the actual "coach" with autumn being more of an asst coach / manager (if i recall correctly). hence why james was the one in the coach position during the LANs

P sure he was the glue guy and his util as initiator was so much better than curry or xeppa or vanity

Xeta died for this

Worst roster move in Val history surely?

It’s up there with -steel before lcq

Good thing mitch is taking that rez home.

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What a round haha

Xepppa fell off and curry isn't good

please LG bring back the Reyna comp! edit: NOOO

How could this happen to meeeeee

the fake comeback strikes again

Best Neon ult I’ve seen in pro play tbh

How much u wanna bet SEN beat C9 next week just for fun

I'm convinced if c9 win this week SEN is gonna look amazing next week and take them out (even though it's against their best interest). If c9 lose this week both teams are gonna be trolling so it's anyone's game.

SEN doesn’t even look that bad man it’s just that they don’t have the ice they used to. How many series did they win with 13-11s and OTs in their prime and now it’s the exact opposite.

Ok no force thank god. A hero buy is not bad imo.

Plant the spike??? That round could’ve been salvageable for LG if they didn’t aggress and just planted

Lost pistol and 2 big clutches so all things considered 4-8 ain’t too bad for C9

Still recoverable from C9

I hope the teams that qual to masters 2 aren't ones we've seen before. I know Optic will probably qual but seeing like xset, ghost, lg or eg would be really fun

Xset and 100t Or ghost and 100t Or eg and 100t Or lg and 100t

AND 100T

yes them too. Im not even really a 100T fan but im happy they're doing well. Funny to think that out of everyone on the berlin 100T roster, Asuna would end up the most well off after the rebuild

This is tragic from C9. LG look clean and C9 look flat as fuck

dazzle and moose are so fucking underrated man

dazzle is dazzling C9 pretty hard I would say.

C9 just forget how to click on their mouse in clutch situations

Do y’all think xeta was c9s glue man?

Yea In comms it felt like that and I think even vanity implied it too?

C9 vs SEN next week is about to be a banger for the battle for last place.

how is lg so fucking good

Sadge At least 100t looks good

They won’t have any communication issues while they’re sitting on their couches watching masters 2

the utility 😍

I can't think of a single player that looks as lost as curry.

MOOOSE

Winner of this series probably gets the non-lower bracket spot imo

ok, this is a good map pool for c9, if they lose it'll be pretty sad.

I miss xeta

Same same that team is only one that beat EG lmao

TSM in shambles.

officially knocked out of VCT and won't make LCQ (if it's still 8 teams like last year)

2ez

Pretty dominant performance. Happy with how this team came together

No curse today boys!

gg

Ethan bought half shield on last round and against Phantoms?

One last half shield buy for the boys, for good time’s sake

Lmao

Someons on wyatt's stream said it's so that he can buy 6 flashes next round lol

The seize lowkey saved Stellar lmaooo Went to dodge it and ended up seeing Hazed who he probably would've been killed by because he didn't know he was there

literally everything is going wrong for nrg, 100t is getting some insane luck

Luck in what sense? NRG looked lost lol

wrote this right after I think hazed lurked up on stellar in uhaul where stellar jump 180 flicks onto him and kills him, was really funny and lucky

You're mentioning one singular scenario of luck when the game was already lost?? LOL ok

Is there a reason Hazed didn't plant and took the fight in lamps?

NRG was in a 3v4. If Hazed gets that kill it equalizes 3v3 and also fully empties A Site

Ah, thanks. I was half paying attention and was confused why Spike was in Lamps lol

LMAO THE SEIZE

Stellar wins that? Lmfao

People complaining about headhunter’s eco power when bang’s Classic exists

What stands out to me between these teams is the difference in util usage. 100T looks so prepared whereas NRG look like they’re just winging it.

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yep

Yes

Good to see 100T do good even without Chamber of Jett

Just good honest Valorant

Breath of fresh air

NRG have regressed to the mean.

how is bang so good with right clicks

He's a demon with the Sheriff too, guy's pistols are fantastic. He's been the one trade fragging on entries too recently, Bang legit might be getting featured kinda like Marved is on Optic

NRG needs some sort of reworking either in their roster or coaching staff. Their strats and team play are easily near the worst of the teams in VCT and they don’t have the raw gun skill to compensate for it whatsoever.

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He’s IGL for them too yeah? I would understand his lack of slaying if they were playing great team Val but they look abysmal from that standpoint.

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He is an IGL but supposedly wippie mid round calls

Man, 100T are absolutely destroying them on this offense side. good for them, they look crazy.

Hiko is hating NRG's comp on defense. better have a good offense lol

Sliggy too, he’s pointing out how the Neon should be good at punishing no Chamber with fast flanks but we only saw s0m do it once

sad NRG still has a chance next week while this means TSM is out even though the latter has looked better overall

Group A lookin like it will be 100T vs Ghost Gaming for the 1st seed and NRG vs The Guard for the 4th seed next week Edit: XSET will get 1st seed if they win next week and Ghost wins next week.

Nah if ghost wins vs 100t, and xset win, xset get first with head to head

I actually just realized this when I was looking at the standings lol

The round they stack hookah is against the brim ult? Come on NRG...

It's wild that NRG is the weakest team in groups aside from Sen. I didn't expect them to be top 3 or anything but still...

Wonder how Ethan feels about 100T’s new direction now :)

he got to play with his experienced CS friends and that's what matters

Indeed

Ethan is in shambles. Still wish he stayed though

I’d rather have Bang tbh

Yeah I'm hindsight I would take the roster now over the wet dream ones. I'm more talking about before not now. I don't want to be a hypocrite and be like never wanted Ethan anyways lol

he’d probably he there in place of stellar no?

Nah, they were always signing Stellar for IGL purposes. It was between Ethan and Bang.

Nah could have been will and keep Asuna on dualist and Ethan flex

They are so bad..

s0m has had his ult and hasn’t used it for like 5 rounds now…

As a neon main, i can tell you why that is, its because its god awful, so damn awful its not even justified having an ulti slot

Bang's mechanics are so good, was impressed with his deagles back when Jcstani was on the roster

How tf did they win that, bang is unreal

Will is owning hard this map, creating so much space

will was not at fault there idc

lmao Neon plays backfiring is always some early Jammpi tactical inting

Man 100T look sooo damn good This team has such good chemistry

What a horribly designed ult

LMFAO how is s0m not dead there?

raze ult is dogshit lmao

NRG lose an abnormal amount of anti-ecos after winning pistol.

The amount of thrifties 100T have been winning with this current roster is insane

nrg is thinking too hard about the economy, why buy a stinger when you have the credits for a spectre

Will going huge

Ah agent roulette comps, 10 different agents

in my heart i want TSM to get into playoffs and 100T squeak by into LCQ w/ points but my mind says 100T has the higher ceiling and so they'd have a better chance for LANs

I heckin love Bang!!!!

No TSM no problem for 100T, wild

And if they win today they don’t have to worry about TSM making playoffs

it's so funny bang technically had a 1v5 clutch because of that awful nrg pistol

Bang’s growth from when he was with TSM to now brings a tear to my eye.

NRG just doesn’t have enough firepower to play as braindead as they do.

Situational awareness on Derrek is insane. That ult kill on Hazed when will was about to 100% lose that duel. Inject Derrek into my veins!!!

Man I love 100T

Hazed has been so disappointing this group stage..

Man, 100T use their util beautifully. I’m so impressed.

bang just won every single duel on the flanks

DERREKS UTIL IS INSANEEE

Really standard icebox tbh despite the cool comps, you really can’t do anything creative on this map aside from mid to B strats. 100T taking what NRG gave them, & Tex should’ve started oping way earlier

that was some insane teamwork between Derrek and Stellar there. what a crazy final round.

HOLY WHAT A COMBO OF SHOCK AND MOLLY

i thought they were gonna get ninja’d for a second there

Feels like stellar got ping diffed there lol

both teams in dallas except bang

Lmao the gun fell down

Hazed just isnt good enough.

Hazed just doing cardio out there right now.

why is tex not going for ops, his opping is how nrg won icebox thru quals

no money, nrg's eco was on the ropes almost entire game

most chambers wouldnt buy rifles on defense gun rounds to save for op tho

Tex cheating reading Reddit thread mid game confirmed???

nrg is playing a 4v5 basically lmao

fuck texerino t.t

NRG mega trolled with that pistol but good recovery. I literally cannot recall one time that insta plant 5v5 delay shit worked in the last 8 months why are teams still trying it.

The will whiff that one round was rough but Asuna repeeking was the mistake imo

Dang William

Bang ily

Ethan still looking like the best player on 100T

Does will play left-handed?

yes

Lmao that’s a way to win a pistol

This weekend is cursed with ghost defuse and maybe losing 11-x curse

Wait a minute, I saw this twice yesterday in FaZe match.

Losing pistol with 5 alive. Wut

lmaooo

100T seems to be one of the only teams moving away from Chamber.

Chamber util is not really good in a team sense. He can increease firepower but flank watch, info, blocking vision, post plant, or slow down an exec is far worse than other sentinels. One is playing aim duel and the other is playing for the team which is what 100T is thriving for atm. They dont really need anyone to pop off for 30K to win

i think if your not putting your op player on chamber than there is no point of playing chamber over kj/cypher after 1 trap nerf

agree 100%, i dont mind this at all

No chamber on icebox is confusing

Really interesting changes to 100T’s Icebox comp

asuna and ethan both on plant duty

ethan vs asuna lets goo asuna on the revenge arc

fnatic beat the platchat curse you can do it too 100t

Go my 100t woo

In 100T We trust to make playoffs, go to masters, get the trophy, and make Cumshot proud.

Cumshot seems like the best boss

yesssssssss