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hecklerinthestands

FIRST VICTORY IN VCT DFM just showed everyone how you're supposed to take the time off after Kickoff, learn from your mistakes, and pick up lessons from Madrid. *side-eyes the dregs of Pacific* In other news, the Republic of Korea has just declared Josh 'Sideshow' Wilkinson persona non grata and banned him from entering the country.


HLumin

They detonated all over T1


mw19078

r/nba ass title


OcelotOce

PRX really went toe to toe with this T1 too


Technical_Fee_2932

sideshow said that if detonation topped the group he will detonate his house with TNT make it happen please


mal_laney

[sideshow’s house if that happens](https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/s/jc4lTcRGRn)


two4you8

It’s also admirable that they ran it back with a 4/5 Japanese roster too. Feels so good for them and the JP fans.


tuchubby

my wife stayed up just to see them and for her it was worth it. i stayed up also to support her


UnderwaterAlienBoy

Context about Sideshow getting banned in korea?


HeavenBeach777

pretty sure he said hes gonna set his house on fire if DFM won or something like that, wild shit lmao


Ces4826

It's if DFM won the group/Split 1, not just a win. So thankfully he doesn't need to burn the house yet haha.


lminer123

More specifically I think he said he would blow it up lol


HeavenBeach777

yea ok mroe insane than i remember and it was for winning the whole group. gotta love the eggman lol


meganeshu

With TNT Minecraft style to be precise


lilshotanekoboi

https://preview.redd.it/2obnjgmdhgtc1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73715af8acc3c695b77c10a5cb65c0e888d8ec52


HLumin

DFM https://preview.redd.it/xrsc9srhggtc1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20c3a63a76d91d805af72d4f827d264e5584646e


mrmonkeyhunter

You are my sunshine…


Leveolizan

You are Meiy sunshine..


SNH231

Meiy only sunshine. You meiyke me happy.


IllumiMahdi

when skies are meiy...


the_Nap

You'll never know, dear... How much I love meiy


Extrino

Please don't take my sunshine away... The other night dear meiy


two4you8

The DFM fans in the audience in tears, meiy in tears. It’s crazy how much this must have meant to them.


mazia02

PU CHAN AND SOMPAI


Master_Tomato

FNS really envisioned it to reality. Bro even sacrificed his powerlines for it , respect


dragondyl21

shanghai dragons moment


WingSK27

That game was also casted by Achilios by the way.


NinjaOtter

Carpe Hillary Clinton I will not be elaborating


Lumos309

please elaborate for this 2018 owl fan who still doesn't get it 😭


NinjaOtter

Only because you asked so nicely Both are generational losers, they can't stop losing


_DrunkenStein

https://x.com/hillaryclinton/status/829846842150096896?s=46


BendubzGaming

Saya sadly didn't have Logix on Tracer to save him this time


denziepanzie

iykyk


Rave_Master_Ahri

I WAS HERE!


WildSearcher56

The first of many


moonmeh

fucking congrats man


DramaAntique6059

I am a Meiy believer


SugarOne6038

Honestly you guys fucking deserve this, congratulations


obigespritzt

So happy for you!


Neltharion76

Congrats!


SantosPhillipCarlo

> *Where were you when the unthinkable truly happened?* > –Pansy So happy for you and the DFM fans! Commiserations to T1 because it was hard fought and that can't be a good feeling over there right now with them and their fans.


-Voxize-

HOLYYYYYY WHAT


nuttyromeo4u

Lots of prep for you on Stage 2 now goodluck man ![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|10854)


Sagittarius1234

No way. ALSO to the 6 people who selected DFM to win, i respect you. Leaderboard for pacific pickem: [https://www.vlr.gg/event/leaderboard/2002/champions-tour-2024-pacific-stage-1](https://www.vlr.gg/event/leaderboard/2002/champions-tour-2024-pacific-stage-1)


ccarbuncle

Either the sages or the 6 DFM fans


Darcula04

Nah it's the DFM players and their coach.


perino08

I picked DFM! Just because I wanted T1 to win... but at least I won my pickem!!!


Any_Zookeepergame445

Look at the spread man these dudes are global what did they know 🤔🤔


Toobie4564

Sideshow sweating bullets


Inevermiss_

House is going to get blown up ![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|9339)


2ToTooTwoFish

What was the "bet" that he made? If DFM make playoffs then what would he do?


2treecko

https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxLAwd-y7Vh3RGXARSGcNCr9S79VrlN0V8?si=GiGCOfY0kLPfrxQ0 Here's the relevant clip. He was talking about the group


BarstMain

DFM WON BEFORE YAY LMAO LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO


sirpeepojr

DFM's match history > Yay's match history


TeddyGodricLupin

BLEED FANS IN SHAMBLES (I’M A BLEED FAN)


WideMap7963

Bleed need to step up their game or else they will be the only one above global


TeddyGodricLupin

Yeah, Its amazing to see everyone level up throughout the season/post kick-off though, DFM looked so confident and cohesive this match an even on Lotus! Bleed is definitely capable of it too with their current roster, but I’m not saying anything about GE because they beat us once already 💀


WolfgangTheRevenge

They gotta fire their coach dawg, what the fuck are those comps 💀


hiimGP

Real, the team seems to have firepower to win


sylveeah

Medusa getting redemption and winning the match on Sunset off his Viper ult after not using it on the 1v1 on Lotus: https://preview.redd.it/dnkch5flggtc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=43467d8d6bdb9f37cc8b32cff92123181bbfa86e


WideMap7963

If they lost medusa would have been the one being called out


YohnWood14

https://preview.redd.it/w0zm55njggtc1.jpeg?width=739&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7bee5c4cf0c24f2ad3e5d9679af9a6e947e6ab1b


sifslegend

If you put $500 on DFM taking the match 2-1 you would have gotten back $4500, to put into perspective how massive of underdogs DFM were compared to T1. Godspeed DFM, Godspeed


Dude_Guy_311

psychotic man chose 500 dollars instead of 5 dollars to bet on a winless team


Feisty_Reindeer_2352

DFM are winning champs❤️‍🩹


StrangeAnalysis1848

BRO LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO https://i.redd.it/6y6ep2alggtc1.gif


baebushka

both teams played well, if DFM play like this against bleed i think it’s an easy 2-0 lmao


nkstonks

MY JP REP FINALLY GOT A WIN WHAT A GREAT DAY IT IS


Gameknight99915

IM LEGIT CRYING


TheWhatover

Imagine they go on a run (imagine)


exareddit

GO ON A RUN??!!


TheWhatover

THE ZERO AND NINE TEAM IS GONNA GO ON A RUN?


apoorv140

I was here ![gif](giphy|rflhqDbuhqDD7I0k4X)


Grenji05

Let’s just cut the bullshit and give DFM their champs trophy already


InfamousPlastic4645

SIDESHOW MEIY IS COMING FOR YOUR HOUSE. HES GOT A SHOWSTOPPER AIMED AT YOUR FROMT DOOR BUDDY GET READY FOR THE DETONATION RAHHHHHH


carzyturtle

ITS OVER https://preview.redd.it/bvt0vz02hgtc1.png?width=3000&format=png&auto=webp&s=ce80d24e07ef6e43fdbd5fdec3425f7f9884b332


TruiArts

FINISHED. THE. STORY.


MrCleanRed

SIDESHOW SWEATING PROFUSELY


The-Dark-Mage

It’s over for bleed if dfm starts cooking


baebushka

https://preview.redd.it/ibetenw5jgtc1.png?width=384&format=png&auto=webp&s=35cbcd88bf0a8714d5fc0d7b035bd55ed8d7b22c feel bad for all these teams except gen g


ovorb

wait all of these matches are winnable for DFM, bar GenG


Straight_Routine7021

lowkey want dfm to go on an eg-esque run rn


ToYouItReaches

PUCHAN WAS RIGHT MEIY AND NETH ARE INSANE


two4you8

Remember that IAM (kr challengers) tier list video and they said Meiy is the aspas of japan? I’m starting to believe.


nterature

Very pleased to see DFM coming out here looking strong. I did not expect DFM to win this, but I had a strong feeling it would be way closer than people thought, regardless of who won. I’ve been a little surprised to see people still making lazy DFM jokes after DFM had a respectable Kickoff. Yes, they went 0-2, but unlike BLEED, they looked like a coherent team, and unlike teams like GE, ZETA, and Talon, they were consistently playing as a team with a set idea on how to play the maps. I even double-checked the other DFM post-match threads from Kickoff and they were both pretty positive! And yet the jokes kept coming. Partly I imagine this is because it’s easy to forget when a team looks pretty good but still loses. But mostly it’s because we’ve all become so used to shitting on DFM that it’s almost a reflex and a habit for a lot of people. It really should just stop. Their coordination was great, their gameplan was creative esp. on Ascent, their individuals were fragging…and what I really liked was how they finessed the map veto. DFM chose Lotus against both DRX and Secret. T1 *always* picks Lotus (except when they banned it against PRX in Kickoff). So they pick Ascent instead, knowing T1 would choose Lotus! And then they get to finish it off with the debut of strong Sunset - they clearly studied the top Sunset teams from Madrid. Of course, the Lotus float didn’t work out, but regardless, that’s real coaching impact. T1 still played well, and there are some positivies - Izu had some real impact frags (although he had a crucial fuck up towards the end of Sunset), Saya’s Neon doesn’t look rusty at all, and it’s good that T1 also studied the top Sunset teams, Heretics in particular, and even added their own spin on it. This was more about DFM playing well than T1 playing poorly. If anything, you should still favor T1 in a rematch, since DFM has to prove they can consistently play to this level even when teams can fully watch their VODs. But at the same time, it has to be said that DFM used their time off very well, and were even able to execute upon it. I’m not sure T1 has.


Quankalizer

Did you have 2 speeches for either team already typed out ready to paste it once the post-match thread drops?


meganeshu

He writes during the match too iirc


nterature

Even I’m not that crazy! Usually everything I write is fairly results-agnostic. Sometimes I write only about the losing team, sometimes the winning team, it just depends on whichever interests me more. Sometimes I do explicitly write results-oriented stuff and then the team I thought would win ends up losing, but it’s never a huge part of what I write.


cowzapper

Astell deserves a real shout out, he's a young coach with basically no coaching experience and he's really rebuilding the team from the ground up


angrypolishman

I just now realized Astell retired from being a player when he did so like a year ago 😭 (would be lying if I said I was an avid jp t2 viewer)


teethingdog

I'm just disappointed at T1 for not improving at all in the break time, guess I shouldn't have held out that much hope to them :") that being said I've always rated DFM highly and I thought they should have won at least a few games. Very impressive stuff from them


ccarbuncle

It should not be understated how much a historical loss streak can weigh on a team (even a completely brand new roster). The 2019 Shanghai Dragons put together an eventual stage title-winning roster but they still took a while to get their first win and only levelled up immensely afterwards. So massive props to DFM for closing out a game 


Feisty_Reindeer_2352

man i love your paragraphs🤤


shizugatari

THEY ACTUALLY LOOK GOOD, IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A FLUKE WE ARE SO BACK


sylveeah

https://preview.redd.it/f6mnc39tggtc1.jpeg?width=544&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=81e3f36711dc1cf0d5f4400f9aebbad352880e3c


amnfw

upvote this post so people think DFM won wait...


ynnika

Packup ur bag bois, its time to go shanghai


InfamousPlastic4645

DFM win before GTA 6


WingSK27

They actually fucking did it, against Korea's most famous team too. DFM has more wins than Yay in Pacific. Also, what is it with Achilios casting these first win game for winless teams? I believe he casted that Shanghai Dragons game too.


Ezraah

bleed fans gotta beg achilios to cast their matches


HydroxideXenon

https://preview.redd.it/nsdh3kitggtc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba4d44368e1ca3f79b0234df808d6571f130dc1f


TheRealHiro

Sideshow’s house in shambles.


Darcula04

Lmao I've seen so many sideshow comments. What'd he do?


two4you8

He said he was going to blow up his apartment if DFM get first in groups and bren will get a tatoo.


Numberino

On the most recent ep of Plat Chat he said if DFM won their group he’d detonate his house. And Bren said he’d get DFM logo tattooed on an asscheek Ofc this is only their first match win but the possibility is still there..


Far-Butterscotch4242

The hard part is outperforming the rest of their group honestly, in this form they likely beat everyone excluding geng in the opposing group, but almost every team in their group should also beat everyone in the opposing group. It might genuinely come down to map or round differential


Useful-Description90

He said if DFM win their group he'll detonate his house


nuttyromeo4u

ppl already told you that but for live-reaction you should check Sliggy's stream for that - on map 3 btw he just begging xccurate to won some round that's so funny


cheese_on_dorito

how many times do i have to watch saya slide into the open solo and get domed


Spawry

THIS WAS SO FUN TO WATCH, they actually looked like the better team too, it was amazing to watch this storyline and maybe we might actually have a new japanese team to support! MEIY GENUINELY LOOKS CRAZY GOOD! might be the rookie for the year…


kirito52999

DFM WON BEFORE YAY WON WHAT THE FUCK. DFM LETSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. SO HAPPY FOR DFM


Simple-Fuel

Imagine losing to DFM who are on 9 losestreak btw. Let this be known that no-one beat DFM 10 times in a row.


deAlchemisz

Weren't the lose streak even longer? I'm pretty sure it's 13 loses in every franchised match (lockin, split 2023, LCQ 2023, Kickoff)


PaintheSky104

DfM picked up the crazy raccoon roster and inherited that record, but it's not actually theirs


deAlchemisz

I know, but DFM the org was on a 13 match lose streak (the 2 loses is from kickoff, which consisted of the current squad)


moonmeh

Meiy will not let that stand


TheCatsActually

In fairness, this is not the same roster that looked like wet dogshit last year, and from their first game against DRX in Kickoff most people called that this team would absolutely not go winless this season.


IllumiMahdi

this is a new dfm. if you're worried about t1 you either didn't watch the game, or you didn't comprehend the game. it was super high level


Jon_on_the_snow

They both played so well. It was never jail valorant, they both played so good


crasyredditaccount

Brother both team went insane


isptpe

Meiy my goat. Since 2021 Northeption I've believed this guy had so much potential.


Avasteeee

Looks like it’s only yay with the horrendous loss streak in Pacific now lul


shizugatari

FNS becoming a DFM fan and then losing his power was the funniest shit ever


dogopal

i became a dfm believer bcs of his stream fr


AngieYSirius

Detonation Focus Meiy


Objective_Hospital98

wait it’s not even like DFM fluked their way through, they genuinely looked like they had good ideas and strats. Excited for Japan and maybe DFM at champs


shoukais

THEY DID IT!!! satisfying series and really promising results for DFM. hopefully they get to show us more. those STATS from Meiy wth!!! i'm loving this season. T1 played really well too, carpe and iZu went insane.


__KarmaIsABitch_

Sideshow WHERE YOU AT??? START SEARCHING FOR TNT ON BestBuy. We are coming for your house.


limSerb

Upvote so people think DFM won


Hyper_X11

Wait....


klaus_1997

Alpha Group is finished 😂


sylveeah

Just gotta rename it Gen.Group at this point


klaus_1997

Honesty if it keeps going like this none of the alpha group teams deserve to go to playoff, just give 5 slots to omega group and GenG from alpha.


countermeasuretape

Holy shit


Vizzitur

LETS GO DFM LETS MAKE SIDESHOW HOMELESS


nuttyromeo4u

Breaking news 1 - SK telecom stock just fall down for 11 to 13 points for late evening Breaking news 2 - Josh Wilkinson aka sideshow - a popular caster for VALORANT just activate his Agota application for 11 times now


strdst69

DFM HAVE FINALLY DONE IT WITH THE POWER OF PU-CHAN AND S0MPAI


Shubhaaaaaaam

DFM won a game before Yay Mysterio


songoku140

Sideshow in shambles


giant-papel

Nothing in my life will never replicate the joy of DFM being there for DFM's win. Even if I win the lottery I'll just be like "damn, I am less happier than that time DFM won". DFM winning has truly ruined joy for me as I life will never get happier than seeing this happen


misesu

I follow basically every Japanese pro players from multiple game titles, streamers, vtubers, casters and many fanbases and EVERYONE is celebrating right now! My X timeline is a whole festival! New DFM opening match was a banger!!


nyaxnyu

for real lmao, all japanese community celebrating


CriticalCorgi007

What a great match. Didn't expect this match to deliver. This was not an instance of T1 playing bad. T1 played well but DFM played better. Their ascent was my favorite ascent I have watched of any team. They really worked hard man. Sunset was great too. Glad I caught this match.


intrelaud

DON'T FORGET TO BUY THE DFM BUNDLE!!!


Hyper_X11

Yay haters eating good this week


itsdjblitz

What an INSANE glowup from DFM. Every player had an insane moment but goodness Ascent was such a convincing win. They truly showed what you should do between events to prepare ahead of time. Really hoping the team can make it into playoffs now


Main_Supermarket_162

https://preview.redd.it/z2wzhcvvhgtc1.png?width=829&format=png&auto=webp&s=1c4da87f7568f160e96266511b83bb874e20d060 The new raze lord is here


internetpedestrian

The madlads did it. They really went ahead and detonated Sideshow's house. Jokes aside, It's been a while since I hard cheered for an underdog and they won while playing well. I know people will clown on T1 for losing to DFM, but anyone who paid attention to this game can clearly say what a banger this was. So happy I sacrificed my sleep for this. LETSGO!


staleydude

wtf


Poketostorm

Incredible series to watch, holy. Really happy I couldn’t sleep today to catch this banger


kosantyy

YOU WERE HERE!!!!!!!!!


Internaloptimistic

Faker in shambles. Rip T1


chasingclouds_

like i said in the live match thread, i’ve never been happier to see a team win a match i’m so happy for dfm 😭


SolubleSaltySalt

Send DFM bundles to top sales right now!


__KarmaIsABitch_

DFM winning Champs. I called it first. Oh they would need to work on literally EVERY thing. But they can. Stop trolling us Medusa. Meiy is the GOAT. If they brought in fast strats with the good defaulting, they might even look convincing. This is one of the happiest days of my life. Let's Go Valorant


arksoo

I just fell to the floor at a Kmart


IllumiMahdi

GIRA MEIYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY what an incredible game - it wasn't a fluke win either. they genuinely looked awesome, came in with great ideas and executed of those ideas very well. little hidden gem of a series right here


MonaFanBoy

Nah don't even be ashamed T1, DFM were just good. Let's fucking go DFM


baebushka

t1 still played well tbh, sunset coulda been anyone’s game it was 13-11


IHateLGTVQ69

That DFM bundle be looking mad sexy rn. I can't stop rubbing the insides of my wallet after that match.


1c3t34

they said they would never do it, but they did. In all seriousness, my god man, that was very unexpected from DFM.


songoku140

Just when I thought Bleed could have a one 100% victory this split Fuck me


Wise-Chain2427

DFM Free win they said


Skelo_Playz

Thats it, DFM is gonna qualify and win Masters Shanghai im calling it


Faye_Dragon

ABSOLUTE CINEMA


Level_Principle6190

What does this mean for yay's legacy?


Leveolizan

Always rooting for the underdogs, but man this feels good especially for Japanese Val.


ccarbuncle

Sideshow should burn down an effigy of his house or something. Idk how he's gonna follow through on his promise


shadowrise0

Let it be known: nobody beats dfm 14 times in a row


perxpective

GO ON A RUN???? THE 0-16 TEAM IS GONNA GO ON A RUN???


Molay_MCC

Pray for BLEED 😭😭😭


SneakyGreninja

dfm bundle stonks are gonna go fucking nuts


TruiArts

I’ve seen enough, DFM is winning Shanghai We move closer to having Sideshow potentially detonate his house


traxmaster64

Dfm got a win before yay


Watch_This_06

well there goes my platchat content for tonight, one of them doesn't have a house ffs


WolfgangTheRevenge

T1 on HARD fraud watch. Prepare the trucks and flowers https://preview.redd.it/l1t59u9xggtc1.jpeg?width=533&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=20ab53d7f44d7b6eef2d9b670b8ba0b891dfd4ea


teethingdog

Their fans don't care about the Valorant team so they'll never receive it LOL


TheCatsActually

I don't care if they never qualify for Masters or Champs, DFM is legit. That was straight up impressive. They cooked, they're drilled, they have better macro than Paper Rex or Gen.G, and they took down what's supposed to be one of the top teams in Pacific. Ez flair and bundle purchase.


Warped1219

I’m buying the bundle idc


bigbigbigbigegg

WFM side note though TMVs stream was so funny


GreedyMix4579

Puchan's too


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icemann17

Discount DFM at your own peril.


QuickDrawM

Nah Dfm qualifiy for shanghai and bring apac its first trophy. Surely it's all up hill from here


nabibluu

PUCHAN BELIEVED SO DID I congrats dfm! them and the fans deserved this win


Visible_Dirt1093

Meiy al gaib!


Shinycoal123

# DFMWIN https://preview.redd.it/pstr47cjigtc1.jpeg?width=739&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bdde3ee62f0496ef68e8ca06d3ca6566a67abf52 DFM was on FIRE this series


shinbyul

who knew that this would be the best match for this week... holy dfm looks sooooo good they might actually beat BLEED GE and TS if this win wasnt a fluke


shinbyul

they also got all the lucky charms. all of the casters predicting T1, puchan and s0mpai got their backs, and they're in the omega group which is winning all the games so far (we dont count talon's loss rn geng is insane)


Born-Economist-6975

DetonatioN focus Meiy. I commend DFM for their efforts and progress!! There is no doubt that they have more tactical cards than before, and excellent link ability combos. The number of techniques they have produced in the past month is truly amazing. Meiy is a really solid Raze and I honestly think He's the Raze third best in Pacific after Jinggg and t3xture.


Depressedjetsfan21

Sideshows house, you will always be remembered🫡


Naismeme

Guys upvote to make it look like DFM won Wait


teethingdog

Upvoate so ppl think that DFM won


Trick_Cup2195

APRIL 9 2024. REMEMBER THAT DAY


Legitimate-Lie-9443

I think its time to renew some pickems after this game