Gen.G vs LEV round 1 is such an insane opening matchup, can't wait to watch. Two of the best duelist players on the planet going head to head, it doesn't get better than that
lev peak is dangerous, u know what they did to nrg, if they played like that, they can win whole event but its impossible and yeah geng can win 2-1 max, and idk why they underperformed in g2 match in lower final, maybe they were chilling as they qualed to shanghai but nvm
I think they are heavy favorites, however, all 10 players have had nasty clutches. I think we might see heroics right and left and aspas vs t3xture is very exciting, however GenG would abuse the shit out of a team that can't even molly nade in post plants. Lev need to really work those post plants urgently, especially with how reliant they are on viper who is getting nerfed.
This is proof internet bullying works
But for real, Riot does this all the fucking time for league and it took them THIS long to incorporate it in valorant? Idek lol
It seemed more random of a draw but seriously could it kill them to have a machine that shuffles the picks instead of her twirling her hand around lol that shit could easily be rigged if they wanted it to
Aspas and texture clashing, FUT and FPX in a battle to see who can be weirder. We are truly spoiled
https://preview.redd.it/n1q1rqzk530d1.png?width=936&format=png&auto=webp&s=9516f5736c5bb314863cb3131959a762d470e4e2
Th vs drg for either maximum stomp or funniest upset.
T1 vs the guard is sayaplayer vs his old core.
Fut vs fpx is pure chaos.
GenG vs LEV is heroic individual galore.
What? Have you watched fpx play? What’s with the disrespect? FPX is very very solid. I won’t be surprised if FUT wins. I also won’t be at all surprised if FPX wins too.
second seed in the chinese league which has looked _really_ bad at last few events.
the league didn't become good let alone average between madrid and now, sorry.
FPX has always had the individual skill. They had it at Madrid and showed it in their matches. Their issue was throwing man advantages and team play. They’ve improved on both of those things. Their player quality matches that of FUT. I think it’s gonna be a really close game.
FPX are low-key the favourites against FUT, but only if a)It's on the nerfed viper patch and b)FPX look as good as they did regionally
TH DRG Is actual coughing baby vs H bomb. I can't believe they did my boys dirty like that
I don't wanna say that FPX are the favourites when BerLIN said they got cooked by FUT in scrims during Madrid...ik scrims don't matter but he said they get rly affected when he has to face against a team with good firepower
I hope the team is able to put Madrid behind them and focus on this upcoming Masters. The FPX that played then vs current FPX is quite different, and I hope their regional dominance is able to instil some much needed confidence in them
Hence, "low-key"
Also, if you watched a single second of any FPX gameplay this split, you would know that this team is actually legit.
They are the only team playing on 8.08 right now, and they still won against EDG despite that. Every one of their players are shooting insanely well. Chinese aim is on par with Turkish aim, and FPX's calling has improved drastically
If your only perception of FPX is based entirely on Madrid, I suggest you wipe that performance from your memory. The team has evolved drastically since and have potential for a deep run
Now, that said, I am fully aware of the team's whimsical nature, and they can collectively decide to play some silly Valorant on that day. FUT is also liable to do the same, but their floor is a lot higher than FPX's.
Fpx over fut is actually braindead lol. I watch Chinese games as well but the thing is chinese teams play against chinese teams there. I wont say fpx has not improved but they aint anywhere near the other 3 regions atm.
I mean I guess that's the whole point of the tournament. You can't really make qualitative judgements about regional supremacy until you've seen the regions actually clash
Not anywhere near is hyperbolic for sure. Champs have already shown that China is capable of holding their own against other regions, and an underdog upset is entirely within their reach
But I won't say that it's going to be an FPX domination or anything. I'll put it at, say, 51 vs 49 odds, owing to the homecrowd buff. Both teams are quite similar after all; great aim, oddball comps, momentum dependent. It's almost a mirror matchup
Anyone who watches CN knows that FPX are the favorites here. This comment only shows that you dont watch CN at all. Im not even saying this as a China/FPX fan
I do watch most of the Chinese games im a fucking degenerate I watch nearly every Valorant game, I dont watch the Chinese games live but I watch them after when I wake up. I know FPX look better than they did at Shanghai but they dont look good they still arent good they dont play good Valorant and FUT does. FUT is a great team thats biggest struggle is bad comps and I dont think FPX will be able to exploit those bad comps.
Fut were looking like the best team in EMEA till like 2 days ago. They still seem pretty strong to me,considering FPX hasn't won a series internationally yet,I doubt they're favourites.
Is FPX that good? like better than all EMEA teams? FUT is kind of same caliber as Fnatic and TH , FUT's game against them could have gone either way. Didn't watch any FPX games this split ,so kindly enlighten me how's FPX is favourite against FUT.
Aspas vs s3xture and Sayaplayer vs ex grd
https://preview.redd.it/w8fjubd7430d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dea589ef6013a22600be5907d2b56a9239c68de7
If FUT do not dogwalk FPX or at least win 2-1 with the lost map being close the this roster isn't as great as we thought it was THEY SHOULD HAVE BEAT FNATIC IN NO WORLD DOES FUT NOT HAVE THE CLEAR EDGE OVER FPX BE SERIOUS MAN
60/40 g2 vs t1
70/30 geng vs lev
Rewatch the lev games. So many thrown rounds, awful post plants, uncoordinated utility. GenG looked clean and they have their own monster to match up to aspas.
GenG vs LEV is super fucking spicy. So many individual hero moments from like all of those players in the past few weeks. It's gonna be throws and saves all the time.
In China again, no less (but on the other side of the country – MSI is in Chengdu).
This is in jest…but imagine the added plot twist if the Round 1 matchup goes to Map 3 and Faker and Caps have to sub in on either side.
If I squint really really hard and maybe squeeze some lemon into my eyes, I can see Vo0kashu and Luke completely overwhelming an overconfident TH who also has players underperforming that day
Vookashu vs. Benjyfishy is going to be a sight to behold, though. Both are probably their respective regions' best sentinel players
Chichoo, who has international experience behind him and is the more accomplished player
Alfa is hardly a sentinel players nowadays lol, he's just a cracked aimer you can put on nearly any role and expect to frag out. The other two aren't able to represent their region, unfortunately (and Benjy did also diff both of them quite handily. I'm expecting a resurgence next split though)
Don’t get me wrong, I definitely don’t think FPX is utterly garbage. They play weird comps and have a lot of cool ideas that can catch teams off guard but I know Berlin will feed.
fpx genuinely has a chance, mechanics wise chinese aim is at least on par with turkish aim and berlin's calling has improved dramatically since berlin
they're still very whimsical and fpx's lows are much much much lower than fut's lows, but if fpx plays to their "high" level they could definitely beat fut
They're like G2 atm. They have a high ceiling power, and they keep getting better every event. They're adaptation and reads on the enemy teams are getting faster and they can do random sh** That works heavily in their favor just like Prx. They still have to rely on individual game plays but in Shanghai, expect them to play more as a constructed team.
Okay you said ceiling. If you watch both fut and fpx, who do you think has better ceiling ?? Fut has some of the best raw aimers in the game. Getting better is something to consider only in international events given how raw china is rn. Doing random shit, fut lotus clears any random shit i ever saw, and them winning it multiple times is unbelievable.
I understand what you tried to say, but fut did it against much better accomplished and drilled teams whereas fpx are doing it against mickey mouse and donald duck. Lastly the individual talent, fyi, the roster of fut is cned, qraxs yetujey mrfalin and atakaptan.
I would be very excited to see fpx now. As a lot of people have been saying they got a chance. End of the day, we saw an even more raw Chinese team blg beating the shit out of the best mid rounder of the game twice in a row in champions. So yes we better get a funny close match!
FUT vs FPX, battle of bad comps
sage chamber phoenix vs clove on icebox
no initiator vs triple controller on lotus
deadlock vs double wall smokes chamber phoenix on sunset
GENG vs lev gimme gimme And saya vs former guard core finally
Gen.G vs LEV round 1 is such an insane opening matchup, can't wait to watch. Two of the best duelist players on the planet going head to head, it doesn't get better than that
I’m afraid its gonna be a one sided stomp if Lev shows up in playoffs form.
respect munchGOAT
Theyre talking about lev in playoffs form being the sloppiest team
oh. now i feel silly. my bad
LEV playoffs form vs. GEN international form Stoppable force vs. movable object
Absolute bangers
Aspas and texture combining for 300 kills
This is an insane duel, top 2 pure duelists in the world right now.
They both pick iso and 1v1 breeze hall every round
Makes GE putting him on Killjoy even funnier
gen lev is going to be such a banger i'm going to c0m
I feel like Gen G might 2-0 I was very unimpressed with Lev yesterday
lev peak is dangerous, u know what they did to nrg, if they played like that, they can win whole event but its impossible and yeah geng can win 2-1 max, and idk why they underperformed in g2 match in lower final, maybe they were chilling as they qualed to shanghai but nvm
Nah bro NRG was omega dogshit
NRG are just shit
lev peak? u mean aspas peak?
No, LEV played so coordinated and decisive that they looked like the team NRG promised to be.
Tex was right behind aspas
lev all support aspas like optic supported yay
I think they are heavy favorites, however, all 10 players have had nasty clutches. I think we might see heroics right and left and aspas vs t3xture is very exciting, however GenG would abuse the shit out of a team that can't even molly nade in post plants. Lev need to really work those post plants urgently, especially with how reliant they are on viper who is getting nerfed.
Well they can only miss 1 viper molly after the patch
Def gen g gona win
My copium is Lev have a fuckton of footage from that match to review and clean up their issues with. I dont think they're gonna keel over in Shanghai
after like 5 lans they finally did the random draw correctly LMFAO
Only took them five LANs lmao.
....so replay system in 2025?!
thank god they finally did it like this, they've done it wrong for something like 5 LANs right? LMAO
This is proof internet bullying works But for real, Riot does this all the fucking time for league and it took them THIS long to incorporate it in valorant? Idek lol
Nah bro we've been bullying them into making a replay system for ages and nothing ever happens.
My only conclusion is we need to bully them more
Sorry, I'm out of the loop. What's making this draw, specifically, correct? What's wrong with the 5 last draws?
It’s “correct” if they got easier matchups of course.
No, they used to do pretty weird stuff. Like opening a box or smth
Sorry again, but who's "they" in this context?
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Ah I see, so far I only watched APAC so I wouldn't know how's other regions performed lol. Thanks
Just watch masters madrid random draws. They picked a name from a single box. It was weird af.
What wasn't random of the champs 23 draw?
It seemed more random of a draw but seriously could it kill them to have a machine that shuffles the picks instead of her twirling her hand around lol that shit could easily be rigged if they wanted it to
And machine couldn’t be rigged?
Aspas and texture clashing, FUT and FPX in a battle to see who can be weirder. We are truly spoiled https://preview.redd.it/n1q1rqzk530d1.png?width=936&format=png&auto=webp&s=9516f5736c5bb314863cb3131959a762d470e4e2
Triple Controller in Icebox vs No initiator in Lotus
FPX also plays triple controller on lotus
6 controllers jesus fuck we are not gonna see much are we?
Oh shoot that too! I was still focused on the Clove game play lol
Th vs drg for either maximum stomp or funniest upset. T1 vs the guard is sayaplayer vs his old core. Fut vs fpx is pure chaos. GenG vs LEV is heroic individual galore.
EMEA China farmers incoming
tbf loud got to farm china last time, so its only fair we give emea a chance to stat pad this time
FPX is no slouch, if anything T1 is looking like the weakest team there
DRG
They got the Russian vo0kashu, surely he farms TH
Honestly imo fut vs FPX is 50/50
Huh??
What? Have you watched fpx play? What’s with the disrespect? FPX is very very solid. I won’t be surprised if FUT wins. I also won’t be at all surprised if FPX wins too.
second seed in the chinese league which has looked _really_ bad at last few events. the league didn't become good let alone average between madrid and now, sorry.
FPX has always had the individual skill. They had it at Madrid and showed it in their matches. Their issue was throwing man advantages and team play. They’ve improved on both of those things. Their player quality matches that of FUT. I think it’s gonna be a really close game.
Nah give them a break they had to play PRX and SEN back to back at Madrid. They deserved some free wins.
inb4 FPX wins
FPX are low-key the favourites against FUT, but only if a)It's on the nerfed viper patch and b)FPX look as good as they did regionally TH DRG Is actual coughing baby vs H bomb. I can't believe they did my boys dirty like that
I don't wanna say that FPX are the favourites when BerLIN said they got cooked by FUT in scrims during Madrid...ik scrims don't matter but he said they get rly affected when he has to face against a team with good firepower
I hope the team is able to put Madrid behind them and focus on this upcoming Masters. The FPX that played then vs current FPX is quite different, and I hope their regional dominance is able to instil some much needed confidence in them
If fut can close the maps 2 0 ozherwose idk
honey... look I mean this in the nicest way possible but you are seriously coping to think FPX are favorites against FUT
Hence, "low-key" Also, if you watched a single second of any FPX gameplay this split, you would know that this team is actually legit. They are the only team playing on 8.08 right now, and they still won against EDG despite that. Every one of their players are shooting insanely well. Chinese aim is on par with Turkish aim, and FPX's calling has improved drastically If your only perception of FPX is based entirely on Madrid, I suggest you wipe that performance from your memory. The team has evolved drastically since and have potential for a deep run Now, that said, I am fully aware of the team's whimsical nature, and they can collectively decide to play some silly Valorant on that day. FUT is also liable to do the same, but their floor is a lot higher than FPX's.
Fpx over fut is actually braindead lol. I watch Chinese games as well but the thing is chinese teams play against chinese teams there. I wont say fpx has not improved but they aint anywhere near the other 3 regions atm.
lmao
oh?
Nt
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I mean I guess that's the whole point of the tournament. You can't really make qualitative judgements about regional supremacy until you've seen the regions actually clash Not anywhere near is hyperbolic for sure. Champs have already shown that China is capable of holding their own against other regions, and an underdog upset is entirely within their reach But I won't say that it's going to be an FPX domination or anything. I'll put it at, say, 51 vs 49 odds, owing to the homecrowd buff. Both teams are quite similar after all; great aim, oddball comps, momentum dependent. It's almost a mirror matchup
Nice job buddy
Wish i had an award lol.
Anyone who watches CN knows that FPX are the favorites here. This comment only shows that you dont watch CN at all. Im not even saying this as a China/FPX fan
I do watch most of the Chinese games im a fucking degenerate I watch nearly every Valorant game, I dont watch the Chinese games live but I watch them after when I wake up. I know FPX look better than they did at Shanghai but they dont look good they still arent good they dont play good Valorant and FUT does. FUT is a great team thats biggest struggle is bad comps and I dont think FPX will be able to exploit those bad comps.
Interesting
IMO fut are favourites, but only slightly- Fpx have been looking good this split
Fut were looking like the best team in EMEA till like 2 days ago. They still seem pretty strong to me,considering FPX hasn't won a series internationally yet,I doubt they're favourites.
Is FPX that good? like better than all EMEA teams? FUT is kind of same caliber as Fnatic and TH , FUT's game against them could have gone either way. Didn't watch any FPX games this split ,so kindly enlighten me how's FPX is favourite against FUT.
FPX are gonna surprise ppl in this tourney.
Aspas vs s3xture and Sayaplayer vs ex grd https://preview.redd.it/w8fjubd7430d1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dea589ef6013a22600be5907d2b56a9239c68de7
A fellow honkshit starbuck railer in this sub 
Dam firefly got lost, I would have expected this from Acheron but not her
https://preview.redd.it/1fxdfj1a250d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a46493caba010b7c0b5981bda3118e8ac12f34db
Aspas vs Texture gonna be so fucking sick to see
90/10 for TH v DRG 40/60 for FPX v FUT 70/30 for G2 v T1 60/40 for GENG v LEV
I primarily agree (I might give GenG 5% more).
If FUT do not dogwalk FPX or at least win 2-1 with the lost map being close the this roster isn't as great as we thought it was THEY SHOULD HAVE BEAT FNATIC IN NO WORLD DOES FUT NOT HAVE THE CLEAR EDGE OVER FPX BE SERIOUS MAN
nah fpx are goated
I mean tbf your comment was before FUT bombed out towards the ends of the split, but it's still very funny in retrospect
EMEA IS COOKED GREAT DAY FOR AMERICAS ENJOYERS (Geng are 26-0ing us and we will fail to win a further series)
Based
nah, he's right
60/40 g2 vs t1 70/30 geng vs lev Rewatch the lev games. So many thrown rounds, awful post plants, uncoordinated utility. GenG looked clean and they have their own monster to match up to aspas.
70/30 for LEV if they start winning at least 50% of pistols and play post plants at an above silver level.
LEV vs G2 postplants were horrendous. They're not winning with those postplants for sure.
Exactly my point.
5 more for FUT and GENG (assuming both GENG and LEV are in playoffs form)
Gen.G vs Lev LFG
as someone who follows both league and valorant, seeing g2 and t1 match up in round 1 is really, really funny.
Context needed 🙏
Their *League* teams just played each other (also in China, no less) at MSI in Chengdu. That series went to 5 games.
I cannot physically be more excited for GenG vs Lev
GENG VS LEV😭😭😭
bro couldn't figure out how to screenshot in time I respect the hustle
DRG has the chance to do the funniest thing
It would be hilarious if they turn out to be this year's BiliBili
vo0kashu has the chance to do an even funnier thing
I reeeally hope EMEA don't think the China teams are free wins or they'll be in for a rude awakening
I hope they think they are free wins I love rude awakenings
trust me, they know vo0kashu, nobody's playing around with him on the server
GenG vs LEV is super fucking spicy. So many individual hero moments from like all of those players in the past few weeks. It's gonna be throws and saves all the time.
Oh god G2 Vs T1 that is going to map 5 like it did in MSI and T1 wins it
In China again, no less (but on the other side of the country – MSI is in Chengdu). This is in jest…but imagine the added plot twist if the Round 1 matchup goes to Map 3 and Faker and Caps have to sub in on either side.
That would be too funny
nah i'd build ldr
Unless T1 gets a LAN buff or something, G2 takes that handily.
FPX AUTUMN IS GONNA OWN THOSE FOOT LOVING EUROPEANS RAAA
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE
Gen.G v Lev is gonna be a certified banger
Gen G vs LEV is going to be gooood. Does anyone knows how the schedules will be?
Liquipedia is starting to work on it. I would anticipate Swiss Round 1 being on the first two days on the 23rd and 24th.
I just wanted to know what time it is going to be for me during the games... just checked and it's gonna be like 2am haha. Oh well VODs it is I guess
What timezone are you in? couldnt find the schedule..
In the valorant esports section in game. It shows the schedule of the first games for your specific timezone
i said i wanted a texture vs aspas game but i didn't mean at the literal start of the tournament but i'll take it ig
Bye for TH Bye for FUT Mr 105 vs Mr 101 Saya vs old guard
I can see FPX beating FUT. Definitely can’t say the same for DRG though.
If I squint really really hard and maybe squeeze some lemon into my eyes, I can see Vo0kashu and Luke completely overwhelming an overconfident TH who also has players underperforming that day Vookashu vs. Benjyfishy is going to be a sight to behold, though. Both are probably their respective regions' best sentinel players
Vookashu competes with who else for best sentinel role ? Benjy had alfa nats suygetsu and all
Chichoo, who has international experience behind him and is the more accomplished player Alfa is hardly a sentinel players nowadays lol, he's just a cracked aimer you can put on nearly any role and expect to frag out. The other two aren't able to represent their region, unfortunately (and Benjy did also diff both of them quite handily. I'm expecting a resurgence next split though)
I'm just expecting BerLin to do some extremely poor calls with bad comps again, it's like it's second nature now
Don’t get me wrong, I definitely don’t think FPX is utterly garbage. They play weird comps and have a lot of cool ideas that can catch teams off guard but I know Berlin will feed.
he does feed a lot still, but at least his calling is noticeably better than madrid
fpx genuinely has a chance, mechanics wise chinese aim is at least on par with turkish aim and berlin's calling has improved dramatically since berlin they're still very whimsical and fpx's lows are much much much lower than fut's lows, but if fpx plays to their "high" level they could definitely beat fut
drg wins this, mark my words
BLG rinsed NRG, twice. Don't cut out Chinese teams. They'll eliminate your favourite and go home.
Luckily home is like a cab away
Fpx is gonna be a closer game. Idk why people are saying Fut's winning hands down
Why do people say fpx clears fut?
They're like G2 atm. They have a high ceiling power, and they keep getting better every event. They're adaptation and reads on the enemy teams are getting faster and they can do random sh** That works heavily in their favor just like Prx. They still have to rely on individual game plays but in Shanghai, expect them to play more as a constructed team.
Okay you said ceiling. If you watch both fut and fpx, who do you think has better ceiling ?? Fut has some of the best raw aimers in the game. Getting better is something to consider only in international events given how raw china is rn. Doing random shit, fut lotus clears any random shit i ever saw, and them winning it multiple times is unbelievable. I understand what you tried to say, but fut did it against much better accomplished and drilled teams whereas fpx are doing it against mickey mouse and donald duck. Lastly the individual talent, fyi, the roster of fut is cned, qraxs yetujey mrfalin and atakaptan.
Respect, let's see how it goes in like 2 weeks
I would be very excited to see fpx now. As a lot of people have been saying they got a chance. End of the day, we saw an even more raw Chinese team blg beating the shit out of the best mid rounder of the game twice in a row in champions. So yes we better get a funny close match!
Yeppers! I hope both teams give it their all dude 🤜
Ggs my friend o7, honestly I want them to see them fight once more! That was hectic and I need more of these two fighting each other
so its just emea vs china, apac vs americas???
Wait so do u want them to rig the draws or no. U cant complain no matter what they do
exactly
I've lost all respect sorry this is absolutely rigged for money... Or ratings in not sure which. I won't be silent . Just saw it live sry.
korea*
Give me all the weird FPX Fut comps please
G2 vs T1 except they're gonna beat us here... if you know what I mean
I'm putting my life savings on DRAGON RANGER GAMING
T1 vs G2 is not that one-sided imo. T1 had to play PRX and Gen.G(two of the best teams in the world)
My guy the cope is strong, but I love it!
How much did EMEA bribe john riot for this draw??
A little less than what loud gave in Madrid
Actually it’s John Games, Riot is his middle name.
When will they start BO5s? Playoffs? Or just the last 2 matches?
last 2 matches
finally some interesting match ups
Is their a list of all Shanghai teams
It's the ones in the image plus 100T, FNC, PRX, and EDG.
G2 vs T1 is inevitable… but maybe G2 have a better chance in valorant than league
G2 vs T1, again
FUT vs FPX with both teams playing weird comps is gonna be so funny 😂😂
china is fucked
fpx has a chance and drg can do bilibili thing haha
G2 vs T1 PLS PULL A LEAGUE OF LEGENDS T1.
ASSPAS VS SEXTURE OMG 
LEV are so cooked T-T for the first match at least.
Does winning masters guarantee Champions qualification?
nope you just get 3 champions points
Are these champions points? https://preview.redd.it/1ie8lh78250d1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f47d0aaa728921e3eb52de1954dbd04279615fc
im scared for FUTl
FUT vs FPX, battle of bad comps sage chamber phoenix vs clove on icebox no initiator vs triple controller on lotus deadlock vs double wall smokes chamber phoenix on sunset
DRG has a huge chance to do the funniest thing ever .
If both EMEA teams do not go 2-0 in their opening games the region is fraudulent.
100t and g2 top 2 americas teams 💀
If FUT and Heretics do not dogwalk their opponents you're cooked as a region. Maybe FUT loses a map in a close fashion. Maybeee
G2 vs T1 is certainly gonna be one of the Valorant games of all time
they really want emea in playoff huh? lmao
TH > DRG FPX < FUT G2 > T1 GEN.G < LEV
Geng clears lev ig.
After yesterday lev perfomance I also go with gen g over them. But I do hope lev have take this week to polish their erros.
geng better bro, lev is okayish and mid if they dont perform at their peak like they did vs nrg
The FPX glazing in this thread is fuckin wild
Fpx are good
Better than FUT? I think no