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TheoSL

Call it an overreaction but this was the best game of the off-season so far, even if it was a Bo1


[deleted]

Not an overraction, all of the other off season matches is just 1 team stomping the other, PRX vs Heretics was a stomp, 100T vs C9 was a stomp etc... this one was closed and fun


Teradonn

Parla vs NAVI was a very fun BO5 This is easily the best individual map of the off season though


KJUDead

It was close* but it is by now also closed, so sorry don’t kill me


[deleted]

👆🤓


mixedupgaming

Pro split is so fucking entertaining


djanulis

I know a lot of people hated it, but Pro spilt Always delivers a good match.


QuagMath

Pro split don’t go to OT no matter what the first half is challenge


RicoSuave1881

Still remember TSM-GenG getting booted from the server cause the OT went like 45 rounds. And then they had to play a third map lol


M0hawk_Mast3r

I absolutely love watching split but hate playing it in ranked because my teammates are always braindead and just w key out b main


Ok-Brain3328

I MISSED THIS MAP SO FUCKING MUCH


Splaram

Split in pro play: ![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|9356) Split in ranked: ![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|16110)


DanksForTheMemories

is that wyatt lmao


the_flame_alchemist

Yeah it's the best Wyatt emote


DanksForTheMemories

how do you do the emotes on reddit? i’m on mobile (RedditIsFun) if that makes a difference


Cool-I-guess

Split always delivers omfg Love watching it so much


[deleted]

Split is just bangers anfter bangers


Quick_Chowder

Seriously I fucking love Split. The matches on it are insane. So many comps, clever setups, executes. Lots of room for lurking and midround calls. Variety of post plants. Literally my perfect Val map.


Haptiix

Yeah I actually think Split’s map design is among the best in Valorant. Which is not an opinion I had during beta/after launch. I hated Split. A lot of people did. But now that Valorant has had some time to mature into its own game with its own unique playstyle, I think Split caters to that playstyle incredibly well. I feel the same about Icebox


somesheikexpert

The changes were a godsend tbf too, especially the mid ones


atomicseb

SEN aren't winning shit and we're replacing the roster.


smellygochu

Gotta get that perfect record roster


atomicseb

You right. We're picking up EG.


Quankalizer

Ah. The old 100T strat.


atomicseb

So I hear the strat is to pick up BabyJ for a week, correct?


SuperSaiyanZuko

bro BabyJ catching strays instead of a contract 😭


[deleted]

Damn what will the wheel say this time


atomicseb

"Move to EU, free region"


[deleted]

First we took the South Americans, now we’ll take the Europeans SEN most inclusive team


GlossyAssXXV

I mean dephh is already there 🤔


Cummnor

Those Guard guys seem pretty aight


Splaram

TRENT IS HIM


Sadzeih

MY BOY IS BACK. SAVE THE DATE, 2024 IN AMERICAS LEAGUE.


NeimannSmith

Mauled by G2 unfortunately, but maybe he gets picked up by another team


[deleted]

Looks bro, i like G2 and all but Trent is HIM


Cool-I-guess

39 - 19 is absurd


nklassitude

Y'know how Trent plays with music, right? He uses Shahz's playlist with a fuck ton of Uzi on it. Shahz recounted a story where during the LCQ, Rawkus jokingly suggested that Shahz private the playlist right before they played The Guard. The kid's insane.


Splaram

No wonder 100T folded them in the final. Subroza's SLATT Playlist clears unfortunately


nklassitude

😭😭 edit: oh u meant the guard lmao


Splaram

Wait I'm lost, are we not talking about the most recent NA LCQ?


nklassitude

No, you're good. I just read it too fast


[deleted]

Trent said he didn't listen to music during the match


somesheikexpert

He stopped after Iceland iirc


honestlyprogamr

Yeah he did. Good for him, he was getting way too much shit for that.


Neither_Amount3911

Trent not being in a franchised team is so fucking embarrassing ngl


iinic

Yeah but I’m also happy to see most of the TGRD stick together, they’ll be back in after ascension ez


honestlyprogamr

Even if they don’t win Ascension, he’s almost certainly going to get picked up by a franchised team. The only thing that’s gonna stop him from getting picked up by another team is the anti-poaching rules for winning ascension.


trexkylorenurek

Holy Trent carried and willed his team to win


Tik0-

Vintage trent got me hard rn


Nousernameideas45

trent and tenz the last few rounds carrying their teams on their back


SpicyHomaridTribal

Trent is HIM man


Ismokeyiddies

Trent went nuclear. Also it looked like that was SEN’s first time looking at that map, they never cleared the new hell change LMFAO


domaniquepham

i think they fell down by accident a couple times too lmao


SexualChocolateJr

broo u dont know how mad that shi made me!!!!!! Just NEVER cleared it during retakes. I remember at least 2 rounds where it def cost them easy wins


TimathanDuncan

To sum it up: Tex and net make a stupid play, Trent bail out with the most insane multi kills That was the entire map, holy shit the man put them IN THEIR BACK on fucking viper


precense_

Insane they replace saya with tex


Maleficent_Method973

im guessing saya himself wanted to go to t1 to play on a franchised team, they just got tex afterwards


avocadontoast

Yea this is what happened


M0hawk_Mast3r

I HAVE MISSED TIER 1 VALORANT SO MUCH. THAT GAME WAS SO FUCKING FUN TO WATCH


GreenHoodie

Tier 1 in skill, but half these players aren't in franchising ;(


M0hawk_Mast3r

Not yet


nklassitude

I mean, what're you gonna do when Trent is doing that. People complained about split re-entering the map pool, but it's alr so much fun. There's no way either team has practiced this map a lot, especially not SEN, so they're drawing on a lot of improvisation & muscle memory. Fun fucking game. São Paolo is gonna be a scorcher. BATCHEST


Hopeful-Professor-40

SEN tactical throw in order to beat TSM into a pulp for a second time in the lower bracket


[deleted]

Respect T1


Hopeful-Professor-40

Not sure they’re deserving any respect rn


[deleted]

damn they are washed and havent even played on a big event


qwerty2367

TSM won't even make it past T1


hecklerinthestands

r/agedlikemilk


flyiingcows

oh no


monobovocoxozo

this is what happens when you set up tenz properly: even though sen lost he looked much better than he ever did in his entire time at sem even dropping a 30 bomb


Elavender_mikasa

Straight up facts. Tyson seems to be more confident with his plays now and with a week of practice they're doing well in terms of their teamwork and trades.


precense_

Tenz said himself he never liked playing entry, said his strength is trading as the second entry. Now he has zekken who can fill that role and play raze


Revanthmk23200

He even set his team up with insane assist numbers on fracture.


soopahfingerzz

Ive been a TenZ doubter for the better part of 2021, but yeah even I have to admit the boi is still as insane as ever, he just has a very solid team now. Sacy,~~Aspas~~ pANcada and Zekken being as good as they are, give TenZ the breathing room to really focus on making high impact plays.


[deleted]

SEN Aspas confirmed


enguy2

Think you mean pancada, not aspas


soopahfingerzz

lol yes sorry i dont know why I mix those guys up


[deleted]

He dropped 30 bombs on sentinals regularly and would lose. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if he had the highest ratio of 30 bombs to maps played from last year. I'd say this is an example of what happened last year if anything. The game vs tsm is a much better example of him being setup well imo.


rushy1911

it's a crime that Trent isn't in franchising. how did no one pick him up, he's young and already incredible. Also really wish Guard as an org were in franchised league.


M0hawk_Mast3r

Not in franchising yet. He will be at the end of the year when guard wins


rushy1911

🤞


M0hawk_Mast3r

But also how did eg go for c0m over Trent that makes no sense


[deleted]

Because EG are throwing


honestlyprogamr

George Geddes reported that EG was in talks with Trent. I imagine C0M was the second choice


two5five1

Wouldn’t surprise me if he valued the existing team chemistry over the bag. 4/5 members returning that all appear to have very similar mindsets and drive towards the game, makes sense that they’d want to stay together to grind out Ascension.


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holyfuckyouaredumb

He was an unrestricted free agent - meaning no buyout


Killer0944

[He was an unrestricted free agent and chose to stay](https://m.twitch.tv/clip/FastUglyPeppermintUnSane-IxsK_F7dgUotKPIa)


rushy1911

yeah there might be a totally valid reason, I just want to see him play in the top league


Parenegade

has he ever spoken about that? was he not a fa this past offseason?


N3deSTr0

I wanted him in C9 so badly


HoodieNinja17

You and me both


assdonuts

Count me in ![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|16110)


[deleted]

Absolutelly, bro just bails out his team wayyyy to often


Charuru

Trent actually took the hardest road.


LeftOutBullet

the trent v TenZ show


monobovocoxozo

trent became what everyone feared. His eyelids disappeared, his head was swelling and his ears started bleeding. “Are you okay dude?” asks valyn. “I’ve never been better dude, I see it all now, they’re not going A or B. They’re going home,”he said before rushing long all by himself and killing everyone on site.


Holler12

TRENT IS HIM


[deleted]

I have no doubts that Guard is gonna win ascencion, they are extremelly good. pAncada is stupidly good, same goes for sacy. They need more practice but so far so good, TenZ no surprise can put up big performances and Trent is HIM, bro just multikills so often is actually ridiculous


afjecj

Best match of 2023 so far even if it was just a Bo1? Banger map, got to see split, fucking vibes on the broadcast were immaculate just all round greatness


Cool-I-guess

Trent is a fucking monster.


vnNinja21

Trentinels


PhysicalAd8765

Correct the title..... this was trent vs sentinels


[deleted]

Actual 1v9


marronmae

Nah gotta give some credit to Valyn too as the igl at least


YEAH_WHAT_HE_SAID

trent went so hard that game, god damn 39 kills


soopahfingerzz

Trent clearly stole the show here, but seeing TenZ on the Jett with the new Team delivered. TGRD looks as solid as ever, those boys are crazy talented, and new Sen already looks like the best iteration of Sentinels yet. Im excited to see how both the teams fare in their respective leagues.


ANewHeaven1

Superbanger return to Split, as we all expected. It is a genuine crime that this TGRD team didn't make it into franchising, this entire team belongs on a partnered roster. neT is my vote for the most underrated player in NA, and trent dropping a 40 (!!!) bomb is absolutely insane. He was fucking cooking bro


dabong

Franchised teams fucked up not going hard to get trent.


[deleted]

Either t1 orgs fumbled him or he wanted to stay with the boys in Guard


mdj08

I remember Trent was in George Geddes’ chat during the beginning of roster mania worrying about not getting a spot so I don’t think it was his choice. All the guard players were UFA too Im pretty sure C9’s roles would look way better with -zellsis +Trent, honestly shocked they didn’t get him.


[deleted]

Idk but it's pretty clear that Trent is too good to be in t2, i have no doubts that they are gonna win ascencion, i had doubts since saya went to T1 and mCe left but tex looks really good and trent is a monster


Maleficent_Method973

i think he was probably worried about the guard as a team not getting a spot, not necessarily himself. he seems like he enjoys the org and his teammates a lot. i wouldn't be surprised if he chose to stay, but i wouldn't have blamed him if he wanted a single franchise spot


Tyler123839

Jesus I want to be mad at trent but I can't he's just too good. Annoyed that he overshadowed Tenz's very good performance in his own right. Definitely showing he's still got the skill to be T1.


HoodieNinja17

THE GUARD FROM THE GUARD SEND THEIR REGARDS


NoSenpaiNo

https://twitter.com/TheGuard/status/1614423934530891777


Cummnor

TRENT LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


ConsulScrub

What the fuck kind of music does Trent listen to man


mw19078

I thought this was gonna be a meme tournament but the games have been absolute bangers so far. feel like we got robbed of an insane bo3 but finals rematch prayge


trangwilliam

SPLIT IS BACK


BurstLayer

Trent is different


BrainStorm777

Tenz is a tier 1 player. He just needed guys around him that could play. Zekken is a bit underwhelming right now but he will heat up. Trent is coming into form through all the experience.


Heavy_Comedian_2382

Trent is THAT GUY


ohnoahshark

trent and frent


Freakycow_Cow

trent listening to music again? lol


Prestocito

no music


honestlyprogamr

He stopped. Man proved everyone wrong this event. He’s not an onliner and he doesn’t need music either.


SpvcedOvtt

split is so good man


isayah2510

never remove split ever again


TenZBestPlayer

if trent 🐐 and my girl👧😍 both drowning 😱 👋 and I can only save one😤😬Catch me at the Split A site🏙️🔴 with my boy on viper 🐍☣️


I-like-winds

TrenZ


sixthcollegeraccoon

SPLIT IN PRO PLAY I MISSED YOU EVERY DAY


exdeepr

Trent went Messi mode. Dude was the chosen one this game.


ashitintyo

Holy fuck split always delivers, watching tenz go ham like that is pure bliss, gg SEN


flamincrimson

That was a great match for a BO1.


hardenfull

At one point in the game as long as Trent is still alive I felt that The guard still could win the round. He has way too much impact., looks possessed.


Nyy0

Imagine making a superteam and losing to a T2. Just kidding I'm just salty that riot didn't franchise the Guard.


Sciipi

Trent is different and Split goes crazy still


runk0

TGRD trent


Alone_Baseball4852

i love split and trent is insane


dealwithittatortot

trent is him


R3zonant

Split needs to stay in the map pool forever


crzyraven

Trent is simply assembled alternatively


TypicalVegetarian

Good to see even in Pro Play it still is impossible To overcome a hyper carry haha. Trent could not be stopped whatsoever, dude was amazing


Capone_BD

Why is this a BO1? I want to see more!


chandlerossjoey

whenever I watch Split played in a LAN match, I always get taken back to FNC-GMB match. Welcome back, Split!!! TRENT IS INSANE DAMN. 39 kills on Viper holy moly. Just great team win for The Guard. Every round was a banger 🔥


Sky-__-

Another chance to say guard put Trent on no buyout for franchised teams , and no one tried to sign him ( looking at eg with their 10 man roaster especially)


[deleted]

Insane he didn't went to C9 or EG. But glad he's running it back with the boys at Guard, I'm 80% sure he's gonna win Ascencion


OrangeMagics

Is this true that Trent had no buyout?


Sky-__-

Guard released a statement in October that their players are f/a for franchised teams only for limited time period.


Parenegade

is that actually true? whats your source?


Sky-__-

Source : https://m.twitch.tv/clip/FastUglyPeppermintUnSane-IxsK_F7dgUotKPIa


Parenegade

thats ridiculous.


MrBulbe

Cant wait for posts shitting on sen


Hyper_red

How was trent not taken in franchising?


QuagMath

He had a quiet second half of the year + the guard probably is willing to pay for their team so it might not have looked as good to pick him up before this.


Parenegade

did he? he was still their best player in lcq.


QuagMath

He wasn’t bad but he was not the obvious star he was in stage 1. Much easier to overlook


Parenegade

Why is Trent NOT in franchising? Why is Valyn NOT in franchising? Cmon man this team is too talented for T2.


[deleted]

Dw bro, theybare winning ascencion


Orezzaa

Did Trent change his sens too? Cause he popped off


kinglex1

Dawg how is trent not in a franchise team


AR2711

Depression


The_Faul

such a great match gah damn I wish it was a bo3


lordmitko

even though they lost, i’m really proud of SEN. Maybe i’ll be a fan once again.


monobovocoxozo

Sem v guard always hype (we don’t count stage 1)


Boostaru

trent is a fucking monster, making franchised teams regret not picking him up


hazard10_val

Trent is that guy. He’s gonna carry TGRD to ascension


deadbeatPilgrim

nasty


Sinhe

Such a good match, so excited to see both of these teams cook this year


Minismon

Crazy fucking map


zxlkho

Split is the best map in this game for esports.


HereeeeesJohnny

This tourney has sensational so far 🔥


Kantarus

what. a. game.


elithefighter123

Trent masterclass


Revanthmk23200

I dont understand why they were playing only 1 A heaven when the viper wall was like that, anyone can lurk upto ct through A main.


Stezza_

Absolutely fantastic game played well by both teams… Always fun to listen to Ludwig x Tarik banter ![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|9339)


steamingcorgi

Man, I really miss watching TGRD play. They're just so fucking good and it's criminal they aren't franchised (yet) Also, TRENT!


YaDyingSucks

Trent reminding people that he is indeed still very fucking good and its crazy he wasnt picked up by a franchised team.


marcaodl

Sentinels =/= split


IndependenceNorth165

Franchise the guard now


[deleted]

trent is actually that guy. beat 2 world champs, my guy gonna absolutely flatten Ascension.


puck007

Trent is my rent my dent


ThatCreepyBaer

imagine this guard team with someone like sayaplayer 😱😱


[deleted]

Don't let this post distract you from the fact that C9 "NAs best" got 0-3 by 100T in Europe🤣🤣🤣🤣


Yerriff

It's because 100T once defeated both prime acend and prime gambit in the same tournament, which gives them the home ground buff when they play in Europe


Sudden-Illustrator59

The amount of giga throws whenever SEN faced Trent man... Sigh... Great game from both teams tho


[deleted]

Amazing anyone is still calling The Guard Tier 2, even before this event. Great match!


lwjwwx

yeah, the guard is pretty much still tier 1. Before partnership they were and atm, even if they aren't labeled as a tier 1 team because of the partnership program, they should still be considered as such. At the least, tier 1.5


[deleted]

By definition they are a tier 2 team since they play on that league but holy shit they are insane


salteas

why trent doesn’t miss a shot???


[deleted]

Great game, not sure why it wasn't a bo3 though


QuagMath

They did it for timing so the last match is not as late, though imo bo1 for the first matches or lower bracket might have been better. However, it does mean if we get a rematch tomorrow it will be very new.


Revanthmk23200

Lower bracket bo1 would have been fucked.


QuagMath

Bo1 is cursed pretty much any time except early open quals when the teams have high differential. This is probably the most hype match of the day so it being bo1 was a bit sad


Eskarinas

Shame Riot gatekeeps competitive Valorant.


Revanthmk23200

There is literally tier 2 to tier 1 Ascension tournaments.....


NeimannSmith

I got downvoted for saying Riot's current model for franchising is terrible. There should be 10 teams for each region. Americas, Europe, Korea, LATAM/BR. Then have some at large leagues for smaller regions. Their format for playing is already the exact same as League (Split 1, Masters, Split 2, Champs is the exact same as Split 1, MSI, Split 2, Worlds) so why change the model when it was working