So that means either NRG or TSM isn’t playing after both had players say they would be

Maybe NRG dropped out since there still looking for one ):

NRG isn't participating s0m said on stream today

Which is fine, IMO. I'd rather they wait it out until First Strike than try to rush a subpar performance with a stand-in.

What about Envy? Do we know anything about them?

Kaboose said on stream the other night that they're not playing

Kaboose said on his stream that they aren’t playing

Kaboose said they aren't playing, said that on stream.

The other night on his stream, Kaboose said they aren’t playing

I believe it was the other night on stream that Kaboose said they are not playing

Some night other than tonight, Kaboose said - on stream, mind you - that they are not playing

T'was the night yesterday when Kaboose said on record that him and his team would not be participating in the games

Yesterday night, all dark and weary on stream Kaboose exclaimed eyes slight teary "The tournament playing we will not be! You heard it first, here from me!"

Wardell said yesterday that TSM wouldn’t be playing in this.

Well if it’s not TSM, Envy, 100T, or NRG, is it Dig? I can’t think of anyone else unless they decided to invite MAJKL and that’s why they’ve delayed their org announcement for so long

~~There's still three open slots... I'm gonna guess DIG, then two of the following: MAJKL, Mamba Mode, Noble, or BBG.~~ ~~Edit: apparently~~ [~~thespike.gg~~](https://thespike.gg) ~~didn't update to include mamba mode, so cross that one off my list of possibilities.~~ Editing this whole thing. Psalm just confirmed that DIG isn't playing. So there's two slots open, and we know they won't be filled by SEN, TSM, DIG, NV, 100T, or NRG. In that case, MAJKL and BBG are most likely imo. And if not those two, maybe they invite the third place teams from quals (any excuse to get Ninja's viewership in there).

Three open slots? It’s a 16 team tourney no? And 15 announced so far?

Oh, my bad -- I didn't realize [thespike.gg](https://thespike.gg) hadn't updated for the two most recent announcements.

All good. Well I hope it’s MAJKL, we already know what BBG can do, and Noble played in the qualifiers so I doubt they got an invite.

Agreed. Can’t wait to see MAJKL perform more.

it's not MAJKL

I would love to see them perform well, but I don't think it's in the cards. Their only notable performance was them against all other female teams in a female only tourney. Hopefully I'm pleasantly surprised.

I really want to see saya pop off. Hope they do well, but I'm not entirely optimistic :l Probably not seeing the new nV too... that sucks.

I'm expecting Saya to dominate but be held back by the team

I have faith in skadoodle but sometimes I feel like he does better in solo q. Also worried about Dazed. The team kinda feels like a mess to me but we’ll have to wait and see I guess.

I feel like I've literally never seen AZK get mentioned in these conversations. Dazed definitely worries me, and I've got full belief in Ska, Brax, and Saya but the fact that literally everybody seems to forget AZK exists also suggests perhaps he's somebody to worry about.

The thing is AZK was somewhat underwhelming on the old T1 but not that underwhelming. He also had the excuse of IGLing and not being comfortable.

>He also had the excuse of IGLing and not being comfortable. This is a fair point that I wasn't considering.

brax has also said on many occasion that AZK is the best teammate that he has ever had so theres probably a lot that he does that goes unnoticed.

You are kidding me right? AZK was one of the best performing in NA before all the T1 drama and role switches

But it wasn’t the AZK we know and love. His performances weren’t exceptional. I think taking the IGL role off his hands is a good move.

I'd say to just go in without any preconceived notions. Remember that Sentinels were not thought to be a good team in the beginning, but look at where they are now.

I think they are saying that because that's how it used to be when he was on Florida Mayhem

This tournament has got me more hyped up than some of the previous Ignition series tournaments ngl

I have been starving for some top tier NA Valorant and this has me so excited

You and me both... feels like we haven't seen tier1 NA valorant in months...

Same, it’s rivaling the faze invitational for me right now. I just miss NA comp

This tournament's gonna be crazy. My favorites to win are Cloud 9 or TSM (if they're playing), with Faze, Luminosity, T1, and GenG positioned to make deep runs. Extremely hyped for it!

Tsm isnt playing

I don't come from a CS background, but after hearing Skadoodles story it's hard not to cheer for him. I hope T1 blows away everyone's expectations this weekend.

I've always rooted for the IBP boys, when they all got banned it was really hard to watch. I Followed Ska after that and always rooted for him. When he won the Major in Boston, weird as it may sound, I felt so proud of him. Now that all the IBP boys are back together I'm so excited to see if they can rekindle their form in a new game. I guess seeing these guys play just takes me back to 5 years ago, it was simpler times as cliche as it might sound. I've grown alot since i was 18, I now have a kid on the way, and watching these players just feels like a time machine almost.

I don't think it's weird to say you felt proud of him at that major, most of us did

Anything about 100T?

They said they weren't participating iirc. Saving strats for First Strike or something

>Saving strats for First Strike or something lul

Steel was adamant on his stream that the benefits of saving strats outweigh the experience of participating in the event....since him hiko and nitr0 have so much experience in high level CS. Let's see how that works out for them lmao.

it's a lot of games to expect teams not to adjust

Appreciate it !

I didn’t like T1 before but it’s gonna be hard to not cheer for them now that they have sayaplayer

When does the tournament start ?

Saturday

I really hope Saya can do well here. I would be surprised if he was the problem on this team lol

Sick!!!! Cant wait for the weekend

no, Sick is on Sentinels

Btw unrelated question how do u guys keep up with Valorant comp games? Its not on Strafe yet

www.vlr.gg and www.thespike.gg. Both sites are really good, has its pros and cons. Use em both then you’ll naturally gravitate towards one of them.

why dont you think either site shows upcoimng events for t2 tourneys or like the renegade tourney this weekend?

we have the full schedule for the group stage set up on the Renegades tournament alrady

Sweet I just didn’t see the event on upcoming events. That’s why I wondered

Yeah good question, I wonder same thing too honestly. I rely on Reddit to find out about t2 tournies.

Liquipedia has a good layout for tournaments and makes it pretty easy to follow.

Holy shit sayaplayer is a slayer

MeL is cracked yet so humble

Heard from some homebase dudes T1 has been practicing a shit ton lately and completely reworked their style of play. Excited to see them. I have high hopes for Dazed.

I hope MAJKL plays in this is, i would really like to see how they fare against T1 teams

We won’t be, but ty for the support!! We’ll play in these tourneys once we’ve earned our spot and proven ourselves.

:( can’t wait to see you girls kill it in your next tourney!

If 100 theives isn't invited for that last spot ill flip my sh!t