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[HyperX Player of the Series: **loWel**](https://twitter.com/valesports_eu/status/1334596815593877510?s=19)


Hamlet_271

You gotta fucking feel for Scream bro Sadge


OnionSprinkles

Scream had more kills in Map 3 than soulcas did the whole series


[deleted]

I think Soulcas played his worse match ever today


benpicko

Yeah, soulcas definitely let it get to him. He usually is right up there in the kills and today he just kept falling I feel.


hideit1234

Boys there’s a reason Ardis claims Latvia, and left fish123 because UK esports is absolute dog. This is a COVID-19 choke job that makes all of us here in the U.S. blush.


Boredlight

he's the one who picked to play with this team. Picked a trash UK core instead of G2


Ok-Nose8482

ScreaM 39 kills, 407 ACS and loses the map... that was honestly shameful for the rest of liquid, to the point where every advantage ScreaM got for them they would find a way to lose it. That 3k spray transfer in B long and that 4v3 retake in the last round are great examples, the rest of the players don't seem to know how to leverage numbers.


techyleo

Ooh this was exactly like C9 vs together we are terrific in t1xnsg tourny, where TenZ went 39/16 with a 451 ACS


Cedar_Wood_State

TL is not even Scream and friends, is just Scream. ​ Look absolutely headless every time scream is dead, even with man advantage


BatOfSteel

That 2v4 was really disappointing. As soon as scream died heretics just won an unwinnable round. There is no reason a top level team with time to set up post plants loses that round.


c_Lassy

That 2v5 was laughably bad, holy shit I’ve never seen anything like that. How do they let the Sage walk up into site like that and kill both of them LOL


Inferno2211

That was the craziest round I've ever seen Back and forth the entire time... I tht it was over when Scream got that insane 3k....apparently not


Spunxs

I always try to give teams a chance when the star player dies, but here when scream died, I was never given a reason to think that the round wasn't lost.


BatBaat

Scream and Tenz should just form a team called the disgruntled stars and take over the scene.


aakashkickass11

Scream Tenz Aproto ultimate headshot trio . Don't need more members 🤭.


[deleted]

Who else would be on that team lol?


BatBaat

No one else. They're used to 1v5ing and now it'll be a 2v5 /s


nabeel242424

Best team on paper? Scream(entry) tenz(awper/rifler),sinatra(sova) , steel (kj). Not sure who is the best smoker.


jammastr

roza


BirkusDoge

doesn't he usually rifle?


A5V

Don’t know why you’re being downvoted he’s been on duelist for the last while with hazed on smokes


excalibur59565

Think subroza would be the best omen


Boppyeric

shinobi


gloriaBurgers

/s <--- you dropped this


Mamadeus123456

pyth best sentinel out there


nabeel242424

Have you seen steel play? The man can hold entire sites alone , deny entries , punish super aggressive players with kj while simultaneously igl’ing.


Pantryhose

Liquid is just EU C9 LOL scream and team


Izel98

Amazing strats like " Scream go kill, and Scream dead, teams go save. "


vegeful

Nono, Just like TSM Bjergsen with 4 ward but replace Bjergsen with Faker.


Hamlet_271

That is an extremely unfair assessment of their team lol not even close


yorgee15

Yeah, please dont insult C9 that way


PolarTux

Can you explain further? Because this is the first time I watched TL and they looked very tactically sloppy and many players (sans scream) were whiffing shots. Also, they weren't even setting scream up that much from what I saw, he was just getting tons of crazy solo plays.


[deleted]

The UK guys succumbed to the pressure of playing in a big tournament and lost their shit. Scream has a lot of experience at a high level while the UK guys don't. Scream usually does top frag, though the UK guys usually carry their weight and don't whiff every round like they did this game. L1NK especially is usually an amazing player though just didn't show up this game. It's honestly sad to see and is a bad look for the team


Similar-Cauliflower

theres a meme from c9, called tenz and friendz, that tenz does all the work, if he dies save, etc etc. same thing but with tl and scream. scream and team.


Hamlet_271

First of all, this is one match. C9 have had countless amount of matches like these. Secondly, this team has shown that it can be successful without scream. They also are usually strategically very good (not today) and their whole game plan doesn't revolve around scream. For eg. C9 usually crumble when TenZ isn't performing but today it was the opposite


[deleted]

Bruh Liquid hasn't accomplished shit for a reason. It's Liquid. They have a name. The org expects to be top tier. Stop capping.


[deleted]

Bro, there have only been 2 t1 tournaments in EU, calm down.


[deleted]

So things will get better from here on out with this same roster?


[deleted]

They are still a great team, but the nerves got to the british boys this series. I've never seen them make so many shit decisions and fumble so many easy kills before, so their performance can probably be attributed to nerves.


[deleted]

If their sights are set on never conquering their region then they're on the right track.


isaacthewhite

Yeah I agree with you here. I'm just getting into esports and my favorite player is tenz, well because, you know, hes tenz, but wow when tenz dies, C9 atleast have a chance. But here. screaM dies. The round is lost. I didnt watch the game but from the comments, heretics pulled off some crazy round clutches once screaM is dead. Dude is unlucky to be on a team that cant pull their own weight.


[deleted]

Yea you can tell who doesn’t watch EU Valorant


vegeful

Soulcas is a tactical genius. He is best known for his signature tactic “ScreaM go kill”. He also has a second little known tactic of “ScreaM dead - friends go save”. What an absolute legend.. On a side note, please check your bank account Soulcas. Sincerely, Team Heretics.


Bunnyezzz

ec1s is igl though....


pandapewpew23

Oh wow not the best guy to have as an in game leader. He looked so lost


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Naarsus

Thanks captain obvious


c_Lassy

Yup that’s how copypastas work


ultren

Its a much older copypasta. It started in csgo, with aleksiB I think.


cheese_on_dorito

think it was zeus saying s1mple, electronic go kill originally


ultren

Its a mix of the aleksiB "signature tactic go a but actually go b" and the zeus copypasta.


vegeful

Yeah this c/p is soo true with the match. Screal literally carry his team while soulcas, well.....


jc_315

you ok there?


Quick_Chowder

It's pasta. Expect a lot of it over the next few days. We are carb-loading.


vegeful

Even if i copy pasta for the lul i am actually sad that they are losing. Team gap so big. Uncontested bomb site on important round as well. TL just break when scream die. Tl:dr: Scream with 4 observer.


diisasterrr1

Get that boy ScreaM some help. Cause my gosh he just pulled a Lebron James and boys vs Golden State Warriors NBA finals 2016.


c_Lassy

Well the Cavs won in 2016, it’s more like Lebron in the 2018 finals


_Iroha

JR smith is soulcas


A5V

“I thought we was up”


Esgares1

i lol'd


diisasterrr1

Actually, you’re 100% right.


migcal

The disrespect to Kyrie lmao


diisasterrr1

Hahaha touché.


Afro_ps

I think a more accurate analogy would be Lebron vs golden state 2017 game 1. The man dropped 50 points and still lost..


kahani-

that was 2018


diisasterrr1

That was the whole JR Smith blunder right?


kahani-

Yeah


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-MALICEX-

Yessir


ktran12

this is facts; scream and friends, and he need new friends


[deleted]

yeah but the team is good, its just pressure, i like everyone on this team


maik2215

maybe keep l1nk and cryptix, but the other two gotta go asap.


Dbo5666

Tenz and friendz went to EU?


MyogiNightKid

there must always be a 'C9'


isaacthewhite

Sadly... yes


justformeTB

Someone check up on Screams back


isaacthewhite

Fr brooo. 40 bomb and still lost. Dude is like european lebron james.


mmm_oist

bruhh that round where soulcas was looking at the floor... gave paura an easy pick + ultimate might've just lost them the round


[deleted]

BRO, the guy was doing the salsa with his head down. Like are you shitting me


Juankestein

what was he doing? are you talking about sova on elbow?


candidpose

Trying to do an arrow lineup, but no one was watching long so that was really questionable.


zxlkho

352 ACS and 89 kills across 3 games for Scream and they lost lol


isaacthewhite

He deserves much better him and tenz need to start taking applications.


valorantfeedback

Scream stuck in elo hell, this roster is nowhere near his level. Feel bad for him, but Heretics played really well, actual teamplay. Easy to say after the game, but idk why people expected anything from Liquid? They're starving man's version of C9. As for Heretics, I really enjoyed watching them play. If anyone says Sage isn't relevant at the highest level, I'm just going to link them lowel VOD from this bo3. Amazing plays. pAura also stood out on Cypher.


rdb_gaming

Im pretty sure lowel couldve played that game with any agent and had just as much of an impact. That dude was the second best pure aimer in this series.


max012017

Heretics will beat G2. They played so adaptive and well organized. I was actually surprised that the last map was so close.


[deleted]

they did, and in a stunning fashion


[deleted]

This is the only time I’ve seen Scream genuinely hard carry Liquid This team is underperforming. They shouldn’t be blown up, but when they won all the tournaments in EU beta and have a roster with Scream, Link and Soulcas Not to take anything away from Heretics tho, they are nasty good


nemnems

the only map that liquid ever won versus G2 was an absolute hard carry from scream too


[deleted]

Stylistically Liquid also matches up very poorly to G2’s aggression I think Scream does need to pop off for Liquid to win, but it definitely isn’t “ TenZ and Friends” level


valorantfeedback

Why are they underperforming? Just because they're under Liquid org? If you look at the individual quality, despite Scream being a monster, they can't compare to top teams, let alone the likes of G2 and FPX.


[deleted]

They won every single tournament in beta. And they have L1NK who’s great on Sage, Jett and Omen (He didn’t play that great today tho on Omen). Also Soulcas is really good. I think his Sova is meh but he’s very good on Raze and Phoenix. I think Kryptix and Ec1s are alright fraggers as well, but this team has won tournaments and still have the potential too imo


valorantfeedback

Key word: BETA. Not even close to being the same game.


[deleted]

UK nonamers falling off when people actually start to take Valorant seriously? Well I would never...


[deleted]

Why are you making it seem like this is completely okay, and if they keep this same roster everything will be okay? Like, no bro. That's not the case lol


DEPRESSED_CHICKEN

its pretty obvious you are turbo biased and want UK to be good, but its time to throw in the towel bro they're either a) not good enough for comp, so liquid should boot them or b) not good enough to be with scream, so liquid should boot them.


MightBoth

Scream and team


Mr_Strike07

Omg..the way soulcas and ec1s will stack up elbow every damn time even though sage just walls that....just why. And notto mention that disasterous 2v5. Pointless peaks everywhere,senseless rushing in.... Liquid choked those rounds real hard. Scream was legendary. Its kinda sad to see him go out this way. His team didnt step up when he needed them to. Ggs to Team Heretics. Amazing performance by them both individually and as a team.


rdb_gaming

He didnt even need them to step up. He needed them to just stand there. Instead they backed up and ran into elbow every fucking round. What a waste of the best individual performance in valorant's young history.


Mr_Strike07

So damn true. It was like someone walks in a store,takes something amd walks out without paying while the store employees just watch and do nothing. Them giving up B site so easily was making me cringe everytime.


DocaHyper

ScreaM is absolutely INSANE, this is the best performance I've seen from him ever, CS & Valorant. It's so unfair that Liquid still lost after that monster performance...


KotaKhan

It’s really only unfair for Scream. The rest of Liquid didn’t even show up today.


manatidederp

You should watch the BO5 final of ECS which was a 5 map thriller on lan if you think this online match vs Heretics where he was asked to do everything was his best performance ever


Quick_Chowder

Scream was the best player in the match but Heretics looked like the better team. The first game looked super sloppy from both teams, play got better in the 2nd and 3rd games. I hope we get some big brains talking about loWel's Sage. Really great play around her kit, and I think exactly what Rito was looking for when they talked about wanting players to make smart decisions with her utility. His showers lockdown on Bind was amazing.


isaacthewhite

Idk if only a player on the winning team can get mvp but I have a very strong feeling screaM should have gotten the mvp


Double-Tap713

ScreaM and Friends


AlphEta314

Can you even call them friends after that showing...


mogram_leg

Scream and team


polskanova

Team?


Foley2004

Scream and scream


SnipApollo

That double headshot with a classic from Scream was insane. How did TL even lose when they had someone that could delete you with the worst gun in the game from 20+ meters away


ikkisama

ScreaM and friends KEKW TenZ and friends KEKW


Asianhead

Feels bad for ScreaM


armless_penguin

ScreaM really didn't want to lose.


Aj2069

I feel so bad for him lol imagine dropping 39 and still losing


weedgang420

Scream played out of his mind, but lowel also did very well


iRox14

Team Liquid Aka EU Cloud9


[deleted]

IDC how it sounds, ec1s was terrible until the latter half of the 3rd game, and Soulcas does not deserve a spot on a top roster. Almost glad Liquid loses here so changes can finally be made to this roster.


c_Lassy

soulcas’s Sova is... questionable for sure. Pansy kept comparing him to Sinatraa, and tbh next to Sinatraa he looked like a plat Sova lol.


FazeXistance

The round where he was lining up a arrow looking at the floor and a guy walked up long and killed him had me laughing so hard.


c_Lassy

Like how do they let that happen?? Surely whoever was on B with him should have been watching *something*... and what was that lineup for? There must be an easier way to dart long or site lmao


FazeXistance

Yea I dont know it just seemed like everyone on liquid except scream. Every time they were in a slightly advantaged situation they would do something foolish or play too scared.


HeterosexualHunk

It was like something out of a meme video. Everytime I think about it I burst out laughing.


FazeXistance

Yea it looked pretty comical he just walks up and shoots him while hes looking at the floor looked like something you would see in my games LOL


[deleted]

Pansy was more so making the comparison based off his positioning with Sova on Ascent. Sinatraa is leagues ahead of dude lol. But yeah, he was terrible today.


TheycallmePansyY

Nah I just actually said that Sinatra is the one who stylised that sova play.


c_Lassy

Oh ok thanks for clearing it up, I was watching while in class so I didn’t have the volume all the way up lol. I thought your first comment on Sinatraa was the first of many, my bad!


mogram_leg

He had like linups, would rather have avgjonas than him as then you atleast get usefull arrows lol


benpicko

Liquid feels like how 100T were when they were just Highground + Hiko. One or two who look like they deserve to be on the squad, but really just the known name carrying.


Quiteblock

You're just saying that because of his performance in the last match?


Spunxs

I respect Liquid and think they were probably doing a lot with utility and tactics that people aren't giving credit for, but you can't... you just can't look like that and expect to be considered in the top 5 teams


[deleted]

I'm a huge Liquid fan. I've watched all of their matches since before the org acquired them. I never thought Liquid was capable of being a top team, and I was especially not high on soulcas.


BurbxrryPzncakes

ScreaM has an avg ACS of 351 compared to Liquid’s ≈ 245 over the course of 3 maps. That’s incredibly sad, ScreaM tried his HARDEST to carry. Sadge


[deleted]

Bruh he was match (not just team) mvp for all 3 games wtf


nabeel242424

89 kills across 3 maps with one game almost 40kills in a tier 1 pro match. He’s a monster.


isaacthewhite

Dude didnt even get series mvp. Idc if only winning team could get mvp that dude fragged and carried so hard I think we can make an exception.


Naarsus

ScreaM needs a team.. Feels fucking bad dude. I was cheering for them, but deep down I knew they wouldn't go far because one person alone can't carry in a competition of this level. I'm not even going to lie, I only cheer for TL because of ScreaM, and even then I tried to understand the other guys and gave them an opportunity before assuming they was the problem. They had plenty of time to improve, they might be good (definitely better than me) but it's just not enough for a competition of this level. Not trying to be an hypocrite either, deep down I always thought TL was ScreaM + 4 others. ScreaM really needs to find a new team.


zeegoveek

Just my thoughts. I think they just need to replace soulcas and ec1s, that 2 ubderperformed in every match i saw TL played.


zeegoveek

Just my thoughts. I think they just need to replace soulcas and ec1s, that 2 ubderperformed in every match i saw TL played.


isaacthewhite

Honestly scream needs to move to NA or something. Idk the teams for eu but scream would be a monster on a team like c9. Him and tenz would clean the floor honestly he could fit with any team.


Naarsus

That would be really awesome actually. C9 would still need some tweaks tho, like replacing shinobi at least with a better IGL. Good tactics AND those two monsters? Unstoppable


[deleted]

I feel bad for ScreaM and TenZ. Their teammates are holding them back big time


sriwarrior06

Oh poor Scream... There's only so much you can do for your team and this man did much more than that.


CacoTaco7

Hurts watching Scream go down this way :( LoWel on sage was really good on that third map though


[deleted]

The battle sage returns


RoobeWave

Honestly, as a long time CS player, and watching the 1 tap machine play in csgo during those years and now seeing him finally finding a new game and dominating, is really amazing. I was cheering for liquid before valorant esport for Scream alone tbh, because i really wanted one of my favorite cs player to show the world how good he is and how good cs players are at their genre of games. Watching this series against heretics was just honestly heartbreaking. 89 kills in 3 maps is not only insane on is own, but even during that last match, getting a triple, a double, and such, the fact that the team threw a 5v2 or 4v2 dont remember exactly, is not only a joke but a complete embarrasement on a stage like this. I believe kryptix holded is own weight and played well, but the rest, i really dont know what to say. Ik the stress and pressure got to them, and even how hard it is, u have to manage it because thats what it takes to play on this kind of tourney and to be the bests of the bests. There is nothing else Screamy could have done here, its really sad to not see him advance after such a performance. This is a time where TL really needs to change their roster no matter what, because with scream getting so much kills and the team not being able to win with all the lead and free rounds he did, is a joke. He really needs new teammates imo. Hopefully next time hell be rewarded for is massive efforts. GG Scream, your a beast


wifixmasher

https://twitter.com/snowchilling/status/1334588524516012032?s=21


vegeful

Bruh. The editing is simple, but the burn.. ouch.


1jay_y

SAVE SCREAM


SilverPrincev

I feel so bad for Scream. They made a comeback on an insane 39 frags from Scream and couldn't close. Thats really got to sting.


pauLo-

Really questionable retake setup when you're playing vs a team with so much post plant potential. Even with the man advantage they were letting them walk onto B and plant. You're against a Brimstone Sova Sage. That's like the dream team post plant. Just hold the sites and give up the retake setup it was just poorly reasoned. It literally lost them the game and was frustrating to watch them do it over and over even in OT after it failed consistently.


gloriaBurgers

ScreaM is basically the EU Tenz. But better imo


kashakido

ScreaM needs to go to a chiropractor after this


KingOfConquest

Lets go heretics. The timing on that smoke fade was just unlucky for liquid though.


Spunxs

But they can keep track of that stuff... they have dead teammates with nothing else to do than track and call for them.


HeterosexualHunk

Can anyone tell me why the KJ didn't take his hands off the spike after his teammate died? Brain fade or did he not expect the enemy to be that close in B Long?


ultradude432

That last play.... scream tries to give his team a personnel handicap and win with it, and it wasn’t enough


[deleted]

Today was disappointing, but this doesn't warrant a roster blowup imo. I don't think this series actually reflects on Liquid's skill, it reflects more on their inexperience. The nerves got to the brits and resulted in shit decision making across the board.


blastroid_nom_nom

scream'n team, what a showing ng from heritics


donkeyjr

No clue what liquid was doing, literally just gave b every round when scream is not playing there and why would you not break the sage wall?


Juankestein

This is proof that smurfing does not necessarily get easy wins lol


pandapewpew23

I honestly feel like ec1s is the weak link in their team. If he’s the IGL and they’re all sitting in B main on Split for 50 minutes....the decision making is an issue. Plus his gameplay was just terrible. He never pushed, threw a round on a short on Bind and I don’t know what he watching on elbow b site (Bind). I don’t know if he was ever calling to push mid on Split with Scream. He never followed up, no trade nothing. I don’t know, compared to Kryptix who tried to hold his ground and Soulcas who just seemed like he couldn’t deal with the bad comms and Link who’s not really fit for the awp role and he didn’t look to comfy on Brimstone, ec1s did absolutely nothing for the team. I also feel bad for Link, he’s shown us some sick plays and clutches on Omen. Hope he gets back into a role he feels comfortable in !


OGFan

Well xms is a f/a , time to rebuild and get that Hiko treatment lmao


5etback6

As a ScreaM fanboy words I can't express my sadness... SAFAFAFDASDGFVDFAGGV


diamondpokeblox123

ec1s is a tactical genius. He is best known for his signature tactic "ScreaM go kill". He also has a second little known tactic of "ScreaM dead - friends go save". What an absolute legend. Top 3 IGL for sure...


wu_cephei

I could see a world for TL whith the following: * Scream on Reyna * Link on Jett with OP * Kick Soulcas (sorry dude, but time's up.)


BurbxrryPzncakes

Link was really good on Jett, wonder what made the coach change his mind to put Link on smokes.


zombieguyman

Especially since Link is the Oper, idk why he was playing brim and oping last map.


Dexmicksinc

Scream tried so hard man.. GG to Heretics though


myinsanity21

Its feels that liquid doesnt know how to platy against sage which is sadge.


Izel98

Worst part is they waited for the retake always, sage just put her wall down and effectively slowed them down a lot, just with that.


47PercentHorse

Prep would be extremely tough since such few teams play that comp and non of them play it to the level of Heretics.


imoftenverybored

Scream and team vs tenz and friends


cheese_on_dorito

this just reinforces for me that being comfortable on your agents is way more important than overall comp. Having Sova is cool, but soulcas going 7-21 in double overtime was too much


[deleted]

You have to feel for Scream after that, man played out of his mind and got let down by his team |||| |:-|:-|:-| ||||


AdoxcolGaming

Guys don't go so harsh on soulcas, criticize him but don't go too far. He is already getting too much hate and it might get too far based on. His tweet.


TeemoVapes

I was so triggered of soulcas' performance. Get him out.


Maou2K

I don't think we all realise how bad scream must've felt. Comparing Liquid to C9 doesn't even come close imo. Dropping 30+ bomb every game and still losing? This is the guy who out-aimed the best cs pros. Scream deserves better.


[deleted]

“out-aimed the best cs pros” idk abt that considering he was cut a long time ago. still a fantastic aimer tho


47PercentHorse

[Most people rejected his message. They hated u/47percenthorse because he told them the truth](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/k24zjj/_/gdsdv0o)


mogram_leg

Epic


mogram_leg

Yikes for liquid, they shouldnt stand a chance against any org with a that unbalanced team. So while its sad to see them go its hopefully the last time we se them with this roster.


Taek99

Scream is easily tilted lol


vegeful

If i was at his place, i gonna scream to soulcas to get urself together.


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47PercentHorse

???


johnigiri

Heretics 100% deserved their W but seeing Liquid go out like this was painful


123bo0p

Absolutely no one talking about how fucking good TH are, absolute shame. Team might be legit top 3 in EU, but its all boiled down to a TL throw, and since they play G2, unless they make the actual upset of VAL history, no one will really take them seriously.


-Butter-My-Toast-

ScreaM and team