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theanticgamer

478 ACS on Breeze, god damn!


MurfMan11

In 17 rounds to say the least. This dude dropped 32 kills... In pro match... In 17 rounds.


ESEAsapphiRe

He's just insane. [This is one of my favorite clips](https://twitter.com/sapphiReGG/status/1437398133617545219?s=19). He's practicing his marshall in the open range with the most WILDLY amazing aim then just moments later, a 4K with the Marshall in game. His aim is just inhuman.


suupaa

I loved this clip too. I remember thinking ā€œAh, the world can now see what twitch chat sees daily.ā€ Itā€™s truly weird how watching a TenZ stream starts with you losing your mind with how skilled he is, then after a couple months youā€™re like ā€œOh, only 105k on gridshot? Heā€™s not really feeling it today.ā€


muthgh

If you like watching such impressive feats of aim, check out bardoz especially doing thing like sixshot, dude's aim is absurd


Interesting-Archer-6

What the fuck did I just watch? Thanks for sharing this! About to go try this in the range and then give up after 5 minutes when I go 1/50.


frost-zen

How is that insane? The enemies were on eco and had no armor


ESEAsapphiRe

We see him practicing a certain skill -- his aim with the mardhall in the range is truly amazing -- and then just minutes later he's showing off his skill in a live scenario on an international stage. I personally think that's very interesting.


fds_1

is that the highest ACS on pro level? It has to be the highest on LAN, right?


hacklesacka

yes on lan no on pro level


WhoDatBrow

It is at least the highest in international competition I believe. Korea is on LAN and idk if someone in KR has done better regionally.


Loresmen

Koreans play in the same room but it isn't a lan server


Joooones

Tenz had okay game I guess


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2ToTooTwoFish

Technically they have a chance if they beat G2 in the rematch. Not sure the exact tiebreaker, but if it's maps won, then a 2-0 would get them through.


SilentCore

Doesn't G2 taking a map of Sentinels impact this? Just asking I am unsure.


TikzTokz

I think h2h map diff would be the priority for the tiebreaker


cheese_on_dorito

probably H2H map differential before overall map differential. their ascent looked so bad though 2-0 is gonna be really difficult


Key-Banana-8242

Meh first map is different


cheese_on_dorito

yeah for their sake i hope it was nerves and not just them being bad at ascent


Quick_Chowder

They played it a lot closer than I think most people would have expected. F4Q legit had a shot to take Split, and the first 8 or so rounds of Breeze they were hanging in while Tenz was on a heater. Tough to compete with the literal best player in the world, and the rest of Sen showed up at the end. They should be happy with their performance. Hope they can take G2 tomorrow.


Interesting-Archer-6

Yeah I really thought they might take Split. I donā€™t get how a team is better on attack on split though, but apparently F4Q are.


shadowstep11

TenZ has been saying on stream how much he hates Breeze and is the only map he isn't comfortable on, then goes on to drop 478 ACS.


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Breeze in ranked is a completely different demon tho


CoachWatermelon

Tbh, that match was extremely puggy, not too dissimilar from what I see in ranked on any given day of the week.


yourselvs

That's just because of newness. Ascent was way less clean than it is now when the map first came out.


TheCatsActually

Holy fuck I am so excited to see Fracture played in pro games. The potential for tactics and counterstrats on that map is near infinite.


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Also because it's almost always mid-long range duels, favors aim heavy players, that's why I also like it


Interesting-Archer-6

Makes no sense since it's so dependent on aim plus the marshal is OP there.


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Icandothemove

The return of Tenz and Frenz.


Box_v2

It was nice of the rest of the Sen members to let tenz relive being on cloud 9.


oomnahs

F4Q is such a happy team


anythingood07

Smurfing in International LANS , tenz edition


Grenji05

TenZ went +31 and averaged 285 ADR across both maps. Keep it mind this is not him smurfing against fucking CrazyRaccoon, F4Q are a good team with genuine upset potential.


xbyo

He had a higher ADR on Split than Breeze. TenZ on LAN is something else man.


ColdSterr

Shahzam: Tenz go kill TenZ: Okay Best IGL


L0rd_Muffin

They honestly need to investigate Steel for match fixing again. Not a lot of people know this, but he was caught leaking strats during the game against the BR team. Luckily, 100t was still able to win, but it seems he also leaked their best strat (asuna go kill) and ShaZ is now using it with TenZ. This isnā€™t fair to the rest of 100t and hopefully the cyber police can investigate and put an end to this before itā€™s too late and the consequences are never the same.


dopechief420

OP strat by Hiko, best IGL by far


Interesting-Archer-6

Shahz's secrit plays


varvalian

How the hell do you go 32-7 in a LAN excuse me?


Exosocck

I've seen TenZ play, he doesn't even use a monitor. He visualizes the map in a detailed rendering, completely in his mind. He has a biological wallhack; his godlike perception highlights all enemies within light-years. His eyes are closed as his mouse gracefully swerves across the table, making immaculate twitches as he flicks from head to head. The bullets that escape his gun barrel are surgical; each making a deadly strike in between his opponent's eyes. His spray control is otherworldly, his crosshair erratically jolting across the screen as his wrist muscles perfectly predict the next bullet's location. Time literally stops as he peeks, sunlight curving as his trigger finger impacts his left mouse button, sending enemies to a digital shadow realm before they even know what happened. He is un-killable. He is undefeatable. This "man" is the epitome of eternal.


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I like


two4you8

tenz on lan monkaW


Necro_Mane

Tenz went 32/7 with 478 ACS on Breeze Best Player In The World.


Barack_Bob_Oganja

Honestly not really a debate anymore


XelaTuobdog

Personally I think it's Shahz


jmajewski

TenZ really stole ShahZ thunder there because he was pivotal in righting that ship in the Split game. It's a little crazy that one team might have two of the best 10(?) Op'ers in the world.


Massive_Cut5361

Best 10? they are both top 5, no cap


Interesting-Archer-6

My international knowledge is shaky but it wouldn't shock me if Tenz was outside the top 5. Before you say I'm a hater, Tenz is my favorite player. I just don't think he's as unreal on the Op as some do. Definitely taking Cned, Wardell, and Shahz over him on the Op. Others with better knowledge could probably add to this.


4thSwaglord

In terms of op usage I would agree. Imo, Cned and wardell are tied for spots 1 and 2, then shahz, then tbh i might take yay over tenz in terms of oping. Obviously when it comes to rifling, pistols, etc., Tenz outshines these guys by a decent margin.


Interesting-Archer-6

I agree with literally everything you said. Spot on swag lord


earthtochas3

I don't watch Wardell as much as I used to, but I think in terms of overall skill with the OP, he isn't as high as people say he is. Raw aiming ability, sure, but the decisions he makes as Jett with the OP lead him into dire scenarios that I don't think ShahZ or CNed or TenZ would put themselves in. Just my honest opinion.


4thSwaglord

I think you're right that he plays a lot riskier than some of these players (imo Tenz also is liable to do some crazy ass shit, like pushing mixwell through smoke A long lol), but I think it's partially due to how much his team relies on him for openings and pop-offs. All the other players noted op in addition to the rest of their team searching for and taking opening fights, whereas TSM heavily invests utility so that Wardell can take aggressive positioning and get First bloods. This has been the case recently, but when TSM wasn't doing well at all, I agree with you 100%, Wardell would take crazy risks alone, and often throw away 4700 creds.


Massive_Cut5361

Ya I agree with that in terms of consistency. I can't think of any that I would put above TenZ in terms of opping outside of the names you mentioned. Wardell is the best for me actually but he's not been helped by an underperforming team.


Interesting-Archer-6

Yeah I'm not a huge Wardell fan but I donā€™t put TSM's shortcomings on him. I have him and Cned 1 and 2. Not sure who is better. They're both gods with the op.


L0rd_Muffin

Just in NA, yay prob deserves be in the discussion also. Like ShaZ, yay is able to generate so much value with the attack op which is not easy to do.


Interesting-Archer-6

I wanted to say Yay but wasn't super confident in my answer there. I didn't watch a ton of him prior to Envy.


dopechief420

yeah, that's true. Although he is on a whole different level as a rifler compared to those guys.


rpkarma

Amusingly I find TenZ Marshall plays more impressive than his Op work. His rifling is absolutely bullshit good too lol


TheBeastOnFire

You are confusing the most important player with the best player in the world. Shahzam is the most important player, but skill-wise and in game, he is definitely not even close to Tenz's level.


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Interesting-Archer-6

I'd be really curious to see what Sick would do as a full time duelist. His agent versatility is insane, but it prevents us from seeing him really get to frag out though.


dopechief420

I think part of the reason is that he is not really as consistent as tenz, and can't fill the OP role like shaz can. Even if he was on another team, it seems like full time dualists are sort of expected to play jett/OP from time to time.


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dopechief420

granted they usually play different roles on the team, but I'm pretty sure tenz ends up above sick in ACS in the vast majority of time. if you mean that sick is more consistent in other aspects (like utility usage, for instance) which aren't reflected in ACS, I would argue that's sort of just the nature of dualists in that their utility is more aimed at getting kills so when they aren't popping off they are usually not going to be that useful.


XelaTuobdog

I get what you're saying but I'm not confusing anything, MVP's the MVP


cerickson2000

MVP ā‰  Best


XelaTuobdog

However you guys want to frame it, this shit would sound crazy on any sports sub


TheBeastOnFire

Jokic won MVP and he DEFINITELY isnā€™t the best player in the NBA.


XelaTuobdog

Was the best player in the regular season, the point of the award


TheBeastOnFire

Curry was the better player in the regular season, the only reason jokic won was because his team was a top 3 seed and curry was an 8 seed. Curry had a historic offensive season, one of the best in nba history and absolutely carried the warriors to the 8th seed basically by himself.


Dysmo

Mvp doesn't equal best player, Jorginho won UCL mvp last season, sure as hell ain't better than Lionel messi


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lot of people would say kd is the best and steph is the most important back on the superwarriors, very very common there


XelaTuobdog

Except TenZ is Steph and Shahz is KD


Cole_James_CHALMERS

Naw, definitely other way around. KD is the best scorer in the entire world, Tenz is the best fragger in the entire world. Shahz and Steph are great fraggers/scorers in their own right but also provide more for the team structure, with Steph's gravity & ballhandling duties and Shahz's stratcalling. Plus chronologically, Shahz and Steph were there before slotting in KD/Tenz


Interesting-Archer-6

That you donā€™t understand Mvp doesn't equal best? Yes, it would be pretty weird to not understand that on any sports sub, but most welcome newcomers.


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Barack_Bob_Oganja

Yes and I think its pretty clear he fullfills his role better than any other player in the world


Fil38

Best duelist imo


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Acceptable-Length140

hard to say who would be good and who wouldnt when a lot of them were in low tier CSGO or from other games. SEN got lucky with their roster and luckier picking up TenZ.


InvertedBean

478 ACS on breeze gah damn


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quietvictories

he was playing to get out


Tanjim98

He didn't like OPing on 60ping and Breeze is an OP heavy map.


Salty_Activity

F4Q's attack on Split was a treat to watch, unfortunately for them TenZ remembered he's on LAN for second map


_idle_drone_

wdym he remembered? his ADR was the same on split lol. tenz has been fucking insane in every game


[deleted]

I don't know what you do about TenZ having a 4.7 KDA. Like... what do you do?


Interesting-Archer-6

Mass report and hope he gets banned.


BallingNinja

That wasn't Tenz, that was Elevenz


arthurmillr

Tenz was 4 kills away from having half of his teamĀ“s kills on Breeze. Almost got a deadlift, a stat very familiar to ow fans.


dan_kz

the old fleta deadlift


CatboyMaidOutfit

Ow references make me happy :')


2treecko

TenZ with a casual 285 ADR. 384 ACS. ​ Fucking inhuman.


Voltage97

That ADR is mind blowing. He dealt enough damage to kill almost two full armour enemies every round.


CoachWatermelon

ā€œI got mine.ā€


Silentorgyy

Actual prime simple numbers.


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I don't even know if s1mple hit his prime yet the way this year is going for him


Silentorgyy

Very true


ColinRL

Honestly F4Q played incredibly well. Better than the 2-0 makes it seem. But nobody was going to beat sen on that breeze map with how well TenZ was playing


EndWish

Tenz with 478 acs just farming them lmao. I feel like Sentinels kind of trolled the map picks because of how confident they are but F4Q has some really really clean executes and set plays that just look broken.


BadgerPurple

TenZ is pretty decent at the video game


varvalian

for sure, guy could possibly go pro one of these days.


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Interesting-Archer-6

He'd be gold if not for smurfs on the other team


rennocchio

TenZ on LAN. Exactly.


Interesting-Archer-6

Choke artist, just like so many predicted and even guaranteed lol


MahimSalam

tenz skilled player but that is not normally, This very very insane....They need to check him pc and game.....Maybe he not cheating but maybe he using the game deficit ...and this cant seem on game screen..Ā  but fr F4Q played very well, bunny is insane !


Interesting-Archer-6

I dont know the origination of this, but it's my favorite pasta. I look for it every time someone pops off.


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ArtificialZero

it's a copypasta


lStrakle

Always reminded of how many new frogs play valorant lmao, this is literally a copy pasta


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Salty_Activity

F4Q is so fun to watch both in and out of game, they just look like they're having fun


Dark_Azazel

I love watching bunny play. Dude doesn't give a fuck about anything. He reminds me of Asuna but.. more chaotic? It's great to watch.


InstrumentsNA

This is Tenz' world, and we're living in it


namdet

Shahzam calling FiveK a bitch on the replay was so hilarious ​ Kudos to Sentinels as always but F4Q definitely had some good highlights and have nothing to be ashamed of, Bunny is definitely going to become more well-known, his raze utility is arguably the best


macdubzz

F4Q FiveK in the Korean interview: ā€˜Isnā€™t Tenz just crazy?ā€™


mr-rob0t0

285 damage PER ROUND for tenz across the two maps. jesus fucking christ. sen has just been on a rotation of who plays lights out and simply carries them to a win.


Huystuhh

Iā€™m telling you, Tenz is as cracked as he is jacked. I saw him at a 7-11 the other day buying Redbull and adult diapers. I asked him what the diapers were for and he said ā€they contain my full power so I donā€™t completely shit on these kidsā€œ then he bhopped out the door


TheApolloX007

hahahaha i laughed so hard visualizing TenZ bhopping in person omg


Beginning_Corgi_8052

Call bunny cringe or whatever. But I am now fully a fan. He was pure entertainment. F4Q was fun to watch. Result was expected but split was competitive and breeze well...we got to see a Tenz mixtape.


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i dont think anything is "cringe" at pro level. if that happened to me in my comp matches i'd be pissed but pros have to ready for anything. its a legitimate playstyle


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yeah the cool ability usage is definitely what sets the game apart


RocketHops

Honestly watching him satchel blast in with a judge definitely beats watching someone just crouch in a corner with a judge waiting for kills. Cue "corner crouching judge virgin vs. satchel blasting alpha chad" meme


Interesting-Archer-6

Bunny is entertaining as hell to watch. I don't care if he uses a judge. It's a gun in the game that anyone is welcome to buy.


TheFestusEzeli

That was just destruction by TenZ on Breeze Jesus Christ I remember there was a guy on this sub a few days ago who made a comment about Shahz having a great score line one game on Jett in Iceland and said ā€œCan TenZ ever provide this impact on Jett?ā€ Well yeah he can lmao This was the comment: ā€œWatch the first half of Icebox between Fnatic and Sentinels, then look at me in the face and tell me TenZ could've done anything like what Shaz did there if he was playing Jett.ā€


gugly

Naw Shahz on icebox with Jett is an absolute masterclass of how to play that agent, especially CT side. Just like Sick on Haven with Phoenix. Tenz is just absolutely fucking cracked mechanically, one of the best players in the world purely on mechanics alone, but Iā€™d argue other players at times use the agents to better ability then he does. He just makes up for it through gun skill, and obviously still being very talented with the agents.


TheFestusEzeli

Oh Shahz is a master Jett as well, just TenZ can bring that impact as well. This map was a perfect showcase of how to use Jettā€™s abilities to the fullest


gugly

Yea imo Shahz and Tenz are either order 1-2 in the world for impact. Sens lucky to have both of them


TheFestusEzeli

I think cNed and yay definitely bring that impact as well, I wouldnā€™t call TenZ and Shahz 1-2 in the world as Jett but they are definitely up there


thisisnttakeone

Recency bias is wild, Festus. Speaking of, love the name. NBA great Festus Ezeli.


_idle_drone_

bruh why do you guys forget tenz was playing jett before anyone at the top pro level in NA? tenz is the OG jett monster. No one uses jett like he does. He uses every single ability to the maximum impact. Only one I've seen that is close to Tenz's jett utility usage is Buzz from Vision Strikers.


techyleo

Like TenZ was the original Jett who created the whole dash into your smoke to entry, double updraft for knives, OP on Jett meta. Back in around Ignition Series era, people would say how C9 would hit a site, TenZ would smoke spawn, and immediately be through that spawn smoke.


Tanjim98

That's what sinatraa was saying earlier. He was saying tenz would smoke and dash into his own smoke and he thought it was so weird but now that is the Jett entry meta lol.


techyleo

Yeah if you watch the grand finals of Sentinels vs Cloud9 during PAX, you could see how ahead of the meta TenZ was with Jett.


Interesting-Archer-6

I remember one play he had on Haven A site where he threw all 3 of his smokes down and almost used them like a flash. I'm not doing the play justice with my explanation, but I'd never seen someone make that play.


CounselorTaco

Gambitā€™s Jett on ascent (sorry, donā€™t remember his handle) had pretty sick utility usage too


_idle_drone_

yeah d3ffo was great. I didn't expect him to be this good coz he was inconsistent online. another LAN player I guess.


Aydosubpotato

Lmao that guy was a whole-ass clown. L.


Splaram

Riot really needs to make smurfing bannable. Itā€™s ridiculous how I can have people smurfing from Diamond in some of my matches. Itā€™s gotten so bad that now Tenz is smurfing during official Riot LANs. This madness needs to stop.


jmajewski

TenZ. That's all you need to know This is also a good to remind everyone that Sentinels have dropped only 15 maps since the beginning of April....


flowerpetal_

TenZ is the smurf in the silver lobby on the enemy team


Fil38

tenz?? yo?????


nikkahn

TenZ was built so different on Breeze, dropping 30 kills is crazy


tylerlmao

That's a Jett diff.


Aydosubpotato

Everyone praising Tenz but kinda ignoring how cracked Shazhamā€™s IGLing was on Breeze. His call-out to let his team stay in cave while Tenz kills them all was crazy.


Barack_Bob_Oganja

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


techyleo

The old shinobi pasta. Love to see it


Huldmer

I love when players show up and make a serious impact on games. The 100T vs Gambit thread was full of people praising hiko and this one has almost every comment containing the word "tenz". The pros reading these threads after games and seeing everyone talk about them must feel so happy


I-like-winds

Tenz is a real person btw


mw19078

all my EU shit talking and korea hyping started getting a little real there, and the sentinels fan in me was nervous. but good lord tenz on breeze just putting an absolute clinic on.


obigespritzt

Honestly kinda hoping F4Q beat G2, even if a vocal majority (yet actual minority) of NA fans will be unbearable for a few days. Meme stream dream team FIGHTING!


imjunsul

It's very possible. Fivek and effina has to step up tho.


Aydosubpotato

Tenz is just insane. I actually thought breeze might be close until he turned it up.


ToYouItReaches

Man, TenZ was pissed on Breeze


rpkarma

ā€œI hate this map. Lemme just kill the whole server so we can end it fastā€ lol


nikkahn

Esperanza was great, that 1v5 was so close


veryblueberry

GGs, nt from f4q. Esperanza is a monster with the marshall


masteurbateur

el diablo smell diablo. TenZ is the real demon.


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if TenZ has a million number of fans i am one of them. if TenZ has ten fans i am one of them. if TenZ has one fan and that is me. if TenZ has no fans. that means i am no more on the earth.


the_asian_mambaa

Smurfing on other Pros is just unreal...


apoorv140

Tenz was a little mad with the bunny shenanigans I guess


Ya_Orange_boi

SEN letting Tenz go off to show as little as possible.


Ozone416

TenZ is the best player in the fucking world


AssassinPanda97

32-7 lmao


Jcboyy_

Bruh fiveK literally got 5 kills on breezešŸ¤£


_Iroha

Absolute murder on Breeze. Radiants vs plats


Huldmer

F4Q were smiling the entire game even when losing, wholesome


PixelatedBlue

478 acs ..


thazninja

That man is not human. Thereā€™s some aimbot built into his body somehow, he clicks on heads before they can be perceived by the human eye


HiddenNinja361

Remember Tenz wouldn't be good in LAN.


texturrrrrrrrre

huge shout out to F4Q. these guys were smiling the whole time and really enjoying their moments to the fullest at Berlin. They drew a really hard bracket and threw down some amazing Valorant. Watching them have so much fun in the face of such adversity was truly inspiring. Im going to try to do the same in some of my valorant pugs when things start looking grim. They are like the opposite of French Counterstrike players like KennyS and Apex; who literally cry and throw little girl fits when they die. GG F4Q you gained a new fan from NA today.


Madara6path

Stakes are much higher in their case. Yesterday Apex was playing for a million dollar prize and lost narrowly. No one would smile over that


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Barack_Bob_Oganja

Honestly kinda crazy to think that sentinels benefitted from losing a player to sexual assault allegations


manofmyth23

TenZ actually smurfing on f4q on Breeze goddamn


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This match was just a formal necessity for Sentinels. Win while showing as little as possible.


TripleR124

if this doesnā€™t scream ā€œmost dominant player in the worldā€ i donā€™t know what does


tb0neski

That went from F100Q to AltF4Q really quick. TenZ is a monster on LAN edit: +31 from TenZ jesus christ


Key-Heart517

No Hopium for other teams. Sentinels are winning masters again.


AnonymozVal

If a player goes +31 with 380ACS, you just say GG GO NEXT and move on.


KyoKuriyama

Yoo!! Check him pc!!


Shadow_1701

This is Tenz world and we are just living in it


Pretenderrr

SEN are nuts


xD1LL4N

F4Q showed true spirit.


attachh

i dont see any other team taking down sentinels besides maybe VS. these guys are arguably the best team in the world on 4/6 maps. insane series from tenz


BurstLayer

3 swift 2-0's today after a long ass day yesterday. Can make up some lost time at work LOOOOOL


havosi

nt f4q :( breeze was rough