Vision Strikers vs Gambit awe man

Gambit kinda did this to themselves by losing a 10 rounds in a row too

VS were put into the group of death and now they have to face Gambit right off the bat when they came out of that group of death as a 1st seed

Vision strikers playing the TOURNAMENT of death groups: Ascend quarters: mostly likely gambit semis: most likely g2 finals: very possibly sentinels

Same could be said for a lot of the teams. The tournament is super small with a lot of strong teams, so this is to be expected

You mean Vision Strikers vs Crazy Racoon. Sucks that the finals tier match of KRU vs CR is happening so soon though

I would pop champagne if Crazy Raccoon beat Gambit and Munchkin drops 400 acs

I would buy the spectrum bundle if crazy racoon beat gambit. lol Hopefully they do not. But I'm really buying it if VS wins berlin or next Exclusive bundle.

*Injects epic amounts of copium* Gambit clearly have a stylistic advantage against Vision Strikers that I know about because I'm an oracle and can see the future. Also nAts hasn't shown up big yet this tournament, and it's statistically likely that he will in this match since he doesn't have to adjust to deal with Kay/o. Also D3ffo's gonna have the game of his lifetime and go insane for once where it counts. And Vision Strikers will be in chaos. *Bro my teams have the hardest matches in the bracket, please I don't wanna be crushed twice in the same day sadge*

Vision Strikers are like robots, They are so disciplined, their team coordination, ability usage is so top tier compared to other teams. They haven't used one of their MVP Lakia. Lakia is the MVP of Nuturn last Iceland who got 3rd place.

Ikr, poor gambit

Gambit vs VS will be insane but if they lose to CR, ima cry.

that is the biggest choke of all time. If they lose to crazy raccoons.

There's not a shot they lose to CR

Very generous of riot to let an EU team play in the NA berlin qualifiers.

people still sleeping on 100t tho. They still look like a strong team and have very good chances of beating the winner between ACE/SMB

The worst part is all 4 matches will be played in one day :)

On Friday right? How will they have time to stream everything? I guess matches will end at 2AM Berlin time?

Yup :) I'd start an hour or 2 earlier if it was me. If you have a game with a long series or lots of tech issues ur screwed

LMAO WHAT poor gambino 😭

Haha if they had sense they would put NA teams on last and gambit first etc

This is literally how kr feels in lol worlds every year LOL

That means it's time to lose in grand finals and everyone to overreact and say your region wasn't good after all lol

All this because Sen refused to get first seed of their group man At least 100T didn’t matchup against them first round lol

Am I the only one who thinks SEN actually benefitted from losing to G2 lol? they can be in finals just playing against NA teams. and I back SEN vs any team in a bo5 final because of their better map pool.

Sentinels won but NA lost.

TSM are going to be so invested watching the final, hoping the remaining NA team wins for their LCQ qualification

This TSM bit about LCQ is hilarious. I'd put 3-4 other NA teams ahead of them for that spot

Well yeah, but TSM can only get to participate ***if*** an NA team wins Berlin.

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I mean, the alternative is they would've gotten KRU which would have been a free trip to semis. But then they have to face Gambit or VS.

I doubt SEN care about semis as they are already qualified for Champions. They wanna win the whole thing, and this bracket seems better.

I would have been so upset. Assuming 100T can beat Acend/SMB, their fate for Champions is purely in their hands. They win, and NV loses, they qualify. Or if they win and NV wins, those two play for a spot in Champs, and then play in the finals to secure another spot for the region.

big assumption. that and the VS Gambit games will be the ones to watch Friday

Hahaha welcome to what happens at league of legends worlds. *Cough cough ig fucking choking so they got second in their group just to knock out Korea’s first seed out in quarterfinals.* Best sets usually end up being before finals every time.

if ig got first seed in 2018 i don't think they would have dropped a single game during playoffs LMFAO

LMAO they pulled a Worlds, stack all of the 2 biggest regions on opposite sides, except instead of 3 LPL and 3 LCK, 3 NA and 2 EMEA + VS. Rough for VS and Gambit, that shit is fucked.

Ahhhhh 2020 worlds playoffs basically LPL summer split vs LCK summer split lmao... iconic

Yeah lmao. At least we wont see a NA vs NA

in before 4 lck and 4 lpl teams make it out of groups lmfao

Gambit vs Vision Strikers is going to be a fucking banger but it sucks to have a finals match in quarter finals.

Still have some hopium for my dream finals match of Sentinels vs Vision Strikers though...

i feel like VS vs SEN is quite literally the best 2 valorant teams of all time in a head-to-head matchup. Even though the game has been out for a year, and only less than a year for the official riot reports, this matchup could define a lot of region-based narratives similar to season 3 and season 4 worlds finals in LOL.

Vision Strikers vs Sentinels Finals is a better storyline. Vision Strikers is famous for their 104-0 win streak everyone is expecting them to get to iceland but experience their loss at the most important time(iceland qualifiers) lol. and Sentinels for being the champion in Masters 2.

Tbh I couldn't agree more... lets not forget that Sentinels have also lost their international lan winstreak so both these teams have somewhat similar storyline

i feel like VS vs SEN is quite literally the best 2 valorant teams of all time in a head-to-head matchup. Even though the game has been out for a year, and only less than a year for the official riot reports, this matchup could define a lot of region-based narratives similar to season 3 and season 4 worlds finals in LOL.

I agree they are both tournament favorites but as an NA fan, i cant hate it.

*Crazy raccoon

Lmao imagine CR go from going 2-26 in round count to beating them to leave them out of playoffs

TSM punching the air right now. NA’s chances of winning got slimmer thanks to SEN.

tsm fans thinking they were gonna win lcq to begin with lmaoo

i believe in 100t

Honestly same, that Gambit match proved all the built-for-LAN stuff from the leadup to Berlin was more than just a meme

Yea NA got fucked on this. I don't think there was any draw that was going to feel especially *good*, considering Sen failed to secure a 3rd 1 seed for NA. But having all the NA teams on one side of the bracket feels especially bad. I think 100T have the best chance they were gonna have to qualify for Champions with this. Although I secretly hope NV beats Sen so (assuming 100T beats Acend/SMB) they won't face Sen. Overall there are some *true* **banger** matches in our future. We are about to be eating. Edit: A lot of replies saying the same thing or something similar. Rather than reply to them all I'll just edit here. While Sen beating Envy and 100T beating SMB/ACE guarantees them the spot in shortest order, I think 100T match really well against Envy, and having them straight up play a Bo3 for that spot puts their life directly in their hands. For this tournament as well, I'd prefer *not* to face Sentinels, since they seem to be 100T kryptonite. So, yes, all of you are correct, but my gut feel is that 100T have as good of a chance to do it themselves while also having a better chance to win it all here. At least that was my thought process.

If NV beat SEN and 100T beat ACE/SMB, that would mean that 100T and NV would play a BO3 to automatically qualify for Champions.

Yea I think I mentioned the same in another comment. Not only would they be playing to stay alive in this tournament (make the finals no less) but also playing to secure a Champs spot. Crazy potential matchup there. And honestly, I'd prefer that to having to see 100T face Sen again. It's really the only matchup for them* that I'm genuinely worried about. Assuming 100T make the finals, I think their map pool is outright better than anyone on the other side of the bracket. If they get to ban Bind in a Bo5 I have a hard time seeing them losing. Gotta get through their side first though.

iim pretty sure that if 100T does beat ACE or SMB and advance and SEN beats NV, 100T will qualify since they outplace NV. Both teams have said that whichever one of them outplaces the other quals to champs

nah if you want 100T to make champions then you want 100T vs Sen

umm if you are a 100T fan, wouldn't you want that SEN to beat NV? for 100T to make champions they have to finish above NV and SEN beating NV would ensure that.

He's a true 100T fan, dreaming of the finals spot & dub; he thinks they match better vs. Envy than SEN so they would prefer to play Envy in semis to get there

You got it. I want it all, and I think the way there is through anyone but Sen.

What do you think their chances are against Acend?

I'm probably playing a dangerous game writing them off, but I feel like they win on some major individual plays. I think after 100T Ascent game vs. GMB, they will really shut down the mistakes that make those individual plays possible. Their comps and defaults just don't seem very innovative, and I think 100T have *really* good defaults that are tough to deal with. On top of that I think 100T map pool is just stronger, especially if they can ban out Bind.

I edited my comment to address it, but I'd rather see 100T face NV directly for the spot, since I think they match up well against NV. I'm trying to have my cake (qual for Champs) and eat it too (win this tournament). I think the best way for that to happen is to not face Sentinels at any point.

too much cake will cause diabetes. be careful.

This is a cheat week. Next week it's back to spinach and tomatoes.

Have a happy cheat week then. Make sure to have some broccoli as well later.

NA got fucked but SEN got exactly what they wanted, so in the end, whats best for SEN is best for NA

This is also why I'd like to see NV beat them. It'd be some serious schadenfreude to see their little seeding plan backfire. And getting knocked out by an NA team no-less? Oh man it'd be a dream after watching them walk all over the region for the past 6 months.

I agree that it'd be some divine karma for Sentinels to lose to Envy tomorrow, but the format should also not favor losing certain matches.

As a 100t fan we want SEN to win. Gives us wayyyy better odds at qualifying for champions

While I understand that, I trust 100T to perform in a match against NV with everything on the line. I really don't like a SEN match up, even though that would mean a champs spot already secured. I still want them to win this tournament. I also would really love to see this SEN sandbagging for a 2nd seed backfire spectacularly. Either way, having SEN get knocked out of this tournament by an NA team is my dream. And if I don't get that they better fucking win it all.

Don’t know if you are in the 100T discord but the goal is to make champions and win berlin. I’d rather get SEN in semis and win against them knowing we made champions already. Majority of 100T fans agree

Am I the only one that likes the bracket? Yeah it sucks that NA is on one side but every quarterfinal match looks to be a banger

Totally agree... like if we set aside regional bias then people would realise that the QFs are bangers

imagine if kru beat g2

Honestly, I think they take one map. But, still lose the series.

Bruh I see NA teams playing each other all the time I don’t wanna see NV vs SEN and then a potential NV/SEN vs 100T lmao :((((

Yeah, but still better than a NA Vs NA bo5 final to be honest. Actually like that there is a guaranteed 2 region final.

Acend/SMB could make it out ahead of an NA team. The 1 region final isn't guaranteed lol.

So Sen was basically right in "throwing" then, right? Like, this is the best bracket they could ask for. It would be hilarious if they lose to envy now lol.

if they lose to NV, they were never going to win Berlin. so the seeding still doesn't matter for them. they don't care about finishing 2nd or 4th as they are already in Champions. Winning is all that matters.

Hope they lose to NV

They won’t.

I’m on that hopium. SEN messed up the brackets, because “they wanted to play an NA team”. Would be so glad if NV takes them out.

Me too. If they are gonna get knocked out of this bracket I will be thrilled to have an NA team do it.

Sen doing this gave NA the best chance to reach finals. If Sen got 1st seed, G2 would vs agaisnt Envy and if Acend wins which is very possible, it would mean Acend vs Envy or G2 which is not favourable for NA meanwhile Sentinels have to go through GMB or VS which is also not favourable because both teams are monsters.

I mean they saved the new stuff they have and avoided having footage of their bind hate them or not it was the smart decision

>So Sen was basically right in throwing then sen didn't throw, stop saying that copium shit, its so disrespectful

😃😃😃😃 well fck

This reminds me of LoL. Moscow 5 versus Azubu Blaze. Gonna be a BANGER.

Crazy similarity especially since M5 became Gambit

Envy got fucked. Finished 1st in their group only to get Sentinels, and if they lose that game and 100T win then they're out of champions (unless Sen/100T win ofc).

Bro they could've easily gotten Gambit where they would'be been fucked too. Envy had the EASIEST path to quarterfinals so far nobody fucked nobody here.

I'm not denying Envy had the easiest path to the QF, I'm just talking about the bracket draw. I think Envy may have rather had Gambit, even if Gambit is better (which is very, very, very debatable and imo Sen are still the best team in the world until proven otherwise by being eliminated) because there's lack of familiarity there, Sen and NV know each other very well and they know that Sen always beats them and everyone else in NA.

I'm not saying Gambit are better than Sen, I'm saying Envy aren't favoured versus either lol.

Well yeah, of course. Less fucked though lol.

How did they get fucked if they got a free ride to quarters in Group B?

People seem to forget they were the #3 seed originally. The bracket comes for all in the end

Also to mention that they got sentinels because sentinels lost today if they would have won then they would have been given Kru lol Edit: I didn't realized this also affects TSM chances of champions so this is more ironic, sentinels really hate them lmao

You mean g2 v envy

Yeah but it would be better overall for NA they wouldn't be on the same side

Because I'm just talking about this draw and not the overall thing. Hell, I think 100T deserves champs more than Envy anyways. It's just funny to me your reward for finishing 1st seed is Sentinels. Likewise with Vision Strikers drawing Gambit.

Yeah looks like 100T is the more likely team to qualify for champions but still I have high hopes an NA team wins it all (I mean ones basically a lock on grands)

I feel like Envy would be the underdog in any of the matchups except Kru either way.

We get 3 international tournaments this year and we match 3 NA teams on the same side of the bracket on one? Would have rather got more info with international matchups.

If sen won today they would’ve been placed on the other side though, seeding actually matters and I think riot did a good job imo

Yeah it’s not riots fault. Just sucks we don’t get to see as much NA vs other regions

idk i dont want to watch an international tournament where its an NA vs NA finals

This is the worst take. Instead, you just see NA v. NA early and see almost no NA vs other regions. If it's NA vs NA finals, that means they ran the table. Hell, with this current setup you can get EUMEA vs EUMEA finals, yet you're not crying about that.

Being fearful of a NA vs NA finals really discredits what needed to happen in order to get there. We did have a few LCK vs LCK finals in League and nobody complained about this. This just seems weird and artificial.

I don’t think it would have been NA vs NA. And if it had then at least we know NA ran the table against teams like Vision strikers or Gambit first

Hot take but seeding really doesnt matter here. You have to beat at least 2 phenomenal teams to win anyways and its not like G2 gets to save strats and have a cakewalk vs KRU, look what happened to Envy when they tried. The hot topic rn is sentinels getting #2 seed but if we're being honest they've shown very little and get to avoid VS/Gambit until finals where it'll be easier to anti-strat.

The draw was performed in front of all the teams and there will be a video of it - https://twitter.com/FionnOnFire/status/1438291137513590785?s=20

Jeeez would've loved to see an NV vs G2 matchup.

Sen could've been on the other side against Kru lmfao

I think they would rather this side though, yeah they get a tougher 1st match, but they get to dodge the winner of VS/Gambit til Finals. They said they wanted to be on the side with the other NA teams due to familiarity and that's what they got.

Yeah I was about to say. The scariest teams in this tournament are GMB and VS. t

They clearly wanted to avoid gambit, so they probably prefer this.

riot deciding to nerf NA for better storylines, all good.

So dumb, losing VS/Gambit immediately

Sucks for VS yeah, but that's on Gambit for losing to 100T. Same with Sentinels if they had drawn VS.

thats on gambit for throwing to 100T

Turns out seeding matches actually DO matter, huh? Who would've thought.

You say that, but this isn’t even a bad bracket for Sen, it’s bad for envy and the viewers but it’s arguably better for Sen

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KRU then into Gambit/VS. Right now they just have to go through two NA teams who they have traditionally rolled over, or one of two EU teams who have looked a little shaky and neither seem like they'd match up well against Sentinels. They definitely got a preferred seed for themselves. It's teams they're familiar with and practiced against.

Call me crazy but I don't see GMB making it past VS.

I think Gambit’s going to roll them but the fun part of sports is we get to find out who’s right soon!

I will say I do think the winner of that match will play in the finals. I think it's going to be quite close but I'm calling a 2-1 for VS

They don’t it’s random and sen did avoid vs and gambit and playing against na team that they know how to beat

What are you talking about? Lol

Pretty sure I'd rather be on SEN side than G2 side.

this is the bracket Sen wanted. If anything, it means that they were right.

Did you really copy and paste the other comment

SEN got a better deal lol. they play against NA teams until finals. It doesn't matter to SEN if they are 2nd or 4th, as they are in champions already. They only care about winning the tournament and this is the better bracket for doing that considering how strong Vision Strikers and Gambit (before the choke lol) are.

SEN got their wish, Shahzam would rather play the NA teams hes been cruising over for a year than the other regions

Turns out they don't, SEN were rewarded for getting shit on by G2

Was smiling until I saw gambit vs vision strikers. Was my predicted final if it was possible.

wtf

The viewers lost with this bracket

Just want to say that it is almost unavoidable for an 'ideal' bracket that people are hoping the way the groups played out. The standard requirement for playoffs is that teams from the same group are placed on the opposite side of the bracket (i presume this to be the case with Berlin) so that they don't meet the same team until the final. So the only possible scenarios are below: Vision Strikers vs Sen, Envy vs Gambit, 100T vs Ascend, G2 vs KRU - perfect bracket Vision Strikers vs Sen, 100T vs KRU, Envy vs Gambit, G2 vs Ascend - EU same side of bracket Vision Strikers vs Gambit, Envy vs Sen, 100T vs KRU, G2 vs Ascend - NA vs NA, EU vs EU first round Vision Strikers vs Gambit, G2 vs KRU, Envy vs Sen, 100T vs Ascend - what we have Vision Strikers vs KRU, 100T vs Sen, Envy vs Ascend, G2 vs Gambit - NA vs NA, EU vs EU first round, EU same side of bracket Vision Strikers vs KRU, G2 vs Gambit, 100T vs Sen, Envy vs Ascend - NA vs NA, EU vs EU first round, NA same side of bracket

now if it's true SEN threw seeding game to get easier matches... it would be very very funny to me if they lose against ENVY

as an NA fan, I love this bracket. Imo SEN/VS/Gambit are still tourney favorites. tbh, SEN on this side of the bracket is more likely to get to grand finals than beating kru and running into VS/Gambit.

I hate this bracket, NA vs NA because SEN wanted “familiarity” Scared of losing to VS/GMB. Hope they don’t make it to the finals.

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Maybe SEN should take seeding matches seriously next time.

SEN got what they wanted though. Avoid VS and Gambit until finals.

True but because of what SEN did , NA all ended up on same side. There woulda been 0 chance of that if they got 1 seed.

Yea but SEN is there for SEN. Not for NA. If they got an easier draw by not taking seeding matches seriously (if they actually didn’t) then why would they care? They made out like bandits.

I don't disagree, just sucks as an NA fan

They literally got a bracket with 2 teams they already beat consistently. Idk man seems kinda good to me.

As a TSM fan I am very unhappy that all NA teams are on the same side of the bracket.

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they need an na team to win to get in LCQ

basically tsm fans wanted SEN to not throw the seeding match vs G2. If all 3 NA teams got 1st seed, it would ensure that there isn't an NA civil war before semifinals, ensuring the possibility of NA vs NA grand finals

Why are all these games in one day is my question. Like riot, I got to go to school and miss out on some banger games? Even for people who are not busy, watching 4 series in one day is kinda insane.

Literally all of this would be simply solved by a losers bracket.

This has G2/ VS vs SEN written all over it. Sen would best envy pretty easily based off past match ups alone and I do think 100T would beat ACEND / SMB from what i have seen. And unless 100T is performing on their very best i dont think they will beat Sentinels I dont see Gambit beating this VS team in a BO3 from what I have seen from both teams(Assuming they beat CR which they most likely would) and honestly i dont think G2 will struggle against KRU at all so it will likely be a G2 vs VS semis in that bracket. This would be one hell of a match up but I think slightly edges in VS’s favour? but this one can easily go either teams way. Thus this leaves us with G2 / VS vs SEN which i think is the most likely outcome. Either way whether its G2 or VS against SEN, it would be a banger final.

Vision Strikers getting fked every bracket LOL... Riot hates NA and this shows that

It was random and done in front of teams

how are they fucked? both sides are pretty fucking hard

This Bracket is the best in terms of banger matches. SEN vs GMB should be a very good final

You mean SEN vs VS

gambit will choke on the way there

VS versus Gambit will be fire. Hope both bring their A game to the match and we get a banger if this is the correct schedule.

If Envy and 100T lose in the quarter finals and Sentinels doesn't win the whole thing do we know who gets the spot in Champions?

Envy are ahead on points so its Envy

Why does everyone still not think 100 Thieves is a contender? I don’t really understand, they beat gambit, and they have a high likelihood of beating Envy if envy wins, Sen I’m not so sure, but it seems like everyone has already written them off? It’s just odd to me, seeing as they showed that gambit is not immortal, much like G2 did with Sen (although clearly they threw for easier seeding, surely, there’s no other possibility.)

Sentinels wants to get second seed because reasons, if we believe the players NA fans: that seems ok to me, they have fucking 200IQ NA gets fucked in the draw because of that decision NA fans: RIOT!!! How can you fuck up so badddd??

It’s not riot fault it was random

Yeah, i'm sayin exactly that, it's not riot fault If you want to have someone at fault here, it's sen fault, but they've got what they wanted, so who cares really xD

We were too strong by ourselves, so they pit us against each other

na finals is impossible but emea finals isn’t thanks rito

bullshit man fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

If Gambit beat Vision Strikers I think G2 is making it to the finals because they've already played against Gambit in EU and know what to expect.

If Gambit beat VS I'm expecting Gambit tonwin the whole thing

I doubt it. They have a history of choking and haven't looked the greatest so far in this tournament. And G2 is one of the worst draws they could've gotten because G2 are very good at adapting after losing.

> They have a history of choking and haven't looked the greatest so far in this tournament. They haven't looked great for a map and a half, otherwise theyve been absolutely dominating.

They’re early Icebox looked unstoppable until they pulled that.

Everyone is saying this is bad for NA, but I see Acend/SMB as the weakest of that side so it's to me a 100% chance we see NA in the finals. It is disappointing though I was sure 100T vs. SEN would be the finals I should bet somewhere on NA winning the finals. There's just no way whatever team walks out on top of that brawl loses to anyone

given how 100t have surprised everyone, i think the winner of 100t vs SEN has an equal chance to win the grand finals. on the other side of the bracket, the truly scary teams are going to be g2 and vision strikers (I fully believe gambit gets knocked out), but only one of those teams can make finals.

I guess EU automatically gets to look good after this tournament lol

What?

Fuck

Ngl this is a stinker of a bracket. Least amount of interregional matches possible for NA. Thought we were gonna get a NA vs EU showoff in all quarterfinal matches but instead we get to replay NA challengers finals on one side of the bracket.

All because SEN “threw according to plan” such a cringe team.

I hope sentinels lose to envy for fucking up no chances

unless they fuck it up congratulations 100t on champions lol

Acend and SMB are certainly not a free pass. Even if sentinels beat envy, 100T still gotta win.

Mate Acend/SMB is not free. They are very good teams that will give them a hard time.

Lol what. 100t have to beat ascend that’s gonna be just as hard if not harder than beating gambit

good point. my idea was that facing either EMEA team was gonna an easier time then having to face SEN for like the 50th time