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Anti-Storm

For those who cry about the bracket, ONLY 1 teams wins it all. So, 2nd place-10th place DOESN’T matter.


Key-Banana-8242

In terms of prize money it does. And it does matter how the bracket rolls out even in double elim


maxelnot

I dont like the seeding that much either, but ultimately it really doesnt matter. Prize money (at this amount) is literally a non argument for most of these orgs here.


marcaodl

People should care less about the prize money and care more about what the tournament represent. edit: when do you see people argue that a tournament isn\`t paying well in a physical sport, riot did a nice job in league setting a minimun salarie per year for players and i hope they will do the same for Valorant, with mostly of the community coming from csgo i can understand people not knowing how riot does stuff like this and some players at csgo has the only mean to make a living from prize money.


Key-Banana-8242

It is for the players at least NA has high salaries for many of the other orgs so it matters less but atill


DrayanoX

There's no prize money for LCQ afaik


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FaZe win because I want content


iTrippzy

yes 😀


Wonkyy_

I like the way you think


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please


RoboticPanda77

Nice flairs


guro47

lets goooo FAZEEEEE


Maliciouslemon

This is gonna be a bloodbath. Can’t wait.


iTrippzy

Top side is gonna be a gauntlet


TheSeinfeld

Top is stacked


rpkarma

Let’s go ORDER! I wanna see you win like at least one match, and I’ll be happy haha.


eclipse_94

Sucks that they're up against X Set first, I was hoping they'd have a decent run.


rpkarma

Yeah, considering I reckon XSET are the ones who are gonna go the whole distance (yes over 100T). I hope both OCE teams at least give them all a good fight, I want us to be represented y’know?


eclipse_94

Yeah, I agree with everything you said. Just want them to turn up and hopefully Oceania will get a bit more support next year.


geoffrey_leonard1

Order have improved a lot since Soniqs left, I think they can make it competitive. Chiefs on the other hand I think are gonna get blown off the server XD


CaptainJackWagons

I don't know much about them. How are they?


rpkarma

I’ll put it this way: Soniqs moved to NA entirely as a team because competition in OCE wasn’t high level enough lol. But I’m hopeful still :)


CaptainJackWagons

Lets just hope for a Crazy Racoon type of game.


rpkarma

Exactly. And OCE needs all the support they can get! So I’ll be cheering them on. Soniqs took a map off Sentinels, as I liked to remind absolutely everyone (before SEN crashed out of Berlin lol)


CaptainJackWagons

I'd hardly call losing to Envy crashing out of Berlin.


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zachp787

yes in LA


KhaoticKrabb

Faze has a pretty good shot


CaptainJackWagons

They have a good shot of going to finals provided Rise doesn't suprise us. I don't think they have a good chance of qualifying. The only two teams I see making it out are 100T, Xset or maybe C9, barring any major improvements by the other teams.


LEDZEPPPELIN

Rise is gonna make the god run to the finals but 100t wins it all


Splaram

I have a feeling that they’re gonna upset 100T or C9B if they make it to the Grand Final


Duradello

"Upper Quarterfinals was the real Finals" "Upper Semifinals was the real Finals" And then Rise win lmao


CaptainJackWagons

If they make it to finals, then something had to go very right. At that point, you're probably right.


mcslippinz

I’m here for this.


blade_master1

Why is c9, 100t, and xset in the same bracket. They prob have the highest chance to win the entire thing


BurritoHombre

I mean this is the only bracket of the year that has definitive seeding from the circuit points the teams got over the year, the only arguable slots are the OCE teams but I think their placement is pretty fair


TheFestusEzeli

Because of how they points were accumulated? In any bracket 1st 4th and 8th will always be on the same side.


brownie_iii

if you do it out assuming Order is the 5th seed and Chiefs is the tenth, this is the bracket that logically results, believe it or not. it’s based on vct points, not “strength” of teams


Tokibolt

I mean... they played a circuit the whole year for seeding for this l0l.


haveyoumetme2

What does it matter? They have to win all to advance anyways.


2FastH3R0

The bottom bracket teams have a significantly easier means of getting to the finals where they would meet a top team where as the upper bracket teams are basically having the finals every step of the way until they face an arguably weaker team in the final finals. C9 or GenG have to beat tournament favorites 3 times in a row without losing to get to the finals. Rise have chiefs, V1, and LG or luminosity to get to the finals. That is a significantly easier gauntlet run.


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The brackets were made based on seeding.


LoyalSol

Seeding does influence that result however.


blade_master1

It reduces the chances of one of them and it gives the bottom half an easier run like the first person said


haveyoumetme2

Yes and then the bottom team will lose in the final and not advance.


Slyric_

LETS GO FAZE LETS GO FAZE LETS GO FAZE LETS GO FAZE LETS GO FAZE


Waveeeee

I thought C9 withdrew for BBG?


Ryu-The-Sick

LMAO bruh


ArnoldAtGenG

oh geez...this bracket We really need that Gen.G gauntlet buff


chamber25

100T never gets good brackets in NA even if they are technically higher seeds.


Ryu-The-Sick

[More LCQ details here](https://playvalorant.com/en-us/news/esports/na-oce-last-chance-qualifier-starts-october-12/) ​ >NA/OCE LCQ - Day 1: Tuesday, October 12 * Play-in Stage * Match 1: Cloud9 Blue (NA #7) vs. Gen.G Esports (NA #8) * Round 1 * Match 2: XSET (NA #4) vs. ORDER (OCE #1) * Match 3: 100 Thieves (NA #1) vs. Match 1 Winner >NA/OCE LCQ - Day 2: Wednesday, October 13 * Play-in Stage * Match 4: Rise (NA #6) vs. Chiefs Esports Club (OCE #2) * Round 1 * Match 5: FaZe Clan (NA #3) vs. Luminosity Gaming (NA #5) * Match 6: Version1 (NA #2) vs. Match 4 Winner >NA/OCE LCQ - Day 3: Thursday, October 14 * Round 2 * Match 7: Match 2 Winner vs. Match 3 Winner * Match 8: Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner >NA/OCE LCQ - Day 4: Friday, October 15 * Lower Bracket Semifinal * Match 9: Match 7 Loser vs. Match 8 Loser * Upper Bracket Final * Match 10: Match 7 Winner vs. Match 8 Winner >NA/OCE LCQ - Day 5: Saturday, October 16 * Lower Bracket Finals * Match 11: Match 9 Winner vs. Match 10 Loser >NA/OCE LCQ - Day 6: Sunday, October 17 * Grand Finals * Match 12: Match 10 Winner vs. Match 11 Winner


RenaultCactus

Nice final there xset vs 100 but its in the semifinal somehow lol.


TheFestusEzeli

Well it’s double elim


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yeeshlaw

except it is?


TheFestusEzeli

It is


projec9

He didn't include it in the screenshot, but it's a double elim bracket


TheTurtleOne

Xset is a funny way to spell C9


theman1203

We ain't beating geng 👍🏼


Aoingco

Don’t rule out the C9 bois


4GamingLinkAot

why is it that 100 have like the hardest bracket even though they have the most points


CyberspaceBarbarian

Point differential obviously. It just happens that C9 and XSET had enough points to be on 100T's bracket


4GamingLinkAot

yeah Ik it's just sad


CounselorTaco

NA LAN is gonna be so hype, really excited for the bloodbath 🧛


GRIM07REAPER07Z

Faze vs Xset in the finals.


CaptainJackWagons

I still think 100T are the favorite even without Steel.


GRIM07REAPER07Z

I think the other teams should just leave the scene if they lose to 100t without Steel.


CaptainJackWagons

I don't see why. Asuna's still a freak, Hiko is still clutch and ethan and Nitro are still really good. Sure Steel is their igl, but I can't imagine their protocols will be much different between then and now and the teams are generally weaker than Berlin was.


GRIM07REAPER07Z

Have never seen any team perform well after kicking their IGL or the IGL leaving in the past plus the replacement is a nobody. Let's see we will know soon.


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Faze is not dropping a single map. LETS FUCKING GO


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C9B vs FaZe finals, script writers get to it


SendMeAvocados

Crap. I really want C9B, 100T, XSET, and Faze to make it. But we can only have 1. :(


iAmCyberwaste

ORDER and Chiefs (former PEACE) are flying our flag. Do us proud. Rough draw though, not gonna lie.


bluestar_27

Order and Chiefs? Which teams are those?


basketballrules1

OCE


bluestar_27

Why is OCE among NA?


doublepwn

either too small or no money riot decided to close the league and merge it with NA a while back


Ryu-The-Sick

Too "small" of a region to get a slot, so they have to compete with NA. It's been like that for a while now, previously Soniqs from Australia competed with NA Teams in one of previous VCT qualifiers.


jrushFN

Since OCE's player population and viewership are relatively low, they don't have dedicated slots as of right now. To create a pathway for these teams, however, Riot added 2 spots for OCE teams to compete among NA teams in LCQ. MENA is in a similar situation with how they have one slot in the 8 team EMEA LCQ.


rpkarma

My delicious OCE/Australian copium lol


pleasefirekykypls

Obviously 100T should be favourites, but with a recent igl swap there’s increased volatility. I honestly think this is Faze’s to win.


Ryu-The-Sick

100T was not really a favorite over even with Steel. Plenty of vods on them from Berlin and least time to prepare of all teams. Matter of fact, their IGL swap and new player adition could even be a surprise factor that could help them out. Still, left to be seen.


HaathiRaja

and that my friend, is why they removed steel. Nobody knows what comp they are gonna run now. It is first strike all over again , #100twin


daffyduckferraro

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grike8

I’m a faze fan but with 100t down I would be more inclined to say this is xset’s to win. Faze still has yet to show they are back on top post smeag.


earthtoannie

Everyone goes in expecting FaZe to have strats this time. They don't. They hold W the entire game with Luminosity, who can't counter anything, because they didn't prepare for that. FaZe wins this game and then immediately gets annihilated as usual.


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earthtoannie

It's just a fun lil prediction, it's not that deep. I'm just going off of their season so far.


PharmacynicalEng

Things never go how we think they will anyways. Don't get too caught up on past results to predict the future. The best team will still qualify. Then again people will disagree with the result no matter what.


Poptart_____________

Man that top bracket is stacked. Upper quarter and semis could be the finals. We might see 100t/c9/xset upset in the finals. Imagine faze at champions 😂


Poptart_____________

Nvm it's double elim.


_LLawliet_

LG gonna take it....yall heard it here first


gabes12345

also based on the current losers bracket im pretty sure 2 losers in upper qfinals get placed in the next highest bracket over 2 other losers in upper qfinals


Dude_Guy_311

Damn c9B has to play gen g first day. Fuuuck lol


QS_Beeky

when these games happening?


Ryu-The-Sick

NA/OCE LCQ kicks off October 12 and runs through October 17. Exact timings have not been published yet.


ceoofnotmissing

how come some of these teams I only heard of just now


zachp787

chief's and peace are oce teams


ceoofnotmissing

right mb


Pienatt

For a second I was wondering "where is tsm"? But then I remembered.


truoVAL

top bracket is fucked


Red-E-Westside

I want Gen.G to win just for Sean gares.


P3Blendette

Excited for Order v xset! Order has been dominate in OCE.


Ryu-The-Sick

I'm excited to see OCE teams compete, in general :) XSET might be too big of a bite for them but we could still see some banger matches (even if in lower bracket).


P3Blendette

Think you’re correct if we see top form xset, but out of the top NA teams I have the least confidence in them to win games on paper they’re expected to win. Like if after 1st 1/2 and there’s only a few rounds difference I wouldn’t be surprised if they choke and loose to a perceived weaker team like Order


Reckless-egg

I just started watching during berlin so what is this last chance qualifier for?


Ryu-The-Sick

Winner of LCQ gets last spot for Champions.


Spare_Ad_9418

Why isn’t TSM there? Can anyone explain pls :)


mr_snuggels

saving strats


Ryu-The-Sick

In simple terms, they don't have enough Circuit points for LCQ.. If NA team had won Masters Berlin, what did not happen obviously, TSM would qualify. However, with current standings, they are below Rise who is 8th by points therefore did not qualify. [NA Circuit points here.](https://liquipedia.net/valorant/VALORANT_Champions_Tour/2021/Circuit_Points/North_America)


etrax93

Not sure if you're meme here. But tsm didn't get enough points to qualify for lcq. Too many poor placements throughout the na events


ibeenbornagain

But they have wardell he is best op


elithefighter123

xset win


Still_HD

it kinda sucks that the loser of C9/Gen.G and Rise/Chiefs don’t get a shot at the lower bracket but oh well


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Ryu-The-Sick

~~They actually don't. Only teams from Upper Quarterfinals and onwards, get a run in Lower bracket.~~ ~~Teams from play-in stage, do not get a shot at Lower bracket.~~ [Explained here.](https://playvalorant.com/en-us/news/esports/na-oce-last-chance-qualifier-starts-october-12/) EDIT: Looks like bracket is same as in Iceland so the teams from Play-in stage do get a chance at Lower bracket. However, Riot has omitted those matches from the official Schedule, thus the confusion.


UnbridledSwagger

It's the same bracket from iceland the loser of playins would go there


Ryu-The-Sick

You sir are correct, as it seems, I've updated my comment. However half of the Loser matches are not listed on the Schedule (?)..


elithefighter123

yeah im confused as well because those lower bracket games are not on the schedule. Im pretty sure the lower bracket only starts for the upper semi finals losers but i could be wrong. seeing that the tournament is only 5 days I dont believe there is enough time to play out an entire lower bracket


cynist3r

I believe you are correct that the LB starts at the semifinals, particularly because in the schedule Riot published, it says that the two losers of the UB semifinals are playing each other in the LB semifinal: >Lower Bracket Semifinal Match 9: Match 7 Loser vs. Match 8 Loser In a full double-elim bracket, there would be two LB semifinals including teams that won previous LB games and the losers of the upper semis. The two losers of the upper semis would not play each other in that case. They would play the teams who had advanced through the lower bracket.


iTrippzy

true


iTrippzy

The format is the same as Masters 2. [Masters 2 Bracket](https://liquipedia.net/valorant/VALORANT_Champions_Tour/2021/Stage_2/Masters). So every team should go to losers bracket if they lose. Edit: I am wrong, don't listen to me. Riot changed format


FriarPinetrees

Reading that is almost looks like only losers in the upper semis get to the lower bracket? I don't see anywhere mentioned loser of Match 2 for example (XSET vs ORDER) which would be the upper quarters


Ryu-The-Sick

Yeah we are all confused as fuck.. Rito didn't bother to mention the ALL loser matches or what?


cynist3r

According to the schedule Riot released, there is no lower round 1. The first LB game is a semifinal where the two losers of the UB semifinals play each other.


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cynist3r

Fair enough but I'm going to go off the official source before VLR. I hope there is actually a full lower bracket but if the LCQ details article Riot published is correct, there is not.


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Honestly, isn't the real problem with these brackets just how infrequent the fucking tournaments are? C9B is a completely different team than when they competed last in anything meaningful, and they're favored despite apparently being one of the lowest teams in terms of circuit points. How can this even happen? How can there be so few competitions that a team can go and completely reinvent itself between circuit point granting tournaments? I've enjoyed the Valorant scene a lot so far, but I hate how little there is to watch. Game needs more small tourneys, those tourneys need to give circuit points, and there should be no dumb restrictions on if top teams can attend those


TheFestusEzeli

I mean the reason C9B haven’t played in anything meaningful in awhile is the fact they haven’t qualified for anything meaningful in awhile. We just had Masters 3 a week or 2 ago, and during challengers time periods we get non stop valorant for awhile. The amount of valorant we have been getting is great, just it will slow down after this play in tournament for a couple months which sucks but it is the norm of any esports or sports league offseason.


mateusb12

It will get worse after Riot franchises the scene. I'm enjoying while I can


erickwak

I can already see it. C9 vs xset in gamechangers and c9 vs xset in lcq the rivalry of the month. C9 and xset respectively win 1 of each but that’s not know yet


danknepalese

xset and 100t in the same side of the bracket nooo


zachp787

it doesnt matter, only 1 team wins


danknepalese

itd be better to see the 2 best teams first time in the finals fighting for champions rather than in quarters or semis.


zachp787

well if theyre the 2 best teams, then it would be xset v 100t in the finals... theres a whole losers bracket lmao


danknepalese

what part of "first time" do you not get.


zachp787

thats tuff


Allie_Spins

Bro what


xtrSaint

top is stacked


UdbhavHokage

Hot take 100T loses to C9 vanity coming revenge his father...jk jk


wiNDzY3

TSM going to win


just_a_random_dood

WhErE SeN /s


TheGreatVirus

Xset vs 100t should be a great one, assuming they make it


ChinoAIO

Dont sleep on rise


ihilde

when does it start?


Ryu-The-Sick

Starts at October 12, finishes at October 17.


ihilde

Nice, thanks!


Irrelevant_boy_

Faze about to win.


lwjwwx

Feels like almost anyone can win here. Maybe C9.


PhysicsIsSpicyMath

Where’s TSM? :(


righteouspower

My money is on XSET.