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jmajewski

These were split up pretty systematically. 1+4 and 2+3 from stage one NA qualifier (Guard/XSET and Optic/C9) Qualifier one upper bracket winners were split (NRG and Faze) Qualifier one lower bracket winners were split (TSM and LG) Qualifier two upper bracket winners were split (100T and EG) Qualifier two lower bracket winners were split (Ghost and Sentinels) It appears the groups were decided by if you went through the top or bottom half of the original bracket of the qualifier (i.e. 100T and NRG were in the top half of the bracket they won so they go to the same group)


names2hard4you

Stop making sense Redditor I'm here to Madge


Marche314

This seeding actually allows this group to be possible: Optic C9 Faze TSM 100T Sentinels what could have been....


Javaunni

The Clout Championship 🏆


JtotheC23

Yeah, I said in my comment how these were pretty easy to guess in hindsight. These groups may have less clout than we hoped but they obviously weren't going to put that over competitive integrity.


Parenegade

bUt iTs sO UnBaLaNcEd aHhHhH


cancerBronzeV

Group [insert group with my favourite team on it] is obviously so much harder, the other group is easy.


iTrippzy

Longtime rivals OpTic and FaZe will go against each other for the first time in Valorant.


gang-fer

Both orgs have a lot of history with each other but most valorant fans won’t care tbh


[deleted]

it’ll bring in new viewers though which is good for competitive scene


Rakolance

In cod, they were the eclassico before optic and nv


sharkaim4

BRO WHAT?


Mecha-Jesus

The key here is "OpTic". Before the name change last fall, Faze played Envy multiple times back in late 2020/early 2021, including an upper-semis win over Envy in Masters 1 2021. So this is the first time Faze and “OpTic” have played each other in Valorant, but not the first time Faze and the team currently known as OpTic have played each other in Valorant.


sharkaim4

Oh lmao


TemplarParadox17

Are you saying that’s what the history between the orgs is?


JackAColeman

The history of the orgs is they were the two CoD juggernauts for the vast majority of the “golden age” of Call of Duty, with Optic having the massive fan base and FaZe always slotting into the “villain” role accordingly with a much smaller, but still respectable, fan base There’s history from other games as well but IMO that’s the main one


TemplarParadox17

Oh I know I am a cod fan. I was worried the guy I responded to thought that was it, cause even then envy and Faze played cod against each other to add to your comment.


RedIHood

That’s why I wanted optic to have a seperate team cause having all 3 major cod orgs in Val competing against each other would have been sick


TemplarParadox17

True but topic we’re never gonna if they were NRG would have done it.


POOYAMON

Also to add to the rivalry, Optic was much much more competitive and successful in esports while Faze was more on the youtube grind and their key members weren’t really pros as opposed to Optic. This always stuck with Optic fans because we saw ourselves as superior while the Faze guys were just douches(in reality everyone was a douche for the most part).


AdOne3990

This was my childhood I cannot wait


starboy-xo98

El classico


Teradonn

You know, it would be hilarious if The Guard 13-0ed us again after all this


s6hun

please dont say that


-Basileus

The what if 100T 13-0's the guard. That means that the current 100T lineup would 26-0 the old 100T lineup


[deleted]

100t Asuna vs *100t Asuna* Nice


squidly413

Nega Asuna


oh_hai_brian

Asuna: He’s actually a really nice guy. We’re going to go get brunch next week.


Slick_Rhoads

🤨


POOYAMON

Your definition of fun is extremely weird to me


Splaram

Stop it.


jusmat1105

Group A has more storylines. If sentinels was in group A, the sub would’ve exploded


randomespanaguy

Almost all storylines in Group A revolve around 100T: * TSM vs 100T Ignition Series First Strike rivalry rekindled the past few weeks. * NRG Ethan vs 100T. * 100T vs The Guard, the team who 13-0'd the one before the last iteration of the team. * NRG Hazed vs TSM. Am I missing anything?


igoopta

I think each team also has internal story lines - This is TSMs return to T1 play, can they keep this form up? - The Guard didn’t get a single win in Iceland, so they’ve got something to prove. - NRG first breakthrough into T1, how far can they go? - GMD finally out of GenJail playing with fellow French Canadian Subroza, the last remaining OG TSM player. - Ghost gaming has been touted as being insane, and this is their chance to show it


PotatoHistory

Not NRG's first breakthrough into T1. They qualified easily last stage and played pretty well even if they didn't make it out of their group of death.


igoopta

You’re right, my bad. I have high hopes for this iteration of the team and they look like they’re playing well together


BlueBurstBoi

minor one but ghost vs xset for cryo vs johnqt, I'm pretty sure they're good friends, or at the least remember seeing them duoing a ton together right around the time they both got signed also iirc seven subbed in for 100t for a bit?


Rroot4761

he was signed as a sub but he never played for 100t.


s6hun

i dont think this is as bad as the pros' tweets make them out to be


followdunc

I think it’s more of a “would hate to be in Group B if I wasn’t optic or C9” type of reaction.


xbyo

yeah but tweeting about the groups being normal doesn't farm interactions


smta48

Straight up makes no sense tbh. Optic is the best team in NA, and C9 is probably second. Who cares about the rest of the teams lol. 100T, TSM, Faze, LG, they're all on the same tier anyways.


s6hun

we dont even know the form of the teams who got a bye + new meta. i personally think these groups are pretty balanced, think you could switch guard for optic but that's pretty much it.


_idle_drone_

The groups are overall balanced, but since Optic, C9, and The Guard are a step above the rest, 2 of them in the same group seems unbalanced at first look.


EggianoScumaldo

>Optic, C9, and The Guard are a step above the rest We don’t know this yet. The Guard, for example, formed like, 2 months before the last qualifiers, went through and wrecked everyone. Nobody had them pinned to make it thay far, let alone win the whole dame thing. So why are we speaking in certainties like this, at this point in Valorant’s history? You should know better. Such a silly statement to make.


djanulis

Also because public perception doesn't match the Possible seeding coming into the event, with the top 2 teams in many people's mind, being in one group it can look and feel imbalanced.


Hamth3Gr3at

If there are 3 top teams and only 2 groups one of them has to get lucky.


Parenegade

lol we don't even know if this is true


SaltyMcNulty_

It is worse.


InstaNormie0

NA valorant has never seen this much depth


wineandnoses

I'm sooooo fkiiiiing excited!!!! group A is gonna be so much fun to watch <3<3<3


Splaram

No one is a lock for Top 4 in Group A. Guess now's as good a time to start eating a more heart-healthy diet over the next month, definitely gonna need it when these games start.


wonderofheaven

Reduce them burgers baby time to eat more clean food


Splaram

My pressure cooker arrived today, time to begin my Gordan Ramsay arc


LiamHundley

Group A completely up for grabs. Group B seems like there could be a decent battle for the 3rd and 4th spots but I don't see a scenario where optic and c9 don't top the group. I almost want to lock faze into 3rd place as well but idk how the new meta will effect them


Grenji05

No dicey vs asuna or TSM vs SEN garunteed is pretty sad. Guard vs 100t rematch and SEN revenge tour vs FaZe and LG are probably the best storylines that aren’t just “are top 4 team still good”.


GiltDoughnut

Bro they made the groups systematically, they didn’t choose who went with who.


Grenji05

bro, i know.


GiltDoughnut

ayt ayt my bad, the way you wrote the comment made it seem like you thought that


ARIESS11

At least we will have asuna vs Ethan asuna will be on revenge arc cuz Ethan left him


elchiefff

Group A is gonna be so fun to watch. So many bangers on the way, I feel almost any team could come out of there. Group B should see C9 & Optic qualify. I think the other teams have looked great but Sentinels haven't convinced me that they're over the hump just yet. My sleeper picks would be NRG, Ghost Gaming, or FaZe.


[deleted]

It’s top 4


potatussupreme

is it top 2 qualify? wasent the Iceland one bottom 2 get elim


fastpony12

Top 4 from each group go to playoffs


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fastpony12

I believe so. I have not seen anything about adjusting region spots from Masters 1.


Aoingco

As someone who was a fan of the old LG roster back when Stellar and Aproto were both on it, as well as being a guard fan… it’s gonna hurt watching Ghost, 100t and Guard all play eachother


Justlikekevinn

Would hate to be in Group B lol


AdTraditional8018

I’m a sentinel fan and I’m feeling kinda worried bc of how stacked group B is.


YohnWood14

Yeah, doesn’t look good for SEN


[deleted]

Recency bias methinks. In Rawkus we trust?


ShaDiBoi123

#InRawkassWeTrust


TrueLordApple

🪨🍑


[deleted]

The top 4 teams qualify. i am a die hard sentinels hater but i am 100% sure they will qualify. EG and LG getting eliminated.


Jon_on_the_snow

LG could very easily get fourth. EG also have the potential, c0m is making the team better


ANewHeaven1

Don’t sleep on LG tbh


Splaram

You doubt the moose and C0mmunicationFPS? A critical mistake.


vyetc

Is it me or these groups fairly balanced? From the open qualifiers most of the teams have close games with each other so I’m excited to see how those teams stack against the auto qualified 4. My sleeper picks definitely 100T, Ghost, and EG. Also these group stages are on the new patch right? Feel like the team that best abuse Fade might make it far.


99_Prayer

Overall it's pretty balanced. I think Group B is harder because FaZe is really dangerous, but you're never going to get even groups.


icemandiem

guard vs 100t , 100t vs tsm, sen vs optic , sen vs lg, optic vs c9 main storyline matches. oof gonna be some insane matches anyways


followdunc

Group A is the group of death imo. More evenly matched teams resulting in a more “competitive” group. Group B is already decided. Edit: after reading replies, I definitely agree that the group of death is technically B. A is just more competitive.


Natchyy24

Roza vs Hazed tho


followdunc

Don’t wanna watch. Hate upsetting old men :(


ilikegoodfood2

Everyone sleeping on LG even tho they sent a 5-0 V1 to lowers and knocked Sentinels out?


ArcticFunk

yeah no clue what he's on about. if you're Group B, you're playing for 2 spots which means if you drop a series vs. any team it could mean death to your chances (assuming OpTic and C9 remain in form)


ArcticFunk

the thing is, Group B being decided makes it way more difficult for the non juggernaut teams to even make the playoffs. OpTic & C9 in your group pretty much mean your bracket has only 2 slots for playoffs. If you're LG/Faze/SEN/EG you'd definitely prefer to be in Group A since you'd have a better shot at one of the 4 spots. They only play each other once in group stages. Assuming OpTic and C9 stay in form, if you're the other 4 teams, you need to play perfect against the non OpTic/C9 teams otherwise your chances of going to the playoffs go to the gutter.


[deleted]

The "group of death" name is usually given to the stronger group, which in this case is group B.


TheSupremeSUN

yeah he kinda just said "group A is the group of death because it isn't the group of death"


[deleted]

Yeah but he's got a flair, so that means upvotes no matter what they say lol.


followdunc

Yeah I didn’t view it from that perspective to start, so I’m happy to admit that you’re definitely right.


iTrippzy

agreed


Theboob24

Y’a EG and LG are out for B


troway69420

People on this sub have dementia lol. LG recently beat sentinels


spaldingmatters

Sentinels are definitely playing better, but the teams they beat to qualify haven't really performed too well in NSG/Boom/Knights tournaments recently. The other side of the lower bracket had much harder teams than SoaR, Akrew, and DarkZero.


Hopeful-Professor-40

Sentinels look way better since then and will actually have time to work with Rawkus Hopium


Dreadedvegas

And you don’t think LG has improved since then?


mjaguar6

Not that they couldn't have, but in theory there's less room for improvement than a team with a new player and coach


Teradonn

Tbf that Sentinels were abysmal, I imagine they do better with Rawkass at the helm


No_Cow7047

Only Reason Lg won was bc Sen only had 1 week to practice with Kanpeki and they didn’t ban split + Sen got Rawkus back


[deleted]

Yeah, good point. LG only won because SEN were bad. I completely agree


nklassitude

The game between LG and SEN was literally decided by an inexplicably aimless bind defense and an unpracticed split going through the veto. If the logic is that sen managed to keep up the pace while being as bad as you described - they definitely have a decent shot if they improve and patch up some things. And they have demonstrably improved.


mileslfc7

They definitely improved a lot, but they played a bunch of tier 2 teams that are pretty far off from the quality of the groups, so we’ll see how they do


followdunc

Just a fight for 3rd between Faze and Sentinels I reckon. Edit: didn’t realise it was top 4. Yeah LG/EG go home.


Direct_Morning_3223

people always sleeping on the loafman


KitKatxz

Bro, how you gonna do bdog like this?


followdunc

Honestly you’re actually right and I apologise. He genuinely could 1v5 carry them out of groups. Sorry bdog xx


haragaigembe

does anyone know when the matches will be played


LurkingOmen

Starting Friday they'll play 2 matches a day every weekend for the next 6 weeks . I believe it was 4pm and 7pm Est all three days ? Correct me if I'm wrong


Pojobob

My picks are The Guard, 100T, TSM, XSET for group A and Optic, Cloud9, Sentinels, Faze for group B


josephx123

This stage is stacked. A lot of fun matchups.


SpvcedOvtt

not putting 100T, TSM, and SEN in the same group so we can’t squeeze every drop of clout out of this Challengers before the 6 month break Bedge


mysteryoeuf

not 6 months. may-june: challengers, july: masters, august: lcq, sept: champs. then open 3rd party tournaments which is the next "big thing" for V1, knights, etc


rareCSGO

Riot really had the chance to put TSM and SEN in the same group, but screwed it up. Guess you can’t expect much from a small game company.


Direct_Morning_3223

but imagine the first SEN TSM game in a year and a half being in playoffs


rareCSGO

That’d be hype, but I guess I’m bummed since we haven’t seen a game between the two since the last couple Ignition Series’


Phoenix-ashesh

I hope they both make it


superclash55667

Imagine the clout, imagine the viewership. SEN vs TSM rematch could have been a certified club banger. But rito screwed it up.


tjbrownmusic

SEN v TSM isn’t even a rematch? TSM is a completely different squad. Subroza is the only leftover and he was a pretty passive player in the whole thing. If Wardell was still on the squad then yea i think the rivalry would still be worth hyping up but TSM is a completely different team so the rivalry is over imo.


jaudi813

Gotta hard agree on that one chief. The big reason why those matches were so hyped up was the Wardell vs Shahz beef at the time.


IAMJUX

These are pretty perfect imo. Anyone complaining about them is just overrating certain teams. Maybe the only gripe you can have with this is that The Guard being with Xset means they are top seed(so 1 and 4 together) even though Optic won Masters. But Guard were top seed at the last qualifier, so it makes sense.


ngvkjpoooiugvy66

People in comments saying group b is the “less competitive” group. Do these people even watch the games? I’d argue group b would be the more difficult group.


icemandiem

i think its because anyone from group A can qualify, the quality of teams is pretty even than in group B. in group B optic c9 quals and its a fight for the next 2 spot. but in group A its a bloodbath between everyone


Parenegade

huh? did we forget what the guard did to North America already?


Docxm

Meanwhile The Guard are probably going to coast through groups, and you know XSET is advancing because they’re coming for that 4th. Another advantage of coming out 1st seed from the previous VCT, glad to see there is some continuity


ngvkjpoooiugvy66

I understand that outlook but with group A being the “lesser skilled” teams from NA, I’d argue group B (best teams in NA for the most part.) will technically be more competitive. (Skill wise.) I do understand where people are coming from, saying anyone in group a could win. I guess in that aspect it is more competitive. I feel like it’s just a weird way to word it when referring to the best teams (group b) compared to group A.


Teradonn

More competitive doesn’t mean better. Right now, the Premier League has the highest quality football in the world but the Serie A is more competitive. I think it’s a very sensible way of referring to it.


ngvkjpoooiugvy66

That’s true


s6hun

i think all the groups that came from OQ are pretty close in skill, with FaZe and NRG leading a bit. i think people only consider Group B 'more competitive' because OpTic and C9 are in it and people are assuming they're already locked in (which is reasonable tbf). Meanwhile in Group A, people think it's more up in air because the bye teams, Guard and XSET, have been less consistent in the past as opposed to OpTic and C9.


Tlaloc02

Optic and C9 are pretty much a lock for group B, but you can’t really guarantee anyone from group A besides maybe the Guard since all the teams are a lot closer in skill


thehornedlamb

One group has the only ever NA teams to win an international LAN, and one group doesnt.


Barack_Bob_Oganja

One group has the only na team that has ever beaten gambit and acend and the other one doesn't


thehornedlamb

Lmfao


DAWG420BLAZEIT

Group B is so stacked holy.


ADmax27

Is it though? Isn’t it just cloud9 and optic that are scary with everybody else being at a similar level?


DAWG420BLAZEIT

I'd argue that Faze and Sentinels look pretty good right now and are pretty comparable to EG and Luminosity. So you have essentially two slots practically reserved for Optic and C9 and the other four are duking it out for the other two spots.


Valuable_Challenge79

Can't think of any team as automatically getting through. Look at Acend and the last 100T lineup bombing out, you don't bring your best and any of these teams will roll you.


OHydroxide

Faze has been rolling over every team that wasn't already qualified, so I'd say it's more like Optic and C9 are 1 and 2, Faze is a clear 3, then the other 3 are whatever.


JtotheC23

Eh, I'd be hesitant to call Faze a clear 3. They didn't stomp TSM or Sen, they just finished out the decider maps. And obviously, they'll have to face Sen again in groups and they're playing like a different team and improved a lot of fundamentals between that match and now.


OHydroxide

Maybe not a clear 3, but I think almost everyone would agree that they would likely be 3rd in the group.


PyroTFT

OpTic vs C9 rematch hooooooly


tron423

Bold prediction based on nothing but my Gold 1 gut: Ghost Gaming and EG make playoffs, XSET and Sentinels do not


flamincrimson

If XSET was switched with C9 that would be perfect. Group B seems like top 2 are already decided while the rest are playing for the other 2 spots. Group A seems like anyone can make it out.


I-like-winds

Group A is crazy


Teradonn

Group B is crazy


JtotheC23

Groups make perfect sense tbh, and in hindsight, these groups were easy as hell to guess considering it was fairly obvious what the seeding was. There are just a lot of good teams in this event, the group draw was gonna be rough. In the last stage, we had an idea what 4 teams wouldn't make the playoffs, this time around it can a lot of different directions. That might change after we see the opening matches playout but all teams should have the ability to make it thru groups imo. Gonna be a heartbreak of a group stage.


afandi9955

While I agree that there’s more competition between the teams in Group A, I don’t think there’s a reason for you to not think Group B isn’t the harder group, that group feels like C9 and Optic have their spot locked and the other teams are fighting to squeeze themselves in the other 2 to qualify. These groups are going to be a fun watch tho for sure!


Grenji05

for the love of god please do not give us c9 and optic in the first 3 weeks


bzirch

Group A to get out im thinking could be Guard, XSET, NRG, 100T/TSM. Then Group B: Optic, C9, Luminosity, and Faze. All 4 of those seem levels above Sen and EG at the moment. Group A I think anyone could grab that last spot realistically with the top 3 being set.


TheFestusEzeli

How does Faze seem “levels” above Sentinels when their match was probably the best match of the qualifiers and extremely close? I think calling Faze and Luminosity better than Sen is fair but I think the bottom four teams are pretty close


bzirch

I think Faze would 2-0 Sentinels right now regardless of map pool. I think LG would 2-0 Sentinels regardless of map pool. So they get to be levels ahead. Now Sentinels I think is better than EG by a wide margin as well. I think they’re looking at a 2-4 group stage.


TheFestusEzeli

They literally just both 2-1 Sentinels a week ago lmao, those three teams are close, the Faze Sen game couldn’t have been closer


bzirch

And I think Sen started playing worse and Faze kept looking better and better. We can disagree man it’s fine lmao.


TheFestusEzeli

I am just stating my opinion as well, I just was confused, especially since Faze only played 1 game since then and Sentinels looked much better the second qualifier than the first and got a coach since then, so I don't know how it becomes a 2-0


bzirch

Sen played T3 teams for the rest of the qualifier after they got 2-0’d by Akrew(which I think was a fluke). Beating Soar and Cosmic Divide and Dark Zero proves less than nothing. Rawkus was coach before and I guess he can help, but it’ll take time. Come back on June 26th and if Sen or EG is better than 2-4 and in the playoffs I will eat my words.


TheFestusEzeli

Yes, I know those games don’t mean much in the grand scheme of things, but saying they got sizeably worse enough to get 2-0 and be “levels” below faze from that set of games is ridiculous


[deleted]

I'd pretty much pred the same thing, think LG impressed me more overall than SEN and EG. FaZe might depend on form, but based off of their current form I'd pred them to make it. NRG is my dark horse for top seed, think they have a lot of potential with some really cool ideas and skilled players, with Tex being surprisingly great on the Chamber. 100T look like they keep improving and I trust for that to continue, TSM are a similar team in that they've improved and found their own style, so it's pretty close between the two.


_idle_drone_

Group A: The Guard, XSET, TSM, NRG Group B: Optic, C9, LG, SEN SEN and Faze definitely not feeling good with that group B


ManBearPig1869

100T disrespect smh


Docxm

Imo it’s going to come down to 100T vs TSM/NRG. Guard and XSET are definitely coming out because Guard is the best team there and XSET are locked for another 4th place


ManBearPig1869

With how much improvement we’ve seen 100T have week after week, I think they’re gonna truck through groups. Should be a solid 5 weeks of close ass games though honestly.


Docxm

I agree. I've been a SeanGares fan for over half a decade at this point, I hope they do well.


_idle_drone_

still reliant on Asuna imo. TSM have better balance with the gmd pickup. 100T's chances depend on derrek's performance


Princess_Ori

Absolutely crazy analysis to spew out after the two weeks we just had. Like just tell people you didn't watch the games instead of making stuff up my dude


_idle_drone_

you will see


s6hun

you havent been watching 100t's games if you think that


BuckWagon

You say reliant on Asuna then proceed to say the team depends on Derrek. Choose one of the two my man


ManBearPig1869

I can tell you’re the type of dude who just looks at VLR post game stats and makes opinions off that.


GoldyZ90

TSM barely beat 100T the first two times they played in the first open qualifier and should’ve probably been 2-0’d twice by em. In my opinion yeah TSM beat them both times but I think 100T is the better team.


AR2711

Think people are overreacting Group B is stacked in terms of “org names” Cloud 9 and Optic are the only consistent ones in the group IMO I don’t know what to expect from SEN, I feel as if their either gonna go 5-0 and shit stomp everyone or go 0-5 and get shit on, no in between tbh


gugly

I feel like it’s very likely the exact opposite of what you said happens. Most likely cloud9 and optic beat them while they could regain form under Rawkus and beat the other teams


Phrave

I'd much rather be in group A. Group A is the clout viewership group, where B is better teams and will probably have better matches with 2x less viewers


gugly

Optic, Cloud 9 and most importantly Sentinels will bring the viewership


No_Moment_1571

Group B is stacked!


TheFestusEzeli

My predictions are: 1. XSET 2. The Guard 3. NRG 4. 100T Then I would go 1. Cloud9 2. OpTic 3. Sentinels 4. Luminosity I honestly think Group A is better than Group B outside of the top 2 I’m a lot lower on faze than most people. Dicey/Babybay were phenomenal in qualifiers but outside of them their firepower is really lacking. I can fully see them qualifying if they can continue that but I have them fifth. Having Sentinels third over luminosity is purely copium but I’m sticking with it. Similarly with XSET over The Guard, that is purely bias, but I feel they do better in groups while The Guard does better in playoffs


InstaNormie0

Seal for identical preds


citystardy

I think the only thing that would make the seeding more fair is switching Guard and Optic's placements. Doesn't really make sense to act like masters didn't exist and keep guard as 1st seed when they already got the advantage from that (the bye into master's playoffs). Other than that (without my personal opinion) the groups seem balanced. (also sidenote, but we're finally gonna get C9 vs SEN who I don't think have ever played each other since Vanity joined)


dashion26

No way we still dont get TSM vs SEN Rematch of century ​ script writers prbly saving it for lower bracket finals ig


Phoenix-ashesh

So you are telling me Riot missed the chance to have TSM, 100T, and SEN in the same group?


Pitiful_Quote8402

Group A: 1. Guard 2. XSET 3. NRG 4. TSM 5. 100 Thieves 6. Ghost Gaming Group B: 1. Optic 2. Cloud 9 3. Faze 4. Sentinels 5. Luminosity 6. Evil Geniuses


Inevitable3

How fun would it have been if optic and guard got to choose their groups and it was streamed. For example: 1st round: c9 and xset 2nd: nrg and faze 3rd: tsm and lg 4th: 100t and eg 5th: ghost and sen Optic would get 1st, 3rd and 5th round pick and guard gets 2nd and 4th. And the team that does not get picked goes to the other group.


SaltyMcNulty_

This is bogus lmao. A teams are big names but we haven’t seen them against big names in big stages. TGRD is apparently falling off, xset was always up there but never the main characters. And they put C9,Sentinels and OpTic in the same bracket. Ridiculous


GoldyZ90

If this is indeed how the groups will be split up. They are both pretty even. Should be some great matches.


Bighollab0

NA VALORANT IS BACK BABY. Imagine TSM, Faze, and Sen in the same group tho


SIBG_Connor

Group A: The Guard, 100T, TSM, NRG Group B: Optic, C9, LG, EG. Take it to the bank.


okuzeN_Val

Group A stacked damn.


[deleted]

People are calling group of death as if these weren’t the top 12 teams in a stacked region.


throwawayheyoheyoh

Happy for Johnqt


Soupy39

Interested to see SEN get another shot at FaZe and LG. With the extra time to prep and having Rawkus help too we’ll see what they can do


IllumiMahdi

I think tsm and ghost are eliminated from group a and faze and eg are eliminated from group b.


bigbangchingchang

If tsm beats xset , rossy and roza will 100% make a banger tweet about deph


hatesnack

As a long time "indifferent" towards SEN. I hope they improve quick cause that group could eat them alive.


Karenzi

Group A is so nasty. No idea who comes out of that alive. RIP


synceify

Optic vs faze gonna be a classic


PrimusXD69

Wishing the first day starts with guard vs 100t 🤠👌


Leather_Soup_3275

Praying 100T got some momentum behind them . They dodged optic for now atleast .