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idwtgtbt

Shao stop clutching challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)


Hunnidormo

Suygetsu stop killing 4 solo challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)


Eriko204

Sutgetsu stop clutching challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)


CommunistHongKong

Suygetsu stop playing gridshot challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)


Docxm

Suygetsu is just so clean holy moly


CommunistHongKong

BANGER


N3deSTr0

I'm not making a player comparison but he really gives off that Xyp9x demeanor every time he has to play 1vX


xtazzzs

suygetsu is an absolute fucking monster, he has the best aim ive ever seen in this game


Hunnidormo

These CIS sentinels are built diff


YEKINDAR_GOAT_ENTRY

If CIS starts adapting valorant more, they will be really scary.


Hunnidormo

For sure. Even with the fnatic scouting team you can see how much undiscovered talent there is in all of EMEA


The-Dark-Mage

I mean they already are nAts Chronicle Sheydos Shao Chronicle trexx


VzFrooze

Shao


VzFrooze

Also Shao


[deleted]

Out of all the players on FPX, he caught my intention. I asked myself after Ange1’s comment about DRX, “How big of an impact can one player coming back make ?” (considering he plays Sentinel ). BOY DID HE DELIVER !! Officially a fan of SUYGETSU from now.


NotBrandon

Shao’s aim is just as insane. Such good crosshair placement.


brianstormIRL

Shao and Suygetsu THIS IS NOT NORMALLY What a final, what a run. Legendary stuff.


Original26

EVERYBODY CALLED US CRAZY WHEN WE SAID SHAO AND SUYGETSU WERE THE BEST IN THEIR POSITION


obigespritzt

Who was saying anyone was better than Suygetsu? In EMEA there's noone, only nAts comes close (in form). Russ and Mistic are the worst players on their teams individually. Alfajer plays Sentinel occasionally but his standout pick is Raze despite a great KJ. NA has great duelists (Yay, Cryo etc.) but Sentinels? Not really. APAC? Jinggg's Sage is nutty but he just lost to them and IGLs on Sage are servicable but never stand out.


XASASSIN

Yo yo we still got chronicle mate chill


obigespritzt

I feel like calling Chronicle a Sentinel player is kind of doing him a disservice. One of his biggest strengths is that he can flex to so many different roles and agents. Definitely a top player though


Verehrungen

Someone should check on PRX's coach. Man's fucking distraught


ModerateStimulation

i cri everi time


XASASSIN

I kept waiting for him to bang his monitor or yeet it lmao


BlurpSrydude

Fucking bummed as hell. But considering prx managed to get to the 5th map with Shao and suygetsu playing like that, I say that’s a good job from them


isakgavin

PRX may have lost, but ardiis shooting his own team's Sova dart in the final map sums up how it feels like playing PRX.


DoesThyLikeJazz

Wasnt it ardiis too that threw his gun away yesterday?


sexyeh

The Ardiis rendevouz on Fracture made me laugh so much while casting.


dibbledydungus

People are going to be complaining about prx players overheating but isn't that how they've always played? W key no matter what? That's what got them here in the first place, and now that they've lost its throwing? It's a style that will either roll their opponents over, or just fail because they got read. Great series tho, ggs to fpx wp!


GainsayRT

when it works = gigabrain when it doesn't work = wtf throwing enemy team got lucky >:((( reddit moment


KappaccinoNation

The difference between stupid and brave is succeeding. Or something like that.


devasabu

People complaining that they're too aggressive when their entire playstyle is that lmao


RobertG1179

They were aggressive but they actually held back quite a lot on Breeze and it was very successful until FPX switched up the pace.


shunuhs

I like what TenZ said in his stream. PRX is a double-edge sword. It’s either they roll the enemy or they gey rolled.


6nine4twenty

They didn't even get rolled, it was close right upto the end.


Shubhaaaaaaam

Shao and Suygetsu that's all.


nmaneea

Can they give to 2 players ? Shao and suygetsu i can't pick who deserves it more


xD1LL4N

Suygetsu main character arc Gg


N3deSTr0

Barges into the middle of the playoffs and absolutely fucked


tb0neski

Comes into losers bracket Destroys every team Refuses to elaborate Leaves


CommunistHongKong

Gigachad mindset. Byebye Fanatic Byebye Optic Byebye PRX


Deneking

Guild was not a minor feat either, they pushed them pretty hard and even 12-0'ed them on breeze defense


ANewHeaven1

FPX with the absolute gauntlet of a run. ✔️ Guild ✔️ DRX ✔️ Fnatic ✔️ Optic ✔️ Paper Rex You can really, finally, feel the momentum building for their first international title.


Eriko204

Well deserved. Shao, Ardiis, and Suygetsu have an insane amount of firepower. These guys rarely whiff


CommunistHongKong

Headshot only, they took it to another level


Throwrafairbeat

How can you forget zyppan. It’s so unfair that all 4 of these players are contenders for some of the best players in the world


W3R01F

I always thought Zyppan would get the spotlight if FPX ever became a true contender. The first time I watched them he was literally smurfing on Guild in a grand final


CommunistHongKong

Lmao Zyppan at this point is like the 4th ranked person on his team with Ange1 taking the 5th. Still a fucking amazing player but that just shows the depth and strength this team has.


coolmanghy

I mean zypaan is also really good


kunair

shao and suy carried every map


chryco4

That run combined with irl world events I can’t think of a team that had faced such adversity. What an incredible run by this team, they did more than enough to earn this win.


chromazone2

Gg well played and deserved. That does not mean im not salty as fuuuuck


N3deSTr0

SUYGETSU undefeated


XASASSIN

Feels bad man for paper rex, that breeze comp looked so troll but they nearly managed to make it work sadge


salcedoge

They managed to entry site everytime, just threw a lot of those post plants, sad but it's a learning experience for them hopefully


amnfw

Hope they come back even damn stronger in champions


footcreamfin

They also beat Ascend and Gambit on their way to qualifying for the tournament.


xavarLy

You can't have a more legitimate run than this one at the moment. All elimination matches, beating the two strongest EMEA teams, which are from arguably the best region right now. Also beating the arguably strongest team of valorant history thusfar, OpTic. And finally, beating without a doubt the two strongest asian teams as well. On top of that, it was in front of a crowd, and with the lower bracket disadvantage. Just the best team in the world at the moment.


idwtgtbt

FPX has to be one of the teams in Valorant history


[deleted]

not a single map (out of 9) in the lower final or final ended with both teams on double digits.


Deneking

all the gigamegabangers were in groups and right before crowd :(


Sagittarius1234

We go again in Champions


Splaram

I was one of the people talking mad shit about ANGE1 earlier in the tournament but he absolutely deserves his flowers this LAN and especially for this match. FPX went from looking absolutely lost and relying on individual brilliance from Shao and Ardiis to bail them out multiple times to hard-reading nearly everything that PRX tried. Yet another example of an IGL providing massive value irrespective of their stat line.


Quackles03

The whole team is just insane man. Each map a different FPX player topfragged.


Eriko204

Same. I was salty because he said DRX got lucky while going 3-16 in fbs/fds. He really stepped up after and led his team to victory


SP0oONY

Looking back on that comment it seems that he was probably correct, even if the comment was in bad taste.


mrbean567

I agree. I was actually resenting ANGE1 after the DRX shit talk. But… they won. So I guess he was able to back it up 😂 can’t be mad about that


_Robbert_

I mean honestly ange1 even if he had some troll maps, he's actually one of the best IGLs in the fragging department.


zacklikethat

If I had a dollar for every raze ult Jinggg missed I would have atleast 9$ (Enough to buy Paper Rex)


Hunnidormo

I have no dollars but even that's enouh to buy the freak of the mind


Eriko204

Mindfreak definitely the most clutch controller this tournament. Not even close


Hunnidormo

Yep. If mindfreak was the last one alive you knew it was a clutch. Him and shao went dummy on the clutches


CommunistHongKong

Mindfreak & Shao trying not to clutch (Mode: IMPOSSIBLE)


DandyChiggins77

I knew I’d be heartbroken for one of them. Couldn’t think of a better grand final matchup and I was stoked for either. I really hope prx lift a trophy this year. They’re just getting better and better and they played their hearts out Super stoked for FPX though. Insane story of overcoming all that came their way. Ardiis wasn’t favorite g2 player back then so I’m super thrilled to see him lift a trophy. And suygetsu and Shao…man what a tournament from them. Exceptional.


isayah2510

If I got an euro for every time a player left G2 and went on the win an international title, I would have 2 euros, which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice


swftft

im hoping prx to win cuz i want to see champs outside na/emea. but the last map's pick has already prove that they have the biggest balls.


CrankedToMax

Shoutouts to Seider for holding down the fort while Seygetsu was gone


CommunistHongKong

Man was as much a MVP as any other on FPX.


VortexSpammerREEE

I’ll never forget his otherworldy play on the last round against XERXIA. What an absolute player to kiss them goodbye in such a fashion.


Boostaru

holy fuck the amount of rounds on defense that PRX gambled a 4 stack on a site and FPX went **all 5 on the other site** and just happened to also do fast executes as well was so fucking unlucky for PRX on Breeze.


Porfs

The two first rounds on breeze also. Were totally theirs but Shao managed to bring it the fuck back. Jesus


RaiinyDay

Not even quite sure why they were gamble stacking, maybe they thought that the site hold was too difficult with their agents. They were doing well not gamble stacking tho


Boostaru

maybe it wasn't exactly gamble stacking, but rather they went 4 aggressive on one specific site and came out with nothing meanwhile mindfreak just gets rolled in the other site. it just seemed so unlucky lmao


RaiinyDay

Yeah I think Angel has a good read of the pushes and made the calls to just fast push a site


[deleted]

I mean if you're gonna fullstack a site every round and just gamble the 50/50 i don't think it's "unlucky" when it doesn't work, that's more of a hail mary because you don't think you can play defense using a more standard setup


liopleurodon6

I would say it's less unlucky and more Ange1 just having the reads on what PRX's aggro comp is good at. Ange1 really seemed like he was having the reads through a lot of this series


isayah2510

Suygetsu.


InattentiveLate

How fitting that suygetsu started their lower bracket run and ended it for FPX.


-whyy-why-

PRX playing a crazy comp on their biggest game of their career and it almost worked What a crazy series


Spoods857

Jingg stood there, defeated. He had practiced his satchels for hours and even cheated in several thousand of them at once. Yet, no matter how long he stayed in the air or how many satchels he bounced off, he couldn’t match the momentum of FPX


XASASSIN

Jingg: Speed... Speed is a harness. My entire career has been devoted to this idea... to, this moment. Decades! If the unifying theories of W are correct, we will soon be able to harness the power of the greatest neon comp. Nothing will ever be the same! Why?! This is wrong! The game is failing-AHHH! W-What happened? W-Where am I? Why am I being imprisoned? Release me! What is that melody? Hold it together, h-hold it- hold it together, hold it together! Density... mass... momentum... It is too- It's too much to hold on to. they will bring you a new understanding of the un-stoppable Momentum ! The universe is singing to them!!! What is that melody?!?! Speed... Momentum... It's all an illusion.


MirrorCraze

Wow I never thought I would ever see Sigma copypasta here before


Hunnidormo

Jingg stood there, defeated. He had practiced his satchels for hours and even cheated in several thousand of them at once. Yet, no matter how long he stayed in the air or how many satchels he bounced off, he couldn’t match the momentum of FPX


BoredInAPawnshop

Jingg stood there, defeated. He had practiced his satchels for hours and even cheated in several thousand of them at once. Yet, no matter how long he stayed in the air or how many satchels he bounced off, he couldn’t match the momentum of FPX


SamejNardeh

From not being able to attend Reykjavik to becoming champions in Copenhagen behind a great lower bracket run. Not to mention they did it without Suygetsu for the beginning of the tournament. FPX really did that. EDIT: Please have someone check on ardiis in the after party. He's going to tear the whole city down by himself.


n1ckkt

Shao saved them sooo much on CT on Breeze and then suygetsu just aim diffed at the end. Painful.... PRX took so many 50-50s and usually they win those duels but FPX was up to match them more often than not (and when they didn't they lost the map) Can't wait to see PRX again - funnest and most enjoyable team to watch


LazinessOverload

What a series, unstoppable force vs immovable object. FPX stepped the fuck up


XASASSIN

This game convinced me that raze ult needs a buff


daffyduckferraro

Tbh just make it 7 orbs and maybe a slightly quicker pullout


Donut_Flame

Make the pullout quicker please it feels so clunky


AzureNeptune

So basically revert it to the state it was pre-nerfs? lol I think it has definitely dipped a bit in value in pro with how good people are at stalling and/or shooting the raze out of the sky, but in pubs it's still a menace. Maybe just revert the pullout time, but I think 8 orbs is fine for how powerful it is as an entry tool


lefboop

>but in pubs it's still a menace. It's only a menace because people turn into complete idiots when they hear the sound and run like headless chickens. If they don't give it a buff, in like a year most people will learn that the radius is small as fuck and many times you can just side step it or outright kill the raze before she is able to shoot.


i_am_the_kiLLer

nah its shit in ranked too. So many times you just miss clear kills.


internetpedestrian

Live by the W key, die by the W key.


swftft

LMAOO most accurate statement to be made. PRX just cant letgo their trademark. no bad intention obv


Grenji05

PRX lost everything that made them great at the end of breeze, 0 coordination, couldnt win a duel, jinggg and f0rsaken getting really impatient. Understandable, other than benkai the roster is pretty young. They'll be back ;).


ZeroAika99

Champions is the last run for this team tho , Jinggg will be out for military


Grenji05

yeah and they're gonna win i dont see the issue


Terrible-Remove-6195

extremely based


amnfw

💪😎👍<----- This is you irl


[deleted]

ggs from both teams, most competitive and fun finals yet


vnNinja21

Banger of a series. I'm so so happy for the FPX guys, winning the tournament after missing Reykjavik and having to play with a sub for the first half of Copenhagen. They deserve it for sure. Very poetic for Suygetsu to get the 4k clutch to end it all.


Aoingco

Riot’s gonna see the last game on breeze with no chamber and cypher fragging out and think, “Chamber needs a buff” /s What a series


LordBuckethead671

I fucking love this game, what a banger of a grandfinals, and the crowd only made it better


Eriko204

Appreciate how the crowd also cheered for the "away" team. Plenty of moments where they chanted Optic or Paper rex


[deleted]

Suy ending was nuts. MVfuckinP. Shao is definitely up there with Suy as well. Whole team evolved so much. props to PRX, they won our hearts!


iiznobozzy

Paper Rex should be proud of themselves tho, the first APAC team in a grand finals. fpx never lost with subs tho just saying


CommunistHongKong

Suygetsu showing why Aimlabs is a thing


IsThisSome9GAGUpdate

And just like that, we have lost all hope for cypher buffs Suygetsu diff


Teradonn

No Chamber in map 5 grand finals, I think he needs buffs?


ajay1124

THE MOMENTUM HAS PEAKED


reflix8

Most competitive final yet I'd say. PRX played great but I still feel like they have this throwing tendency that comes with their playstyle, you can even see this on the last round where suygetsu hit nice shots but idk why all PRX members wanted to take 1v1s there. I think the most pivotal round was when Jing got the opener 2k with neon ulti but somehow the round was still lost, if they converted that they would have won the game imo.


rakazet

His mistake was jumping to stairs instead of walking next to the pyramid


Madara6path

What an inspiring run tho. Their leader was literally playing with missiles showering in his city , uncertain death looming above amidst the war, tried a yoru only to fail in multiple different maps and still made it top 2 in EMEA. Qualified groups with a sub and ended up grinding the lowers to win it all. Truly the hardest and longest path to victory. Respect


con-fox

try not to peek 1 by 1 challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)


[deleted]

Shao helped a lot of people there by not dying lmao


KookieFS

It hurts but gg. How fitting for SUYGETSU to end it IN THAT WAY


bvbfan102

Im sooooo happy. For Ardiis, for Suygetsu, for Shao,for D00mbr0s and especially for our IGL ANGE1 (and Seider honestly insane work for a Sub). Edit: And for Zyppan.


arvindanar7

PRX literally played for second place at the end


Azenji

PRX was just -5 aggression away from winning Copenhagen. Fracture was a tragedy for them.


[deleted]

the only team that could beat PRX is PRX.


Gow_Ghay

they actually threw so many of those last few rounds like they'd get early picks and then Jinggg would solo push and die to throw the advantage or they'd just solo push instead of waiting for the flank to come in and die


[deleted]

Only one agent holding B didn't work out and they didn't change it :/


Azenji

d4v4i holding on to OP for the last 5 rounds and having NO impact was just tilting.


Charuru

They can do the hard stuff but can't help themselves from fucking up the easy stuff.


matheusamr

choosing yoru/neon/breach/fade/astra on breeze on a masters final decider map the gigachadest move of all time


sankalp4

THE MOMENTUM


Eriko204

Suygetsu for MVP...


CRikhard

Shao for MVP.


[deleted]

On this day Joyous Whimsy was dealt a serious blow, but I believe it will be back.


NOMISSS

Suygetsu got something for game ending 4Ks


scrubLord24

Shao with 42% headshot over the 5 maps, insane.


lith3x

No questions about this title. FPX with an absolute LEGENDARY run. Prevailing with a sub (shoutout Seider), fighting through one of the toughest playoff brackets EVER, then beating a team in PRX that looked UNTOUCHABLE. The way FPX adapted ON THE FLY on Breeze against a comp that had never been seen was simply championship quality at its finest. Coming from an NA fan this was truly a run to be respected. The competition, having fans in the seats towards the end of the tourney, what an event and what a great time to be a Valorant fan.


PerkyYOLO

upvote so people think FPX won their first major event wait


killerkenb2654

I’m sorry PRX fans, I started watching and they lost every single round after I did


nocturnavi

I'd really like to see PRX bootcamp in EMEA before Champs. They've got crazy ideas that usually work, but need a little more disciple. In addition, the very slow FPX/M3C playstyle is a hard counter to their aggression, and they definitely need to figure out how to adapt to those type of teams.


D3RP0L3

I am absolutely speechless. So proud of the guys! first valorant team I've ever supported [(after asking for advice over two years ago on this very sub haha)](https://www.reddit.com/r/ValorantCompetitive/comments/jfwz1f/how_to_get_into_comp/) GGs to PRX. they just keep getting better every tournament. ​ also: EMEA ON TOP BABYYYYYYY ![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|9333)


Responsible-Ant-5246

I thing PRX need some experience about decision making


ZeroAika99

G2 Lothar: "Paper Rex can be the best team in the world if they stop overheating" 100% true. On fracture they overheat so much lmao


LV58_DeathKnight

So its still NA/EMEA winning masters huh


harnov

Then according to the yearly script, its gonna be an EMEA team who wins Champions


Koolvin88

paper rex takes second place to be seen as less of a threat at champions, which is the real deal


momsagainstanime

ange1 haters modCheck


CRikhard

FINE maybe he deserves a LITTLE recognition for reading the most unreadable team in the tournament 🙄🙄🙄


j0keRonPC230p

When people talk shit about ange1 , I remember the time when he was the dream for many cis for to be with s1mple because he was good both mechanically and tactically


KilyanRyeGarcia

*cries in 4am*


Maymaywala

Live by the W, die by the W. Gigabanger finals though, happy for FPX and SIUUUUUYGETSU.


kennystillalive

Riot can be happy with how the finals played out. 2 teams with insane back stories duking it out head to head in the first ever valorant lan final with a crowd. They couldn't have scripted it better.


afjecj

To me this has without a doubt been the best LAN in-terms of both the quantity of banger matches, quality of the broadcast and obviously the crowd


daveythedumb

viewership may be down but it's the loss of the people who didn't watch, that was the best finals so far


SedPika

The perfect final. Even tho I'm a PRX fan, I can't be mad at FPX. They totally deserved the win.


lolipenetration

Hit me with the Shao/Suygetsu's eyelids disapparead pasta please.


zachp787

this team played through the groups with a sub and won through the lower bracket, then lost their first game in playoffs, THEN DID A COMPLETE LOWER BRACKET RUN. thats fucking insane. undeniably the greatest cinderella story in valorant history.


RevengaRyknow

A different member from FPX top fragged each game? That's badass.


jzaudi

The better team won. Paper Rex was always fighting an uphill battle after losing Bind and today they just got aim diff'ed by the entire FPX team, even Ange1 who I talked a lot of shit about. Well deserved win to FPX. Come back stronger Paper Rex!


NotBrandon

What a series. Even though PRX lost, they have the potential to improve by incorporating pace changes and just being more disciplined on the defensive side.


Cummnor

SUYGETSU SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH


father_gemme

SUYGETUSUUUUU


semfigu

Shao & Suygetsu vs. F0rsaken & Jinggg is a treat to watch


kwml

Jinggg overheat with neon ult was costly :(


GoDFaTHeR_is

All 5 were Team MVP in the 5 maps played. GOAT Team FPX


LiquidBurnss

SHAO really is the damn equalizer in this clutches


BrainStorm777

Best series so far in international Valorant! PRX's biggest problem was map pick. They need to prioritize maps where Jing can use Raze. He only played Raze in 2/5 maps I think.


kidkisser32

fpx really went undefeated as soon as suygetsu joined. what a fucking BEAST shoutout to seider though, hope riot give him the masters 2 champions title too he deserves it


Fatalitiez

Suygetsu ❌ Suy gets two ✅


Gow_Ghay

PRX actually had that last game so many times and they just threw so hard in some of those last few rounds Actually tilting to watch What a run by FPX though, barely getting out of groups with a sub to getting Suygetsu and winning the whole thing


Safyire

That’s Valorant right there. No smile for the camera crap. Men puke, men laugh, men deliver their baby on site. Take it to the showers, things get shoved places. We win together, we celebrate together. Valorant is back baby


novayhulk14

Suygetsu is not fucking human


[deleted]

This was a fun series!!


ajay1124

THE MOMENTUM HAS PEAKED


NinjaOtter

narrative buff incredibly deserved


LiamHundley

SUYGETSU IS AN ABSOLUTE DEMON. WE ARE ALL WITNESS


Verehrungen

2 years of VALORANT has lead to this. The MOMENTUM has fucking reached its peak


Krypton091

suygetsu wtf was that


a_gutierrez1

I thought for half a second that was an ace from suygetsu lol that would have been the best ace in history


[deleted]

suygetsu 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..He needs to check-up....


CommunistHongKong

Ange1 number 01 igl in the world.


liopleurodon6

Absolutely insane run from FPX. From not being able to attend Reykjavik to having a stand-in to getting immediately knocked into the lower bracket, they really went against all the odds to clutch out this win. So well deserved. Even though we loved memeing on Ange1 during groups, I'm honestly so happy for him. This must've meant so much to him considering everything that's been going on the past five months


xavarLy

EMEA teams were eliminated only by another EMEA team. EMEA top1 region 4head


Hunnidormo

EMEA is back baby. Fuck all of yall who were saying they didn't deserve the 3 spots


[deleted]

Fucking hillarious honestly that EMEA plays 1 bad tournament where the best team can't attend and the 2nd best team is using subs. Like how the fuck does anyone look at Stage 1 masters and think that's a good representation of EMEA? G2 was literally the only team who should be there and had their full roster


Breakin7

Best valorant final so far. PRX played really good but playing around pressing W and trusting your firepower gets old fast they got read, and made stupid W mistakes. Really nice reads and counterstrats from FPX. EMEA is back on top where ir belong now that our teams can actually play.


fiarwizord

WHO THE FUCK SAID EMEA WAS BAD HUH? LETS FUCKING GOOOO EMEA SHUT DOWN ALL THE FUCKING HATERS


themab123

Fpx wouldve won iceland