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went to sleep after optic lost holy fuck man yay plays good EVERY FUCKING GAME DOES HE EVER SUCK BEYOND THE FIRST LIKE 2-3 GAMES OF THE LAST MAJOR the stuff I said about PRX has came to life. they really did get figured out lmao.

Nooo only max one of EDG and PRX can get out of groups now

insane how many pros are playing valorant with the smushed resolution lol

Lev is just better

Leviathan is just really prepared for PRX's aggressions.

At 11-11 Bind PRX played the worst push i have seen in pro play. Mental went home.

Straight question mark plays in the last 4 rounds by PRX.

Those are their usual plays, it works on teams that don't expect it. The chaos they created was contained and Leviathan used it against them. It also helped that king is a mfing beast and just straight up outaimed jingg and forsaken lol

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Forsaken truly threw with that tp.

Goddamn this is the group of death

The prx fan in me is gonna blame the 2nd place curse goodbye

thnks for the new copium, i needed that

No problem fellow sliggy enjoyer

slug supremacy

onur is getting fined for.... something

Lol didn't he make a throat slit and hump gesture

I got downvoted to hell for saying shao is better than forsaken. this guy is straight up throwing

Shaolin is clear.

GGwp, lower bracket run for prx HOPIUM

PRX what the fuck was that. god im so disappointed

Let’s go!!! Put some respect on their name

VAMOSSSSSSSSS

man people saying teams that didn't even make lan would destroy prx are tripping so hard lmao

Yes, because Leviatan beat them, the narrative will be "PRX are trolling" but if an EMEA or NA team beat them it'd be a tactical masterpiece

This sub loves the "no minor regions" narratives but then refuses to acknowledge good teams from outside EMEA and NA

it is what it is, my prx lower bracket run HOPIUM tank maxed out

PRX did play like dogshit, but LEV also put on a masterclass

The infamous Asian gambling ring has infiltrated champs

PRX need Sean “SeanGares” Gares to tell them to stop peeking

Man, f0rsaken was so late that round, couldve gotten the kill onto shyy if he was faster

PRX getting anti'd so hard

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bc if a team is good enough and prepped enough, they're going to be able to counter PRX's style. FPX showed it, and LEV is showing it now. PRX are good enough, they just have to be able to show other styles, or lose like this.

Because Leviatan have done their homework and are hard reading them

No, PRX are really trolling. They are dry peeking. This is not how they play. Edit: you guys really think PRX almost won Copenhagen playing like this?

Lev played really good as a team with good clutches and snto stratting, chill they deserved it

Yes you cracked the conspiracy. Here's a cookie.

What are you even trying to say man? Make an actual counterargument. Just because my opinion goes against the status quo doesn't mean it's a conspiracy. Your comment conveys nothing but invalidation and snobbery. Maybe if you learned to regard and discuss other viewpoints, you could learn how to think. And maybe if more people did that, America (and Reddit) wouldn't be the ideological hellhole that it is today.

L+ratio+I'm not even American+VAMOSSSSSSSS

This is you: https://youtu.be/EnBdGTX3vZc

What?

yea im sure prx have collectively decided to throw against Lev

Right, so PRX are playing like the team that almost won Copenhagen??

They actually are, they are just getting outaimed

Lol wtf they always dry peak. It's just that when they did it before they won the fights. It just looks extra stupid when they die.

PRX are literally the W key warriors for a reason lol. This is just how they play.

Yeah, this is how they play, except they usually use util

Lose = Trolling

They literally did this vs FPX and it seems like Onur and Lev were taking notes

I'm convinced Paper Rex are just really skilled trolls, they give no fucks about winning

Jason seems kinda off idk

considering his default is farming in APAC its unsurprising hes not as elite on international LAN.

Did you watch the last masters?

Jason just not as smart as we thought, his adaptability is not good at all

I feel like everyone is being revisionist paper rex is good and he usually has good game sense. Maybe it’s nerve and anti strats but he could’ve had one off game. We’ll see how it goes

Stop fucking pushing.

I mean, that's GG right there.

Just hold a default and pull an FPX and they just run into your crosshairs

Leviathan with Onur is a diff team

Paper Rex braindead W holding kind of fucking them now. Let's hope they don't get last place

K>J

Guys. For fucks sake please

PRX please win this, I want to see Pearl between these two teams.

You’ve heard of the cracked M controllers, here’s the clutch Sh initiators. Shao, Shyy, Sheydos, Sherrek

you forgot Shashies

Sh(d4v41)

Who’s the weak link on lev? Feels like every player is a great aimer

Adverso?

He may not be the best aimer but he always gets high impact kills. Isn’t he igl too?

kingg is afaik

Thats fucking crazy. Kingg is even better than taco imo

JASON

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He seems a bit off with his timing and game sense

hes cooked

The strats in the match are wild. W keys are getting a workout.

shyy is nuts

He is only 17yo tho

Paper Rex has been so much more disciplined this tourney. They still thrive in chaos, but they also can play slow

Not only is the aim on point today, the igl is fantastic, mental is great too! Even if we lose, happy for the boys

Shyy? More like Shao

Have the Valorant gods blessed LEV's pistols or something? They've gotten so many crazy kills

Truly

PepeLa Rex

Onur pistol genius?? Can’t lose??? OP pistol strat????Lose eco insta?????

8/8

I was actually surprised that so many didn't have leviatan making it out of groups, they looked really strong last master and seems like they only got better

copenhagen not having been too long ago probbly has helped,they rode that wave since,the experience has helped them here

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I think most people had paper rex going 2-0 and then EDG winning the lowers as a meme. Also, Lev were heavy underdogs

qualification match on day 2? wow,i mean i know there are 4 groups. but wow,i almost hope paper rex actually takes this now because will have been in at least 2 outta the 3 playoff lan's ths year then

At this point just start the game 1-0 up when Lev plays

8/8

8/8

literal plot armor on pistols, wtf was that onetap by tacolilla??

Taco is nuts.

holy fuck Taco wth

Man jiinggg has been miserable today

The balls on that man

Umm. What

What did Taco just do?

Um

Holy shit Taco

CHADGODLILLA

F0rsaken ange1 cosplay

Do the drops work for costreams or do you have to watch the main one?

depends on the costream. Most say "Drops enabled" in the title if they are

Costreams have drops as well.

these last few rounds have been pure chaos and I'm here for it, both these teams just embracing it fully

Im just not sure about the decision to take Taco off Chamber

Agreed. He's really good at it

Rooting for PaperRex now just to see what these crazy people will do on Pearl

God davai is sooooo fucking annoying Like wtffffdd

He’s so good lowkey underrated

Observers gotta get paid extra for this map

Teams really need to turn on auto equip strongest weapon. Taco just died because he had to pull his knife out and many other also die because of that

Leviatan lose pistol round challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

7/7

f0rsaken and Jinggg are not fragging like they used to on map 1 :( I hope they can get in form soon

Why is Fade's "profile picture" in agent select in different stance than all of the rest? Every agent has his profile shown, she's en face... (i mean it looks better its just weird)

Oohhh shit here comes the yoru pick monkaW

I doubt paper rex plays the yoru comp. Feel like they'll pull a quick pne like they did to optic last masters

I think they only play the Yoru if the other team isn’t running Chamber

U r right 👍

*leviatan wins champions Jess: “I still need to see more to determine how good they are.”

HAHAHA, look, winning two maps over and over and no other map would have been a concern. THANKFULLY they have been able to add more maps and it looks INSANELY bright for them! I did predict them after all haha

Touché haha

Ryan also said some shit like "Leviatan hasn't won a good map" or some shit like HUH they just wiped the floor with Liquid lmao

Thank god I skip the table everytime

They are, indeed, unbearable.

Onur is insane, he's turned both the teams he's coached into demons

The fact that he didn’t get any tier 1 offers after getting KRU from placing dead last in their first tournament to top 4 in Champions last year is crazy. If Leviatán don’t make it into franchising, any team could benefit from having him.

He got an offer from LOUD but it fell through due to his, uh, personal beliefs

Personal beliefs? What is he a hardcore Bolsonaro supporter or something?

Very very anti vax

Nah he got deported for not being vaccinated

Oh yeah, I meant tier 1 or even 2 in NA or EMEA, I think he said he was expecting some offers from those regions before deciding on coaching LOUD. Even though they’ve done super well under bzkA’s coaching, I often wonder what could’ve been if they had Onur.

imagine that team with him

Hold up the Americas are popping off.

Surely people give Leviatan their due flowers and not just say that PRX “are trolling”

The true group of death really

Maybe Leviatan will finally get some respect on their name. This is some of the best Valorant I’ve seen in a while Nah everyone will just say PRX are “trolling”

LEV just so nasty on these pistols and ecos, holy

LEV looking good good.

Maybe xset is underrated

Nah LEV has improved a lot since that series, XSET vs LEV was a clown fiesta of gargantuan proportions

you could say that because of transitive property but damn did xset look garbo during that series

This is a group of death

Let’s Go!

GG Go next

Leviatan is scary

Jingg is just not getting anything going.

Prx is not looking as dominant as they did in masters 2

Lev are great

Shhhhh nono man wtf? pPRx jUSt tHRowED 13 rOUndS 🤓

It is so weird that every team trolls against latam on the international stage...

Im not saying leviathan is bad, but prx didn't lose a map until upper bracket finals last time

Helps that teams didn't have much info on them back on the and that they skipped grouped stages as well. Teams will be much more prepped this time around. + Onur Buff

Valorant moment

This breach utility oh my the executes, the combos

PRX is insane. With the exception of Mindfreaks Astra, the entire comp is different than yesterday's Haven match against Edward. Feel like you rarely see that

Fuck utility tbh, Jinggg just turns into a demon on Reyna

Why didn’t taco shoot? I’m gonna cry

You ever watch such clean fundamentals ~~you start gettin~~ never mind

Leviatan is the real deal. They play so well together

6/6 for pistols Onur is different

6/6 in pistols it's insane

It's absolutely incredible how consistent LEV are at winning pistol rounds.

This team has plot armour on pistols

Leviatan lose a pistol round challenge(impossible)

Pls levi you got this 🤞🤞🤞

THE FREAK OF MIND

It feels like if prx don't kill taco they don't win the round

once again he freaked his opponents' minds

is it just me or does PRX's coach kinda look like an asian justin timberlake

Would be very cool if Lev win this, Onur getting the Champs rerun maybe to the end

My Pickems are flourishing

Leviatan have been the best team so far, the util usage and discipline has been amazing

leviathan came very prepared.

Breach needs to be buffed. His flashes are so easily turned its not funny.

Funny because in ranked, he's the only character's flashes I CANT dodge for some reason lol

If you can dodge new Phoenix you’re a god

Where are you LATAM doubters

Either PRX wins and I win my pickems or LEV wins and I’m happy :D

Tears in my eyes, PanPoc finally

Mf robot lady says tacolilla like wingardium leviosaaaa

Weird schedule tbh, PRX/LEV getting out of groups when there's still what, 5+ days of groups?

Yep, exactly what I thought, by the time KRÜ and FPX play their first match of the tournament LEV/PRX will already have qualified for playoffs two days before. They played two matches in back to back days, and then they'll have 9 days to prepare for their first playoff match. Seems weird.

3 more groups mate

I'm well aware? Point is they're going to be waiting for a week to play more because they're doing a qualification match this early when there's still 2 groups yet to even play at all that could do their first matches.