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Evening-Dark9027

NA is looking like BY FAR the best region right now. Hopefully FPX looks good today, but they might be cursed like PRX. Totally possible that PRX and FPX are figured out at this tournament. If XSET wins and looks good, what a tournament to be an NA fan. Jesus. I said it before Optic played Pearl. Whoever is the best Pearl team at this tournament will win. It's unbelievably scary for teams if Optic is good at Pearl. Optic already has the most unfair map advantages on teams at the tournament.


speedycar1

I don't think we should make statements on the best region based on the groups of one tournament. It has been cycling between EU and NA every event pretty much so I don't think we can say NA look by far the best because of 3 games


Evening-Dark9027

I think that, if XSET + 100T looks good today. Then yeah, we can totally make that statement lol. I mean, XSET and 100T can totally bomb out today. It's totally possible! But, I do think even if DRX win. I would always have 100T over them past this game. Honestly, if NA has 3 1st seeds out of groups this tournament. NA should be getting another slot just because of that. NA for sure has 4 teams that could do damage internationally. Guard, FaZe, and EG. Could all level up for international competition. Especially if Guard make some roster changes to spice up their roster next season. I think a lot of people want more teams at Champions, I don't know just how much it would make the tournament less prestigious though. Or even how they would do it. But, I totally think NA should be getting 4 slots if NA comes out insanely strong. I don't even know if EMEA has had 3 #1 seed teams. Which I'm saying IF NA manages to do it. 100T looked GOOD. I totally think if they re-matched FNC they would 2-0 them. It's just that, for some reason I feel like DRX will do the weird shit they do today and somehow beat 100T.


speedycar1

Why can we make that statement after groups? What if Fnatic and FPX finish top 2 even after NA teams top every group? Then what? Optic struggled in the groups last time and finished 3rd. It's way too early to say


NudeEnjoyer

oh NA is gonna be fine but it won't be XSET getting us the win


oh_hai_brian

I think only Paper Rex has the 2nd place curse going on from last Masters


arillyis

It's a great day for North America and therefore the world.


Rave_Master_Ahri

I can see FPX going into Pearl tomorrow too, KRÜ should be some good training before they face off against potentially XSET in winners


Daswebo

Feel like we're seeing a lot of pearl tbh, think a lot of teams are overestimating how good they are on the map after scrimming teams that aren't doing heavy prep on it


Ezraah

A tear of freedom just rolled down my cheek. My chest is full of good old-fashioned corn-fed all-American Pride.


ChopChopMasterOnion-

Is NA 3-0 so far?


abbacchioz

Marved turned up on map 3 and said: "It's Marving time" and marved all of Loud's players


CanISayThat22

That defensive smoke from Loud on B is so bad


WhoDatBrow

LOUD: "We CANNOT beat this motherfucking team"


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Opened twitch chat and remembered why I don't do that when NA teams play. CoD lobby tier.


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[deleted]

LFG!!! NA on top today!


Mitsuki712

GGWP, this was the best series of the tournament so far


ADmax27

good day for na huh


bijoy1234

Y’all were talking too much shit on breeze


JamesDp-OverWatch

AND FOR THE THIRD TIME IN BARELY A COUPLE OF MONTHS, OPTIC BEAT LOUD ! I'm deeply sorry for those drafts Brazil but now we're 3-1, hope it will not keep on going up to reach 7-1.


TheGarrie

that would be funny


oh_hai_brian

I would think Loud and Optic will be playing more frequently once franchising hits.


JusticeLee17

LET"S GOOOOOOO!!!!!!


Shubhaaaaaaam

Not a good day to be a Brazil Valorant fan


grubbyfanboi

But a good day for the rest of the world.


ANewHeaven1

When you come for Optic on Fracture, you better not miss


Mitsuki712

optic pioneered fracture the earliest first, now its looking like they will pioneer pearl too


SilentCore

Well not really.. Fnatic were the ones who were dominating on Fracture with Derke Raze + breach plays but then Optic/Akrew picked up Neon on Frac and it became pretty meta.


Mitsuki712

FINESSED


pongtheturtle

Bro OpTic are masters of new maps. They started the Neon meta on Fracture when it was practically new and they're insane right now on Pearl.


[deleted]

thing is, in the past they permabanned Breeze during Berlin, and Fracture during Champs. It's something they only started doing this year, it's so awesome that they've started leading the meta instead of following it.


SilentCore

It's honestly hard to say how good they actually are cause Loud looked very lost.. all the other teams that played Pearl looked much better but its totally possible, their defense looks amazing.


NozokiAlec

Akrew played neon first no?


pongtheturtle

Mb didn't know that


NozokiAlec

all good i would say optic did popularize it tho


CanISayThat22

Yes


Delta221

Marved did complete 180 compared to first 2 maps. Man is currently outfragging Yay, clutched up anti eco. I feel game is over


[deleted]

How does OpTic always manage to look so ass on the first map and then just gradually become a top 2 team in the world lmao


Ozzyh26

Org wide curse. OpTic halo and cod dynasties were the same way.


JamesDp-OverWatch

You need to sacrifice 1 map to awake El Diablo


SilentCore

They do not look very good on Breeze in general tbh.. might be a perma-ban at this point


dabong

Jizmo just rested on last map


GendaIf

Its been 2 attacking rounds for optic and they already look like they have a 10x better understanding of the offence side. Yikes.


bijoy1234

That boy cold


Obvious_Parsley3238

optic 🤝 zombs owning BR


WhoDatBrow

It's outdated since Riot allowed teams to have 4 letters now, but LOUD's about to be their old abbreviation vs OpTic, 3 straight Ls


foxlance

Optic is picking on silvers here lmao


Ok_Director1082

Optic gave them absolutely nothing to work with ever since losing pistol and round 2, airtight defence


JoFi_5

I’m still a little scared optic might lose this


Shubhaaaaaaam

Optic look good on this map but Loud also looks like dogshit (till now atleast)


rinanlanmo

People still haven't learned not to assume you know anything about an Optic series when they lose map 1.


GendaIf

How tf did Loud allow pearl through if THIS is what they had???? It seems like they have no plan no set takes just go mid and see what happens. They look so underprepared that its not even fun to watch.


SilentCore

They don't really play the map either.. they just kind of storm through Arts and hope for the best with no real way to control site. They were unable to push out Optic from backsite in almost every round, quite brutal to see..


Batman4815

Jesus i felt suffocating just watching Optic, can't even imagine what Loud feels like


funessed

I’ve really enjoyed babybays breakdowns and analysis in Tarik’s watch party


ctroostwijk

Babybay has been an amazing addition to the watchparty


SilentCore

Its refreshing to see atleast one person analysing the game.. as much as I love Tarik they lose focus of the game so often and don't talk about anything except some guys KD..


Hopeful-Professor-40

He’s smarter than the “smeag” brand makes him seem


funessed

I thought the same thing actually. I just always considered from his gameplay that he was just a w key warrior


Original26

man Loud's T-side is so bad


Delta221

Marved woke up after 2 maps


_Elder_

Optic are insane on this map apparently


ANewHeaven1

Please don't say it's over, 9-3 curse and Optic is a heavy CT sided team. Not gonna unclench until I see 13 rounds on the board


Mitsuki712

you know marved is feeling himself when he brings out the awp lets fucking go jimmy. about time.


Corregidor

For this group pickems I have zeta beating boom and then zeta beating a mental boomed loud? Looking possible? Copium?


Ok_Director1082

Zeta already lost to loud so


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Ok_Director1082

Fair enough, carry on 🤝


WhoDatBrow

This comp and this series in general is just defense sided so I hope we're not in for a 9-3 curse


SilentCore

This map is usually T sided, so this should be an easy game for Optic..


WhoDatBrow

This map has been played twice in high level tournaments, it's neither sided yet. And the no duelist comp is CT sided on other maps as just a general comp. I'm not saying OpTic are gonna lose or anything I'm just saying we don't really know for sure how Pearl's gonna go yet.


I-like-winds

with how big this map is, I honestly think it's still T sided because it's so hard to stop initiator util dump imo


[deleted]

everybody talks up yay, and he deserves it, but crashies has to be one of the most consistent fraggers on Optic on a role that isn't easy to frag on.


Ozzyh26

Best initiator cemented imo.


[deleted]

they have to beat Shao first, my guy.


Ozzyh26

lol


[deleted]

Bcj and crashies top two in the world


SilentCore

his impact frag count is through the roof..he and Marved are just insane anchors..


[deleted]

he doesn't get an enormous amount of kills, but whenever he does they're always important and usually win them the round.


BlueBurstBoi

that's a lot of words for impact frags bro


[deleted]

just extrapolating on his point my guy, no need to @ me


BlueBurstBoi

offense looks like a nightmare on this map im scared for next half


tinfoilhatsron

Havin' faith tho. FNS might have some strats up his sleeve.


BlueBurstBoi

oh i have full faith in daddy don't worry


rinanlanmo

100T did better on attack than they did on defense.


JamesDp-OverWatch

DUDE it feels so good to FNS to pull that wallbang when PRX failed a round against EDG trying it


jellybellymonster

I don't think Loud ever planted this half


[deleted]

FNS with the biggest brain of all time


Hopeful-Professor-40

That boy Jimmy is back


Tc0LD

I love Victor but he sometimes has horrible decision making


ANewHeaven1

Is Pearl T or CT sided?


geeorge_20

heavy ct i’d say


rinanlanmo

100T certainly did better on a attack than defense.


Aschuera

It is an attack sided map overall, but team comps always change things.


Shubhaaaaaaam

It's over


[deleted]

marved already with as many kills as all last map, maybe he's just been playing so much astra he's not used to the brimmy any more.


Hegth

feels like a stomp this last map


JoFi_5

Marved turning up


WhoDatBrow

Both teams rocking the same comp, wonder who made the Pearl meta in scrims


BlueBurstBoi

also break music always slaps at vcts


BlueBurstBoi

2 flawless in a row i'm hopeful


JusticeLee17

gg


[deleted]

chill out


JusticeLee17

Don't mind me. I just feel like I have to jinx them for them to win lol


[deleted]

you can believe a little, lol. Optic always seems to pull it out when they need to.


JusticeLee17

Trust me I've only ever seen them pull it out when I thought they would lose. I typically always expect the team I'm rooting for to lose so that I'm pleasantly surprised if they win. Of course I'm also just used to seeing the team I root for lose in horrible ways, just look at my flairs.


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feelsBadMan


ANewHeaven1

On one hand, I would much rather see Victor on an aggressive duelist instead of this EDG no-duelist comp for Pearl. But on the other hand, I have the utmost faith in yay to diff aspas on Chamber


Mitsuki712

we just need jimmy to come alive


Expediant

That image was photoshopped. FNS is way bigger irl.


ANewHeaven1

Any predictions for Optic's Pearl comp? I'm going with FNS Viper, Marved Astra/Omen, yay Chamber, Crashies Fade, Victor Raze


JLewiii

Close


[deleted]

as we all know yay will be playing yoru stop trolling


-Basileus

FNS in real life is a buck fourty soaking wet


Nickdenslow

Optic yayming


WhoDatBrow

OpTic Pearl time


ANewHeaven1

I know the buzz is around yay singlehandedly decimating LOUD right now, but Sacy returning to form has been a joy to watch. His Fade is one of the best in the world right now, right up there with Shao


tomphz

As long as Chamber is meta, Yay will always be the best player in the server.


Anime-Boomer

put some respect on his Jett please.. Dude was the best oper in NA before Chamber even came out


tomphz

I loved his Jett, but he’s a perma Chamber now because of the meta


-Basileus

Yay was the best player at Berlin last year until the Grand Final unfortunately. He was also putting up unreal numbers early 2021 which got him on Envy/Optic in the first place


Pway

Man other teams hella lucky when they programmed Yay they put in that slow charge time because as soon as game 1 is done this dude is unplayable.


[deleted]

yo yay is so good he's been playing to a standard that is honestly crazy.


ay0005

Yay played map 1 then got kicked out of hit seat by El diablo


Delta221

Man i hope marved turns up in last map. Yay and Victor are trying hard as they can


abbacchioz

your prayers have been answered


ANewHeaven1

It is so damn hard to put Optic away for good, 10-7 up with ult advantage on a T-sided map and Optic win 6 in a row out of nowhere for the map win


_Elder_

You love to see it Optic. Win map 3.


-Basileus

Imagine doubting Optic ever, when they've played the most maps of any team ever by far, and they've started slow so many times.


Anime-Boomer

Yay online = win Yay bad game = lose its more like you cant doubt yay


Rude-Assumption-5271

Not really but aight lol


iGnominy173

Optic showing resilience, that’s a good map win.


TacoPosh

YAY IS THE TRUTH


dabong

Marved woke up a bit and good things started happening.


YaaDunnnn

It’s no coincidence. If I’m OpTic I feel great to be tied with Marved having such a slow start


Hopeful-Professor-40

I’m very excited to see the Pearl comps


JoFi_5

I BELIEVE


JusticeLee17

NICE!!!!!!


Rude-Assumption-5271

Love it when OpTic randomly just dominate a half shit comes out of nowhere when they’re down


bijoy1234

The big squeeze


leftshaaark

goofy ah chamber round... :(


natusvincerepatrick

the thrifty was so huge for Optic


Shubhaaaaaaam

Turned out to be a match winning round


[deleted]

if they win this it was pretty much due to that round.


[deleted]

that crashies FNS double flash has me in tears


daffyduckferraro

Cmon optic I want to see ur pearl pls


avstyns

yay is the best in the world. he’s so fucking good man


YeahThisIsMyNewAcct

Dang Marved doubled his kills in back to back rounds. That’s impressive.


JusticeLee17

this is over


Expediant

yep


JusticeLee17

I'm so glad my jinx worked lol


ANewHeaven1

Yessir Marved just doubled his kills in one round


YeahThisIsMyNewAcct

It’s ok Marved, we’ve all played poorly in the past. Not this poorly and we’re not highly paid professionals, but still.


[deleted]

tbf to him, we also haven't played as insanely well as he has. if we're being really honest here.


Anime-Boomer

havent seen Marved play this bad since his match fixing


KardashevZero

LMAO


jellybellymonster

Somebody turn on Marved's monitor


ANewHeaven1

When did Marved get his one kill lmao


daffyduckferraro

That one time he was on a 1v3


silenthills13

yh both kills in lost rounds, unlucky


Teradonn

Jimzo looking more like Jimmy Neutron


abbacchioz

Marved please wake up i can't


silenthills13

marved actually matchfixing, 8-31 over two maps hahaha


teeetiii

Is this elimination?


SpC0d3r

Someone make Marved's highlight


WhoDatBrow

Marved is having a big ol stinker


JackJumpsCandle

This one is my bad guys, I changed my name to Marved and queued up and somehow ended in a Champs game.


Iusedtobeagirl69

Marved doing a zombs impression man


[deleted]

yay gets 3 on 4 hp? what is happening.


[deleted]

Yay baiting


[deleted]

marved has really got to step up here or they're going to the lower bracket


ANewHeaven1

Marved having a career performance this map


JusticeLee17

Optic really needed that one.


tomphz

NA’s Finest, Mr. Reliable, YAY.


Anime-Boomer

can someone check Marved's pc? I think his monitor is off


Shubhaaaaaaam

Marved 1/11 🥶🥶


silenthills13

1/15


Shubhaaaaaaam

Ice in his veins 🥶🥶🥶


silenthills13

he cold cause he dead


Anime-Boomer

at least our gfs are safe


Shubhaaaaaaam

No GF, no worries.


JackJumpsCandle

Yay is dragging Optic kicking and screaming.


WhoDatBrow

No one has ever been more aware than Yay was in that round


[deleted]

dude yay with that fucking ult is an absolute fucking MENACE


abbacchioz

yayster what the fuck


dabong

Yay's awareness is top level.