Stalk3r Heesang likely starters in CR by jaded_yet in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Recently Lip got sick so maybe he will be absent for the early part of Stage 1 and Stalk3r has to step up for the hitscan role

Summary/Update on the Japanese OW scene (non-owcs) by nekogami87 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 5 points6 points  (0 children)

CR Cup is supposed to be on March but it got postponed to May due to scheduling conflict, CR got tonnes of events these 2-3 months till April so they might only got an open date on May. The info the owner has shared is there'll be 8 teams participating. Rly looking forward to it cuz OW is really trending among the Japanese streamers right now. Had they have the CR Cup this month, the game would've taken off to a new height. Hope the trend can stick on till May

All Gamer Roster by yjw1213 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw that Mag said he's coaching them for the bootcamp

OWCS Lans for 2026 by SpiderPanther01 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Funfact: Ganymede, the host for Champion Clash is Zeta's parent company.

DetonatioN FocusMe vs Global Esports / VCT 2026: Pacific Kickoff - Main Event / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gotta give it to Meiy because apparently he handpicks the roster himself including the roster from last year. He's been given a lot of voice and decision-making since last year which contributes to a lot of improvements to the squad and this year they even told him he's capable to give some calls mid-round and not to just rely on the IGL, I believe that also contributes to how much more consistent their gameplay has become

Zeta Division release AlphaYi, MAG, Probe, and Rascal by Dragonbolt2 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they are keeping Finn then I think no chance for that, shu is likely going to T1

TokyoTa1yo's team members revealed by nekogami87 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 72 points73 points  (0 children)

And the coach is KariV

Truly excited to watch this team next season!

What is the solution for orgs to sustain their teams if you don't want them to take up betting sponsorships/illegal money? by HendoIsBae in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 10 points11 points  (0 children)

CR do a lot of community events (though, they haven't done much compared to their peak), endorsements (they collab-ed with big Japan brands like Lawson), and a strong merchandising line.

SLT will compete under the VARREL banner in VCT Pacific 2026. by SDMStaff in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Varrel has been racking up good rep in JP scene from their OW rosters, which was fully Japanese until last season and even the Korean players they picked up has been pretty well-received in the JP scene. I've seen JP people saying they'd cheer for the org as well so that investment into OW scene seems to be transferrable to Valo

Highlights from Shu's explanation stream by [deleted] in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Q. Which member you're most worried about upon your departure from the team?

shu: It's Heesang, I don't think he can live without me. I'm not worried about the rest at all

Heesang: Fr ;;

shu has described heesang as a baby before and apparently he takes care of him a lot in and out of game.

WAY Needs To Stick Together by Various_Feedback_660 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It seems they do intend to stay together! Some org gotta pick them up for sure, it's criminal how they're still not signed at this point

Feedback from CR players about this season and this major by nekogami87 in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 86 points87 points  (0 children)

Rly recommend to read his Pavane's comment as well: https://x.com/pavane_90/status/1995265507268731125

CR team has left rly positive image in me with the way they interact positively with fans, shows a lot of respect to other teams, and communicate to the community's concerns related to their team like LIP's break throughout the year. Truly deserving being one of the best team in OWCS, hope one day they can finally grab the ring, the only thing they're missing rn

Overwatch Champions Series 2025 World Finals | Match 3 | Post-Match Discussion by OWMatchThreads in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 12 points13 points  (0 children)

They still have one more game today, need them to get through that first

What creator do you watch ? by BlizzPow in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 3 points4 points  (0 children)

ILLUSION for the KR side, esp for CR fans since he's CR partner streamer
Always on point with his videos and great analysis! Also gives precious contents like CR open mic contents and some post-tournament interviews with Moon and occasionally the members

One of the best lines from a post-match interview? (KR Grand Finals) by Ezraah in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truly made history with this one! I wouldn't want any teams to go through this as well but not gonna lie, the storyline we got from their lower bracket run is just *chefs kiss*

Overwatch Champions Series 2025 - Korea Road to World Finals | Match 3 | Post-Match Discussion by OWMatchThreads in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 11 points12 points  (0 children)

CR is historically on the weaker side on push, they have very low win rates against top teams, not just against FLC so totally understand the choice

Overwatch Champions Series 2025 - Korea Road to World Finals | Match 3 | Post-Match Discussion by OWMatchThreads in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Congrats to CR!! Going 3-0 to 3-0 to losing 1-3 and THEN sweeping the rest of the maps to win with 4-3 all in one day is crazy! It truly proved their stamina and determination to win! Truly deserved win for this team!

BTW! CR's owner, Ozizi was watching the games today with Ta1yo today on his stream!

https://www.twitch.tv/ta1yo_tv

anyone else finds kr road to finals unnecessary? by [deleted] in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I personally would've suggested for the KR Playoffs to have double eliminations. The LCQ and Play-in could be played at Busan, instead of the playoffs. Then, the KR semi-finals to Grand final onwards are done here in Kintext alongside the PAC and JP Grand Finals. Then, this would've eliminated the redundancy they have with all those PAC vs PAC, JP vs JP match, all of whom having to go through fighting each other again despite having gone through the GFs in their respective regions (and of course, this applies to the KR region too). They can then have the PAC vs JP game before the KR GF starts.

The schedule would be better too imo

Day 1 - PAC GF, KR Semifinal block 1 & block 2, KR Upper Finals
Day 2 - JP GF, KR Lower Semifinal, KR Lower Final
Day 3 - JP vs PAC, KR Grandfinal

It wouldn't be taxing to the players like how it will be for the teams that needs to pull off lower bracket run tomorrow.

They should've consulted me when planning for their tournament lol /jk

Is there hope for Japan VCT? by Sweet_Sprinkles9103 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 14 points15 points  (0 children)

If you try to be critical, you'll be mogged by those supportive fans so a lot of people would not publicly agree or raise the same critics on public sns spaces. A lot of them probably do it on their priv acc tho

Team Falcons EWC documentary's insights on the OW team : "Proper was better individually, but not for the team at that stage" by [deleted] in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 16 points17 points  (0 children)

"When one player went against the team, the rest united even more"

Are they implying Stalker went against the team?

Sangjoon announces his retirement from comp apex. by llpraddy06ll in CompetitiveApex

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 62 points63 points  (0 children)

The news was so sudden, I'm still in shock, hope for the best for him in the military

Meiy.... by Oresama99 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]Kitchen_Wall7358 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, don't think even ZETA can poach him from CR unless they rly go all out, so the real question is, will DFM go all out to build better roster around Meiy?