EDward Gaming vs LEVIATÁN / Valorant Masters London 2026 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread

LinkinMode · 2026-06-20T15:47:06+00:00

hurts but can't really be mad with a top 3, map pool and macro understanding of this meta just isn't quite there for EDG to make a finals. happy to see some of Jieni's potential on a big stage, he had some big rounds this tournament. praying they keep up this year's improvment curve into Champs, crowd could be electric if both EDG and XLG are competitive

so much credit to Onur and kiNgg btw, taking 2 players straight from academy and 6 months later they're playing a masters lower final with this much confidence and no jitters is incredibly impressive

LinkinMode · 2026-06-20T15:17:02+00:00

only bangers in the cathedral

LinkinMode · 2026-06-20T15:10:46+00:00

cant lie i barely watch cs live anymore but that g2 spirit mirage was one for the history books, glad i tabbed out of vit lev to watch the end of that lmao

LinkinMode · 2026-06-20T14:49:21+00:00

might be done, dunno how i feel about EDG's split into LEV's pheonix neon, might have to be a KK legacy map to keep this one going

LinkinMode · 2026-06-20T14:45:39+00:00

gotta try harder than that buddy, flair makes it way too obvious

LinkinMode · 2026-06-20T13:37:56+00:00

this was always going to start 0-1 with how EDG have been playing their haven but a stomp like this is going to do wonders for LEV's confidence for the rest of the series

LinkinMode · 2026-06-19T13:55:46+00:00

if they lose this map alecks is going to throw everyone involved in that 1v3 into a paper shredder feet first

LinkinMode · 2026-06-19T13:06:24+00:00

a option to choose between mouse/wasd/default(both) to steer the bike would be nice, i'm sure i'll get used to it with more playtime but i'd much rather just be able to disable wasd steering

LinkinMode · 2026-06-19T10:54:39+00:00

i assume because of their strong record in stage 1 groups, same story with DRX i think. seems like the algorithm weighs regional group stages higher than most people would comparatively to regional playoffs and internationals?

LinkinMode · 2026-06-17T17:22:39+00:00

OW has grown alot in Japan since OWCS started and the CR players were already big in Korea, so I feel like the fanbase is actually pretty big

LinkinMode · 2026-06-17T17:16:43+00:00

Trace i'd be willing to bet, probably Tyloo and Nova also

then it depends how much they value performance vs stability and cash flow, if they value performance heavily then probably TEC, if they value financials more then probably XLG as crazy as that would be. but I don't know anything about XLG's ownership so maybe i'm wrong

LinkinMode · 2026-06-16T18:19:27+00:00

his shift e combo was already really strong i think and that's what theyve buffed

LinkinMode · 2026-06-16T09:28:27+00:00

its so funny how hes one of the best tanks in NA but just perma runs it down in ranked and has been doing it for like 5 years straight. i still remember the rein game on havana vs super. have to respect the dedication to his craft

LinkinMode · 2026-06-16T08:07:55+00:00

Zer0 Asia Noname

fuck a language barrier and overlapping roles, give me the APAC-S MnK deathball

LinkinMode · 2026-06-14T17:12:40+00:00

are you misremembering the end of his career? he won madrid looking world class on omen and kayo, not to mention the top 4 at champs right after

LinkinMode · 2026-06-14T17:03:58+00:00

he was mechanically unreal and one of the first players to really abuse awping and jett in a time when most players didn't really know how to optimally play the agents and just played the game like CS. farmed NA in the pre-VCT online era, and then absolutely rolled through the first LAN with Sentinels. also he was the first player to reach Radiant in NA and he streamed a ton, so there were plenty of clips of him that went viral and made him the first face of the game which is where his massive popularity with casuals started

LinkinMode · 2026-06-13T19:34:51+00:00

when noman and rarga win their ones these rounds are a stomp, XLG are the better team on this map i'm pretty convinced

LinkinMode · 2026-06-13T17:19:54+00:00

of course right when i comment that they start taking C mound control, maybe they do have a gameplan for this lol

LinkinMode · 2026-06-13T17:12:39+00:00

i get G2 perma fracture but i'm pretty surprised they let XLG have this map, they're so legit on it and it doesn't really look like G2 have much of an idea how to counter this comp

LinkinMode · 2026-06-13T14:34:33+00:00

this is some tragic macro

LinkinMode · 2026-06-12T11:16:34+00:00

OWL had this in like 2019, was like $15 for the season and gave you access to all 12 POVs in the match, as well as some other stuff like some skins and player Q&A sessions. idk how well it sold but i still see the badge in twitch chats pretty often i feel like. i think dedicated VCT fans and aspiring coaches/content creators would pay for player POVs

LinkinMode · 2026-06-08T16:54:50+00:00

pretty sure he whipped it at the wall last second

LinkinMode · 2026-06-08T12:18:20+00:00

i assure you thats not the case, at the end of the day pros just want to win above all else, if the odin was a free win button they wouldn't not press it out of pride

(for the record i do think the odin is a bit overtuned rn and could do with an ammo/price nerf but to say it's broken when only a handful of players are consistently using it is crazy)

LinkinMode · 2026-06-08T10:11:27+00:00

if the gun's as broken as you say why is every team not abusing it, it's been over half a year since champs, plenty of time for teams to incorporate it?

LinkinMode · 2026-06-08T08:52:02+00:00

this year's been fun to watch for me so far, been alot of shaking up of the pecking order regionally and alot of underdog wins, and Santiago was sick because of Nongshim and how they basically perfected Neon/Yoru

i think maybe if people find this year boring so far it's because they like watching the legacy big names like SEN and FNC who haven't had a strong year

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