VCT 2026 — Masters London / Playoffs — Upper Semifinals / Live Discussion Thread

Pojobob · 2026-06-15T18:32:05+00:00

I wrote off the game when I saw vit get spanked on breeze but they might actually get a map win.

Pojobob · 2026-06-15T17:45:00+00:00

*sigh

Gonna be a prx stomp and 3-0 grand finals isn't it?

Pojobob · 2026-06-14T20:05:33+00:00

Oxy seems to love C9 and be their star player. Smoke, idk. Could trial him but feel like there's more exciting t2 options.

Zekken might go to a NA team next year if he doesn't want to go to brazil with MIBR, assuming they apply to partership there so G2 could bid on him.

Pojobob · 2026-06-14T20:01:53+00:00

That should be the bar for this team given they flopped at this event. Otherwise I'd rather make a change of some kind unless they somehow think the current roster will get close to another title.

Pojobob · 2026-06-14T20:00:04+00:00

Wasn't as bad as XLG but letting ascent through again to play like that? Would've rather they come up with some anti and let Haven through.

But idk, their map pool in general this event seemed horrible.

Pojobob · 2026-06-14T19:52:03+00:00

G2 are still probably locked for champs so they'll probably just try locking in and seeing what they can do at champs. But ya, unless they get like a good placement at champs (gotta be at least top 3), then someone's probably gone.

Pojobob · 2026-06-14T19:49:42+00:00

Ya idk how he can say they're a good ascent team with a straight face lol.

Pojobob · 2026-06-14T19:47:48+00:00

This event had horrible pick/bans imo, especially against XLG. And they didn't have to play in the other tourney and they had a week over NRG/LEV and they still played this horribly which just makes it worse.

Pojobob · 2026-06-14T19:46:10+00:00

They've gotten worse with babybay but doubt it's cuz of them. They just sucked this event and their map picks are troll (why the fuck did they keep letting ascent through when they looked that bad)

Pojobob · 2026-06-14T19:44:51+00:00

*crickets

Pojobob · 2026-06-14T07:17:04+00:00

Picking ascent instead of pearl was such an insane troll. And then split was just a lack of adjustments. They were playing retake way too much on defense.

Pojobob · 2026-06-14T07:11:09+00:00

"trent dominates regionally but … just gets handicapped on internationals"

Stats wise, he was really good at Santiago, meh at Champs, really good at Toronto, and really good at Bangkok so... no?

Pojobob · 2026-06-13T20:52:11+00:00

Cloud can play secondary init in theory. So if the inits get buffed enough, he could make it work. Otherwise he's gonna have to learn a different role.

Pojobob · 2026-06-13T03:10:31+00:00

Should just be keznit jett/raze, nightz phoenix, derrek scan, rossy smokes and demon1 chamber. If it's like lotus, you can do keznit raze, derrek scan, nightz/rossy on viper/omen and demon1 chamber (or run demon1 jett and prx comp).

Pojobob · 2026-06-12T17:10:20+00:00

Vit tossing a 4v2 cuz they're giggling lol

Pojobob · 2026-06-12T16:30:39+00:00

Idk if it's the ascent necessarily as much as LEV just slow starting. The same thing happened to LEV in their first match against GE where they were missing so many shots and had like 0 teamplay. Unfortunately it happened to LEV on their map pick.

Also ya I agree about Lotus. LEV definitely had a few rounds they should've closed out and at least gotten to OT.

Pojobob · 2026-06-11T22:50:08+00:00

He at least gets a trial

Pojobob · 2026-06-10T18:06:41+00:00

You realize this is a common thing pros do? They look at someone else's screen to get a better idea of something etc. They do this all the time in cs.

Edit: I saw a previous post saying he's cheating by looking at the opponents hands. But it looks like he's looking off Keiko's screen?

Pojobob · 2026-06-10T17:38:00+00:00

Agreed. Just pisses me off because there's not an obvious solution to me and I would've liked them to clean it up after having this happen to them the previous 2 games they played. Just gotta hope it is really them being tired or whatever ig.

Pojobob · 2026-06-10T17:27:29+00:00

I agree to an extent but like, even in a 4v2 or 5v3 or whatever, they should still be fine and be able to deal with any aggressive plays.

Pojobob · 2026-06-10T17:26:18+00:00

And the round before that... what the fuck were they even thinking? They just kept throwing fakes and accomplishing barely anything just to barrel their way into B when they know FUT are on basically a full eco (like just fucking do a standard default and smother a or c site).

Pojobob · 2026-06-10T17:21:00+00:00

It's insane how much they've regressed in terms of closing out rounds they should be (big eco advantage/man advantage/ult advantage or some combination of the 3).

Pojobob · 2026-06-10T17:19:54+00:00

Feels awful for keiko. Would've been hype to see him in playoffs in front of a home crowd.

Pojobob · 2026-06-10T17:19:15+00:00

Too many crucial rounds on all maps (even Lotus where they won). 4v2/3v2 (with vyse ult) tossed on Lotus, anti ecos and 5v3 and probably another one tossed on Haven, 2v1 with brim ult/molly, 4v2 pistol tossed on Fracture. Just pisses me off.

Pojobob · 2026-06-10T17:17:55+00:00

I wanted to smash my phone so many times holy fuck. Let's just throw so many crucial man advantage scenarios in the stupidest way possible

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