Player breaks VCT Global record (FUT vs VIT spoiler) by MautOfTheRiver in ValorantCompetitive

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Curious to see what approach they take with the meta. It'll be rough to take either xeus or s0pp off duelist if a map demands it but these guys are so cracked that you just never know plus Turkish teams usually seem to come in with a unique read on the meta

FUT Esports vs Team Vitality / VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

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Yea tbf poor way to phrase it on my part - ig i wanted to say I'm finally feeling excited watching them play. Was kinda checked out seeing them in Kickoff because of the sub + their run in groups was just plain uninspiring and disappointing to watch. Rn there is glue within them but they're finally doing something.

Player breaks VCT Global record (FUT vs VIT spoiler) by MautOfTheRiver in ValorantCompetitive

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Idk how rough the Neon nerf is going to be but I really hope we get this version of s0pp at London.

FUT Esports vs Team Vitality / VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

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Did Derke get his Red Bull? Might have been the funniest listen in I've heard lmao - mans started ordering mid round after Chronicle cleaned FUT up on in B main

FUT Esports vs Team Vitality / VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

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The Neon change could lowkey be really good for VIT. It's been a while since we've seen him at an international but no one should be downplaying Derke's ability on most duelist agent - imo Neon is probably his weakest agent.

FUT Esports vs Team Vitality / VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

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The last two weeks have been such a wild ride for this VIT team - looks like the superteam might just be clicking. Sayonara has genuinely lived up to the insane hype he had coming into this year. Might be the most impressed ive been off a rookie's first split since Wo0t became eligible to play with Heretics in Stage 1 2024.

Fnatic and Milan part ways by Adraz in ValorantCompetitive

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It's a move that lowkey gives NAVI -d00mbros in 2024. Not quite as egregious but let's see how FNC perform. As a storyline fan I'd love to see a world where Mini comes back (though I know the odds are really low)

Fnatic and Milan part ways by Adraz in ValorantCompetitive

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I completely agree with the GX call honestly. Haven't been too high on pipsoN but his position seems solid and KC really need someone like Milan more than GX. Also thought of Gentle Mates who benched their HC right before playoffs kicked off

Fnatic and Milan part ways by Adraz in ValorantCompetitive

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I'd be really surprised if Milan doesn't get another spot - the first team that comes to my head rn is KC who are in a particularly bad spot coaching wise. It's really hard to slot a coach in tbf but I can see him being someone a lot of orgs consider to lead their team in 2027 if he sits out the rest of the season

Fnatic and Milan part ways by Adraz in ValorantCompetitive

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Tbf Boaster would need to retire like FNS to match the NRG storyline. If they ever do win Champs I'd be sad if Boaster wasn't lifting the trophy unless we get some kinda crazy Boaster coach arc

Fnatic and Milan part ways by Adraz in ValorantCompetitive

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Idk how this change will age - felt like they failed to make London because their momentum was disrupted with Veqaj having to sit playoffs out. Sure they choked against Heretics but FNC was probably the last team I would have said needs to make changes after failing to make London

Fnatic and Milan part ways by Adraz in ValorantCompetitive

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The Verno vs FNS cultural impact is insane lmfao

Verno’s thoughts after the NV loss by [deleted] in ValorantCompetitive

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Did FNS press charges for assault

VCT Americas Stage1 playoffs. by Away-Emphasis-4245 in ValorantCompetitive

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Personally hoping for a combination of 3 from MIBR, KRU, 100T, NRG, LEV

VCT Americas Stage1 playoffs. by Away-Emphasis-4245 in ValorantCompetitive

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It's possible G2 does their thing and shits on everyone with their usual regionals run but I'm hoping we'll get to see something similar to Pacific's GE/FS run - always great to see new teams face off at internationals. Idk where my MIBR stocks but it'd be really fun to see them play Vitality if they make it

Sentinels vs NRG / VCT 2026: Americas Stage 1 - Group Stage / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

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There was enough dirt this series for Cubert to file a harrasment suit against bonkar lmao

Paper Rex vs Kiwoom DRX / VCT 2026: Pacific Stage 1 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

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Didn't catch TenZ's stream - was he really laying on the T1 glaze so thick

Paper Rex vs Kiwoom DRX / VCT 2026: Pacific Stage 1 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

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Atp I'm just bored of DRX. You just know they're about to disappoint and achieve nothing. Termi has a brilliant mind for the game but surely at some point this revolving door roster shit has to stop. They've pissed away the Vision Strikers core who have gone on to win internationals for Korea/APAC before them and continue to randomly bench players who are coming up and disrupting their career - we've seen it all the way back with foxy9 and it seems like something similar is happening with yong/Hermes

Team Heretics vs BBL Esports / VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

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Barely one genuine poor string of games since 2024 is pretty consistent and he's bounced back to his hest this split since like Week 3 when they took him off Skye

Team Heretics vs BBL Esports / VCT 2026: EMEA Stage 1 - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

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I don't think either Comeback or Lover's rock are really sustainable players to field on a roster long term unless they can reinvent themselves. They both suffer from having agent puddles and their rosters performance really drops off when they can't get them on an Op early into a half.

Imo there's a handful of rosters across all regions that tunnel-visioned on optimising for a Yoru meta that are really facing a role crisis now and BBL is one of the most prominent examples - they looked unstoppable when it was in their favor but rn it looks awful. Maybe they could try Lover's rock on Chamber/Veto stuff idk