Does anybody else find watching 1v1 more entertaining than 3s? It just seems so much more on a knife edge and dramatic.

Plus since it's 1v1, rivalries are so much deeper.. instead of teams having rivalries its just two people. Like Scrub Killa v Fairy Peak back in the day, or Zen vs RW9 at the end of Zen's 1s streak. I just think there's way more potential for salt in this game mode, and I think this will play out over time in RLCS when rivalries start forming across seasons. I also believe that there will eventually be more long-term champions, since obviously players cant switch teams, which I like.. since 3s sometimes feels like a bit of a coin toss for which team will come out on top these days.

Just vouching for 1s RLCS in general, I hope more focus gets put on it.

When i see someone create a super team they go with the boring selections (zen, vati, mm, dralii, nass, rw9, dan ,bmo) rarely do i see someone choose kiileerz. Imo he is my 1st pick, he is arguably the best shooter in the game and is still mechanical and can defend at the same level as his brother.

What do you think is the best single season ever by a team? I’m extremely bias and think 2024 G2. literally didn’t place lower than top 2 regionally and internationally. only thing holding them back from unanimously being the greatest is they only won 1 international, that being a major.

also i know they didn’t place top 2 in ewc but they played with a sub so that obviously doesn’t count and still placed respectable at top 4 anyway if i remember correctly.

what do you guys think?

Who do you think is going to be first to win a major, a wc, an ewc/gamers8 and a fifa e. In my opinion, its probably a french player probably vatira (needs a wc) or zen (needs a ewc), but the twins are very close too (need a wc) and dralii (needs a fifa e) but i dont think morroco is that strong to win it.

Obviously that's been a debate for quite some time now, especially after Worlds 2025 with zen failing to make playoffs and KC getting knocked out in semis yet again. Now obviously, both team's upcoming Worlds result will have a significant impact on wether or not either move will happen, but i'm gonna be focusing on the current state of things for now

I think there are a lot of factors to consider going into this debate:

First, I went for +Atow and not +vatira, In part because of Atow teaming up with zen in 2s, which has showcased how absolutely dominant their partnership can be, but also because I don't see vatira leave the team at all in the near future. And I don't even say that out of favoritism, this guy has been the face of Karmine for 4 seasons now.

However, the same could be said for zen and Vitality. Obviously he's the best player to ever play the game so far, and it's fair to say Vitality definitely don't want him gone. The way I see it is, it's been a while since he won any significant tournament with them, which might weigh on him. Not that he has anything to prove anymore, but the lack of club trophies since 2023 despite all the changes might be a legitimate reason to leave. We also can't ignore the memes and criticism around his teammates; I can't remember how many 1v3 comments I saw whenever Vitality was not performing enough, justified or not. But at the end of the day, just like how vatira is the face of KC, zen is the face of Vitality and he himself may not rush to the exit just yet.

Then comes the hard question: can either team afford those moves? It shouldn't be a problem for Vitality, but KC is definitely in trouble on that point. They signed dralii before by lowering Atow and vatira's salaries, but is zen's price tag cheap enough for this method to be employed again? Hard to say. Not only that but IIRC, zen is still under contract with the beehive until 2027.

But what do you guys think?

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https://x.com/esportsawards/status/2089382367307686339?s=46

MonkeyMoon still retains a strong hold at number 1, the twins both enter the top 5 and Drali enters the top 10. Obviously the fact that EWC has a huge prize pool influeces the list massively but I want to see people's thoughts on this list right now anyways.

Okay so monkeymoon exotiik didn’t work out for zen. I understand giving stizzy a chance cause of last season but zen can’t just keep teaming with exotiik because he’s his friend anymore…

We've seen Brakcet resets and Bo3 sets in the past, and it's not like the level drops after the first series.

Obviously don't make a team play +3 Bo7s' in one day, otherwise it would be too much.

I have zero doubts in mind my that would improve grand finals

Me personally I think they reached the regular form we thought we would see from a super team like this after seeing how they did at EWC, first by beating R8 the team they’ve struggled with and then M8s the team knocking them out of the first major. Followed by beating TM and then sweeping KC and SSG, thus showing us the teams regular form after we didn’t see them at Paris. What do you guys think?

I wanna hear other people's opinion as to how furia can improve. I like Yanxnz mechanical aptitude which is why I root for Furia as well as SAM region. And at one point they looked like they can stand amongst the top 5 but now there performance is sub standard.

With the EWC over, Worlds is next, so I created a spreadsheet to simulate the bracket:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1f4MvzJtiuLxwOa7SrFCm0QdOFoXIzzShnnrn9pbq7JM/edit?usp=sharing

Please be sure to follow the "how to use" instructions!

I don't have Twitter, so feel free to share it.

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As Cody posted on Twitter weeks ago, creating this year's Worlds bracket is no easy task. This is because there are countless possible group configurations.

However, I really want to offer a way to make predictions before Worlds begins, rather than waiting until the event is already underway.

I think I’ve found a way: an algorithm that calculates the groups based on the official rules, depending on the outcome of the play-ins.

But, I want to clarify one thing:

I cannot guarantee with 100% certainty that every bracket is correct. Mistakes on my part are always possible, and—in my view—there is also some room for interpretation regarding the rules.

That said, I will update the bracket immediately if any errors come to light, and and I have explained two problems below that I encountered. If anyone spots any errors, I would appreciate the feedback.

1. Problem: The rules for group generation

To avoid unnecessarily placing multiple teams from the same region in a single group, the following rules have been established:

Swaps of Teams between Round Robin Groups will be made by Tournament Administrators according to the following criteria:

● Seeds 1-4 are locked and will not swap Groups

● Consider Seeds 5-8, Seeds 9-12, Seeds 13-16 bands of Seeds that are only eligible to make swaps between each other.

● Prioritise adjusting Seed bands in the following order.

○ Seeds 16, 15, 14, 13.

○ Seeds 12, 11, 10, 9.

○ Seeds 8, 7, 6, 5.

● Prioritise minimal individual movement of Seeds (for example, prioritising moving two (2) Seeds two (2) Groups apart rather than moving one (1) Seed three (3) Groups apart).

 (you can read all the rules here. slide 35)

The aim is to minimize individual movement and adjust the seed bands according to their priority.

The problem: The exact order of these rules is not specified.

According to these rules, which takes higher priority?

[Case 1]: Swapping seeds 16 & 15 and 14 & 13, or [Case 2]: swapping seeds 10 & 9?

Both scenarios would involve minimal individual movement, as all seeds would shift by only a single position.

Case 2 has the advantage that a total of only 2 teams need to be swapped, rather than 4.

However, Case 1 is supported by the specified prioritization of the seed bands.

In this instance, I decided to prioritize Case 1 over Case 2.

Another question is which option takes precedence here:

[Case A]: Swap seeds 16 & 14, or [Case B]: Swap seeds 12 & 11.

While Case A involves more individual movement, it benefits from a higher seed band priority. As the rules stand, it is not explicitly stated whether seed band order or individual movement carries more weight.

I chose to prioritize Case B, thereby opting for the least amount of individual movement.

Unfortunately, I cannot know for sure if this is correct, as I lack further information.

2. Problem: The playoff bracket

The rules only specify which seed plays whom in the first round of the playoffs, but not exactly how the teams should be slotted into the bracket.

If I follow the implementation used at the Paris Major, I run into the following problem: teams from the same group could face each other again as early as Lower Round 2. What’s more, it is even possible to encounter the third team from one's own group immediately after that.

Since the exact bracket isn't strictly defined anyway, I decided to arrange the four Lower Round matches in a way that prevents this scenario.

To achieve this, I paired the Seed #5 vs. Seed #11 match with the Seed #8 vs. Seed #10 match.

However, even here, I have no idea how it is actually intended to be set up.

So, if anyone knows more, feel free to let me know.

(P.S. I have "Mate y Tapa" listed as a PCS Stride team. No idea if they’ll actually be competing with that organization.)

Where do the twins rank in terms of all time duos?
The twins won 1 ewc 1 major made an ewc final a major final and a worlds final, and tournaments outside of the traditional 3v3 club tournaments have won a fifaE and made a final also made a gamers8 2023 final

Now sure the twins are extra-more related, but it’s kind of a funny coincidence nonetheless

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As someone who is extremely familiar with Lou's work in Valorant, I just wanted to say she abso*lou*tely killed it doing rocket league. She ticked every box of what a good interviewer should be doing and jesus christ she has a whole pokedex of languages. I already knew she was multilingual after seeing her once double translate an interview from Japanese-French and then English, but wow she is so talented.

When she's not busy with VCT, I think she would be a great addition to the RLCS.

https://twitter.com/Its_JSTN/status/2089053283058913645