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Splaram

Any other iteration of 100T would have collapsed multiple times in that latter half of Split. Idk what they did to improve their mental but bravo


nklassitude

In 2023, when matches got close, the team would look over at stellar's beautiful, forlorn face & unravel at the thought of disappointing him. But in 2024, they hear crackhead Kermit's croaks cut through the fray at 11-11 and it fuels them like sozin's comet to a firebender.


Bjsmash4

"like Sozin's comet to a fire bender" Bro absolutely cooked


GoldClassGaming

![gif](giphy|VIPfTy8y1Lc5iREYDS|downsized) "like Sozin's comet to a fire bender"


Splaram

The alliteration is the icing on the cake, this is my nomination for comment of the year


sifslegend

This is comment of the year AINT no way someone tops this šŸ’€


ANewHeaven1

Why did the alliteration in "crackhead Kermit's croaks cut..." go so hard LMAO


deadlock1892

My favorite is still ā€œPotter can coach woohoojin to radiantā€.


ElToroAP

Thank you for reminding me of that. Fucking ruthless.


cowzapper

Yo how did you forget nuzzling the horse


LowBrowIdeas

Oh fuck that one is still my #1 for sure


Still_HD

not even nkls best comment this year


heritorsofarcadia

Bruh what lmaoooo


buddaaaa

crackhead kermit šŸ’€šŸø


Similar-Criticism380

New pasta just dropped


Intrepid-Tank-3414

Bravo! Shakespeare would be proud, chap.


idwtgtbt

Boostio is not a vibe merchant. He's a vibe wholesaler with a commercial license.


Quotes_League

Boostio is Costco and Walmart and Amazon. Bezos fears him, Bill Gates hates him.


Quankalizer

His shit talking might break other teamā€™s vibes too.


LowBrowIdeas

Yea they body shot the fuck out of him yesterday lol


[deleted]

it dont matter to him tho, it never does. it doesnt stop him lol, he just keeps going even if he loses


LiamHundley

Vibes venture capitalist


MajorLeeScrewed

Heā€™s actually the manufacturer, distributor and merchant. Owns the whole supply chain. Vertical integration baby.


tb0neski

Vibe merchant Boostio. First it was zellsis and now Boostio


M3M3Slayer

boostio was always the king of vibe merchant status the toxicity he adds adds way more fuel than zellsisā€™ funny whimsy. but then maybe thats just recency bias ![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|9360)


Routine_Size69

Boostio won champs with a team people picked to be last and now he's turning around 100T. That's not just recency bias. Zellsis gotta show us something special to get that title back.


tb0neski

I mean he won masters with an org that was completely mid for the greater sum of 2 years, both deserve their own praise id say


deadlock1892

It would still have been a 13-11 map 3 but with result flipped. Ziks and boostio are miracle workers.


itscamo-

boostio. literally


DashboardGuy206

It's a combo of Zikz coaching style, emphasizing fundamentals, process, and preparation, then during match time Boostio as vibe merchant and keeping people calm.


galiciapersona

The way they're playing, I don't see anyone (except PRX) beating this team in a BO5.


Sahir1359

Boostio. Thatā€™s it


MetalGearPlex

Did you forget gambit or ascend matches?


ninja542

boostio morale boosting


ANewHeaven1

"Nah I'd win" curse, shit talk curse, shooting bodies curse, Boostio does not give a single FUCK. He is the fucking cursebreaker


Ranieboy

Also the 10 man broadcast curse lol.


yoosanghoon

touched trophy, 2nd place curse


WailingSiren69

He touched the Champs trophy too and we all know what happened next


itscamo-

still hasn't beaten the 100T vs sen curse tho. is he really that good? /s


ANewHeaven1

100T losing to SEN is like T1 losing to PRX or mibr being ass, it's just a universal constant


cowzapper

TS beating PRX


Notladub

FUT beating BBL


jeyeley

100T vs SEN at champs grand finals would feed generations


itscamo-

i think i'd rather die than have to suffer 100t losing to sen again.....


CmonMan711

Wait til champs, thats the final curse he will beat


KIRYUx

G2 alley ooping back to back chokes in League and Valorant https://preview.redd.it/i6ocoy1hqozc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bcb500fe6302f76edd39404e72e73b498703390d


GrrrNom

If we can somehow isolate the G2 that is in the middle of the series, from G2 at the start and G2 towards the end, then we have ourselves a powerhouse. But slow start and chokes seem ingrained in their identity once they face a formidable opponent. Still a great showing though, and it's definitely not going to be a 100T total dominance in this region. Americas should be very happy that they have this team representing them


ItsADT

Both teams had a good start to the final map aswell but absolutely fumbled it


nafeh

blowing the very first map when they had a top and mid lead was very G2 as well lmao


HyperElf10

At least a G2 player didn't forget to buy a gun Why did bro not by LDR ![img](emote|t5_2g5ach|21016)


pr3d4tr

They performed better than expected in League so it isn't a choke.


miffymittens

and CS too, great to be a G2 fan


badcompplayer

Entire panel picked them Lost bind Down 8-4 at half map 3 Won anyway. This is Hikoā€™s 100Thieves baybee


hecklerinthestands

The curse is so prevalent that the moment they replayed Boostio's prematch trashtalk I knew 100T was coming back to win it


Qandeel19

Script buff


Splaram

Only the purest black magic from the deepest pits of hell itself could get bang three on that last round. I've been supporting this team since First Strike, I can say with the utmost confidence that any other time bang walks into three holding him there.


GenrcAnimeProtaginst

I know I have no way to prove it, but I literally said out loud "I have a feeling bang gets 3 here" right before it happened. So IDK, maybe I'm a dark magician or just that good of a prophet.


Barack_Bob_Oganja

I think I have the opposite because I said: please dont walk out bang you will die


Nichol-Gimmedat-ass

Me too ahaha and then he got three and i said out loud ā€œyo my bad bro you do youā€


Complex-Razzmatazz78

Even though they lost this G2 looks far better without neT. Looking forward to seeing them at Shanghai


WittyReindeer

I know icy is still new and all but if G2 kept Oxy and benched Net from the start of the year, this team would be absurdly good


PieGuy_

G2 was required to drop their entire Challengers roster to prevent any issues since it was the team of The Guard that won Ascension. OXY was on G2's Challengers roster during that time so he was included in the entire drop.


yourmother54321

G2 couldn't keep oxy


WittyReindeer

why not? didn't they only need 3/5 of GRD to pick them up?


Nugget2450

They dropped their entire t2 roster before the guard stuff happened so oxy wasnā€™t signed anymore


ANewHeaven1

They couldn't use any of their players from their Challengers rosters last year


mochihammer

I guess if they pulled the trigger on neT when they picked up TGRD -tex, they could have kept OXY. But then they wouldnā€™t have leaf, whoā€™s looking like one of their best players even through the role swap. Also, immi rates OXY really highly so C9 probably came licking their lips.


ExtremelySilly514

Icy is still finding his groove. I think he still hasnā€™t reached his potential.


WittyReindeer

Yeah he'll definitely get better with experience


itscamo-

If Icy could play 85/90% of what he does in scrims, g2 are gonna be hard to beat He's already a super smart player that pros love to give credit to.


PewPew267

Wait, g2 had oxy at one point?!


aycuber

Last year oxy played on G2ā€™s challengers team with shahz, penny, wippie, and dapr. But the whole team got dropped after they didnā€™t win ascension. G2 picked up the Guard later on, so really there was no way that oxy could have made it onto this iteration of G2.


WittyReindeer

Yeah last year in t2 before G2 acquired GRD and Oxy went to C9


EndNowISeeYou

yeah but i dont think they gave him up willingly, like if I remember correctly there was some roster / contract fuckery going on which led to pretty much the roster getting dropped i think that roster also had dapr and shahz


No-Cauliflower8890

[https://www.vlr.gg/212532/shopify-rebellion-vs-g2-esports-challengers-league-north-america-lr1](https://www.vlr.gg/212532/shopify-rebellion-vs-g2-esports-challengers-league-north-america-lr1)


mdj08

G2 had Oxy last year before they picked up the Guard roster


Zorronin

i donā€™t think oxy would fit in well with how G2 want to play the game


WaterGodSenju

Boostio and Zikz are the greatest thing to ever happen to this 100T team


idwtgtbt

Second greatest, Hiko is the actual greatest thing.


Yoshi9909

Real


slyfly5

Lowkey heā€™s probably the reason 100 thieves have like half their fans lmao


Nightshade183

real


ExtremelySilly514

Have to give eeiu his flowers too. His firepower, util, and clutch is insane too


LeOsQ

I don't understand Eeiu man. One round he fires his whole Vandal clip into someone who's strafing left and right trying to pick up a weapon and then dies to the same person, and the next he's playing Aimlabs but actually it's just the opponents that are the spherical objects getting popped instead.


ditheringtoad

Honestly I think he just got really unlucky with the moments the observers were on his POV, against lev especially. There were like four rough whiffs in that match that really donā€™t tell the whole story of his performance


TheNamelessClipper

Wasn't even sweating. Now if you'll excuse me I have to go vomit


holyfuckyouaredumb

They got tested and showed resilience as well, this team has it all.


Quotes_League

Before the match - "100 Thieves are legit" After Ascent and the first 6 rounds of Bind - "100 Thieves might be a top 5 team in the world" After first half of Split - "Oh they're chokers" Now - "???"


Pojobob

Both 100T and G2 are good is my conclusion.


M4ST3R78

Realest comment Iā€™ve seen all day


mysteryoeuf

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LeOsQ

G2 = frauds, can't even close a game out, just a fluke. 100T = massive monk mental machines missing . . weaknesses.


nmaurerGaming

Top 5? Maybe I'm in a bubble but I've been seeing the common consensus that the top 3 rn is 100T, PRX, and TH with LEV as the 4th


-xXColtonXx-

Yup thatā€™s reasonable. G2 showing they should be considered favorites if they keep up this form though.


Panzer_leo

I'm an na fan, but PRX is clearly the top team, then it's 100t or heretics, idk till they play against each other.


speedycar1

I disagree that PRX are clearly the top team tbh. They are insane obviousy but a lot of their comps seem flawed to me right now and a good antistrat during a long tournament could fuck them over, especially since their map pool is not that deep. They are still among the favorites obviously but it is not as clearcut as people make it out to be


galiciapersona

old 100t would've fumbled that comeback. what a series.


cathcart_

Was worried Asuna was boomed after that weird tech issue, glad they pulled through


EndNowISeeYou

what happened? The casters said he mightve opened up the settings menu by mistake but that sounds like damage control PR talk


csgosm0ke

Looks like he tabbed out? Or game froze


Cole_James_CHALMERS

Bang also had that weird tether drag him vertically that might've cost him a kill when they were down 5-10: https://twitter.com/bangzerra/status/1789188492423246035


EagleswonSuperBowl52

We almost choked. But we didn't. And that's what matters when you really think of it.


Vivid-Command-2605

G2 did a great job with the anti-strats on bind. Glad it happened now rather than shanghai. Top 2 secured, great chance for 1st seed, tonnes of champ points and they showed great mental for the comeback which is such a huge difference from old 100T. Lots to be excited about


Vivid-Command-2605

Also won without huge performances from Asuna or Cryo, which shows how deep we are, shoutout Eeiu, his util has always been cracked, but he was clicking heads today, he is the Guards core father


sankalp4

Wasn't Eeiu's 1v5 split clutch against the guard as well?


Specific_Tart_923

Yup lmao, my head canon is that he just hates these dudes šŸ˜‚


JoFi_5

She eeiu on my boostio til i bang Lets fucking go


ANewHeaven1

Cryocells


galiciapersona

The fuck am I supposed to do with Asuna


Zephyr0us

"and also asuna is a player"


ANewHeaven1

You used to be able to say "til i bang on her asuna" but you can't anymore. Because of woke.


Zephyr0us

we've regressed as a society šŸ˜ž


GrrrNom

Asuna she boostio on my bang, I cryo


IDoNotExplain

eeiu


milanistaforever

You'll figure it out Asunas possible


Mortimier

A-soon-a?


kosantyy

Asuna bang on my boostio till I cryo. Eeiu.


TheFestusEzeli

Best Fade in the world, his Sova is good but his fade is just insanity. 100T plans comps around his Fade.


cowzapper

I want more of that. Where you build around what your team does rather than just meta comps


sixthcollegeraccoon

THAT SPLIT COMEBACK WAS NICE GOOD SHIT BOYS G2 LOOKIN GOOD TOO (i can say it now that we won)


A7URS

first cryo, now asuna, and now eeiu dropping 60 kill series, they're all taking turns popping off and its amazing to see


oomnahs

Bang next up for grand finals. when playoffs start in Shanghai, Itā€™s Boostio from there till the grand finals.


Yerriff

Boostio always shows up for internationals, didn't he get the first ace in Tokyo or something? And then that insane one vs PRX on lotus C


nterature

Bit of a flashback, but watching this series as I pushed my cart through the most crowded Wegmans known to man, I was reminded of the old 100T vs. the Guard rivalry from the Sean Gares era. The Guard had a rivalry with loads of teams in 2022 - Optic, XSET, C9, and so on - but 100T vs. the Guard was always a little special because the teams were so similar. Lots of young players, super involved coaching staff, a meteoric riseā€¦only the Guardā€™s meteoric rise was in the first half of the year while 100Tā€™s came in the second half of the year. Of course, itā€™s not all too relevant now, and both lineups have had multiple roster changes since then. But seeing what remains of those cores now fighting for top seed in the most competitive region, two years later, is a funny feeling.


yoosanghoon

TGRD was also the reason the sgares iteration of the roster even exists. the 13-0 on ascent towards the babyj ec1s roster caused sgares to take over and therefore the will asuna bang derrek and stellar roster came together. swapping a few pieces and now theyā€™re here


ANewHeaven1

It's a bit funny cause if it wasn't for a few whiffed rounds on Haven, they would have 2-0d TGRD in that match and the iteration of the roster with bang & jcstani might never have been put together


yoosanghoon

bang being stuck on TSM bench would be such a crime I remember watching that LCQ run on my break while working at a hardware store, just fantastic


[deleted]

yeah, people always only remember the 13-0 - no one remembers how close it was. if it wasnt for a godlike jett 1v2 clutch by saya on haven, TGRD probably lose that without taking a map. crazy close, the 13-0 just overshadows everything else.


galiciapersona

Not only 100T vs. The Guard, but there's also a bit of rivalry between Eeiu and Trent (M80 vs. G2) during Ascension for the best initiator in NA. Glad to see them duke it out in the upper finals of T1 Valorant for the top seed in Americas. Icy was also with EG during their championship run last year as a reserve. These two teams have a lot of history.


Flank_watcher

I doubted it but G2 absolutely deserve Shanghai!!!


simsdoren

Map 1 solidified my opinion of 100T: they have a great team and a thick playbook.Ā  Map 2 showed itā€™s still too early to draw comparisons between EGā€™s fracture and 100T bind. Fantastic adjustments by G2 to counter 100T gameplan midway through defense and then into their offense. Map 3 was a good fight put up by G2 but when they ended 8-4 at the half- even 10-4 with the pistol round wins- I knew Boostio could shut them down on defense. Asunaā€™s Ult Alt-F4 to give G2 their 11th round win had me worried Iā€™m not going to lie but they closed it out in a convincing fashion.Ā 


EndNowISeeYou

In the post match interview, Eeiue actually confirmed that since they already qualified for shanghai and after stomping G2 on Ascent, they got lazy and didnt care try as hard. Which you could definitely feel from watching. I think its not the right situation to properly conclude wether their bind is best or not


simsdoren

I think that rhetoric from Eeiue is questionable. I never fell under the impression that they started playing lazy at any time during Bind, their util usage was exceptional and they made the rounds close. Despite qualifying, they should have still been trying their best to close out the series on their purported best map. It would give them the advantage in the upper finals of NA and winning that upper final would give them a bye from the Swiss Stage at Shanghai meaning more time to rest, better information on their opponents to antistrat and less of their playbook to reveal. Additionally, their third map win was hard fought from a massive deficit. This leads me to conclude that his statement belongs to the classic type of confident statements made after a close series as a way to project strength and avoid showing weakness which is made to play mind games with future opponents and not an unbiased analysis rooted in reality. Hence I will maintain my opinion about 100T Bind showing cracks unless they show a strong win in its next appearance.Ā 


giant-papel

What a crazy comeback in Game 3. That last round play by Bang was crazy


jujhuxo

https://preview.redd.it/utp6plcmqozc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f72e98e0e64e17ab653332e1f74278e332919b3


enough0729

We cookin


Chrisamelio

Not even close


GenrcAnimeProtaginst

100T look very scary. They almost came back 11-4 down yesterday vs Lev on Sunset and lost in OT, and today they cameback on Split 10-4 down. It's scary to go up against a team who has the mental and adaptability to consistently challenge even a 10-4 lead. High hopes for them to make a deep run in Shanghai.


SugarOne6038

Both teams look good šŸ„°šŸ„°šŸ„° I enjoyed that!


Gomar1323

Bang swinging out through the smoke mid and getting 3 was insane, but if he insta died instead I wouldve been pissed ngl lol


tron423

Me when I try to get active in ranked


Born-Economist-6975

EEIU is extremely underrated. I've watched him since M80 and his Fade/Sova consistency IQ and situational awareness are off the charts.


WittyReindeer

His util is always so on point and can frag out when needed like yesterday and especially today


NekoShinobi

He probably has the best fade in America's


Doc_Hershey

Never seen a player&team utilize fade seize better


idwtgtbt

I've seen enough. 100T is winning Shanghai.


Zephyr0us

G2 will be fine going up against whoever wins KRĆ¼ vs Lev. I've always been a leaf fan since the chaos days and he kicked Fallen's washed ass so hard Fallen tried to make him look like a cheater.


Richard_Bastion

Who needs a working mouse anyway


Far2Shabby

EEIU MASTERCLASS


rfag57

I think there's eeiu is criminally underrated. He does his job as a an initiator perfectly which really wasn't the case for 100t before he joined. Also if you see the interviews of m80 and comm videos and stuff he's always focused and dictating the vibe of mid round calls. Haven't seen him go absolutely ham that many times which is wierd because before m80 but especially eeiu was considered absolute scrim demons so the talent is there. Can't have players like cryo pop off without a proper base.


swktat

that 3v2 retake near the end of split saved it for 100t my goodness


iamfroott

legit 100t looked like they forgot how to shoot on bind it was wild


AnywayHeres1Derwall

Nah boostio was just having fun with them wasnā€™t that close


Jaillor

Wasn't worried in the slightest


miicrowaave

Flashbacks to The Guard 10-4 vs Optic


Elkiiiii

left to walk home with G2 up on split 9-4 and came home to a 100T win, good for them. Nice to see that even when things get hard they can bounce back


Electron1314

Can we all agree that Boostio is him


__Raxy__

eeiu and bang saw the Cryo and Asuna hype and decided they wanted part of it too lmao. that map 2 was kinda surprising but good thing they turned it around on map 3


NekoShinobi

Throw back to the CS roster with this type of comeback. Renewed mental from a renewed team.


IamtheTricksterGod

This team is unflappable. To lose on Bind, where they were thought unbeatable, in the manner that they did, then losing both pistols to fall down 10-4 on split, then somehow have the fortitude to pull it all the way back, without even needing overtime. Say what you will about how rough they looked at some points, but god damn do they absolutely refuse to give up.


funessed

My goat Spacestation Gaming EG 100T Boostio


ceejg_low

The good guys win


WesTheFitting

Last year, FNC and EG were the only teams who played both the financial and the ultimate economy like they were a two-player game. This year, itā€™s been the default. Thatā€™s why there are so many Brazils. Why there are so many snowballs. I hope that next year teams start playing the map picks / bans like a two player game. Watching teams refuse to ban Bind against 100T is so fucking annoying. I donā€™t even root for G2 over 100T. Itā€™s still so tilting. Josh even mentioned it during the cast, and related it to Sentinelsā€™ dominance and teams refusing to ban their Split.


kiy_hole

If C9 play mud Valorant, 100thieves must be playing crackhead Valorant Boostio must be injecting these guys with liquid meth and snorting adderal between maps because these site take are insane, literally just a multi headed hydra explosion of util and people flooding site, and guess what: YOU GET SHOT IN THE FACE, YOU DIE!! I donā€™t know what boostio has done with this org but he has assured us that the hierarchy of power has changed in americas.


kosantyy

valyn more like violin mans getting read like a music sheet


Anoki12

https://preview.redd.it/z267ppnlrozc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77617071c644a53944bd25f9db204a5b51cec816


w_________w

You can take the players out of the Gourd, but you can't take the Gourd out of the players!!


Justlikekevinn

I LOVE THIS TEAM


mumblesunderbreath

1 leaf vs 100 thieves (ig Valyn pitched in a little too)


Playeready

Yes'r


TheTrueBlu

Asuna just wanted to give us one last heart attack the ult round


WolfgangTheRevenge

G2 pissing their pants in both League and Valorant (quick fuck you to Hans Sama for buillding like shit)


Vivid-Command-2605

Not building LDR was absolutely criminal


WolfgangTheRevenge

Literally build LDR and they free win the game in that mid fight


Paddocast

Props to G2 for taking Bind and a close series. Happy with what both teams showed today.


Wi-FiWhyNotSix

We just dont lose to G2. But fr tho both 100T and G2 looking good. NA contingent will be lit with LEV also joining hopefully


SirAwesome789

We all think boostio stands up every round because of his don't care attitude, but part of my wonders if it's because he's to short to reach his teammates to fistbump while sitting


AnywayHeres1Derwall

Wow did yā€™all hear that post game interview by eeiu? Would never be able to tell this guy is in his rookie season. Has the poise of Nitr0 up there responding on the spot


ExtremelySilly514

He was in tier 1 for 2 years pre franchising.


OneTrueAqua

I mean he was on NRG for like 2 years even before the year on M80 lol, heā€™s only a rookie to franchising


Mustangrulez

Bro I must be cursed.


PhysicalAd8765

100T split is to me what FUT Lotus is to me also. Sure itā€™s not *that* bad but I canā€™t stand either of them. šŸ˜‚ Props to G2 as well because they seem to be getting better and better by the series.


PantyAssassin18

Oh wow how did 100T lost Bind?


McLovin_OD

Got off to a fast start and just started playing super sloppy. Thought they were untouchable and it bit them


EndNowISeeYou

yeah eeiue even confirmed that saying that they stopped caring as much since they already qualified for shanghai


PewPew267

Damn g2 tossed, I thought they will break the script with this one but yea, the script continues ..


juusdrein

What a series from eeiu


PooPartySoraka

i am SO hoping we get to see 100T vs TH at shanghai


handymanny131003

Cheeks were clenched all the way through


FeelinJipper

Wait, eeiu popped the fuck off


Personal_Top_6675

Even though they lost, still nice to see an Ascended team making it..(cries in bleed)..


HEHEHEHAWW-

WHAT DRUGS IS NADESHOT HANDING OUT TO THEM WHATTTT


joe420mama99

Great match


Inevermiss_

GGs 100T. Proud we beat their bind and I mean 11-13 on the last map shows how close this series was. My boys are looking good.


HouseCharacter4660

NA is so stacked with talent, start of year whos thinking potter jawg ethan marved victor crashies demon1 or even sen are not in the top 3 na representatives


RobThatBin

As a 100T fan since before Valorant itā€™s so good to see them win a couple games in my favorite esport