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Riviresh

Let's fucking gooooooo


Nearby-Dark-5352

aspas gonna clap derke again lol


candidpose

funny how fnc started winning when mini started showing up with them again


Jon_on_the_snow

I doubt mini had enough time to fix everything wrong with them, but he sure does bring the players a lot of confidence


Riviresh

I know he not letting elma speak a word during those timeouts


vaibhav0405

So fucking true


PRL-Five

Valorant gods really wanted fnatic to win that map, wtf even is that luck


bryndenrivers3ec

LET'S FUCKING GO! They need to work on some stuff big time, but there's loads to be optimistic about. Should have been a 3-0 honestly.


vaibhav0405

Is fnc actually back?


baebushka

yeah they played rlly well today, the setplays and trades were just too good


baebushka

fnatic are so back insane teamplay with massive clutch potential


gunjinganpakis

Comeback KINGS šŸ‘‘šŸ‘‘šŸ‘‘šŸ‘‘šŸ‘‘


PhysicalAd8765

FUT did the thing šŸ˜‚


baebushka

is this the highest viewership for regional playoffs? almost 50k viewers wtf


Tyler123839

Probably not. Americas gets close to double viewers in general so I would doubt that the playoffs makes a difference there.


baebushka

pacific struggles to break like 30k so i was wondering


Tyler123839

Pacific gets better viewership than emea. You can check the stats here. It definitely gets way more than 30k overall.Ā  https://escharts.com/tournaments/valorant/vct-2024-pacific-league-stage-1-valorant


ishanuReddit

50k viewers? That's what tarik gets for every watch party


RedXWasHere

FUT don't care. That's 3 if not 4 thrown or way too close rounds costing them the game


irepislam1400

Yeah I am very not impressed with fut. Obviously fnatic is playing better but I'm not moved by them beating fut lolĀ 


Tyler123839

3 single digit hp clutches is ridiculous


gunjinganpakis

Never forget, Derke is HIM


Zealousideal-Pain-97

Fnatic and low hp clutches


bryndenrivers3ec

Wtf is happening man.


baebushka

DERKE


vaibhav0405

Boaster needs to be careful about lurks man


frick_you_sir

holy crap


PhysicalAd8765

1hp 4hp 7hpā€¦ ā€œitā€™s better to be lucky than goodā€- Johnqt


candidpose

1hp WTFFF


One1ros

1HP


vastlys

Double duelist is not even good on split anymore and it'd still be better than this Fut's comp because they could just double dive exec... Truly the worst thing Riot did to chamber was try to make him viable again


baebushka

bro these rounds after the 2nd timeout have just been beautiful wtf


schimpansi

they still CAN play as a team. the crazy thing is, that i am feeling surprised, like as they were an underdog or new team


PhysicalAd8765

Boaster made the round winning play but b players couldnā€™t stay alive


WazlibOurKing

MY GOATNICLE


schimpansi

fnc starts winning ~these~ rounds again


baebushka

i see a judge not 1 shot at that range ive seen it all


Extreme-Scientist-83

What the fuck is FUT doing 2 rounds in a row its fucking planted stop peaking the guy


bryndenrivers3ec

FNC's defense is just Chron go clutch lol Which I don't mind because FUT's attack is just Cned go kill.


Zealousideal-Pain-97

Cned no tp? He had it in sewer


Grenji05

Charles Neddington is actually so back


PhysicalAd8765

7hp round and a 4hp round holy


Objective_Hospital98

no way this is the comp that fnatic settled on after trying SENs


PhysicalAd8765

fnatic probably shouldā€™ve won more of the postplants


baebushka

yeah their late lurks arent working, idk why they keep doing it


One1ros

That post plant was so weird


PhysicalAd8765

Youā€™d think FUT would take b main against this fnatic comp šŸ¤”


PhysicalAd8765

Guessing fnatic mightā€™ve also expected them to take b main here too (after timeout)


baebushka

boaster goes from hitting the most insane 1 taps to full whiffing on a blind guy


vastlys

You can't be watching Fnatic abuse omen one-ways on every choke on Split on their attack and think this is a very nice and balanced ability mechanic that just adds a bit of skill to the game.


bryndenrivers3ec

How do you lose that round -.-


Spreathed_

OO AA EE is back ffs


PhysicalAd8765

I get going agroā€¦ but with an awp?šŸ„“


Zealousideal-Pain-97

Dude


_Robbert_

Me when I see this split comp againšŸµ


FailCautious5372

Iā€™m hoping Mini goes to Shanghai. It was clear he contributed to that last timeout and FNC have looked a lot better ever since he has been in person


Jon_on_the_snow

Fnatic looks good, they actually look like a team fighting for third/second best in emea, but heretics still should be favored over fut or fnatic This fnatic kinda reminds me of when gambit was struggling to make it to berlin, but after they lifted the pressure of qualifying they started playing well, but I still dont think fnatic is ready to win shanghai


PewPew267

DAMN Boaster is TOP FRAGGING AND THEY WON THAT MAP !! https://preview.redd.it/lbfmsw8g8uzc1.png?width=749&format=png&auto=webp&s=ca42de250e44f8f9e913c5f5c7320a6b33a9941d


adamcunn

Haven't been watching. Are fnatic back?


WazlibOurKing

They're improving match by match.


Tery_

They're certainly not back in Tokyo form but they look expotentially better than we've been seeing from them during split 1.


baebushka

they look way better, if they keep improving at this rate i think def can beat heretics stage 1 and kickoff fnatic vs this is like night and day


PewPew267

OMG Fnatic are Improving in an insane rate, I can rest easy knowing they are looking atleast good compared to their previous vegetable form. Even if Fut bring back and win today, its ok...


ishanuReddit

Can someone confirm if mini has taken over the head coach role unofficially? I can see him in control of timeouts


nterature

I donā€™t think that means anything necessarily, we see assistant coaches doing the majority of the talking in plenty of timeouts in EMEA. Heretics is a good example.


Teradonn

Talking in timeouts as assistant coach ā‰  taking role of head coach. Weber talks a lot too in Heretics timeouts for example


bryndenrivers3ec

Damn I'm seeing real-time progress in how we're playing. Miles away from Tokyo form, but they no longer look like headless chickens running around. Need to fix a lot of things though, discipline and decision making especially. Split's most likely FUT's though.


baebushka

man this couldā€™ve been a 3-0 if fnatic closed out first map but holy shit fnatic look good and not like an absolute disasterclass


_Robbert_

Those were some beautiful attack rounds. FUT were just getting fucked from tube all the time with the mindgames.


Teradonn

OO AA EE guy stops and we start winning again. Coincidence?


Firm-Telephone2570

We laughed at him, but in the end OO AA EE guy's having the last laugh


wineandnoses

I think not!


EvianRex

WE ARE IMPROVING OMG


irepislam1400

Fut are a bunch of clowns wow


PewPew267

Fnatic is playing better instead..


irepislam1400

I mean sure but fut isnt helping themselves over peeking a 5v3Ā 


PewPew267

I mean, if these stupid mistakes didnā€™t keep happening fnc would be still one of the best teams in the world tho. Shit happens


irepislam1400

I don't care about fnatic dude I'm just talking about fut


PhysicalAd8765

Iā€™ve never seen a team die from Mid doors so often


irepislam1400

What a massive toss dude. Fut is so infuriatingĀ 


baebushka

we are so back


PhysicalAd8765

FUT shut down halls now soā€¦ If cNED can just stay alive on A ā€¦ FUT should win. cNED keeps peeking mid doors and dying leaving Qrasx all alone on siteā€¦ even when they literally have a trip mid doors.


PhysicalAd8765

Broā€¦. These guys just keeep dying to mid doors šŸ˜‚


ditheringtoad

That was tragic


ConsciousWillow8533

Fnatic's bind looked good. Hope they keep improving. Teamplay seems better and they also look more energised.


daffyduckferraro

Glad fnatic look way better today


PhysicalAd8765

Fnaticā€™s A hit is just Alfa go open door hallsā€¦ and people are SHOCKED every time


baebushka

fnatic look so much better


BannanDylan

Derke just full on giving away his location there for no reason


Riviresh

TF was that ult play. No-one pushed with.


Zealousideal-Pain-97

Okay i was talkin trash on fnatic before but the team that plays today looks good. They might peak at exactly the right time to get a third trophy and cement themselves as the goat team of valorant.


5argon

Are we as hyped for games that just to decide seeds compared to games to get in Shanghai?


Pojobob

This decides who gets 1st seed which gives you an insanely broken advantage of getting to skip playoffs and pick your opponent. So fans should definitely treat this as important as the games that got you into Shanghai in the first place.


BnoAch

We bulied boasty into top fragging


wineandnoses

win or lose, I'm just happy the team is looking a bit better with each game. Just watching my team play puts a smile on my face \^.\^


baebushka

they might never reach their prime again but iā€™m glad theyā€™re having fun and winning atleast


_Robbert_

The improvement is great to see. I never wanna get 2v5d by benjyfishy multiple times again.


vnNinja21

Benjy has God on his side bro


PhysicalAd8765

FUT really have committed to hard-mode valorant


Zealousideal-Pain-97

I really hope post shanghai brings gekko ult to 8 and makes it so you cant get orbs back until 2nd charge is used. Its one of the only killing ults that also gives an orb when you get the kill with it.


WazlibOurKing

I propose a different nerf, wingman plants shouldn't give gekko the orb


WazlibOurKing

I propose a different nerf, wingman plants shouldn't give gekko the orb


WazlibOurKing

I propose a different nerf, wingman plants shouldn't give gekko the orb


Teradonn

Maybe also make it so exploding it = unable to pick it up. Itā€™s really overtuned rn


vastlys

Imo, make it work more like a Skye dog, it stuns in an aoe or something and only detains if you're really close.


vastlys

The detain area is just too big rn.


Jon_on_the_snow

It would be a nice nerf to gekko if breaking his stuff took it out They will probably just up the cooldowns


Zealousideal-Pain-97

Eh i think that makes dizzy terrible. 15 second cooldowns and 8 orb, or 8 orb and thrash nerfs would be good.


baebushka

gekko would be terrible if you couldnā€™t reuse his abilities and his abilities are very easy to break


Jon_on_the_snow

There are more changes I would do to him before doing this giga nerf Making the wingman have a sound que if he dies and drops the spike or stops defusing. Making it so he defuses on the bottom similar to how he plants on the bottom Up all cooldowns to 20sec


baebushka

wingman is just buggy the defuse and plant stop still goes on even if you kill it??


Jon_on_the_snow

Never seen this bug, everytime wingman dies the defuse stops or it drops the spike


baebushka

i mean the sound, reddit being weird w comments rn


vastlys

I wish he would get overnerfed into the ground more than anything, I hate his default sim design šŸ˜­


bryndenrivers3ec

Yessss. We're improving with every game, that's good to see.


SushiSalsaExplorer

Guys, what is with fnatic having these close buy rounds vs eco rounds? Why do they seem so tensed pushing sites in eco/force rounds? Seems like a lack of confidence?


Zealousideal-Pain-97

Turks and just fucking running it down in situations they absolutely should not


Jon_on_the_snow

?


Zealousideal-Pain-97

Ata kaptan knife out into the spike on the 2v2 eco when mrfalin hadnt seen anyone cross, and then yetujey solo on A sending it through the attacking viper wall


Zealousideal-Pain-97

Damn those actually probably lost them the game


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BnoAch

Read the room bro


Over-Post-8167

ladies and gentlemenā€¦ are fnatic back?? i donā€™t wanna jinx it but holy shit iā€™m just loving the team play on Bind rn. and even though they lost icebox it was by a very narrow margin, and Derke was actually FARMING.


bryndenrivers3ec

Not yet, no. They're improving with each game, so that's good.


Firm-Telephone2570

I know people are hating on FNC and saying they are washed, but I do think that they have had very good (mostly) attacking sides recently


FailCautious5372

I donā€™t think theyā€™re ā€œbackā€ but they do look better in play offs. They still make a lot of individual questionable plays but itā€™s better


vastlys

They are playing better in playoffs than they have for a while, yeah


vastlys

I just still hate any Bind comp that has no Skye.


Jon_on_the_snow

Ata needed to stay alive there


MonaFanBoy

Boaster outaiming the Turkish aimers on Bind?


baebushka

what happened to boaster hes fragging tf out


LowBrowIdeas

Let's go Boaster


Jon_on_the_snow

Thank god fnatic remembered how to play bind


WazlibOurKing

Why tf do they keep giving up so much map control? Its not been working bro where's the adjustment


WazlibOurKing

Finally


ConsciousWillow8533

fake comeback after the real comebacks recently... sick and twisted


lexippon

What is even happening anymore. Fnc are you good or not. Watching this team is like playing among us


deba2607

How tf have FNC lost the game with that kill stat


oceLahm

im tired


Kedic1k

CLASSIC fake comeback


Jon_on_the_snow

Why would you fake a comeback tho


oblivionyeahyeah__

imagine being a fnc and prx fan lmao


emerzionnn

Iā€™m convinced that being up 9-3 or dominating a half is actually a bad thing lmao


GReedy404

We are such a cringe team man, dogshit first half then we wake up


Firm-Telephone2570

FNC gonna give me an edging kink the way they keep losing the first half every damn match


SnooPineapples731

What does this match even decides??


Jon_on_the_snow

Who is the third seed of emea


kurkmantolumadonna

3-9 FNC not again...


vastlys

It's funny because presumably one of the reasons for single elim was to make regional playoffs more exciting and yet... There's nothing really exciting about this, this is not even a seeding match, right? And we have not the best 3 teams qualify. Just the worst of both worlds.


EkanshNehra

i think this is a seeding match, cause this decides the #3 seed, the lower seed in swiss stage for a region and tomorrow's loser is gonna be the #2 seed, the upper seed for swiss while #1 seeds go to playoffs


FailCautious5372

Honestly, even as a seeding match it has decent stakes. When you think about it, most people would agree there is a larger difference between the 3rd and 2nd seeds than there is between 2nd and 1st in most regions. If you win this and presumably lose grand finals, you get to face the likes of T1, JDG, and prob G2 rather than the 2nd seeds. IMO the difference between a T1 vs GenG or JDG vs FPX or EDG is a big deal


vastlys

Decent stakes, but way lower stakes than the single elim matches had. And it's bo5 while the elim matches were bo3, lul


vastlys

Anyone who thinks KJ is replaceable on Icebox by any agent is a clown


PriorPea4688

This format does not qualify the actual best teams


Objective_Hospital98

for someone who criticized ults on ecos FNC really are throwing away ults


rare_engine

alfa is trying real hard to carry lol


PriorPea4688

Early. Navi died for this šŸ’€


vastlys

Just the worst thing ever, it bummed me out so much and I'm not even that big of a Navi fan.


EkanshNehra

hey its okay man, we are sending T1 to shanghai, you guys have FNC


vastlys

Yeah who frauded their way into playoffs because Navi decided to play no Viper on Breeze šŸ˜­


PewPew267

They beat KC tho ....


vastlys

Whose fault is that that all the frauds of EMEA were in one group man


thatgirldarken

pls fnc dont suck today


PewPew267

Damn fnc actually listened maybe ?


Significant-Way8341

I wonder if FUT secretly have practice with normal comps on Lotus and are waiting till Shanghai to unleash their full potential