
My argument as to why Valt would’ve lost to Lui in the Season 1 Finals regardless of the crack in the stadium
Could’ve Valt won under the right circumstances? Yes. I absolutely think he could’ve. But within the context of the 3rd battle, I don’t think he would’ve. Here’s why from a logical standpoint.
It’s fair to assume that after the final major conflict between Valkyrie and Longinus that Valkyrie was nearing the point where it was going to burst. (Probably on its last click or at the very most last two clicks). Because when it hit the crack, it caused it to Burst immediately. If Valkyrie wasn’t close to bursting, it probably would’ve just killed its spin resulting in a survivor finish.
Now, what if the crack wasn’t there? Wouldn’t Valkyrie collide with Longinus for one last time causing either a Burst Finish or Over Finish? Not exactly.
Valkyrie is a Right Spinning Bey. While Longinus is a Left Spinning Bey. At this point, Longinus had lost a lot of its spin and became wobbly while Valkyrie was still spinning at a moderate speed. Knowing that Valkyrie was nearing the bursting threshold and that it was spinning comfortably faster than Longinus, had they collided, Valkyrie would’ve most likely bursted anyway due to a Slowmotion Burst Finish. Which occurs when a fast spinning clockwise spinning bey which is nearing a burst hits a slow spinning left spinning bey.
The misconception is that this can only happen with a bey that can steal spin. Which is not true. A slowmotion burst finish happens regardless of rubber on the left spinning beyblades layer.
As I said before, I think end of season Valt is slightly stronger than Lui overall. However for Valt to win he’d need an early burst finish like he pulled off in the 2nd battle. Under the circumstances of the 3rd battle where it was drawn out, it made it a lot harder for Valt to win logically.