Super early predictions but which teams do you guys think will crash out super early.
Personally,i feel like GE and G2would break apart super early and while Full Sense will go on a Cinderella run.
EDG might give us a glimpse of 2024 nostalgia and PRX top 4 guaranteed obviously
[Official Statement] Regarding Rumors of a Creator Contract with Former Player 'Flashback'
Hello, this is KIWOOM DRX.
Regarding the recent rumors circulating on online communities and external personal broadcasts about a potential creator contract with our former player 'Flashback (Cho Min-hyeok),' we aim to transparently share the progress and the team's stance with our fans.
April 24 (First Meeting)
In response to the circulating rumors at the time about Flashback's 'return to the Tier 2 league,' we held a meeting as his former team to clearly inform him that, under current league regulations, participation in the Tier 2 league under another team is impossible. In this meeting, we clearly emphasized that 'a sincere apology and request for forgiveness from the current roster must come first.' Additionally, we confirmed Flashback's concerns about his career path after retirement and his intentions regarding streaming. Discussions followed on his desire to contribute to the roster and team in some other way regarding the burdens he had caused, leading to the scheduling of a follow-up meeting.
May 14 (Second Meeting)
Based on Flashback's confirmed interest in streaming activities and potential contributions to relationship recovery after the first meeting, we held further discussions on the possibility of collaboration in the form of a team creator. This meeting reviewed aspects such as the potential scope of activities if collaboration were to occur, content participation methods, and whether it could contribute to alleviating the roster's external activity burdens.
※ These meetings were at the initial discussion stage to explore possibilities, and no contract drafting or official internal approval processes had been initiated. During this process, some misunderstandings and confusion arose as content under internal review was conveyed externally.
May 15
Prior to a final decision, the team fully agreed that the opinions and psychological stability of our active players currently competing in the league are the utmost priority. Determining that the emotional stability of the players currently upholding the team is more important than the intent to reduce content burdens, we held a meeting with the roster on that day, ultimately deciding not to proceed with the creator contract process, and shared this with the roster.
Clarification on Mentions in External Broadcasts
The recent mention of a 'contract in progress' on an external personal broadcast stemmed from the review stage prior to the team's final decision (confirmed non-proceeding on May 15). It has been identified that some confusion occurred during communications with those around at a time when the team's internal final adjustments were not yet complete, and we confirmed that the streamer in question mentioned it without accurately knowing the final confirmation status.
The Team's Stance
The top priority of KIWOOM DRX is always our players giving their all on stage and the fans supporting them.
This review was intended to alleviate the external activity burdens on the roster, but the team will continue to prioritize roster protection and performance enhancement in all decision-making going forward. We will spare no effort to ensure our players can find stability and focus solely on competitions, and in future communications, we will demonstrate even more cautious and mature team operations to avoid misunderstandings.
Thank you.
KIWOOM DRX
Up there with valyn. easily the most consistent player on 100t and probably top 3 controllers in the americas.
The long and short of it is; this year is a "breaking the curses" year for liquid and nAts. During Kick Off they broke the "nAts only qualify every other year to internationals" curse which is where my hope began.
When they later went out 1-2 like always, I felt duped, but that was because I hadn't seen all the string the fates wear weaving.
FIRSTLY. The kickoff thing, as described above.
SECONDLY, curses and blessings are just the same thing if you think about it, which is why Team Liquid HAD to miss out on Masters London. You see, nAts have had the "blessing" of going to every international tournament in the years he qualified for one. So by breaking this blessing CURSE, he sets himself and TL up for a run like no other.
THIRDLY, a more dubious and unclear curse (that i feel can have mutliple outcomes, and only one wrong answer) is who will win Masters London. Every year an NA team has won an international trophy; Sen 2021, Optic 2022, EG 2023, Sen 2024, NRG 2025. The way I see things is there are two ways for this to go.
Either one of the three NA teams will win NRG or 100T (depending on who gets the last spot) or G2. For me, G2 winning and breaking their "no international trophys" curse by beating an EMEA team, (my guess is Team Heretics). It could also be NRG breaking the "champs team curse". For me, this is the least appealing option beacause...
The other more appealing way London will go is either LEV, an APAC team or a Chinese team will win London. And again for the most narrative points, an EMEA team will get second place (TH, lets get that silvery bread!). I like this more than an NA team winning beacuse it sets up the "an NA team always wins an international" curse to be broken (yes it is a curse for the rest of us).
THE ONLY THING that cannot happen at London is EMEA winning! If that happens then this prediction is kaputt.
FOURTHLY, if London goes as I expect, then it sets Champs up for a Curse breaking Liquid, ready to break multiple curses and create a great narritive! By going 2-1 in groups, twisting the score around with a banger last game to get to Playoffs, BREAKING the 1-2 curse once and for all!
FIFTHLY, The Final have been set up to be a BANGER! I expect Team Liquid to meet an NA team in the Grand Final (if an NA team don't win London) (Don't have to be an NA team. It would just be a bonus). Here they finally break EMEAs curse of not having won an international since Fnatic 2023. Bringing home the first Champs trophy to EMEA during partnership. Breaking the EMEA teams gets second place" curse! Doing a full circle for the VCT partnership era by having an EMEA team win the first and last tournament. AND, if we're lucky; Break the "NA always wins an international trophy every year" curse.
I'm telling you all, get onboard now and start huffing that prime glue! 🐴
Remeber me when they go to Champs, and don't bully my cope TOO much.
Sincerly, a nAts and Team Liquid fan
TLDR:
nAts breaking all the curses year!
Just asking hypothetically. What would you want to ask them if you could
Teams that come to mind:
25 NRG
24 FNATIC
26 MIBR
26 VIT
etc.
Alternate Title is - "We have a lot of momentum... we are working really hard, working harder than before..."
Wassup y'all! I had the honor to interview Vora, player for VCT Americas team 100 Thieves about their win over MIBR, being close to qualifying to London and the steps the team plans to take, their dominant wins in playoffs, their turnaround on maps and more! I hope y'all enjoy and make sure to like and subscribe!
Part 4: A Message to Min-hyuk
Lastly, I want to say just one thing to Min-hyuk.
Min-hyuk.
Back during Stage 1 of 2025, you suddenly requested a send-down to the academy team, and because of that, in a situation where we didn't even have a reserve player, I had to hastily fill in and play the Sentinel position. At that time, I even postponed my major surgery to prepare for the tournament. And when you returned to the starting roster in Stage 2, you told the teammates yourself:
“I know you guys don't fully trust me yet. I'm really sorry, and I will make sure nothing like this ever happens again. I'll make sure we win Champions.”
We believed those words. We always trusted you, comforted you, and tried to move forward together.
Yet in the end, you abruptly declared your retirement just two weeks before the 2026 Kickoff roster deadline, and our team completely collapsed without even having the time to properly prepare anew.
I still cannot fully put into words the situation and agony I am experiencing because of your actions, and I cannot understand the way you are acting now.
If you feel even the slightest bit sorry toward us and the fans, please stop your streaming activities. I'm asking you.
This is last part of the translation from the image as the writing too much I couldn't translate everything. You guys can translate the rest of the image as you wish.
Man what is happening to Korean valorant...
hi guys! I'm not really sure on how to ask this because I don't know anyone irl who loves valorant esports the same time as I do, but if anyone is going to the 100t game this friday I'd love to meet people and make some vct going buddies LOL... after masters london i'd enjoy going to more games and such with people.. if you want we could also play some valorant games (or any other games) to meet each other first for fun :p sorry if this is weird idk how else to ask this.
Previously he had the flag set to Poland for 2025, switched it to Russia this year but just changed it to the UK
Potential NAVI globeX with them asking him to change his flag to wherever he's relocating to?
Or the infinitely more likely option, he's trolling
Am I cooking or do I need to take my meds?
Might be a hot take but I wouldn't mind at all if he was permanent guest in the americas segment. He was coach in the past so he sure knows what he's talking about and genuinely knows what he wants to talk about there. And he has the clips to back that up. Really love to see this guy getting a chance at platchat.
Unrelated to this but, rkt was good, but I feel like he was kinda shy infront of the camera. He wasn't talking too much. He looks like a guy that knows a lot and is interested in the game, just gave way to much space to the others to the point he wasn't saying much of anything.