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Emmy award-winning storyteller. Formerly: @ESPN, @TheScore Business Inquiries: [email protected]
Joined November 2014
"I was never proud of the player Deft. But today, I think he's just great, and I'm proud of him.". This is the full story of Kim "Deft" Hyuk-kyu on his journey across North America to capture the Summoner's Cup, and more importantly, find himself .
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Juan Joya Borja, famed Spanish comedian El Risitas and face of the ever-popular "KEKW" emote on @Twitch, has passed away at the age of 65
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2015: T1 wins Worlds.2016: T1 wins Worlds.2017: T1 loses Worlds, dynasty broken. 2022: T1 loses Worlds .2023: T1 wins Worlds .2024: T1 wins Worlds, dynasty rebuilt
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Top 20 Most Followers Gained on @Twitch in 2021. 1. 🇨🇦 @xQc .2. 🇺🇸 @adinross .3. 🇪🇸 @auronplay .4. 🇺🇸 @Heelmike .5. 🇪🇸 @IbaiLlanos .6. 🇬🇧 @tommyinnit .7. 🇨🇴 @JuanSGuarnizo .8. 🇺🇸 @Ranboosaysstuff .9. 🇪🇸 @TheGrefg .10. 🇬🇧 @TubboLive .11. 🇪🇸 @Rubiu5 .12. 🇺🇸 @dreamwastaken.
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The most-watched @Twitch streamers of the first half of 2022. 1. 🇨🇦 @xQc.2. 🇧🇷 @Gaules .3. 🇺🇸 @Asmongold .4. 🇪🇸 @IbaiLlanos .5. 🇺🇸 @Trainwreckstv .6. 🇪🇸 @auronplay .7. 🇺🇸 @hasanthehun .8. 🇺🇸 @loltyler1 .9. 🇯🇵 @avashaka .10. 🇸🇪 @ROSHTEINS.11. 🇺🇸 @tarik .12. 🇺🇸 @summit1g.
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Top 20 @Twitch Peak Viewership Streamers 2021. 1. 🇪🇸 @TheGrefg: 2.2 mil.2. 🇪🇸 @IbaiLlanos: 1.5 mil.3. 🇫🇷 @ZeratoR: 707k.4. 🇬🇧 @tommyinnit: 650k.5. 🇧🇷 @bakzera: 506k.6. 🇫🇷 @Inoxtag: 422k.7. 🇬🇧 @GeorgeNotFound: 387k.8. 🇲🇽 @Quackity: 381k.9. 🇺🇸 @NICKMERCS: 371k .10. 🇫🇷 @Gotaga: 353k.
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Congratulations to @LudwigAhgren on becoming the 2nd @Twitch streamer ever to achieve 200,000 active subs. He joins @Ninja as the only streamers to reach this mark. Ludwig is currently on Day 22 of his Subathon. He is 69,000 subs away from surpassing Ninja for No. 1 all time
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The top 20 most-watched @Twitch streamers of 2021:. 1. 🇨🇦 @xQc .2. 🇧🇷 @Gaules.3. 🇪🇸 @auronplay.4. 🇪🇸 @IbaiLlanos .5. 🇧🇷 @loud_victor.6. 🇺🇸 @summit1g .7. 🇨🇦 @shroud .8. 🇺🇸 @NICKMERCS.9. 🇺🇸 @hasanthehun .10. 🇺🇸 @loltyler1 .11. 🇨🇴 @JuanSGuarnizo.12. 🇯🇵 @avashaka.
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🇺🇸 Viper.🇺🇸 Brimstone.🇺🇲 Gekko.🇹🇷 Fade.🇲🇽 Reyna.🇯🇵 Yoru.🇬🇧 Phoenix.🇷🇺 Sova.🇧🇷 Raze.🇨🇳 Sage.🇬🇭 Astra.🇵🇭 Neon.🇰🇷 Jett .🇦🇺 Skye.🇮🇳 Harbor.🇫🇷 Chamber.🇸🇪 Breach .🇳🇴 Deadlock .🇲🇦 Cypher .🇩🇪 Killjoy.🤖 KAY/O.🐙 Omen.
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Ben Affleck keeping up with VALORANT patches and knowing Jett just got nerfed is so dope.
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So Japan is hosting a live All Stars event for VALORANT featuring ZETA DIVISION, other top players and some of the biggest personalities in the scene . This is the crowd. Bring us Tokyo Masters
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I asked Jinggg what VALORANT meant to him yesterday as he prepared for his final match before military service . He said:. "I think VALORANT has really changed me a lot as a person. It's probably like, shaped who I am today. Because without VALORANT, everything would be
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I asked Deft what he would say to his school self. "His life will be the same if I don't tell him anything, right?. I hope he lives the same life. I want him to feel as I do now.". "I've never been proud of the player 'Deft'. But today, I think he's great and I'm proud of him."
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Deft and Keria kept their promise to one another. Both world champions
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Bottom frag first four maps . Never lose your spirit . Keeps encouraging teammates . Get to map five and absolutely dominate everyone. Plug SEN bundle . He is the special element that brought @Sentinels back to the top
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Marved gets on plane from Toronto to L.A. Rolls into Riot Arena for the first time . Plays two teams heading into the weekend with a combined record of 5-1. Finishes weekend with:. 89 kills . 22 kill differential .1.24 rating (#2 in league).4 different agents played. 📷
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In 2013, head coach Kkoma recruits rookie 17 year old Faker to play for his team in OGN Champions . In 2020, head coach Kkoma recruits rookie 17 year old Zeka to play for his team in the LPL
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Wanted to share some PRX stuff that didn't make features:. Jinggg talked a lot about how he wanted to leave a legacy where people remembered him and his team for how they played . That they played the way they did to put smiles on their fans faces . Alecks mentioned how players
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.@TenZOfficial's final stats for #VALORANTMasters Reykjavík. 206 kills.139 deaths.55 assists. #1 in Average Combat Score.#1 in K:D.#1 in Kills-per-Round.#1 in First Kills-to-First Deaths (41 FK, 18 FD)
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2024 VCT is gonna be crazy . Demon1 undisputed best player in the world, reigning champion . Calling out everyone . Smoke appears and this man rises from the underground
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- Has the most iconic play in VALORANT history against XSET on Haven to win in OT at Champions. - Comes up with a million clutches against Vitality on Haven then pulls off a 1v2 in OT to win the map in a major comeback. We have El Diablo. We got the Iceman. He is the King of
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After 726 hours. 30 days. 280,000 subs. Over $300,000 raised for charity. The @LudwigAhgren Subathon has officially ended
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Breaking: The 2021 League of Legends World Championship is expected to be moved from China to Europe, an official announcement expected in the forthcoming days.
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The LOUD Script. 1. Come in looking like unbeatable gods . 2. Lose game to give team false hope. 3. Comeback and make the opposing team lose all self confidence. 4. Aspas pulls off some crazy clutch and breaks the spirit of the enemy . 5. Stay undefeated
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Team Korea has won the 2022 Asian Games . They will be awarded Olympic-recognized gold medals . Congratulations to. 🥇 Zeus.🥇 Kanavi.🥇 Chovy.🥇 Faker.🥇 Ruler.🥇 Keria.🥇 Kkoma
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From carrying the bags and water bottles to carrying the team . The CGRS Story
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VCT Champions Los Angeles Groups. Group A. 🇸🇬 Paper Rex .🇨🇳 EDG.🇪🇺 Giants.🇨🇱 KRU. Group B. 🇺🇲 Evil Geniuses.🇪🇺 FUT.🇰🇷 T1.🇨🇳 FPX. Group C. 🇪🇺 Fnatic.🇺🇲 NRG.🇨🇳 BLG.🇯🇵 ZETA. Group D. 🇪🇺 Liquid .🇰🇷 DRX.🇧🇷 LOUD.🇪🇺 NAVI.
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With DRX winning, it means we've had 7 straight years of a different South Korean mid laner winning Worlds. 2016: Faker .2017: Crown.2018: Rookie.2019: Doinb .2020: Showmaker .2021: Scout.2022: Zeka.
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Doinb, Rookie and Ambition have taught gamers around the world that having a loving partner is not a nuisance or something that takes away from your career but actually enhances it. The next time someone blames a significant other for a player's failures, remember they're idiots
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VCT Masters Tokyo:. 🇪🇺 Fnatic.🇪🇺 NAVI.🇪🇺 Team Liquid .🇹🇷 FUT Esports .🇰🇷 DRX.🇸🇬 Paper Rex.🇰🇷 T1.🇨🇳 EDward Gaming.🇨🇳 Attacking Soul Esports.🇧🇷 LOUD.🇺🇲 Evil Geniuses.🇺🇲 Cloud9 or NRG
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Here's a Reddit post from 11+ years ago talking about a teenager taking over the Korean solo queue ladder. Wonder where he is now
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VALORANT Champions Top 3 2022:. 🇧🇷 LOUD.🇰🇷 DRX.🇺🇲 Optic . VALORANT Champions Top 3 2023:. 🇧🇷 LOUD.🇸🇬 Paper Rex.🇺🇲 Evil Geniuses.
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When I interviewed Deft after Atlanta, I asked if he had anything final to say to Faker. He said:. All of these players and teams are trying to stop my last dance. Why not in the final don't we have a dance together, Faker?. What a beautiful dance it was.
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Riot just announced that @TenZOfficial and @ShahZaMk have both been approved to host Watch Parties during VALORANT Masters Reykjavik II
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the 4th was for his teammates . the 5th was for the fans who never stopped believing . the 20th will be for his son whose ass he's about to beat in the final.
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History of VCT Finals:. 🇺🇲 Sentinels vs. 🇪🇺 Fnatic.🇪🇺 Gambit vs. 🇺🇲 Envy/Optic.🇪🇺 Acend vs. 🇪🇺 Gambit .🇺🇲 Optic vs. 🇧🇷 LOUD.🇪🇺 FPX vs. 🇸🇬 Paper Rex.🇧🇷 LOUD vs. 🇺🇲 Optic .🇪🇺 Fnatic vs. 🇧🇷 LOUD.🇪🇺 Fnatic vs. 🇺🇲 Evil Geniuses.
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For the first time ever, an Americas team has lost internationally on the map Pearl. To who?. A YouTube content creator who is only here because of an emergency
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year is 2069. worlds finals is on the moon . Chinese squad Royal Never Ever Give Up on one side . T1 and Faker on the other. RNEG signed Faker's grandson to try and stop him. Faker locks in Ryze and destroys his son . 3-0 T1.
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Top 4s in #VALORANTChampions history . 2021:. 🇪🇺 ACEND.🇷🇺 Gambit.🇦🇷 KRU.🇪🇺 Liquid . 2022:. 🇧🇷 LOUD.🇺🇲 Optic .🇰🇷 DRX.🇪🇺 FPX. 2023:. 🇺🇲 EG.🇸🇬 PRX.🇧🇷 LOUD.🇪🇺 Fnatic . 2024:. 🇨🇱 LEV.🇨🇳 EDG.🇺🇲 Sentinels .🇪🇺 Heretics.
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13. 🇺🇸 @Amouranth.14. 🇬🇧 @GeorgeNotFound .15. 🇲🇽 @elmarianaa .16. 🇬🇧 @Ph1LzA .17. 🇲🇽 @Quackity .18. 🇬🇧 @WilburSoot .19. 🇺🇸 @KarlJacobs_ .20. 🇺🇸 @LudwigAhgren . Source: @SullyGnome.
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What did I just witness?. What the hell. One of the craziest aces in VALORANT history . Check his PC
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Riot Games created custom medals for @loltyler1 acknowledging his mastery of all five roles . He has come a long way from being indefinitely banned and the No. 1 fugitive on the North America server
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.@100Thieves @Asunaa just posted 48 kills in the opening match of the VCT Masters qualifiers against @version1gg . This is the most kills recorded by a single player in a game in #VCT history. Take a bow, young man
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all 10 NA orgs need to sit down and reassess the LCS . 400k average salary and this is the quality of the league at worlds in front of millions . no positives . no silver linings.
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LOUD are a cheat code. You think you've killed them. You've injured them. Then Aspas whips out a no scope with the Op, Less anchors 1v3, or Saadhak pulls off some wild mid-round on eco and they end up winning the match. Those rounds are what separate good teams from champions.
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With Fnatic making the finals and NRG dropping out, @chronicleEZ will become the first player to play in four international VCT grand finals. Gambit vs. Envy.Gambit vs. Acend .Fnatic vs. LOUD.Fnatic vs. EG/PRX
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During his decade-long career, Faker has played on and against the greatest teams League of Legends have ever produced . Tonight, he stands against possibly the biggest challenge of his career: JDG, the perfect team walking the golden road. He has seen the rise and fall of the
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SENTINELS AND TSM ARE BOTH IN VCT NORTH AMERICA. AFTER A YEAR AND A HALF, THE GREATEST RIVALRY MIGHT RETURN.
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Breaking: Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg is looking to return to pro play in 2022, sources tell @Upcomer. His current contract with TSM ends on November 16th.
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After becoming the first Japanese team to qualify for the VALORANT playoffs following a string of tournaments considered the weakest region, ZETA DIVISION's ace Laz shows emotion in the post-match interview. What a monumental comeback and statement win for the all-Japanese squad
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I remember back in 2019 when T1 looked great, I asked Faker if he felt like he was truly back . He said that even after winning domestically and doing well internationally, he still felt like he was chasing that legend of himself he lost in Beijing when Samsung 3-0ef him . In
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KangKang just won the Chinese VALORANT championship that qualifies his team for Champions Los Angeles. Here are some of his stats from this event:. 324.8 ACS throughout the tournament. 14 kills in round one . 38 in round two . 34 in upper finals. 39 in grand finals . 22.75 kills
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BREAKING: After losing to Caps on day one of MSI 2022, 17 year old former Fortnite pro and current League of Legends pro Joseph Joon "jojopyun" Pyun has announced his retirement to go pro in Tekken. When asked why, he could only mutter, "that ice bird is some bullshit."
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The final agent usage rate at #VALORANTMasters. Jett: 65%.Sova: 49%.Viper: 46%.Chamber: 44%.Sage: 43%.Omen: 38%.KAY/O: 33%.Skye: 33%.Breach: 30%.Raze: 28%.Killjoy: 27%.Astra: 23%.Brimstone: 15%.Cypher: 13%.Neon: 8%.Reyna: 4%.Yoru: 2%.Phoenix: 0%.
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It's official: @TenZOfficial and @ScreaM_ are in the same opening group at VALORANT Champions
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japan valorant team Zeta Division look like they'd bully the NA and EU teams and take their lunch money if they meet in Berlin
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Faker Cinematic Universe > Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Gen.G are 10-1 at international VCT tournaments this year in Madrid and Shanghai . Their only loss was to Sentinels
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Fnatic got destroyed by Sentinels in the first VCT final . Optic for 3-0ed in their first final against Gambit. LOUD came in from the winners bracket, had both bans and still lost 3-0 to Optic in their first final . The three greatest orgs/cores in VALORANT all started by getting.
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When your dad who said he was going out for a pack of cigarettes and actually came back
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LOUD 🇧🇷 in 2022:. vs. OpTic: 2-3. vs. Literally every other team: 27-1. The only non-OpTic team they've lost to all year long is KRU in Copenhagen.
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Per the League of Legends Contract Database, Team Liquid's @TLCoreJJ has officially received his green card and is now a permanent resident of the United States . He no longer takes up an import slot . Congratulations to Core!
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Reykjavik: 🇺🇸 Sentinels .Berlin: 🇪🇺 M3C.Champions Berlin: 🇪🇺 Acend.Reykjavik II: 🇺🇸 OpTic.Copenhagen: 🇪🇺 FunPlus Phoenix.Champions Istanbul: 🇧🇷 LOUD. The streak continues . 6 international events, 6 different trophy holders.
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Saadhak on map three remembering what happened at LOCK//IN
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WORLDS 2023: SOUTH KOREA . Teams qualified so far. 🇰🇷 Gen.G.🇰🇷 T1.🇨🇳 JD Gaming.🇨🇳 BiliBili Gaming .🇨🇳 LNG Esports.🇨🇳 Weibo Gaming.🇪🇺 G2 Esports.🇪🇺 MAD Lions.🇺🇲 NRG.🇺🇲 Cloud9.🇺🇲 Team Liquid.🇯🇵 DetonatioN FocusMe
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The Final Four of Tokyo:. 🇪🇺 Fnatic.🇺🇲 Evil Geniuses.🇺🇲 NRG .🇸🇬 Paper Rex
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The four cities for the League of Legends World Championship in 2022 have been revealed:. 🇲🇽 Mexico City.🇺🇸 New York City .🇨🇦 Toronto.🇺🇸 San Francisco
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The last 10 LCK finals:. Faker vs. Chovy.Faker vs. Chovy.Faker vs. Bdd.ShowMaker vs. Chovy.ShowMaker vs. Bdd.ShowMaker vs. Faker.Faker vs. Chovy.Faker vs. Chovy.Faker vs. Chovy.Faker vs. Chovy.
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WEAKEST REGION?. A WASTED SPOT?. DOUBTS ENDED . HATERS SILENCED . THE MAIN CHARACTERS OF THIS STORY MOVE ON. ZETA DIVISION pull off a magical 2-1 victory over Champions semifinalists Team Liquid to make Top 6 at #VALORANTMasters
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The final 6 of #VALORANTChampions . 🇧🇷 LOUD.🇺🇲 Evil Geniuses.🇸🇬 Paper Rex.🇰🇷 DRX.🇪🇺 Fnatic .🇨🇳 Edward Gaming. One of these teams will become world champions.
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11. 🇺🇸 @Ranboosaysstuff: 346k.12. 🇨🇦 @shroud: 340k.13. 🇹🇷 @pqueenn: 339k.14. 🇧🇷 @Gaules: 335k.15. 🇪🇸 @auronplay: 317k.16. 🇹🇷 @jahreindota: 316k.17. 🇫🇷 @LeBouseuh: 315k.18. 🇦🇷 @Martinpdisalvo: 313k.19. 🇺🇸 @dreamwastaken: 311,644.20. 🇬🇧 @TubboLive: 311,551. Source: @SullyGnome.
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The Pantheon of VCT winners:. 🇺🇲 Sentinels.🇪🇺 Gambit .🇪🇺 ACEND.🇺🇲 Optic .🇪🇺 FunPlus Phoenix.🇧🇷 LOUD.🇪🇺 Fnatic x2.
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Breaking News: It has been announced that the VALORANT Champions Tour Japan finals will take place in front of a live audience at the famous Saitama Super Arena . The maximum capacity for is over 36,000. It is a famed MMA venue in Japan and will now host the domestic finals 🇯🇵
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Paper Rex bombed out of Champions last year and got beat up by C9 at LOCK//IN. Pretty much every analyst told them to stop playing dumb and either bring in a new IGL or someone with experience to secondary shot call. Instead, they benched their IGL and triple downed on W-Gaming.
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You've been greeted by the VALORANT god CGRS. He has finished his duty in Tokyo and is about to fly off to save kids who need help across the globe. If you want eternal health and good luck in your rank games, type . "ty brother CGRS, you may rest now" . godspeed
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NA fans every year at Worlds . 1. Lol TSM. 2. Man, our No. 1 seed should do well and at least make quarters . 3. Nvm. 4. At least we have C9!. 5. Nvm . 6. Let's go Faker.
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VCT champions 2023. Pacific: 🇸🇬 Paper Rex.EMEA: 🇪🇺 Team Liquid .Americas: 🇧🇷 LOUD.
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At the start of March, @Cloud9 loaned @TenZOfficial to @Sentinels for $250,000 with an option to fully buy by the end of April. This weekend, they put pen to paper, acquiring TenZ for an overall buyout of $1.25 million. Sen TenZ is here to stay .
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Primary Duelist players to have lifted a VCT trophy:. @TenZOfficial .@d3ffo111 .@cNedf0r .@yay .@ardiis .@loud_aspas .@Derke . What a legendary club.
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