Comms Strategist at @thestorymob. FPS fan. Former VALORANT lead at @DotEsports.
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📝The next chapter in my story: I'm joining @thestorymob as a Senior Writer!
I'm thrilled that I get to continue writing in the esports space, and I'm excited to take on some new challenges and work with an amazing team. 😁
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I clicked on his stream just to see what's up and he immediately hits this shit
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We need more Outlaw skins, right?
💥 @riotgames, listen
I'll do something unearthly things if you re-drop this bundle with the potential new bundle releasing with Arcane Season 2
Do it for the culture
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If I have to choose between fighting Mike Tyson in his prime or TenZ on A Main on Haven, I'm putting the gloves on.
TENZ ACES WITHOUT SKIPPING A BEAT! #VCTAmericas #UnlockYourAce
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Former XSET VALORANT members zekken, Cryocells, dephh, AYRIN, and coach Sykko have filed court orders against XSET.
Plaintiffs say XSET has not paid the agreed upon 50% of owed Champions 2022 bundle revenue.
Breaking on @DotEsports:
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Huge difference in amount of official VALORANT played between @Sentinels and the other #VCTAmericas semifinalists.
SEN: 11 offseason matches and 265 rounds played in Kickoff.
NRG + EG + LOUD combined: ZERO offseason matches and 255 rounds during Kickoff.
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Reminding everyone that Elon got booed mercilessly by VALORANT fans when they showed him at Champions 2023
Elon Musk Says He's Going to Launch an AI Game Studio to "Make Games Great Again" insider-gaming.com/elon-must…
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Why the fuck is the coach having to help NRG pay buyouts?
Chet talks about the NRG roster
▪️ Even if OpTic made franchising, the team was still going to split up
▪️ Trialed yay at the beginning of 2024, but he received massive BLEED offer
▪️ He paid for a portion of Ethan and Demon1's buyout from EG
- Says it was a "low 5 figures"
▪️ Offseason roster signings were between Ethan/Demon1 & Saadhak/N4RRATE
▪️ Tried to sign aspas, but was pretty locked into LEV
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Personally not a fan of doing a teaser since it gives the allegedly guilty a head start at covering up or preparing excuses.
But this does feel like it's about to be a nexus point in VALORANT history.
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🚨 Breaking: @Sentinels has permitted pANcada to explore offers outside of the organization, and removed the buyout for any interested parties.
#VCTAmericas
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What I love about the @Sentinels Madrid comms vid is when @zekkenVAL is hyping the team up around 4:00 and both @Zellsis and @sen_sacy are looking at him like proud parents.
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aspas: hey guys sorry about that whole Bleed thing, let's run it back this yea-
Sources Val: Demon1 🇺🇸 has reached a verbal agreement to join LEVIATÁN.
Read on @Sheep_Esports @holysquad_fr ⬇️
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Sentinels' worst case scenario has unfolded.
A loss vs. C9 and an NRG win vs. The Guard means they need Ghost to bomb out of playoffs in order to make LCQ.
#VCTNA
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The first big #VCT offseason move is official: @100T_Esports has acquired Cryocells from XSET.
Will has been released. He enters unrestricted free agency and is LFT.
Latest for @DotEsports ⬇
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The energy and momentum behind a potential blue Texas senator and Florida governor spurred the public to come out and vote, and now we have a House who's going to hold Trump accountable and serve him his rightful subpoena. Thank you @BetoORourke and @AndrewGillum.
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OpTic at Reykjavík: Slow start in groups, recovery, beat NA rivals in first round of playoffs, comeback win vs. DRX in round two.
OpTic at Copenhagen: Slow start in groups, recovery, beat NA rivals in first round of playoffs, comeback win vs. DRX in round two.
#VALORANTMasters
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I think Champions should always be in Europe. Just makes the most sense from a time zone perspective. This year's Champions is really rough on Americas fans.
4pm Paris time would be 9pm in Seoul, but 4pm in Seoul is 12am in Los Angeles.
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TenZ out versus LOUD, NRG (rest).
Marved in for Sentinels.
Most likely roles: Sacy back to initiator, Zekken on duelist, Marved on controller.
#VCTAmericas
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In BLAST's defense, br0 played ten straight matches of FACEIT last night, so you have to worry about his mental health.
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An offseason shocker: @LOUDgg drops coach @loud_bzka. The world title winning coach enters free agency, and is pursuing offers in any region.
When was the last time a team that won a trophy dropped their coach right after?
Latest for @DotEsports ⬇
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"Potter, NaturE has already been dropped by three different teams, he only spent two weeks with 100 Thieves. Why do we want him?"
Sources: Jawgemo 🇰🇭 Apoth 🇨🇦🇻🇳 NaturE 🇺🇲 Supamen 🇺🇲 and Derrek 🇺🇲 have reached verbal agreements with Evil Geniuses for 2024.
If agreements are finalized, the roster will play in the VCT Americas if EG remains in the league.
Read on @Sheep_Esports ⬇️
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Overworked, frustrated, and failed by leadership. Three former @EvilGeniuses employees spoke to @DotEsports about working there over the past two years.
Exclusive report below.
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Scribbling over the players you held in contract jail and forced out is certainly...a choice.
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either go all in with the partnership model or just make it an open ecosystem like CS, don't half-ass it
Leo Faria says with the VCT cycle ending at the end of 2026 there could be a chance of LESS Riot Partnered teams in 2027
Options:
▪️ 6-8 Riot Partnered teams with 4-6 Ascension teams for each league
▪️ LCQ and Tier Two teams could attend Masters events
(via: @nandoshowww)
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🚨 Breaking: @EvilGeniuses is officially signing Party Astronauts and Carpe Diem to form a 15-man fluid CS:GO roster.
EG's @deapps and @d4n_nyy sat down with me to discuss the bold new direction, and why they think it will save NA CS.
For @DotEsports ⬇
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All in the last week:
- Imperial Female hold their own against best CS2 team of 2024 NAVI, set new viewership record
- flor looks like a superstar in her VCT debut
- Shopify Rebellion becomes first Game Changers team to qualify for Challengers
hell yeah, women are awesome
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Coach @itskaplan on @Sentinels Marved-and-company shot calling:
"We have to avoid looking too stiff because we don't have an incredibly seasoned IGL to fall back on. It went from a want to a need for players to step up and have a voice."
#VCTAmericas
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Please call @shroud and @Zellsis by the nickname Michael Jordan tomorrow, thank you and you're welcome @valesports_na
#VCTNA
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I worry about the long-term future of VALORANT with no clear path for amateur/tier two teams to reach the highest stage.
With so few organizations willing to compete in tier two, the future of the game is relying on pug squads and players hoping to get signed by tier one teams.
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With such a brutal format, and not much to play for at LOCK//IN São Paulo, what motivation does any team have to come out with legit strats they'd rather save for more important #VCT international league play?
Opinion piece on @DotEsports:
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Flor is twice the adult that Semmler is. She's also actually been at a noteworthy tournament in the last two years! Cook that bigoted bum.
I used to be a fan of yours when i was younger, seeing the person you portray yourself as and the person you are becoming over the last couple years is quite sad, you are OVER double my age and yet you act like a child on the internet all day. I’m not one to hate much but I genuinely feel bad for the minorities/lgbt/poc you had to work with in your career, something im sure you dont care about though, wonder how they think of you now. Please take a look in the mirror, bigotry and sexism isnt generally considered being a “cool kid” (also im too young to play top level valorant and i can guarantee you i will be there and do just fine 🥰)
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From the mouth of @Sentinels coach @SyykoNT, regarding @TenZOfficial:
"He's back."
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give @itskaplan a raise for keeping a straight face
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I've got the scoop on @Sentinels audacious role changes.
I spoke to @SyykoNT about why they swapped roles around, and he even admitted that he shot down the suggestion from @drewspark when he first heard it.
Latest on @DotEsports below ⬇
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It's no joke: @yay has joined @Disguised for the second split of VALORANT Challengers NA.
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🚨 @Sentinels signs a player! It's happened! @zekkenVAL joins the roster, reuniting with coach @SyykoNT.
Who's next?!?
Latest for @DotEsports ⬇
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At the end of the day, these are people not just players.
Is TenZ putting up his usual godlike numbers? No, but he's also dealing with
- A new system and new teammates (plus a new meta)
- COVID
- An infection on his finger
- Kyedae's own health issues
- And now a coaching change
Empathy:
noun
1. the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Please be understanding. Tyson HAD to play. I’m sure if he had the choice he would have sat out. He played with a joint infection and just tested positive with Covid this morning. He’s only human.
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For those wondering if Marved would fully replace TenZ on Sentinels (I'm at the SEN portion of the latest @PlatChatPodcast ep), I'll say this:
When I spoke to Syyko he told me Marved is happy to hang out in Toronto and isn't really interested in being a starter.
#VCTAmericas
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Coach Mikes in response to a question about Cryocells' performance this year:
It "falls apart if you're not setting your duelist up well. [Cryo is] dashing in and he has hardly any supporting utility, no one's following him up, the spacing's really bad."
#VCTAmericas #100T
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Last year Fnatic had 15 matches at international tournaments alone last year. MIBR only played 12 matches the entire season. Gaps like this will happen again this year.
This isn't the solution.
We’re expanding the calendar next year to space things out and shorten the offseason. But we like the baseline number of matches each team currently play, and we’re not looking to increase that. Ultimately, fans want to see the best teams play more, and those teams make it to global events. Add Challengers and Game Changers, there’s a lot of VAL to watch.
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This is the most unhinged and unbelievable thread I've sever seen. I refuse to believe this is real.
36. ARAGORN— 158 votes (0.2%)
sorry for the delay ive been genuinely scared to post this one bc wtf😭😭 nitter.app/elorathesun/status/143…
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Bro I literally wrote this today are you serious
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Really cool to see @DisguisedToast so proud of this team. And you just can't kill @JoshNissan.
They move on to #NAChallengers without dropping a series.
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"@FaZeClan has historically played us really well in scrims. Those guys beat us more often than we beat them."
@Seangares spoke to me about 100T's comeback win, the team's positive mindset, and how hard it is to play FaZe. Check it out on @DotEsports ⬇
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The prime time weekend slot on the schedule. Their own space in the renamed Riot Games Arena. International relevance. A tier two scene set to thrive. Upwards viewership.
Sorry LCS, Riot has made it clear: NA is VALORANT turf.
✏️ @DotEsports
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🚨 The top four teams from NA VCT last year will receive direct invites to this year's Challengers 1 main event. @Sentinels, @Envy, @100Thieves, and @Cloud9 Blue are headed to the round robin stage starting February.
Latest for @DotEsports ⬇
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🚨 Really big news for VAL Game Changers:
Teams that qualify for the GC Championship receive an invite to their region's Challengers qualifier.
GC players can also be signed to any tier 1 team regardless of region, even outside of the transfer window.
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In VCT 2023, the best VALORANT teams burnt themselves out playing nearly 30 matches in roughly six months. The struggling teams played less than half that.
That's not good and it's only going to get worse in 2024, @ValorantEsports.
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This morning I was let go by GAMURS.
After nearly four years with Dot Esports, my time has come to an end, and I am now looking for work in writing, press relations, and/or content creation, preferably still within gaming and esports.
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Let me make it abundantly clear that I will follow the Funhaus people to the actual ends of the earth. Where they go I go.
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After winning Game Changers, @Cloud9 White implored other women's rosters to play #VCT open quals:
"We went beyond the girls scene and that’s why we’re at the top. If other teams do that, then we'll see more close matches." - @Annie_Dro
📝 @DotEsports
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For VCT LOCK//IN São Paulo,
Take the 32 teams and split them into two groups of 16. Run two Swiss stages, then top eight from each stage go to a single-elim bracket.
Yes, I know this is just an adapted version of what CS:GO Majors do, but they use it because it's good!
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I think Tokyo suffered from the same problem as Copenhagen; that almost all the teams were already Champions bound, so the stakes felt lower.
Still one of the best events in terms of production, and there were some excellent matches throughout.
#VALORANTMasters Tokyo drew the second-lowest average VALORANT viewership at 338,447 average viewers — but fans are still pleased
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The self-described "main characters of VALORANT" are back to write another chapter. @Sentinels secures the 12th and final spot in the @valesports_na Stage Two main event.
Latest for @DotEsports ⬇
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Yay definitely took down that tweet on his own and he definitely wasn't told by anyone to do so.
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Quick thoughts on the #VCT bundles:
Paper Rex is by far and away my favorite, but a lot of teams really cooked with the cards. FURIA and KOI are ones I really like as well.
Sad that their reveal got spoiled and the first glimpse people got was just all of them thrown together.
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Second overall in ACS, third overall in KAST%, first in K/D, first in kills per round, and first in opening duel success📈
@YayFPS is the MVP of the #VALORANTChampions group stage 🏅
Read more about the best players from groups on @DotEsports 👇
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With NA #VCT open quals set to start in two days, @version1gg has signed @WARDELL416 as a temporary stand-in for @wippiecs, who is unable to participate due to "visa issues."
More from @DotEsports ⬇
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Group B of #VCTNA
-EG can take first place with win over FaZe
-If EG loses, the winner of LG vs. OpTic will take first, and EG will fall to fourth (lower bracket start in playoffs)
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Riot needs to step in before orgs like Evil Geniuses and The Guard ruin VALORANT
Latest on @DotEsports ⬇️
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I am now asking as a verified user to verify @Zellsis
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I present the two very different responses to @GeorgeCGed saying he was sorry he missed the SEN scoop.
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For a brief moment, these players weren't going to get to play in VCT at all despite winning Ascension. Incredible story.
History has been made.
@G2VALORANT clinch their spot at Champions Seoul, making them the first Ascension winner to qualify for a Champions event! #VCTAmericas
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Breaking: @TITANS_ch enters CS:GO with the roster of suNny, oskar, MSL, supra, and Nodios. Coached by Imbt.
A new org founded in Switzerland, the international roster is headed for boot camp prior to start of new season.
For @DotEsports ⬇
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Last week @Sentinels were rooting against @NRGgg . Today, they can thank them for securing them an LCQ spot. #VCTNA
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