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02-28-2026 · 5h 22m
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I can make it so it's good YouTube stream when you go live.
What are you talking about?
I didn't go live on YouTube, so we're good.
Oh, hello. How's everyone doing? Drifty, thank you for the prime. Wait, this is like
way too large. I'm going to leave it here. Oh my god, it's like
good at that. Pape, thank you for the seven months, man.
He's Bochichi, thank you for the 17 months.
Oh, it's been a minute.
It has been a minute.
Hi, beautiful people.
All right, you guys want to know what happened yesterday?
Honestly?
It's not an excuse.
It is an excuse, but I have a justified reason for why I was not live yesterday streaming
the Fury again.
Hear me out.
What the? Psycho! Thank you for the 10 gifted!
Thanks.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
Or psych bro, I just even said your name wrong, bro.
Thank you.
Listen, everyone stop for a second, okay?
Everyone stop for a second, let me explain.
Alright, scanner, thank you for the tier one, and senketsu, thank you for the prime.
Holy fuck, we got 10 gifted off the bat?
Or like that now?
Now I can't be that I can't be that entertaining to you. There's no way psych bro take the money back
Say no, I was thinking of the prime
Wait, would you say stop being a bitch and take my prime all strengths. I'll take your prime. You're my mod
So you should be you should be subbing to me
Jarv, thank you the prime. Let me explain what happened
All right before everyone gets their fucking tits in a knot
I appreciate you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you that I you know what it is
Psych bro realizes that it's gonna be twitch only streams that a
And he's like look I'm not gonna make all these people go through all these millions of ads
And I fucking respect that shit. You're fucking you're a good guy for that could not be me
Anyways
Listen, so this will happen yesterday. I wake up right and I told Selena so you could ask her
But the day before yesterday, I told her I will be streaming the furia versus
MIBR VOD tomorrow, so yesterday and
turns out
So I told her that the night before whatever
I wake up
Okay
By PC has stopped working like it's not even turning on by the way and I still don't know what's wrong with it
I took that shit to Canada computers that couldn't figure it out. All right. No, no, no, listen listen listen listen listen. I
Take it Canada computers tomorrow. Thank you for the prime listen to me. I take this PC to Canada computers and
He's like what what happened and I'm like it was the guy named Tyreek
You know what happened? I'm like
I'll be honest with you
This is the first time my PC has just refused to turn on just does not turn on and he's like
Well, the power supply issue or like what he's like did any of the fans turn on? I'm like, nope. It just didn't turn on and
Like okay, whatever
Wait Selena you can you tell them can you tell them that I was gonna stream the fury a thing?
They literally don't believe me
But I was going to and I woke up and the PC wasn't working. It literally wasn't working
Now I couldn't even get into my bios to try to fix it. All right. I
Couldn't even get on my bios to fix it. It's just there was nothing turning on
There was no display nothing
GPU but fans weren't on that any of the fans weren't on nothing was lighting up the PC was simply not turning on
Took it at the camera computers and then he's like I think all of the only thing I did the night prior that could have
apparently fucked it up was the Windows update.
So whatever Windows update that currently exists,
I don't know which version it was,
do not update your windows.
And they said, this was the second time,
well, Tyreek was like, it's the second time
someone's come in today with that same issue
where the Windows update fucked their PC up.
tragic thank you for another 10 appreciate you man thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you
he's talking about not showing up for an IVR for your god yes that's exactly what I'm talking about but more importantly than that I do not currently have a PC a functioning PC I'm using Salinas alright because I have no choice
I mean her PC is fine, nothing wrong with it.
I love how you're telling them, his name is Tyreek, I want him to get some recognition.
He's a good guy.
Yeah, Liam, thank you. All the subs that I just got, I appreciate all of you, I love you, thank you.
Thank you so much. Sorry if I didn't call you out individually, it's because I was explaining a story.
Or I was explaining my reasoning for why I wasn't streaming.
But yeah, I mean, that's exactly what happened.
I swear to God, that's literally what happened.
And it literally tells me, because I'm like, okay,
it's one day before Santiago, I need a PC.
I can't do anything.
And then Selena was kind enough to let me use hers
for the time being.
And Tyreek said it'll take two to five days
to run diagnostics on the computer
and figure out what's wrong with it.
So yeah, that's what happened.
AIDS. Fucking AIDS.
Just wipe the system and reinstall windows. Brother, the PC isn't turning on.
What did I just say?
It doesn't take that long to diagnose a PC. Well, low key,
they had like hella PCs in the back.
It was like the tech support side of it.
So they were like, there's a bunch of PCs in the back.
So I assume that was their standard time though.
It probably is gonna be earlier than five days.
It's probably gonna be like two days.
They'll figure it out.
But I think personally, immediately when the PC
didn't turn on and there was no fixing it,
I was like, okay, it's a power supply.
This has to be the power supply.
There's nothing else like surely something would turn on
for me to figure out what's wrong.
It's got to be power supply, but it could also be the Windows update.
I've never seen a software update.
Fuck a PC up that hard before.
So.
I don't know what it was.
Yeah, happy to be back, man.
Happy to fucking finally this tournament begins.
But the first day looks a little.
Like, is this going to be good?
EDG Gentlemates.
Who raided me?
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.
What's happening?
Hero?
Thank you, man.
Welcome, peoples.
Thank you for the raid, man.
Appreciate you.
Thanks.
Fanatic Hero?
That's not fanatic here anymore, guys.
He's just their dad now.
That shits on them every time he plays them.
So I'm going live?
I have no idea.
I think so, yeah.
Yeah, he's gonna go live soon.
He said he was.
I had the same exact issue and it was my GPU.
I am praying it's my GPU
because I wanna go back to Nvidia.
I run that control panel.
I know every fucking inch of that control panel.
But AMD, I don't have a clue what I'm doing.
Do you think the games are gonna be mid today?
I think international events have more upsets.
I don't think they're gonna be mid.
At least the first game won't be mid.
NRG, XLG, come on, that's just a two all right?
Am I crazy?
No offense to like the Chinese teams
because I didn't watch them.
Riku, thank you for the five gets it.
And Egg is bananas, thank you for the five gets it.
So many, wait, are you guys gonna,
I don't understand why you guys give so many subs.
You guys are very, very nice.
Could not be me.
Thank you.
Is it because people are gonna get ads?
Are you just being really nice to the chat?
Everyone's just saving people from ads.
Wait, so none of you are going to watch my ads?
Everyone's just going to sub now, all of a sudden?
Chat, a streamer?
A streamer's main income is the ad revenue.
So stop subbing.
You're fucking me right now.
You're fucking me hard.
You look very tired not gonna lie. I woke up very sleepy today. I'm not gonna cap
I ain't gonna cap you so I'm skittin baby five months. Thank you all for the gifted subs
I appreciate you for real. Thank you. Thank you. You look like you're fasting
All right, you don't have to have to keep going
Like you could just be you say the one thing and then call it right? Don't have to like keep being rude
Fuck is the point of that
Why don't people just add on?
I genuinely don't understand why people just keep bullying.
Man, thank you for the 0-1 man, appreciate you.
And Gloobird, thank you for the prime.
Thank you all for the subs, I appreciate it.
Harris, thank you for the 0-1.
Yeah, hopefully the matches are good.
I'm excited for the first one because I don't know the result.
NRG, XLG, surely not.
literally NRG doesn't lose their opener.
That's what I'll do.
Gate porn, thank you for the 16.
Yep, thank you for the Prime.
The douche, thank you for the Prime.
And vintage, thank you.
Bronkel's thank you.
What? That was his name.
What is a gay porn? I don't know what that means.
I don't even know what that is.
Is that like something disgusting? I'm not searching that.
If that's some gay porn.
Oh, gay porn. Oh, I get it.
That's whatever. That's not even that.
That's not even that crazy.
I
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Mom ski thing the front
Go back to bed. What man? That's his name
That's vaccine there's everyone man, or is the flying specs thing is everyone
Congratulations on bottling bleak brother. I don't understand why people keep saying this
How are you still shit talking are still do you not see us?
We're farming.
DRX blog?
Worth or no?
Should I just watch it tomorrow before the PaperX game?
Chat?
Why would I watch that today?
That makes no sense.
Why would I watch that right now?
There's really no point.
Wait, wise?
There we go.
That's better. Also, uh...
Um, no, no, no, no. What are we gonna do?
Give me a second.
So, welcome to Santiago. I just wanted to ask you what it's like to return to another
sorry let me move this i mean it's amazing obviously you know back then when we won
champions there was no audience no crowd you know you couldn't like feel the pressure and the moment
you know now finally we have people here unsupporting or hating doesn't matter you know looks not
yeah i do the water looks good for sure this is my kind of water there's a hell of people
by the way it's hot and we love it thank you so much and let's keep fighting thank you
Yeah, thank you the prime, bro.
Great moves there, Jen, and good moves, Tarzo.
It has been five years.
Yo, can we talk about that?
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Whoever said this is a great time to watch for Canadian people?
Dude, for East Coast, actually, for all the coasts, and like, in the U.S. Canada
doesn't matter.
It's so nice.
These times are insane.
These are the best possible times for, like, U.S. Canada.
They're literally the perfect times.
with that. Even Europe actually, right? It's like what? It's like 7 p.m. for you guys.
Yeah. Record breaking of PO5 kills. Yeah. Asia is probably rough. Asia is probably rough.
is the other side of the world it makes sense
wait what happened what's wrong what's wrong
wait wait wait why are you guys hearing double
wait why
i only hear it once
We hear two? Wait, how? Why?
Refresh? Wait, Bob. Why would I not hear?
I would be shocked if we don't continue to see that momentum carry forward here in this match, side-shot.
Yeah, and I think that he's actually going up to play to have a gap in the Yoru match-up.
Because this is my team that's smartest due list that we have the plays of your
Okay, it's good against the team edg that actually struggled to implement the urine
You know it was Kang Kang who was trying to pick it up towards the end of last year
Should have picked up yeah, I will not be flying to
Santiago
This is the event where I get to I'm just gonna stay home and watch from home and then chat interaction will be a lot better
Because I'll actually be able to speak to you guys
I'm telling you guys it's rough 30 second delay on stage is rough
Like this I mean he plays when chamber on haven for example to but I
Thank you all out of his hands where you play the neon and run around and kill people with a rifle
Yes, but at the moment when I'm watching EDG, I'm seeing
Kanga have to do too much.
I love being bombarded with eight ads as an entry
to distribute.
I'm sending in some positions because there are no ads
during the game.
I have to be the carry for this team.
Who picks up the slack then in that case?
Well, I think it should be.
It has to be.
Thank you, guys.
The guy that went into that chief side of the group.
But from what I've seen, it's still quite way off
from somebody like Marci.
They're in different tiers of the group.
So that's problematic.
Well, that would be the learning opportunity of playing
at an event like this, where you get to play against
people who are genuinely excellent.
and learn from them.
Shikari, thank you.
And by the way, you saw his agent picks there.
There is a pretty significant just on paper.
Bottom of the screen is caught up.
That's count.
That can be.
I just picked up.
Beyond jet chamber, putting up like 0.85.
Yo, I did get Paper X merch.
They sent me two jerseys.
WS org, thank you.
Think about Kong Kong.
We have Jen Lee standing by with the man himself.
Hey, guys.
Jen here with Kong Kong and Ballora now.
Hong Kong, a lot of people are looking forward to the Martin vs Hong Kong matchup today, especially because Martin recently set a new record, so what do you think about facing him today and what do you think of him as a player?
I think it's a very exciting and happy thing for a strong player to play the game.
So I'm very excited to play this game. I hope I won't leave any regrets and play the game.
Nothing in the back, that's okay.
We'll be looking forward to that.
Thank you and good luck.
I'll go in the back, I guess.
Well, there's one thing that we know about Kong Kong
and his EDG lineup.
They do leave it all on that stage.
But of course, the champs' curse struck this squad in 2025.
They were only able to make it to Master's Bangkok last year.
And in 2026, they have made big changes, right?
And we've talked about this extensively.
We're talking about what's going on with Kong Kong
and the op.
how to CD kind of play into this as well.
There's obviously a lot of these conversations
that need to be had here, but there still
are a lot of familiar faces on this squad
that fans of Valorant Wyatt should know and love.
I think, as always, EDG, they're going to need to also
watch the conference.
We need to cheat you.
I think it's that duo that is always going to be the extra.
I always need to cheat you, as well.
Unless, yeah, those are the two that can propel EDG
to a match where all of his fun
and sweat is on that shit, I know.
I've got to watch it.
Right team coming in.
But on top of that, I don't think just two players
are going to be enough to make a deep run, upset map,
maybe an upset series win, right?
But they're going to need someone else to be that guy
along with the two of them.
A trio is going to need to activate.
Well, I think if there was a chance of an upset,
it might even happen in this match.
I don't think that.
I agree.
I don't think necessarily EDG are the strongest
of the Chinese teams around the game.
But the specific way that the map is indirect to you,
I think it's interesting, because the two
They both banned the same map. Both of these squads like...
Instead of going to Santiago, I'm actually flying over to Sam's house
for the last two days of matches.
But you know how most people go fly out to Santiago or like two events,
four days before like during the last four days of the tournament?
I'm just flying to Sam's.
Your route is an odd map that you've got to be prepped for.
And I also think their abyss is a potential weakness here, too.
brother is going to get your ass.
We got brother.
I'm not letting him fall asleep on stream and I'm not falling asleep on stream.
Also, can we talk about how Sam is now wearing alo permanently got a perm,
listens to the same music shanks listens to.
Are we going to bring any of this up or are we just going to allow Ryan to
create a mini me.
And he turned Sam into a guy this guy everyone's an alcoholic now. What the fuck?
What happened to my boy?
Bro, they went unsupervised unsupervised for one month
And in one month shanks turned some into mini me the fuck amazing at it
But it kind of influences that upset chances you have to put yourself in position
Get an upset
Very very true of course now. Let's see where we're gonna be playing. What's the battleground for our first match here in
We are starting map selection for m8 against edg
Because m8 is the better city teams are choosing to be team a or team b. Oh, please lower stream volume
Okay, hold on a second
M18B, EDG team A, so EDG starts banning a map.
Oh, ban split.
Have you tried that lock?
I have not.
I've watched people playing on stream though.
I was watching Sassi earlier, but...
Ban breeze.
So we're going to the first map pick with EDG.
Hit Haven.
Haven, side on Haven for M8.
Attack!
start attack. Swiby, thank you. And doodle, thank you.
Why is the streaming screen still cut off? You're trolling me, right?
How? You're not trolling me. You're dead ass.
You have Abyssbind and Corode.
Okay, now it's fixed.
Okay, I lost my son.
The last bind for a made up of this. Oh, okay. Keep your ad if you if you aren't if you are not some
Cheap the ad blockers off road. You hear me. I do is abyss a side on abyss for you will develop a list
Attack attack. That's it guys. Good luck have fun
Yeah, I'm not gonna lie though
I thought I was actually developing a list like a genuine like I don't know what I said
I said a word with a bunch of s's and I was like
Like I actually did that and I freaked the fuck out
I'm like no even get them to the third where they could win. Yeah map where mates are
undefeated. I do think this pool is
Pretty good for edg though. It's not bad overall. Yeah, I feel like it could have been worse if we went if split
If they can get the win on Haven, because I do think EDG played some great rounds there, but there was some
difference in the first two setups, because not particularly no-flawed out, not a lot of attention behind them.
If they clean up more of those defensive rounds, clean across the board, great setups across the board.
They steal that map.
Okay, Pearl, that's definitely a favoring mate there.
This does not be good for EDG.
But a miss con con jet. He puts up a crazy performance. They've got a shot. Yeah, there's a real possibility here
Edg put themselves in a great position below the stream audio all gonna matter what happens really on that stage now
Let's go ahead and jump into our Mastercard fan poll because earlier we asked a person impression
I do anything's bring it on the trophy 50% of our audience says
Pacific and I gotta say somewhere out there Achilleos is punching the air and happiness and joy, but
But really I'm not, I don't,
I feel about pressure load is coming back.
I am extremely excited to watch seven maps
that I actually can enjoy watching.
Across the community I've seen a lot of players.
Right now I'm completely over a bis
and I'm sort of over a corrode,
although corrode can deliver good games sometimes.
You think they're half on that, all the way to two.
You got T1 and paper X and a double duelist meta.
Yeah, I mean, there's no way,
one of them is gonna go crazy.
Yeah, I have to, I mean, I, I mean,
I have to, I mean, I, I, I, I, I,
Hello to the newcomers, thank you all for the subs, I appreciate you guys.
I missed you Anthony, thank you for the 5, yesterday I appreciate you.
You're just a good guy.
You're a good fucking guy for making it so these guys don't have to watch ads.
Thanks.
Thank you.
Sam, thank you, and Patrick, thank you for the tier 1, Patrick Fett, mid-ass player.
Crowds going crazy. The things start going wrong. Yeah, that's what some of these teams crumble because they don't know how to get that momentum back
And losing feels even worse when it starts getting silent. Yeah, when you look at the other side though to edg have got
Peddi is better than rice
After they did
Global because people are not gonna want to stress as much
Get ready. He better perform well because otherwise he might be regretting those
Yeah, well, I know we do have our talent predictions. You want to show that real fast
We have a minute before the show starts you guys are fucking
Barcelona makes it past the first round of the champions
Yeah, might even be a little bit better if you get the EDG players and they are for real care about soccer
speak about all my fucking stream you hear me representative of their actual odds of winning this game
that's the advantage of having your actual percentage chance a little higher and why you you got me believe in
that puts us see we're about to win four trophies it's bad over here but i'll tell you what though no
matter what happens it's going to be awesome because the weight is over our first two squads
are about to take the stage so let's start masters Santiago finally oh shit i usually turn the
the volume up and I think I don't think he has won that believe it at 40 for now let me
know it's too loud yeah
Jonah thank you Semmel thank you um AJ thank you that was a follow but thank you
for the follow I appreciate it thanks thank you all for the subs I appreciate all of
you guys are all very kind human beings thanks thank you Stanley for the
prediction for the game I think gentle mates takes this to zero however I have
not watched EDG are they back in form okay we'll watch this first everyone
shut up
I know they may have said that.
many teams have ever won a title. He has never used the word reverberates ever in his life.
I know they would say that. I went out of depression before joining tier 2.
Questioning if I should play more. But just the memories that I had with Ascend
that kept me dreaming and it paid off. Now this is just like pure fun.
Please listen to the sound of the gun.
This leg, pronto.
The train is coming.
Hmm!
Así que has de escuchar.
Y grita con el alma.
Is that my boy, the rock right there?
Oh my god, is he got the shades on?
Damn.
Damn.
You put the shades on his eyes?
You seen great it?
Thank you, you see.
I appreciate you, brother.
Happy Ramadan, man.
I think that they need to start putting more effort into these group stage walkouts because
it cannot be that hard.
You are so familiar with what each and every one of them are capable of.
And here's a series layout side show. This is going to be a brawl.
Walking out that's a new imagine what Stasho, Matty, Kong Kong, these players that have been
to events, they'll reach the very heights all the way up there.
The emotion of seeing that, of walking out and realizing that's all.
That's all. That's all I'm saying.
And the champion of that bucket.
Champions winner team going up against Walker.
A player who reaches out at the stadium and blocks the crowd or something.
A collegiate player.
It's the last round of all day, man!
My gentle mates, a crazy off-season pick-up and now going up against the likes of Kong Kong,
Chi Chi on one hand, can't valour in the 50 times this happened.
Dialing into the first map, gentle mates were very fast last time they played Haven.
They were quick, they were conditioning pacey hits, and then they would slow it down
to try to throw in a bit of a mix-up.
I'm expecting something similar again, and it's the question is can EDG hold on against that style when I'm looking at EDG picking into Haven
Reflecting back on the last time they are team Haven attacks
I thought they had some outstanding defense, great setups, but other rounds were just didn't seem like the plan going into it was sound
I don't know so I'm hoping that with them
Selecting this against an undefeated team on it that they've really refined that entire half
That's also the hope that you have 25% it could also just be a matter of well
This is why I know and this is just what they're going toward so could this backfire looks like 25%
Just isn't available and I think the importance of leaning into the comfort roles for him where he can be the expat
They're on the team where he can specifically pick up that operator
Haven is going to be a go-to his chamber play has been really phenomenal putting up some of the best stats
He's got and obviously can offer a ton
I think so when the sides flip in the second half that means it's going to be much more pressure on the entry
Because can't can't really be good. I said your in zone mouse is not good
It's most accurate thing that every ever used in a whole lot. That's how I know it's a YouTube problem
Or second he needs to also click the link below in order to keep that momentum going to look at gentle mates
I feel like this is one of the maps that honestly best displayed
How good their understanding of the strategic fundamentals around this Yoru
Why don't you become a commentator? Can you really imagine me going...
KK with 3!
That is beautiful!
No, fuck that.
He's playing around the Astro wall, they'll send it out and you can dimensional drift behind it, pop out, get free kills.
Those are little micro plays that EDG are going to have to be concerned with on many rounds throughout this round.
Okay, if I had an English accent, I would genuinely consider like becoming a commentator.
But I feel like it is absolutely necessary for you to be an English speaker with an English accent in order to truly be the best commentator.
Use the Indian accent.
I think that I would surpass 100,000 viewers concurrent.
If I Indian accented and casted doubt creeping into the channel mates
That's how you guys are
Doesn't put up record breaking performances
What is Kangkang does there is so much that could flip the balance here that just comes down to individual
Dude as a sub-a-thon reward
Every matter you've ever seen it
I believe that would be pretty good
Is the one where individual performance matters the most which means upsets and form and all of this kind of variance
Are we going to see the other 10s in FNS and your new grand finals?
Like watch for any of the other, baby.
He's going to be in Santiago though.
I won't be down, right?
So we can't.
We literally can't.
They are our reigning world champions right now in this tournament.
East line there.
They got knocked down to that lower, lower bracket.
They don't want to fall back.
Thank you for the primal.
All of that primes and subsidizedness.
Genuinely, thank you.
I appreciate you guys.
It's good to be back.
I'm just praying that today's matches and every match going forward is actually
good.
All right, there you can see
When I first watched your stream and I heard you say you were Tanzanian and I believe you. I hope your life still hurts
Yeah, I think we're looking good. I am from a little town called Moshe
Spanner in the works. I'm not kidding. I'm changing our compositions enormously, but I just saw a shot
Why the fuck am I lying about that? Who lies about that?
Eyes closed, soaking in the moment, trying to calm the nerves.
I think this game early on with so many people,
especially on the main side that are a little less experienced,
it's just a great temperature chest.
Listen here, I've been in a situation in my life
where I came out to an audience that was yelling and screaming
and I had no freaking idea what to do with my body.
For all the new, the people that are only permanently watch on YouTube,
I cannot stream YouTube and Twitch.
My shit will lag out and if it lags out mid-match,
and it's gonna, it's gonna tell you, it's gonna tell me.
There's no point in risking it, so I'm doing twitch only because that's where I started
Easy to overheat to accidentally make a mistake and that's where the pressure is
Oh my god, oh my god, it's too much
When you're a neon in the CB debuting globally and you're going up against
I apologize, I wish that I could do both, I want to do both
I tried and it doesn't work
The bane of neon's existence
So if CB is scrambling keyboard hand a little bit shaky, he's gonna be running into trip
There's some danger there, but it's gonna be exciting though
I mean the cages and camera are still very valuable.
And the trips, they still have to like break them in order to go into bomb sites.
It's good if you want to play retake on bomb sites, so it's still decent on Haven.
If you want to play retake C for example and you trip everything, you trip garage and you trip C, you don't have to plan on bomb site. I got all.
They're still, they're still uses from the Cybertra.
There's not kill tricks.
It's saying to have that draw in the opening match here.
Obviously with Gendarmes, the journey they've been on,
this is effectively now the next step in the redemption after.
Oh, so thank you.
Appreciate it, man.
Thanks for the 13 months of preparation.
I appreciate it.
It's fun.
Gain is still too loud shot.
I'm so excited for this to start on Haven as well,
just because it's so interesting to break down
a real compositional difference here.
There's such a very different play styles.
Yeah, and I really want to touch on that.
And I think even the desk kind of alluding
the difference to on the attacking side and how we're gonna see this kind of play
okay already people willing to take those first steps mates on the attack and
EDG will be on the defense can't go played it well really they're gonna let
him get the entry here and they didn't take garage all that just to say
wait Martin just instant died wait
The fun of sight here makes already going to be caught up on in terms of recovery. It's easy. Why are we five three peeking teacher?
I've got numbers to play with why are we taking fights in a five three idiots as many is looking for opportunities?
Yes, the front line of Martin's a thriller to me. I'm not secure
Some incredible work so far. No, buddy. Gee handle is very well-starred. So surely not
Wait, nobody's low. Nobody's low
I'm gonna fuck myself, okay.
I can't, sorry, okay, I'll move the camera for the next round, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry,
sorry.
Okay, now that we have a little bit of a break, is EDG ACTUALLY good?
Again.
something we'll come back to throughout this series as does it translate to stage we saw the
highs of martin and especially some series you could say it had been a decent run from him
even outside of that but we've also seen the lows of martin as well and what then becomes
of mates without him same to be said of edg without kung fu however we'll find out those answers
throughout the series as kung fu still up for a bit of a brawl and takes martin down very low
yeah that's it he does actually have a scope in hand though so martin certainly
of the
test that you can take the front of the
house where many as a made progress in the
thank you for the
way this is the worst they've been actually
the qualified what do you mean this is the worst they've been
Handle what's coming his way? They are only on pistols. There is gonna be that outlaw with people. Do you remember?
A little bit of backline pressure isolated the fight on the seaside with just two there
Shield still good Mars go say you till not too much of that left
Is this really no way back a little slow a little behind the car?
Do you think you could hold it all yourself?
30s crazy one yet still two players alive
See if you one of them. Cheat you the other overwound
Gentlemates is this how you're really?
One one
That is just that early on pushed into recovery mode and around to flip has got to be
fantastic potential mates and I just have to highlight that wasn't just the
martin show the start of things he was ready to get to my concon that love you
let a cypher lurk in garage window get two kills with a glass of that seasite
just figuring out that next part but in that regard to me again finds itself
for these sorts of positions to find impact.
Wonder now if EDG was rattled a little bit
around two of them.
Thank you, appreciate it.
I can talk to you, gentlemen.
See Pop?
Secrets about this on the way in.
Yeah, they're going to go back to this one,
and Stars over to continue on.
This is a very light.
Oh, God, they let them get eco-edged.
They let themselves get ecoed on defense side havens.
They're so fucked.
Anymore would be great,
but they're being really robust with this.
gonna let too many issues start to compile off there for many as well so that should be in the
pocket if necessary going forward. Is this the second national? Just started.
I think that's right. Confidence here in the antique is the key for me.
They're getting hikes. Is it loud enough, Chuck?
That's what we were seeing coming up against a big name, big players on the other side of the
scoreboard. Certainly a positive. I just didn't think that was gonna translate.
Okay, that's a lot of yeses.
So surely it should be alright.
Smaller cannon, no problem.
I need my bolt tanking to come back, brah.
I need him to come back.
If he plays well then they lose, I don't care.
Until they get Seaman.
That's my favorite player.
Okay, free A control.
Are we gonna re-clear? Hey, I love this from Kankang. He's re-clearing sewer.
Kankang! Is it Kankang? Kankang? Kankang. It's Kankang.
Right we saw this late pivot towards see you guys are dead. Mini's dead for sure here at this
Edg are laughing this one up to me once again or it gets to slippy spot. He should be sure, but does it?
Yeah, you know
There's he though
for the fight
It's fun. So what's so very winnable neon slacking as well. There's no Cybertrip. I'm fine
now turning his attention, but
This guy was around this guy has to win the round
up the mates okay paranoia finds nothing so still very much shouldering up on
DC take your time okay never follow up from nobody takes away star
why are you calling these guys bad why are you calling these guys bad in that
regard that's back away from that was a fucking nice retake especially this
building towards CG barely break a sweat there in the retake mates really
forced off some of these early angles but I'm not entirely sure how it's
Yes, they did get classic eco, but it happens
That was a good retake somebody in the trap outside CT, but
Doesn't amount to anything yet. I can't trust you guys bro. I got to make my own opinions
Love seeing that experience maybe G just calm on that retake even with the paranoia finding nothing
Maybe a little overstep from it as you said try to find something on that CT side
I like this. I like this. Okay, go break that camera now. They have to re-clear mid fuck with that
Break the drone as well. That's annoying as well. Get his job
They still don't have the mid like all of this mid area. I guess someone's just jump spotting it's very risky, but
Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait
What is he nervous?
Okay they turn her back
They don't have a lurk though
Sylva's the farthest
And they'll lose the head
Swaggy's in here
They're all rotating in
Oh God, Andy is paranoia
Oh that didn't do anything
and died between all of this but it should be a defense round.
The chess cp's here as well.
That's going to give the way a little bit of the game.
Good dart break.
Really good dart break from that moment.
DDT once again having none of it.
No, you didn't just throw it!
Securing at least a plot now.
Just going to teach you the clean plot of him
and he's got the camera set up as well.
We're going to double peek.
The team, are you kidding?
That was perfect from them and they threw.
That was literally perfect. They played everything right rotate for perfect
The guys in backside did everything correctly
Got the kill team you did and then this guy just slides you piece of shit
He just slides and passes away
It's excited
Great work from general mates once more that should have been clean round 3dg
They would have been on save
They would have put John mates on soon would have been the easy 5-2 lead here for them
Guardian
They are close in that smoke looks like it's gonna be a burst towards backside
He is gonna be caught in that sun most money do you get to live do you get to keep your life?
I still is gonna be trying to fight for you
He has to get that second. I feel like
Again same situation except CB is dead now, so
Really good slow down
Even when they rotate in they just wait they just wait for them to peek into them
Joe mates wait for edg to peek into them from garage and mate to call the freeze that's around just over
They're still waiting.
Well played. Just saying.
Imatured. Yeah.
It's perfect is what it is. Not taking any crazy risks. They could have been double stacked in C.
Yeah.
EDG are you fucked bro just because they lose this lap the last round they've now essentially thrown away the half
We need a miracle.
Recon will go up.
Storm can't come a little further.
I know the star is going to be out.
It's no way he's digging all three out here.
Might get one, maybe a second if the
gods are favorable.
The win-gones are just up there, mate.
Mike, it's up. Slip from Mini.
It's a really...
Ask that saviour if he should.
I can't make sure to save.
And another thing that makes it good,
we've talked about it's time to get in here.
I'm happy to just cut sound, sit, and allow that power to always look at the catch people in transition.
Never want to hit these sites where somebody's comfortably tucked in.
We need to get Patsy Foster to a very early time out here.
Yeah, this is also their map pick. You need to use that pick.
Yeah.
I don't like what I'm seeing. I like what I'm seeing for the two-thirds of the round.
And then they can't close out the rounds.
Absorb some of these site hits because
This C-bomb sign is a big problem. I think I think I have to play there
They lost C on a fully ground and then they lost C on the ground
Just put the L-minus in
Is she thank you and
Thank you. Thank you
Why aren't you in the venue?
Because I'm here at home and I can do the exact same thing from home
Sully thank you
Struggle
Watch Party with Song? Do you mean Watch Party with Shanks? Because they're the same person right now.
Thank you all for the fun, so I appreciate it.
Wait, did he get past the camera?
He got fully past the camera. Good trip here, by the way.
and he's going to be rewarded!
Deadly is ever!
I don't understand, they know where the trip is, why are we not aware of this?
Can they still make anything else happen here?
Look at B-Pose progressing, he's got freedom.
He should have a... if Kagan gets this one, he's him.
He wins the round, he gets the skill.
He's a cautious approach.
Oh, God, he's going to go for more.
Oh, Del would great from below there.
Good timing.
And again, the composure for mates is solid.
Looking at EDG though.
Yeah, you're all shoes runs over.
A decent amount of threat.
They have neon off as well.
Potentially spurred on.
The bar team wants to invest behind this.
Wants to ensure.
Seizomon clears seven.
Chris.
Safety on the post plan.
They can't even flood because the neon is miles away
and he's going to have to break the trip.
Of course, further issues.
You can't do anything.
And they sector all.
Yeah, okay.
No chance. No fucking chance. I'll fucking use the front. I mean, they made them use two ults, at least.
Good eco.
And no chance.
Oh, this is too good. In these situations, starting to drop.
Should be 5-2 EDG now though. Just throwing that out there. It should be 5-2 EDG. It would be 7-0.
C-1 was still on the team. I said it.
That freezes then mid-rounding has just been sublime
By back in operator in this could be the x-factor I'm pretty sure come on court maybe a pixel then
He's gonna be really hard to push back here
But for mates have got to be reading the economy understand. There's a high chance. This is an effective ready for air
This isn't going to be the pressure be it feels simplistic, but it feels like maybe the right option
Does he have an order? No, he doesn't it's just a molly
What's coming this way mini on the shoulder? He's stuck. He's stuck back to it. I'm only know
Three ball plan 5-5 reset as well no pressure into the back lines and start this guy's in garage at sova
How do they take a lot and be for free consideration?
He's worried about this even a deeper plan from mini. They're leaving a quiet light on the B site
This could be a bit. Okay. Yeah around over there double
They're double-headed.
Ma, team, there he is.
That's where you don't want to see your spaghetti jeep fan.
Is him side to come online.
The mates still hold this down.
I think they can.
Look at Mini in the checkmate position.
If anything gets deadly, he can swing in.
They may be aware of it, but they can't clear it.
And they know that now.
Good call, my gentle mates, just walking to be there.
I don't know how they run.
Nobody is there.
They're stacking bodies to have on the car.
Fight for a beat, though?
Why are we fighting for a beat with no wall or what?
Garage is just wide open.
Hates running away with the space again.
I
Have to say look as much as a lot of the praise can be put elsewhere when it comes to the kills
No, no, no, nothing nothing no stopping power. We can't even get the stop bomb play
I want to look at stars like for that one as well. I want to put that in
Just some of these are the other very good rounds where okay, we just can't play. Yeah
Yeah, I need this cb guy to start getting active
a little bit. Get aggressive long way, get aggressive down, see something. You're 6-2 down, brother.
Why do you guys keep saying he's terrible?
He's on... like surely he's not that bad.
What the plan is here for me?
Okay, so why is he on the team?
Take a point, that's me.
Come, come, come.
That's me.
What a shot.
People gonna know that.
Please, make sure you get this round.
They keep control here.
Again, is it fun to be seen here?
And he keeps garage.
Yep.
Now they're gonna know the job as well.
I'm pretty sure.
Beautiful.
Ooh.
Oh, yeah.
Honestly, I like what he did there.
That's fine.
It is not a mistake for him.
That was very good to keep garage there.
Viper has B as well.
I mean, the holding sewers, they have several holding long.
It's perfect. This is where EDG randomly throws around after playing it perfect
They don't have a rotate though, they don't have an a rotate
Here we go the general
If I cheat you, can he alleviate that pressure?
No, grip with it.
And now, Smoggy in response.
He has to get to it.
Play something in, but mate's still trading him well.
Long should be up, but look at CG.
It's an operator, though.
He's got to pop the op.
He has to try and do damage.
Kongling is still held back by the divide.
Yeah, no, it's just not going to cut it at this level.
That's why I retire.
It's not going to cut it.
There's no way back in here behind the divide.
And if CB potentially finds a kill,
He's trying to cut it.
All thing in the walking is absurd.
I'm not gonna cap.
She's burger.
What the fuck?
You've got to argue they're gonna be well equipped to get themselves at least into a favorable trade or get themselves on to site
It's Chewbye? Chewbye?
This is a nice shot
And then there's nothing can be done. We were playing 2-1-2
We're playing 2-1-2 in the mid-round trying to hold the A bomb site. That's mistake number one
The stick number two, we're neon ulting and walking into the crosshair of the opponent
position possible just bank it on the smokes last either stick number three the
two A players that are trying to hold it aren't even playing together they're
separated by their own order not many positives for EDG to really pin their
hopes to get the second bodies behind this operator wants more yeah this is
this is not gonna cut it figure out which is way gonna be way better than
these guys doesn't it the additional adjustment being B post position maybe
dedicated and kind of top team towards Suo I still got this consideration on
be approached waiting stacked up in case not to be the case they've already
got other free bombsite you bomb set on the other side of the map posted at least
vibrant silver both here you can Molly bomb and shock bomb they're gonna have
to deal with we don't know about information coming towards the B site
how does EDG prepare them just walking in there's walking places
trucker has all of it down from side of sight but the only way they win
this round is a bit of a walk into this guy.
Is Jornian the middle of the open new meta?
They don't want to get trapped, so yeah.
It's a lot better than it is.
Also the angles at top left and right side.
Happy.
Navigated somehow you've got problems on the site nobody's selling it. It's all down
Scrapping but just around why am I reading for EDG? I think it's because
Like you know, I remember them being good
Maybe they go a little deep. I want to be competitive at least
That's the able to hold his position here. Catches B. Poat at that crucial moment around where somebody slips
CB is gonna wake up stop hating
he has played that this this match though I agree so far he has played that
justifiably to you guys he has played that
trust me he just needs one good round to get his confidence one good round
Another Retreat!
Oh my god, little...
Great ult!
Horrible ult.
They're gone.
Nevermind, they got it.
This Neon might be a problem if they don't re-clear him.
Don't get a lot.
Oh, they're going back to A.
Nevermind. See what I mean? He's not bad!
He's not terrible.
That's what he needs. He needs a couple more kills this round.
EDG needs his turn to be clean. He gets his confidence for the next half. It's fun.
That was a good fight to say. Genuinely, it was.
Actually, it could have been bad if he died.
Not gonna lie.
End of 5v4, but he needs a confidence.
I like this play retake as well.
Please, CB, don't die and spawn. Don't...
Don't come on close. He'd be my swing. Oh good. That would have been terrorism
You should get a little time. It's free. It's free now
75 doable saving grace they have and it's right. So well. He's so good. He's still so good
Whatever you want
He's back. He's back. He's nice. He is nice. No matter what you can say it on PDG, this guy is an iconic player.
I will never forget what he did to me with Gekko in the screen. Never ever.
Somehow now, on the brink of potentially a 7-5 half, Gaps in the purchase here for Mates.
A plenty of work to do.
Perfect aura.
Inspired.
That could be you if you just decided you wanted to be a good teammate for once in your life.
Just kidding.
A little bit of momentum.
Finally.
It's a heart beat.
Such a big ego.
Full autograph.
But Scott it early
I was a see-hid this clean
See this is your route to prove yourself
This is it
now but I guess your body is looking his way.
Honestly, that's actually just a nice shot, a nice setup by that.
Is that really his fault though?
The round is already over.
I don't think they're gonna make it through that.
Yeah, they're absolutely not. They are dead to rights!
Mate's arms are back with a flawless round, establishing a clean scoreline.
Again, another up with a turn of pace that just suits them so well to secure this A4 half.
Inspire really just type no potential six seven. You are fucking weird, bro
Don't be like these kids, bro. We're too old for that
No, no stop like let the kids type that you should not be typing that and neither should I
Neither of us should be typing that ever
I mean, okay, look at him, bro.
He's still got it.
We just need other guys to step up here.
What inspires say I know another guy.
I'm sorry can you clarify exactly what that means because I know you're not talking about
you you want to go to China?
I think Inspire wants to go to China.
He's over these American players bro.
Like he's over these guys that don't want they here's the thing with Inspire.
You guys have the wrong idea.
He's just wants it more than his teammates do.
So he keeps them accountable and they fucking cut his ass.
It's not fair.
He needs teammates that are on the same wavelength as him.
That's the difference.
He's being held back.
Here's the bill from the dealership where I got my car.
Right now, Inspire has been held back his whole career by players who don't want it as much
as he does.
That's the problem.
I'm telling you, as soon as you see Inspire on a team with just fucking some thick
skinned puts like that instead of these pussies he's playing with go line sits very well with
gentle mates and this was the site that's why there's some concerns about someone like Hong Kong
on the chamber again sure we can see here and say brute force is the answer right but it's
just it doesn't feel comfortable in particular mates the way they like to play on the defense
on haven they will sit three people in Hong Kong would definitely punch me back well something
to happen again much like you would punch you point with these TVs even if somebody's
challenging a long they're still happy that he would definitely put you in your
place he's gonna say how many trophies do you have every single time you ask
any time you call it a mistake he's gonna ask you how many trophies you
have what are you gonna sell the perfect arm yeah that's a yes sir sorry
sir situation for you so it's sort of confidence to carry that across
I mean, you need to pistol, I'm sorry.
That's over, GG, look, I wanted to be on their side, but they're not really, they're
not going to be much here, they're just Hong Kong.
Everybody else is like mid, as per usual, QQ is inside, and on his day, but, I mean,
Need more guys. We need Simone. Can they just fucking re-tick up Simone?
Can we let bygones be bygones? Is Simone the inspire of China?
The Simone just needs some thick skinned guys
just look at the wreak havoc they said don't ever disrespect see one like that
again inspire I would just I would not accept that
chat can somebody confirm has inspired child for sentinels yet also what's the
fuck happened with sentinels in terms of what their wind conditions were
What was this throwing everyone under the bus like this Rob? Where is Rob Moore?
I need Rob Moore in my chat, Ace up.
Yeah, yeah, oh here we go again.
That's a bit of validity to it as people are going to get that first real committed contact and actually pressure off the back.
Vlogger, thank you if I get some brother, I appreciate it.
A little out of sorts there as they taking the light work, EDG.
Bro, they had a whole ass interview Rob Moore and Terry.
I don't know, my hopes I guess.
And Terry just asking all the juicy questions.
Oh, no, no, that's not possible. I thought there were more people alive.
This is over. Grab the sub. Grab the sub. She's going next map. 2-0.
Today is a 2-0 day, guys. Today is a 2-0 day for both teams. NRG and Generates.
Why are we talking about Sun?
Would you rather me talk about
Edg and
Gentle mates at the moment
What do you want to talk about? You let me know what you want to talk about
Because this shit is done
The game is done
Okay, let's watch
Let's see, let's see, they're probably going to get bonus. Let's watch
Let's watch
Nice little default, they're waiting for aggression, W's
You want to play range? It's a bonus round for the opponent
It's a little bit curious and maybe something that's just tailor made
No, let's see
Okay delaying a little bit so the viper wall goes up and down at a making it seem like people can be sewer
Trying to keep to a however
Stars are just staying by himself doesn't give a fuck about that after wall
Don't go B bro, EDG do not go B. That's a big kill, that's a big kill from Cheechy.
And they have an answer to that B. Oh, never mind, everyone's leaving B site.
It's beautiful.
Don't throw this round, it's impossible to throw this round.
I like that EDG's re-hitting B, it's perfect.
It is truly beautiful. Best round they've played all game, actually the best round they've played all game.
Helps when your lurker gets the free entry at ADO. They're not going to get that often.
Good clean round though.
Good clean round.
Five to ten.
EDG.
Huge.
They started a very long journey.
They got the boots on.
They're looking at the hill.
They yet to even get to the hill.
But they got boots on.
I'll handle it here, but I'll see.
For mates now coming back on the first and...
She used to look way more snappy.
Am I tripping?
Like a...like a mercer.
He's like a less.
You know what I mean?
Like a less type shooter.
He actually had to take that slowly.
In terms of...
How you want to see the worst worst? I don't think we're gonna see cb barrel in onto sites
Or we might see an example here. Maybe it all in
Kill here
That's so bad
They haven't broken can they haven't broken any in a garage
Uh, you tell if it was there something they have no info anywhere on the map
What does EDG do they have no info anywhere
Okay, they're returning mid W
Perfects
Cheechy B lurk
Cheechy B lurk they had a
except there's a trip to deal with there so he's kind of useless
wait are they faking are they gonna fake A and go C he's gonna walk in a C
what do we do
oh shit
is this a fake it's a fake
they have this
this team isn't bad
oh my god he's calling them back A
this little sick fuck
He's not he turned away wait
They're getting played like a fucking fiddle like choice almost
Doked them pretty well here easy plan no problems on this front and you look and said wow
Attention problems in this one
but you two I
Want you to call a round pooch like you're in this game let us experience you as our idea we can just make a team
inspire. You gotta make a team. I'll take you home.
Alright, we're starting to get closer now.
Knee, you, Sim, Tyson. I'm liking this.
Progress towards some ultimate Siva, not really.
Not playing in tier two again, I told you fucking idiots. First of all, don't call
me a fucking idiot, buddy. Secondly, I've never played tier two in my life, so obviously
I'm not talking about tier two. Riot said they'd give me a spot. They said I've
I actually genuinely chat I want to see what inspire is like
like during like a border view.
I want to see how he's like how he is as a teammate
because I want to know what it is about him
that just pisses everyone off.
I have to know you're doing something.
I just want to know what that is.
Like what that, what do you say?
That I'm always right.
Ha ha ha.
A little bit of magic.
I think it's your voice, bro.
Like, nobody wants to hear, okay, you know, you know those people that are something like
right more often than they're wrong, but their voices just are annoying.
So it doesn't, not saying your voice is annoying to me, but I think the way you speak sounds
condescending by default.
So it makes the person that's wrong not even want to admit that they're wrong.
That's what it is.
I don't understand, like, why are we playing like this?
It's obvious we need to go.
Like I don't no one wants to hear that voice is what it is. You're right. What you're saying is completely correct probably
It's just that
Nobody wants to hear
Beautiful look by teacher on an eco round at that by the way, this is a this some high experience shit
But again, you took a risk, you took a chance.
See, most players in Chichu's situation do not take the risk of walking up, see, when
his teammates have a 5v4.
Right?
They're not taking that risk, in case he does.
Right?
Then he just gives up the advantage and a gun.
But Chichu knows better.
That's flawless!
They have such a huge cushion now, in terms of this string around.
He knows his timing.
He's together three very solid responses
You didn't take the risk on energy yeah, cuz I was a mid as fuck. I was terrible
But if I'm as good as you to I'm taking that risk for sure
Why are you retreating you guys should be like no you're alright
You guys are weird bro
Yeah, I was gonna say you almost run an ad, lots.
Suck em.
Run the ad.
I don't care.
It's on Twitch only.
You don't have a YouTube stream to watch.
Run the ad.
Run the fucking ad.
Fuck off.
Oh!
Yeah, you're on a retreat, right?
Okay.
Okay.
He got you out of nowhere.
Maybe you go assisted by the damage done, but come to me in the meantime to restart
a work.
Up towards the cliff.
I'm kidding.
I'm kidding.
I'm kidding.
I'm joking.
I'm joking.
I'm joking.
I'm joking.
I'm kidding.
I'm kidding.
I'm kidding.
And they have so much A space. They have all the space in the world. He's got no one here
has pushed anything. So they just have negative info. I don't know why the Sniper stank C
though. Your team's gambled it.
Let's go there.
How are we gonna...
We throw that kill away?
3v2, we throw that kill away?
No way, we don't just play full reset at that point.
This is now like, advantage EDG.
And they have a trip on play.
I
Was it a good flight, so I come from behind a bike what
It's beautiful positioning
I mean
I'm sorry. I'm sorry
Frozen your teammate is having playing retake. Why are you also not reading this stop this round, but
I just can't pin down that first kill.
Yeah, the pull-off's great, yeah.
Stars though, but it's just so risky.
These A-fights are actually going really poorly for general aids.
You've been able to stick the landing in terms of some of these mid rounds here,
and they're attacking side.
Again, with no real nuance, it's Kankan catching players off weird positions.
We go again, Ash and Bebos, okay, they find it again, that's a little mid-trap here,
you got a kill?
Does it work though?
Are they just going to re-drone Garage now?
There's no way this guy dry peeks, they're going to drone it right?
They're going to try this.
Okay, good close.
This is a problem.
And then they need to start getting aggressive.
In middle or like from bottom C.
Or 4A fight.
If I'm General Mates right now, I call it 4A fight.
And win that A battle.
With the Omen.
Well, I'm gonna have to try another one.
and look at the old style to stack now the EDG like said that they're not really
relying on many plans or set pieces they're just winning out some of these
engagements that feeling himself now shot was a feeding into the house feeling
himself now because it's exactly what he needed to close this game out
their success is a lay on Haven in particular they time out the run prior
Why no timeout so many
Boy our team has to get the skills
Again zero aggression from gentlemen, it's clearly because they have an officer they don't worry
I
Mean
They didn't put as much pressure is they should have but for some reason
Because sewer was spotted they have to keep to it. Oh
My gosh, oh, I feel like he's gonna get hard cleared guys. They have no there's no one dating for him
just the camera he's gonna get hard cleared here I think oh boy
the trade and they're in the on-air no they're not they didn't flood and this
guy's in B this guy's something I'm just nightmare oh no no smoke sort of easy
there and then just nice mate in the middle he's just off lurk be a chamber
surely this is 10-10 it's got to be Denim is probably never on over
Discussing that very decision martin
And they didn't have to use these ults
And now they have max ultra next round. I guess so does a gentleman so concede the draw again
It's only one to fall for me. He was a bad map. I disagree investing in ultimate
She was picked to secure by for all that's a hole
Get flawless and frugal so they're so well equipped now for these rounds later on in the half
full money on nobody everyone just cashed in looking great in this how has
generally thrown this away up to them I mean this is really well played out of
half from EDG though I'm not gonna lie lack of x-factor with Martin is now
good becoming a question 7 to 13 very quietly they just pull avoid them
that round to be fair now but should many be playing that aggressively with
no one beating for him if Martin has an op at a better to have
More people see them a when you have your op-ed it
Cypher's dog meat we go one
We go for one or more every time I just don't like the setup
He's in
Individually like I don't mind that set up overall
But in that round when you have your opera at a and he has long a basically this entire round
It's more likely it's gonna be B or C than A. Probably like 90%. So keeping
Sova A short because he has to hold the guy sewer but shouldn't the other players
be like heavy C at that point? At least one other guy C. I'm not saying both
because one has to play B but...
How aggressive he was playing on the defense.
Jonas thinking of the problem.
Yes, we're seeing it here, but in weird scenarios, I'll say.
Double long control is good for Info.
What do you...
Double long control is good for Info.
Are you talking about for attackers or defense?
Time to put up on shot.
You should have already had all of them.
Net to 10.
Why all the both sides are...
It was actually a mistake by ADG not pushing Martín back.
That was the gentleman's advantage.
But the fact that this guy's stuck here
with no one baiting for him except a camera,
the drone just fucks him.
One drone, Foxen.
Same starts as usual for ADG, because they have that Viper wall going up and down.
They can always fake that they're people walking sewers, so eventually,
the gentlemates have to end up playing two people at it.
The reason they're out right now is because Cypher put a trip here, so they can only play one at it.
And don't have to worry about it as much.
yet to show their hand
this kills huge he has to get it he has to get wait what a smoke the fuck
who throws that are they expected to play into that angle as well okay so then
If they're passing towards a oh god
Nice nice nice
God that's committed
He's actually just under him down.
Oh my god!
He's got people!
Still jumping in the middle of the wall!
My team finally found something!
Let's see if he can pull it up and reach!
He's got damage, but maybe not enough!
There it is!
Finally stopped the wall!
That's right, that's right.
Epo, huge skill to find, but still,
he'll get back to site
and make it difficult to engage him
to scale up behind that.
I go again guys, what is happening?
Actually what is happening?
Sort of example, mates, he's able to throw
the bobbins towards the side.
How many of you have a left?
Three?
What a scenario here.
Or four.
Four players alive?
Finally.
Three, right?
Three, three, three.
Well, stop the bleeding.
Pause momentarily.
Yeah.
We'll see.
They are they're so aware the mate's been just pressuring this time and time again, but
This is a good change. This is very good one three one
We start to expect to know a little bit more on their walk down mid eight a little bit of a pressure into walk down then
Does it more like it for me? Yeah
This feels like what you do
Cheech is beheading opens up a problem the back line now. Oh my god
Neon bottomed in now. It is risky because it's 5v4. You want to keep the advantage, but he has so much info right now
They can over stack it if they wanted. He was gonna be on a pass rotate, I think.
Oh, it's these two players. No, no, no way.
This is so hard to win for ADG. Someone has to have a miracle.
Only positive here is there is no flanker right now.
for you to like from gentlemen it's so he has time to set up they're not
flooding either
potentially convert this man into a barge.
Dash, alt, time to go, Martin.
Trying to set this one up.
You gotta be careful.
It is Martin bringing the back lines.
Maybe from over, I can't stand in guard still.
He's got one this.
Now it comes down to the two.
The one who took his record.
The one to try and go.
And that's the end of the refusing play.
And 12 rounds made.
they go out for martin huge round the tb back up to ever just breaking the
ankles of kankan that is so hard to keep track of what's going on but martin
just always a threat with these ultimates
That's fucked. That's fucked. There's no leader in that.
This legit, if she fucked on him there and killed him, Kong Kong would have gone insane.
Ball play.
even in the replays. You feel like in your bones that's all the stuff. What an incredible quality game
we can have if we get these sort of levels of performances from the individual. I look you want
to get a program to hit that shot. Not gonna lie. Show a glimpse of what he looked like. That would
have been an incident. Good run by Martin though. Huge. He's having a rough game as well
for his standards. This is now looking like Mensa just gonna make it so close right there
with a touching distance now. They can forget about the run of orders. It's six rounds on a
trot and get into map two. But for now, EDG have not done yet. They have that buffer, Mike. You
were talking about it. We were looking at it. That's time to come to an end. But obviously,
it's now or never. We think we'll be the MVP of this Masters, David.
The last few rounds of this second half. King. Jason.
Everything up the Tp. Investing.
Kidding. Adria.
His mates to actually string together two.
2 stars are too away from the Hunters, really only the neural depth for them to work with,
but certainly an example here to show them, look at their finger on the pulse, solid grasp
on how they want to approach the defensive side, even though we've seen some switchups.
I don't know, they can bring it to OX either, I feel bad bro, they brought it all the
way back to 10-10 just to lose like this, on their map pick.
early on here to maybe great they're waiting for an additional you so putting
the wall down this is big ah the drone though that's annoying that's actually
just a good drone it's time no mid-slip and they lost a control down towards
window there is obviously Martin's position good orb
he's gonna get his one isn't he he's a million percent getting his one
behind this martin is ahead of it though
oh martin you never see p ready oh it's a fun
did the big crash just go away there
chance that all the way
oh no no no that's a big kill though for minnie
this body's here smoky without rage is playing
wow that's edg one dude to trade this lock
you're done yet as bpo's options are looking rough
how are the trades that perfect i guess the
entry helps and no teammates anymore
but once minnie got the kill on kankin i thought it was
Even like completely even at that point, but they just ran into the site and one of the fights
struggling
Sends of the follow-up purchase here benefit being Hunter's fury
There's just instant TP and to be there. It's like a random to be a spark works from EDG
There's a constant
Total misread on the timing but
I must see these kills.
I'm down for OT.
Okay, he gets this.
I mean there's so much happening that you hear shit so well see huge huge row
it was a mistake all right martin up again I mean all just heartbreak
no money no oh my god the broke tp is expired but she's like they're broke in
there the fact that cb shoulder again sliding back it's just insanity
We got a free man
Cheech you
Now what's the reaction when you see this many people down see you heard two guns
Do you really see do you go take a control for free then re-enact see
This is a guaranteed see it guaranteed they're going to hear
They're not going to see.
How dare you not go see it.
I don't care, I'm sticking by it to see it.
What the fuck are they doing?
Look at him.
Completely blind self-just taking every fucking spider-wombie once.
Like they could have hired a guy in a garage right there.
That's an upgrade.
I knew it was a C-Hip.
Oh no, that's a good call, Molly.
Oh my god, I'm running into that.
This is so risky.
This is so risky for him.
Oh my god.
So risky from them. Oh my god. They won.
Oh, I see. I see.
Well, good. Insane flood by the minutes.
Insane flood.
I think they were going to flood. I'm going to be honest.
I thought they were going to just play with me.
Again, just a cheeky kill here and there, but that's the end of map one. We'll be right back. We're back to after this break
This is a good game for a further opener or a good map for smith opener. Not bad. Can Kang best player
any
I didn't even see him get that many kills. I did not realize he was owning this hard
Of course the best player in the server as usual as usual
No matter how bad this team is you will just be the best no matter what
Like no matter how how hard they fall out of form is what I should say saying they're bad is kind of weird
So my thing is here one
I'm telling you, bro, Simon was the fucking heart and soul of this roster.
Now nobody's like, you know, holding people accountable anymore.
Okie-Yah knows, what are you doing, Okie?
You back to practicing or what?
Sora, what's up?
Thinking of the Prime, brother?
And Zer'den, thinking of the Prime.
Okie f***ing bitch-ass Inspire.
That could be your new teammate soon, chill.
He may pick you up.
Don't talk to him like that.
We need to keep those bridges intact.
Let's not burn any bridges, Inspire.
Let's not do any of that.
That was a good game though.
I was not expecting EDG to make a comeback there at all, but yeah, I'm afraid it's over.
Surely the general mates don't lose their own map, surely.
We go peace then.
Hell friend, who you talking about?
John begs me to lose and kick off and not once I receive a message to hop on and play.
You come to me.
I don't go to you.
You hear me?
You message me.
And I will decide whether it's time to play or not.
guy thought I was going to message him. When have I ever made the lobby, bro? When have
I ever created the lobby in our creators? Not one time. You have actually, do you want
to play tonight? I'm so down. Let me know like 10 p.m. You down or what night time,
some nighttime sessions will order McDonald's together. I'll order you McDonald's. How
about that. See, he stops
responding chat. This is what I
mean. I ask him to play stops
responding. I have the ego.
I have the DM up.
What?
You DM'd me?
No, you didn't.
Rice, or Riss, thank you for the tier one, man.
Appreciate it.
EDG wins if you're on the team.
Obviously.
We're not even gonna bring that up.
It's so obvious.
Santhe in the tier one.
God, thank you for the prime.
And Dark Knight, thank you for the prime.
You should eat Kimmy.
Do you have drops for the stream?
this stream? What do you want drops for? Fuck, what can I drop? Do you want me to give you
keys for marathon? I don't get it.
Now coach congratulations on Haven. Now you guys must be thrilled about this map win. This
is your global event. First one for the Oregon for most of the boys on the team
stars those first masters in front of the crowd and also Martin's chance to prove
himself yet again so I just wanted to ask you from the coaches perspective what
are your plans to manage the emotions that you guys are feeling right now is
your plan to kind of keep the emotions intact in game drops the grandfather
you guys pull it out or is your plan to let them enjoy the moment and stay
pumped up I mean first thing what we want is to enjoy we really like the
crowd as it's our first international event but we worked really hard throughout the whole
year to actually being the control of our emotions so we want to enjoy it but we don't
want to let it overflow and I already see a lot of the positives from this first map and yeah I
believe that we will come even stronger in the in the second one so like we will be cleaner.
Okay thank you and I'm gonna let you go enjoy.
I'm pretty glad though ruling way to start off master Santiago is gentle mates managed to pull off the wind
But if you were watching in the beginning, you're probably thinking yeah, of course golden way that makes sense
But edg managed to fight back to a 13 11
What do you already use?
Old spice the sport one makes 20 25 moment and it was also a team getting so hyped up at their debut event
and then things start going wrong and they kick it back into the game moment, but that wasn't the case.
A quiet martin for most of the game came to life at the most important moment to win out that 1v1 clutch,
which was the turn around round.
It absolutely was.
Wait, I gotta read this.
I hate to reignite the send talk, but I did find it weird.
They signed three year contracts for the entire roster to see them develop,
then instantly blew it up with bad results.
I get there allowed to drop it to them whenever, but it felt so fast.
That's fair.
Oh, yo, I read a brain dead Reddit thread the other day, and I couldn't believe people
don't know this.
I thought it was common knowledge.
People are like thinking that when players get dropped from rosters that they continue
to get paid.
What planet are you on?
That has never been the case.
Like I'm so confused.
Of course, if you get dropped from a roster, you're not going to get a salary unless if
anything, they'll keep you as a sixth man and pay you maybe half your regular salary
was or or minimum, what do you call it, the minimum salary that you can get in DCT.
There's no world.
And he said EMEA contracts literally work like that wait, what in EMEA players get dropped
and still get paid through the entirety of their contract.
What?
That's insane.
Just because of it.
Oh, wow.
So it's like a federal law there.
That's insane.
I guess that's why people were confused.
No, it's never been like that in America, ever.
It's literally never been like that.
If you get cut from a team, first of all, a team is allowed to cut you whenever they
want.
They have no obligation to keep you.
They can cut you whenever they choose.
That's number one.
And number two, when they cut you, unless it's in your contract prior that you are
going to get a specific amount of severance? You are not getting any money. That's it.
You're done. So I thought that's how it was everywhere.
Selina's leaving? How could she be leaving again? She already left.
Huh?
Yeah, I'm thinking of the Prime.
Me, too.
We're back.
out of EDG, walking up on somebody down A long,
and then surprising them,
springing into a post-bun scenario.
And she was finding those same lurks,
like this looked like a team
that actually knew what they were doing on attack,
which that was my big worry for EDG was,
maybe they're just gonna fumble around
on their attack side, and it's gonna look a bit lost.
I was really impressed when EDG were on attack
with their ability to nullify the aggression
that was coming from gentle mates early.
It felt like no matter what they were throwing at them,
EDG had their number,
They were trying to mix things up where you saw early, for instance, there was the neon plus martin you're pushing down a long wasn't working out.
Yeah.
Then later in the half, they mix it up where martin has the clone going down a long with people, but he's actually pushed deep into mid.
They catch martin there.
There was only maybe one or two rounds, I think, where mates actually got something productive accomplished with the early aggression.
Yeah.
So I was really impressed with that aspect of the attack side play from EDG, which will hopefully to them continue on to Pearl as
makes us play double duels everywhere.
We're going to get neon on Yoru again.
So yeah, well, that's what she was going on over in the EDG
camp because we do have coach Autumn with some words
with Genly.
Jen here with EDG's Autumn now Autumn Haven slipped away,
but it was so close and utilizing
Kong Kong on the operator was a huge win
condition for EDG.
Now moving on to Pearl and Abyss potentially,
CD will be that guy on the Yoru facing
Martin on the other side.
What are your expectations and how important would it be for C.B. to perform?
We run him on the Euro, has to do with our stretch more, so in terms of fire power matching
up with Martin and Gentlemates, I think Hong Kong would have to keep the fire power up
and put out his best performance.
Now thank you Autumn and good luck.
Damn, they said General Nates only have one good player.
That's what I'm sorry.
CECB more a part of the structured approach and slowing down the speed by let's say at
least 20%, I think will be helpful for him because there were moments of overheat,
a lot of deaths off sliding in playing a bit over aggro and I do think a slight pace adjustment
from him could be the recipe for a better map too though I think he did start to play better
as that map went on.
Well EDG are gonna start on defense and that's where you have to pay attention to the yoru
gate crashes.
Why wasn't he freaking out?
Try to create these strong and weak sides of the map but that has been a real critical
issue for me with a bunch of the Chinese potential but EDG in particular.
As it doesn't matter autumn doesn't see Chinese you just need it to learn
You guys are not shooting
How are we still blaming someone there's just no way
It's not his fault. It's never his fault. It was never his fault
Right now, which is the the margin marginal differences in the street
What do you think of Zen, you walk?
It's weird bro, it's actually strange not seeing Kaplan,
it's gonna be strange not seeing Kaplan as their coach.
But hey man, he had a good run, three years, right?
It's a good run for Kaplan, W, for him.
I think he got done a little dirty for sure.
If an org talked like that about me,
I would fucking lose my mind.
So respect to him for taking the high road there.
I would have lost my fucking shit.
I would be live on stream that day being like,
Would you say say that again? Say that exact thing you just said again
Better on it. So all right. Well, here we go agents coming in and as you guys been talking about con con
He's gonna be going to that neon. You also have CB on the Yoru
So we'll be keeping eyes on that but you can't forget about martin and people these guys this tandem duo has been deadly for the mates
So I don't think even the prime is here. Well, they've been deadly for mates domestically, haven't they?
But what we've seen if Martin hadn't had the such an important 1v1 win against concom the majority of the rest of the
That's why you will never be a coach
That's why Martin are those mutually exclusive
Paycheck when you get on
Now we do it was a very smart play as well
He used his intelligence to be able to win the 1v1, but I also want you again, but what is going on with this?
thing
And yet we haven't seen it. I'm also why is looking absolutely towards mini to continue the performance yet
That's anyone zero is awesome one putting them in fucking awesome to win the time leads someone said leaves are so who in
Turn was putting many in good positions where he was getting great
Thank you. There's another great attack side lurking map. Jaden. Thank you
And my body shape on you
There's a lot of lanes on the tack. I can't stream on YouTube and to which it lags out
You guys type that for an hour straight. There's nothing I can do
Folks this today very well and in a 2-0 here
But if there's one thing we have learned from EDG over the years of watching his squad
You cannot count them out here. We go Matt two is about to be validation for seven for four months
even validated therefore thank you for the four months and I appreciate you I
Like the call to action. I like
If they want to continue and keep my attention on them, especially here I need more but Mike
Where do you stand on this? It was a close-map one
There is something you can do you can stream on you cannot stream on switch and only stream on stream
Yeah, I started on switch. So there's some loyalty involved there. I feel like it might be yeah
This is where it all began.
The other player in the room, again mate still winning out on an aspect of their play style that looked solid domestically.
Issue being, they could rely on EMEA or Martin just hand delivering rounds on his own.
We didn't see that, there was a 13-11 school and that's how close it got.
Oh yeah, I also make more on Twitch.
Don't get me wrong, I definitely make more on Twitch than I do on YouTube.
I'm not too worried about Kong Kong yet. Maybe I will on the meal. Let's find out smoggy with the first chance gonna take away Martin
Already very direct approach
Tailoring towards the B-side of the map
Kong Kong getting curious and takes away the head be posed out and looking for some how has he not been traded
He's not getting resting very proactive work from EDG
But I think is there's gonna be goes so I feel bad already but
He's so good.
The Glith had to chase that trade, though, on Ken-Kang.
That's perma-confident.
No matter what venue he's in, what city, what fucking gun, it doesn't matter.
He's perma-confident.
No matter what venue he's in, what city, what fucking gun, it doesn't matter, he's perma-confident.
Another 50 sandball for what? For Chelsea? Yeah, sure. Easy.
Easy now if I'm not mistaken on that one. We had a round two flip coming in from very little investment
I doubt it's gonna happen here's come on once again
They gotta not let him heat up bro. They gotta not let him heat up. He's gonna be a problem
He's on neon two. He's not just walking around on chamber anymore. So there's no lurking pressure happen
But I think the door somewhat
I don't like Cypher on this map, I'm gonna have to agree with you, I prefer Vy's or Killjoy.
For sure Killjoy, if not Vy's.
mates certainly on this attacking side here we'll see them be decisive or even a second
even a second initiator i'd be down for and no no no uh senty over uh cypher
i think cypher is so dog-shed on this map the camera value at uh b is pretty insane though
i'll give it that that's about it cages are pretty mid on this map i think
Like you could double cage like what back call to delay they go through those cages. What do you do?
You're dead anyway, right? Everyone's right through those cages
So defense side side for
Let's see though, let's see let's see for wrong
Oh, just B-Lurk, though.
Oh, what a kill, what a kill.
Aw, and then we throw away the 5v4.
We're throwing it away.
before up it's clean and we've thrown it away by walking into a main why they
can just play back I hate when teams do this
you now locked out of sight sheriff to hand stars are a tap on the spike rule
I'm gonna draw in closer in the smoke it was thinking about a bit again the
window opportunity becoming very very minimal and I'm gonna get much done
Why? For what? What is the point of dying here and you have a clean 5v4?
He killed the lurker at B, called one guy dead B at Avalon B, and they walked into A-Mate.
Why?
Again, yes, that's why I said a map where you can find a lot of space in terms of lurking, but
Gichu has a solid hold on these middoors. Really, that gage would really be in this
sort of round that could be very, very deciding in terms of forcing mates to make those pivots.
Basically, pulling the pin out in terms of mid-rounding for Starzoat.
Help me go again. You already know to that B.
Can they get a lucky spam kill?
But they're playing committed. They're committed.
The fuck is happening? Why is Astro fighting in the middle of the game?
What are they doing?
Why are we double fighting Astro and Yoru beat?
With no off either.
Bra, thank you in front.
build in here he's got a fight on the back side but mini's running out that's brilliant from him
cast up or down, she chews steps in, steps out, nobody now in a 1v2 both playing towards
long, not winnable anymore.
he almost caught martin there for a second, the man this is a tough post plant to break
glyph gonna hopefully play to the time he does really smart.
I don't get it though, I don't get the standard that's set up, if they do have
even three people at B, generally it's, I don't know what the aster's gonna do in the
middle of a long B there.
in check in terms of finding explorations across the map
Smoggy's caught. Yeah, he got unlucky with the sperm. I'm just saying I think he still gets double swung on and does
a little bit of a miscommunication there between CVs. He feels the pressure as well
Crucial in terms of information available at the start of these rounds
Gee back down on pisses for cunt cunt does have for an ultimate already here. Oh, he got scanned. I didn't even notice that
Nobody that's ambitious
Yours still has all the beat
After that street, and they've stopped the control
He has to all here he has all thinking has all discussed to Ruby
Don't die see me do not die playback
Oh
You just feel like you've no map control you can already see the mates are trying to back
Bro, he's just hard committed here. No idea of what's been going on. Oh my yeah
No way he doesn't get cleared here
Wait
CB is in an absolute position. Oh my god, he gets two!
The dream is still a life for EDG and the map feels unsure for mates.
They don't know where they want to go.
They'll get paid to clear those angles?
Send Marty forwards here to try and plant the seed towards B.
It's only going to be heard. Nobody's got full information here.
It's only a classic, but that might be more...
Oh!
No!
I'll get it! I'll get everything! It's okay!
How did Griff lose that? I don't know what's gone on here.
Martin has just felt the walls closing in around him.
Wrap this round up and forget about it if you're mates.
3, 2, 1, it's a dream come true.
The trip placed here, but CB gets into a position
that goes completely unchecked and Martin
will fall here smogging, sealing the deal.
A mastercard thrifting.
Did you know he removed you on Valorant?
Yeah, I know because uh, you're looking at much people because he wanted a higher FPS
Orange just doesn't fuck with me either way who cares?
I'm not gonna lie
When CB missed that first shot, I thought it was about to be disaster, bro, and then he gets to some of this mid-round calling
Oh
No
That is a nice set like the set exact just into art and then they insta go be as well
Wait astros here though pretty deep down be long as well CB actually you are here
It's both good take back actually
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Oh, God, you're dead.
You're dead, you're dead, one million percent.
Okay.
Get one get out.
Get one get out.
Here we go, that's a weird gap again.
Good exacto.
They run this gap every time.
This astral wall gap that the URTP's into.
and no one can ever see it coming.
That doesn't work every time.
You can see me a little off-kilter in terms of what he wanted to do.
I don't know what the actual initial plan is here.
He puts himself in a position to make a bold play.
He just opens a set up perfectly.
From Starzo and Gliff.
Yeah, I know there was two gaps there the guy was ready for one and they appeared in the other purchase
It's a good-ass Waldo
Other broke bro another broke they do have neon ult though they could still win this round just need to entry again somehow
I
Feel like they're gonna have to use the fatal
Okay
They didn't expect a double lurk there
Wow. Beautifully called by gentlemen, it's still
Tarsen holding down B Long G2. Will show his hand but
Beepu inserted. I don't think he's noted just yet. No, I think he's been
somewhat given a lot of freedom here. He's gonna hear too much until that
rotation happens. How much? Yeah, that's a lot of
alts for like nothing. Pretty tossing. I can't lie. Beepu's not
heard of rotation. No, he's sending the spike
elsewhere after getting a little bit of pressure here, but it's a
Shots on me. It's okay. This is still sketchy like Starter's trying to like posture up
Right like looking it's all coming this way, but it is still wait. It's so it's not moving
Nobody doesn't have to this as one of the a disaster
Oh my god, what about shots by shot. He bought great time. He's made this double
Wait that chunk of damage. Oh
Round is wrapped up. What a round by
Religating this every time
Another example we saw what he was doing this BBL right?
Running back to a late some of the decisions that look so I didn't mind the call though
I'm not gonna lie. Yeah, this is a really good run from the from nobody
And like kind of bad spacing from
gentlemates small mistake
Leave nobody tasks with
Holding down this choke pointed
wasn't even terrible call honestly that's just respects to nobody decently bad
spacing terrible wasn't terrible they would have decided to make sure it's
not 100% double alert all right while they fake a or they pressure a what a
kill. Wait, you're not having to win that, nobody. He's feeling it. And you're going back for seconds!
Wait, he's actually feeling it now. Famished! Wanting to feast on those players, and now you can see the
intensification of the draw. Wait, this is about to get maxed. Oh, they have to run
wins somewhere in this. I'm not deeper, but CB's aware, man. CB, do the freak out, this is
a freak out. Positioning it so good! Great control from EDG. Starzone, Martin.
in the game.
Okay.
This is not how you want it to go.
But he's styling on him now.
The brakes a little bit here.
Potentially a time out of switch
things up.
Just not finding comfortable
engagement here.
around where they commit to bro he fake clothes and it works like a fucking charm
this guy's legit him yeah he was talking shit about cheeseburger he's actually
he is he's feeling it now he's like confident you just need to get used to the stage
the buy still here for mates not that surprised at that i thought maybe they'd want to
give it a perfect timing for him yeah okay i wait and see i guess but
5 rounds on defense is very good by the way. Wait, there's an A-Pop, there's a straight
up A-Pop. But they're running into the dynamic duo right now, nobody's feeling it as well.
Oh god. He's gonna get his 1, we just know it. Wait, wait, they can't flood, they can't
They just couldn't go through her pixel out of place
Was it KK supposed to run through this smoke the same time these guys are fighting back side. What made them stop isolated?
It looked like it was about to time to call a cancel here for EDG
All onto this operator and oh you got stunned a bird. That's so unlucky then
force here nice try nothing you did you could do there that's good exec good
you tell from journalists isn't the issue here yeah
son kong kong and smoggy packing they just used everything in there that's
AIDS operate they could be keep you look at some of the other side still
comfortable but also if you're getting stuck there of all places with an
What are you going to do?
Like he had to run it back side or something.
I'm going to push them back.
Nice and done to kind of ward away.
Kong Kong from that. He was unable to really get anything done.
The rest of the team are playing.
Our jungling team is going to have 5 man exec now because of how well that works.
There's going to be a 5 man B found in there.
I'm hoping for the best really, but can you keep doing that?
You can. Loki you can.
Kong Kong initially has posted so deep.
Come on nobody give me a good civil tear round-wing civil
Okay, a pressure into a beat up
Try to be a little bit tricky again
Astros by himself
They have a whole last beat trap ready. They're fully ready for this
reading the switch up here from mates an extra body could certainly catch them off guard still
They know he's here, right?
CB sorry to post up CBD this guy just said back at that TP. What's he doing on his free time?
Could be a problem spotted that shot. That's the first one
Seconds. He's just that guy. He's actually like that is built a little different, isn't he? What it holds for another target?
I mean as long as this is a place really far back. This baby doesn't get anything
But it was no buddy. He's just gonna fight
Honestly, this angle is fine too.
Yeah, they're chillin'.
Unless...
Happy to play that position, smoggy, raw guard, but still wins it.
Yeah, and it feels like nobody's just like, if anything goes wrong, here's our fail-take.
It's gonna be on the site.
Yep, smoggy goes down, but how do you clear nobody?
Lyft would need to go nuclear here and look at the just creepy guy.
Wait, sorry!
That's a barrel!
That's a barrel!
That's a barrel!
win or don't. Don't show your cock and then get out of the slope.
That's gutting man. Just as he considers the divide. Just as it became all most possible.
Hey, he thought he was going to win it, man. Let him ult.
I'll break the cliff then, the situation that... You know, you already know Martin has
not yelped there too, right? It's the same in terms of clutches. Back in the NBA.
Martin's like, I could have used that fucking Walden all 10 again.
It's okay, it's a fine alt, honestly. He thought he was gonna win it.
He thought the rotate were a little late.
And it's a tough one though, right? Because, again,
you kind of need a player once in a while to be willing to call up their own number.
They feel the scenarios right bad. You said bigger picture. They're not in the driving seat right now
Edie G very much up in this mates with the timeouts
You kind of take a little glanceer and the point is it you hear the song look through how it's currently sitting but like
How much do you think that's disrupted the plans now?
Is that something you think they're in banking on hoping to lead in this fight?
Yeah, definitely. We've seen him do it time and time again really see here that obviously you've done that
I don't want nobody got a chance to find his pocket on that b-side execution
Surprise to not see the earlier time out
I should spot it all
Maybe, the best way to divide there is a chance to have a chance to take a breath, don't panic, let's stick to what we've rehearsed over and over again
There's only two rounds separating these teams and still a very close affair
Different song plays at the venue. Why is it like perfectly in sync though?
That's not to say that Martin Gold is all but nullified here by the way
them clapping. It's okay. It's okay. They still have it. B control at least. At the very least,
you kept B control. That's no problem. Now you leave Kankang and you go over Sake. No problem. Easy.
from eights in round eleven.
So to figure it out very very easy to switch up here certainly in terms of
This alarm box still hasn't been taken away
Wait, this year was about a field day
Let's see how this goes, those of you who catch a cross, that's a major!
You just spits her out of the gun, and then spits her out of the way!
They fucking throw again!
TV back to the wall, gets broken!
Now we have a 3v2, Kong Kong and Smoggy.
Carefully close.
The plant's in.
Smoggy's got to be the one to find the opener here.
It's sickening is what it is.
EDG is capable of being very good if they just chill in these advantages.
It's running in a paper-rex.
That was beautiful from Chichu, man.
One the round obviously he gets traded, but then everyone just takes one view ones up about
Okay, no good ults on gentlemen TV you should be able to close the song
Nobody why are you there like why?
CB unfortunately is in a very committed position early on
obviously outside A and the best he can do is
himself into a corner just ahead of default work.
All right, five men B. Short massively and the bias are open here for EDG.
CB on the walkabout. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, you're done.
See if you can get this close before and well into the contract right now.
I see what you're doing. That's right, that's right.
They're still up to B.
He got fucked.
He got fucked pretty hard by himself.
He's trying to break camera high.
And a dive.
They have a void tank in there and they win every round.
It feels like insurmountable odds and they are gentle mates!
Good half of those games, I think very good half for EDG honestly.
If they could win personally they could run away with it to map too.
Not gonna cap, I really like EDG attack sides.
At least on Maven.
If they play similarly, the map doesn't play the same as Aven on Sicily.
But they are very good at slowing it down EDG in advantages.
save kankang? how do we save him? who needs to go to shrine to save him? like if you were
to pick someone up on edg right now, who? don't say inspire though, like give me a
real answer. artists? okay i'm down for artists. i think artists could really bring the
best out of this scene. I agree with that.
I mean, of course we need Simone. We do need Simone. We
already agreed to this.
Barbed? I don't know where Jimmy's been, bro. Jimmy's
taking a fucking hiatus. It's like a nice little break. I miss
my boy.
Victor Wong, I'm so curious to see if it comes back to playing again.
Genuinely curious.
Wait, what other juice did I miss chat?
So the sentinels thing, I saw that.
That was like a two-day thing two or three days or something like that
Nothing nothing too crazy right other sides that
Pacific what happened to be see Pacific I said
Besides which where do you see this time of your years? Sorry. I mean I've I
I can't tell you that I think we're seeing the best from cunt
There's more sure but in the certain situation cunt cunt again the age old played out around right figure out where he is
goes somewhere else and unfortunately cd yes find some kills in some of the board unorthodox rounds but
really edg could have sealed the deal uncomfortable look at this score line like what is happening here
For example, if 14 kills everyone else on a it's six
See what the approach here for gentleman's will be on the defense because I said it was so many examples on Haven
and
Straying away from yes, I can't look to the yeah some of the comfortable
That crow that they'd employed back in the M8. Okay turret mid walk art here post up while the B players pressure
They insert your b now they're gonna pressure art and go straight to b w call
However, can they clear both of these players? Oh, they're dry peeking. They're dead
Are they not going straight away? Oh, they're just gonna go straight to b. Oh god. Oh god glyph
We'll see what we'll deal with the trip on B long here has a port of rotation
And this is still a winnable round for you DG
This is still very winnable. Also this setup makes it more winnable. They're committed
That's a wild position from glyph
It's a free bomb say and they have street
They've got a pathway forward and she does it don't you dare be quite well, he's in a big place
They're all there surely
He's gonna big flake he doesn't gonna retake before that happens
Wait, wait, wait, they didn't they didn't flood or anything by step. It's gonna be beautiful
One below the timing still right see be though with
Keep the attention a keep the eyes turn keep them busy for a couple more seconds spot
People's gonna find TB. Where is Chichu and this finally gets you the plants? Not exactly ideal to try to fend for suddenly
SPRING TIME!
Attempts two to their grave as EDG!
EDG can win this map.
Round one in the second half.
Chichu spends and it's earned, it seems.
Behind Gentleman's...
They can actually win here.
Initially, when Bepo finds a kill, they think...
They can, they can. I'm telling you they can win this map.
At least half the fuse here.
EG attack side calling is very, very good. Also, GG takes any at all timings.
I want to see from CC to open up the second half here.
More of that please.
Okay, slight A pressure just trying to figure out where the trap is, whether it's here
or here.
So they want to get like too aggressive on either side.
They're gonna stay, aiming?
Well, they picked the right bomb site, there's nobody here, there's one guy here, nobody.
Okay, they only saw your, this is very normal.
normal so general mace is not rotating actually really good for me DG that's
teaching with another timing now is the alarm that we're going to be they
cannot let him get one they cannot allow them to get one
hold on hold on is this this is not around to flip is it it's a 4v3 they
don't quite have a spike on the site yet can't cause gonna be so late to this
nobody just wants to try to see it's good it's even better than this life
Risky at this point spikes on smokes are up. There is no way to lose the strength like it's on a knife
Said she a man. They're so close to this mate's gonna try and get involved right about now
Sacrificial people allows for the trade
Spoky can you save the day now?
And oh my god, we've been a check. What's he's watching?
Shouldering cung cung's got his work cut out now here problems to try and overcome
Two to be precise, Starzo one, Martin the other, he's gonna get another turnaround in round two.
Oh my god, give me a break.
Then the numbers favouring makes it a little better here in terms of a retake with a very late look from Kankan.
able to maintain composure, you get a crucial count.
How is this guy getting a kill?
He's just scrambling to hold down to this post plant.
The bait and switch is perfect for Mates.
Another round two fumble.
I put the scoreline at 7-7 and...
...8's I gotta say it back in the driving seat.
These are mentality killers though, those sort of losses, those sort of fun balls.
Oh, they're fucked now.
Unless...
Unless these singers and bandals do something, nope.
Full A rush just doesn't work at all.
Thankfully they didn't force by though, they just half-bought, or half-bought.
What the fuck sorry guys, I don't know why this keeps happening
I don't know why I didn't see it
Is it happening to other people too or is it just me?
It's just me.
Time to have a talk potentially.
It's me, awesome.
I think we kind of noted it in G for that previous round.
The issue is that EDG have got to be kicking themselves
in some way shape or form.
The amount of rounds that they'll lose to
maybe an eco'd upside or not check it a corner here
or there, these small little errors,
they've got to weigh heavy.
30 seconds left.
Again, situation we've seen Kankang lurking
on the round two with the Bulldog.
Yep.
It's just this.
I mean, EDG is just the throwing away
so many easy rounds, dude.
Like they've arguably been even if not better than General Mites in the series and it just doesn't feel that like
They still just lose
Which you obviously
Well, still fairly comfortable. Yes, he means that
struggling financially
across the side of EDG, but
When he's seeing him trying to create some sort of pressure towards be these attacking rounds
the map in this round now, a little bit of a better understanding, is that a bad shot?
I'm not even catching the flash.
That is quick.
Now 7 to 8.
That's fine now, it's nothing yet.
Happy enough you rolled the dice on this one.
Stinger in hand though for nobody.
You know to lose a little bit of a gap into other finances.
We should have down B long with that outlaw with Martin a lot of big shield. So so
Quite the same efficacy
Let's see
See you're gonna power forward with 10 HP power forward nevertheless
Here the setup to play around
Look at the leapfrog off the back of that
Fix now some what just drifting
Wait, how do these entries happen
Now I am getting big information for you to charge the alarm bot here as well still
Poised outside B
It's been good, but
How much plays you get in this corner? I don't understand why generally says it doesn't insta stack a bomb site in a 3d5 like this
I still got to mini holding the line making something out of what felt like nothing this
weekend frustrated with our utility fish showed it the scaling the timing a little bit off
you now make your moves but now mates got comfortable how does that hold up to check
Is this Cypher you till just then sing?
Hold?
Beautiful.
Beautiful.
How have they held it down with that?
After Cypher, I don't think he got hit by a trip or anything.
It was just after a stun or whatever, right?
Alright, what a trip.
Yeah, they went in one at a time, which is bad.
Minimall, absolutely take that every day of the week.
We'll force a timeout here from EDG.
Yeah, this is so good.
EG has been in positions to win too many rounds and throw them all away.
But we already noted the finance.
Too many. That was a good hold. That was a good ass hold for Minim.
I
Just pistols rifle here once more for G2
Those wise for gentlemen certainly something to consider
Why are both teams standing up there? They're just getting hype. It's all good brother. I'm not some fun
In the world, but if you're handling the fundamentals, what are you meant to fix? We're having a blast out there
I mean like you're not even getting to that point yet. This is what worries me a little bit three in a row now for mates though
old style they look pretty good
with top dragging examinants saying again
they've got the divide ready as well
why astral wall bro that one round
he's like i'm gonna win this one before
but the perch is not behind it Mike i mean
it wasn't 1v3 either way
i get a bit nervous with these sort of little errors
right we've seen that round 2 flip
we've seen this now happen we've seen the corners
not getting checked
and these rounds you're losing that then spiral into this
double winnable round they have your wall
they have astral wall and they have one rifle
If they can continue to get these entries, which they've been getting every round
This is clean as possible to find double digits or be for B for gentlemen
Oh, they're so fucked all my DG so fuck
And grip is looking like he wants to evacuate
Again situations we saw on haven giving them these engagements that you don't want to give edg
Still around backside
I now drop they're trying to see me back on this this is it this is the way through yourself
Yeah, it's all gets a bit sketchy
Yeah, he wins this season he's no health person Martin as well
He's got so much work in front of him. There's no way. Oh, it's no way to read this
Another situation disadvantage created early on and mates
Just sweep the site a crucial kill for Martin
I said not getting the plan during this divide on effectively an eco round right
I lost round at that point, but again glyph though so present as well Martin denies it glyph then plays
Well, what a round for glitters, yeah
a real heartbreaker
At this point I'm not even surprised anymore, it's pretty bad.
I can't lie.
You need to...
Just count close rounds.
Wow!
That took pattern!
Okay, GG.
Wait, the 35 though, maybe the general mates will throw one.
Maybe the general mates can throw.
These trips are fast though.
I mean, after all, your role at Reseg is free.
Those of you who might not use any...
They didn't even victim use any ults!
It's so over.
Nobody in smoggy fully quits. It's above a minute. So I mean this is gonna be
So walking the car. Oh, I get the buys not gonna be there can't come one away from old
down but
This many advantages itself
Versus general made specifically I thought this is like a bigger mismatch
Just based on what you guys were saying, but EDG still is like really good.
They just can't close rounds.
They literally just cannot close rounds.
They play attack sides well.
Feels a little mismanaged on the way in.
Five ult's for the next 10 rounds, yeah.
I don't know.
I mean this game is over for sure now.
We don't have a solution. We've hit a brick wall that we can't seem to get around, get over or get through.
What are we meant to do at this point?
Mates didn't play that good though. Okay, that's also fair. Like it's not like Martina was just godlike again.
But...
Everything else isn't working.
I don't know. I still like the way UDG played their attack. Attacks.
They just...
When it came to like little scaling execution things, they were poor. Everything else was good though.
You're not going to want to see three potentially four weapons for it here.
It doesn't feel these way.
Where the buyers going to settle.
They were about all time haven't nobody and teach you with pistols potentially.
Yeah, I thought they would get destroyed.
I'm gonna be honest just because of Martin's form.
But that's obviously not been the case.
I feel like both these teams have been very even up until right now.
Haven could have gone either way
And then look at the amount of rounds EDG has thrown here like the advantage is sorry that they've thrown like
Good on gentlemates to be able to win those rounds, but EDG is putting themselves in prime positions to win rounds and I'm using them
I still think both teams are truly
The step have we figured out what even looks like I feel like they haven't proved that deep towards a yell
I have too much at least that's getting me so ready now
Now, you can only see on the minimap, just as we come out of this file.
Is that on the IGL or the coach?
Or are you moving across to that side of the map?
Both, because execs need to go...
The execs that you do, like for example, B exec and A exec, the set executes that you do,
are like pre-dry ran in server time where the coach is present, the IGL, every player is present.
So you need to make sure those things are really good for stage.
Either they've gone over it differently and they fucked it up on stage
or their execution is always poor.
His work on the fade is going to be very slow.
He's working overtime right now in terms of calling.
Spacing wise.
And you absolutely let him take that.
You've got Glyph having a great performance as well.
He's kind of been the, I don't say the unsung hero
because I don't think he's quite that.
Thank you.
He's not going to be your headline star on this roster
but right now he's having great performance.
Losing second round fucked them.
Yeah, but even then they had chances
and they've just lost all of them.
I'm a little curious.
Even after getting eco'd they still had chances
2-3 v 5s lost after that
Devo, thank you and boy, thank you the prime
Do you think that's how he's gonna do better with Sion, or are you?
It kind of can't get any worse honestly, that was a pretty rough performance considering the players they have
They're gonna really seem convincing to me
You must use it, you must use it, but they have after all your role, they'll just reset
They get to and down
Oh nice man
Smoggy, what are you meant to do?
Gentlemen, it's too good.
Try and run and hide. That's the best you're gonna hope for here.
With four players holding this corner.
The way these rounds are going in here is exactly how I thought
Gentlemen to be used this entire game.
So many angles to run in here.
That's how good I think they are.
They've tapped the runner to throw in.
Marti, we're the 3K to find number 12.
And your eyes are drawn back to the back wall here.
Come on now that is the ultimate this match
Ultimate as well previously
Lockdown just
That's hero basically EDG like a comfortable position when you lose this many like
Browns that you should have won it has to say now. It's just mental death
Because of the other team starts getting so much confidence and you just have none
You've thrown too many
But Doug to deep a hole unfortunately post it up deep with a knot now
They're starting to get more and more how many matches today just to this one and then the energy XLG one
Deeper pinning kong kong to the ground is Martin
It's looking all too simple all too easy
It's just spread so wide. It's there's no contingency if they don't win these over. She's not sure
But expected result if we're being real everyone here thought that you'd probably lose this
Again trying to posture up a little bit towards B, but there's gonna be no threat behind this
Crispy Harris, thank you for the time for them walking into
That's easy friend. Do you get better internet?
I can't sadly not here at least in my house. I will be able to nothing feeling simple the map feeling small and inaccessible
Ah, notice how there's 3v5s, they just sit back, like, even Jesus doesn't know how to
sit back when they have advantages.
Happy to do so this is rehearsed. It's drilled from gentle mates. They've got the bodies to back it up
Nobody has hunter's fury, but what are you meant to do with it there CV standing guard standing shortening this up if you can
Old style coming down CV looking for an easier target and fighting nothing
Wait, they knew that their gap play with the Astralalt would get countered.
So now they're countering it back by not TPing in the gaps.
Genius.
And then disaster performance, I would not call this a disaster at all.
I would not say this is a disaster performance for him.
Like...
When you lose 13-7...
You know...
Obviously, you know, he's still at the beginning.
As usual.
He is an opportunist, I agree, but he's obviously like the best in the world.
To be fair.
Who are they going to find?
It was over the moment and Martín woke up. I actually agree with that statement.
Like, but also it was over around here. Like as soon as you lose these rounds right here,
these 3v5s, it was done. There was just no momentum on EDG. There was just no way to
bring it back there we got money disadvantage alt disadvantage it was over at that point
but honestly this map could have gone either way like this was a really good comeback from
edg right here but I don't know expected I guess expected result
one three pistols by the way yeah they got equal twice though they got they lost second
route twice to classics as well.
Fishnakey and Dumblin' Bait the Bro.
Sex, sex, sex guys, sex.
Sex very much.
His city win.
Did you tell him something for this tournament? Because I probably said I can't come true
What's your objective
Yeah, they are, that's what's happening.
Asia, the other prime brother.
And Mary on the stage here, you guys.
I don't know what to say, Adrenda, we guys love you.
Thank you so much for cheering for us and we will make sure to win.
Mini, as usual, keeping up what he did domestically, and the same with Martín, honestly, he woke
up on the second map.
First map, I agree, he was kind of mid.
Today we're also avoiding him, hella, to be fair.
But then he won that big clutch for Skankang.
Second map, woke up, and it was over.
GG.
Glyph also had an instant series, I can't lie.
Or at least instant second map.
If you go, thank you to the Prime comments on Senjuce, um, I think I already said this,
but I do think that I feel like this is kind of obvious.
There's certain things you just don't say that are within the team and like it did feel
like they were like, you know, kind of shading out Kaplan a little bit, at least from what
I saw.
So I would, I think, um, definitely too much transparency there for sure.
I do respect that they're kind of saying what happened, but you have to keep certain things
under wraps and the Kaplan stuff was should have been kept under wraps.
Also I don't know how accurate any of it was, right?
Because second came out and said he didn't care if I was talking, I don't know, something.
What did second say about Kaplan?
We got.
Oh, he said everyone wanted him to be on smokes as well, right?
But he tried out for.
Super user thing of the prime.
What would you consider to be higher?
I mean, Drake Drake thing of the prime.
PBL all the way? I mean, Paper X first. Don't get me wrong.
For sure.
PRX logs tomorrow, guys. I'll watch it before the match.
I mean, I'm sure there were disagreements between Kaplan and the players at certain points during the year and stuff, but that's normal for any team.
But I think if any of it gets aired out online by players, anyone that's in the organization that knows the inside and will be trusted.
It's it's not good ever in any situation that you have to keep that stuff to yourself always. I think it's like
Regular etiquette that needs to be followed for every player
That's obvious though, like I feel like it's pretty obvious.
I'm sure like Rob Moore will look at that and also be like, yeah, I should probably
show this in some stuff and whatever it is what it is.
I still think Kaplan has too much of a high stock for that to matter.
I think he's still going to be a very sought out coach, sought after coach, regardless of what was said.
I love all the players have only good things to say about him.
Anyone that's he's that he's coached has only said good things about him.
So you'll be all right.
Where would Kaplan go?
I don't know yet, but teams will make changes all year.
This is not like the first of the changes, but I do think I remember saying this when we were watching send right when they got
When they got knocked out and I said I think send is a good team
That's improving at a very rapid rate and they shouldn't make changes
I think I said that on stream and I still stand by the fact that they shouldn't have made changes, but
Whatever, it's not my team sad mouse even tier one
Do other coaches also have the most say in
who they can sign and who not to because Rob said he gave Kaplan all the rights to get players.
Coaches will always discuss it with other players that they're planning on keeping on the roster.
Who, what, what should happen? Right? It's not just coaches that have, at least on teams I've
been on, it's not just coaches that go like full dictator mode. And that's never the case,
at least from my experience. So.
Barbed six went live actually.
Welcome back to day, Kaplan had all the contractual rights.
I don't know what that means.
If you are a coach of a roster, any coach of any roster, yes, you have certain rights
to make certain things happen.
That's by default.
You don't need to have that written out.
Obviously, you're the coach of the team.
Like you can make changes anytime you want.
But most, if not all the time, those changes are also influenced by the players on the team.
Everyone is giving their opinion on what should and shouldn't be done.
It's not just, I'm the coach, I will decide regardless of what anyone thinks.
I'm the sole person making this decision with zero influence from anywhere else.
That's obviously not the case.
Yep has a final say yes, that's fine every coach has the final say but
Most if not all coaches will still like ask the players on the team
Hey, like what do you guys think about this cop change?
He doesn't just go we're changing this fucking cop go fuck yourselves to all of every player
without asking for their opinion or anything
against the new MIBR team they lose them the first time
then they have to go up against G2 in the middle bracket
who had just reinvented themselves
NRG had no idea what to expect
and then they're able to get vengeance against MIBR
in that lower lower bracket
the point is that he had finals saying not to org
as you said actually able to be here
to defend that world champion status
everything that NRG do is
is about throwing the other team off their game.
So while everybody else is leaning into a huge amount
of double-dualist stuff trying to set up these executes,
NRG are relying on anti-stradding.
Relying on-
Why shouldn't the Org have final say?
Because Rob Moore isn't watching every script.
Is, of course the Org isn't making that decision.
How am I explaining this right now?
Why would the work should never have any say
in what the players changes should be.
It should be within the roster of the team.
And then however that roster is like, you know,
it's usually the coach on the hierarchy.
It's usually the coach, the analyst or like assistant coach
and then IGL and then everyone else.
That's usually how it goes conversationally.
And then, you know, depending on who you're replacing
People will give opinions on whether they think it's correct this decision or not.
Whether the coach listens to those opinions is dependent on the coach.
But there's no way that work should have more power on roster changes than the coaches should.
Why would that ever be the case?
If the GM has been in practices and understands the game at a high level, then fine.
Like Sean Garris, for example.
If Sean Garris is making decisions or influencing decisions on 100 thieves, I would trust that
because I can trust that he knows what he's talking about
based on his experience as a player and coach.
But if it's some random guy
that has a completely different job,
that is doing something different every day,
isn't it in every single scrim
that is making decisions on the roster of the team?
Then no.
Rob Morrison is not a random guy who knows his team.
Yeah, that's Ragebait for sure.
It's not what I'm saying at all.
He has a whole other job as a CEO.
He's not sitting there in every single practice, bro.
He doesn't know the ins and outs of the team.
He doesn't know what's going wrong in the team every single day,
what's going right, what kind of changes they need to make
moving forward, at least not at the level that Kaplan, for example, would know. It's obvious.
Bryce and Think of the Prime. And Ludacris, or is it, Ducidius? Think of the Prime. Sorry if I fucked up your name.
if I fucked up your name. Okay, let me, let me, I think what people are trying to say is that
Kaplan has made decisions contrary to what Rob Moore and the others had wanted. And that's Sen
as an org was actually locked to whatever Kaplan decided to do.
So everyone, so the narrative is Kaplan made all these decisions solely based on what he
he thought without consulting anyone on the team.
And when he did consult them, they disagreed with him
and he made the decisions anyway.
I find that very unlikely.
Okay, let me give you an example.
If Andy Miller walked into practice one day
and said, yo, let's cut Ethan,
I'd be like, no, you're brain dead.
That is a brain dead take.
I don't know why you're even saying that, off what?
Right?
So there is no universe where a CEO is walking in
telling me what player to cut unless the guy has done something like that broke the law or
something right he has to get cut for that reason but when it comes to like player performance
the coaches will usually make that decision on like who should be on the team and who
should be not on the team let's let's watch this first to say that now even if you like
double duelist the mainstream meta from what we know so far but you guys have opted
I highly doubt Kaplan wasn't consulting anybody I don't think he was just out there dictating
every decision.
That really plays into your strength.
So in what ways can it help and how significant would that be from your sound?
Santiago.
Yeah, like you said, definitely our strengths.
I mean, we have Brock and I, so double initiator is definitely the way to go for us.
And we think it plays well into the meta right now, even against it.
So hopefully it, hopefully works out.
Can't wait to see it.
Now good luck.
Corso for NRG, it's gonna be tough because their opponent's on the other side of the field. It's she lied gaming now
Ross, thank you the prime man
Alright, let's let's figure this out. Let's get the bottom of this
Tricky Tyrone, they're the prime brother I
Think mostly the decision of getting second off-duelist and John cutie off IGL, which is kind of a questionable decision
fair enough
What I'm saying is
Let's say, let's just like hypothetically try to figure out say that like second said, no, I really want to stay on do list. And John Q. He said, no, I really disagree. We should stay on IGL. We shouldn't change those things.
I don't think Kaplan would do those things without everyone agreeing, or at the very least the people in question agreeing with those decisions is what I'm trying to say.
right? I'm not saying I know this team or anything. I'm just saying if those were his decisions,
I think John Cutie and Zekin probably agreed to those decisions at the very least to some extent.
Wait, Rob said John Cutie wanted to IGL but Kaplan didn't let him.
Really?
Really?
What is his exact words?
Was that his exact words?
John Cuny wanted to IGL.
But Kaplan didn't let him.
And that just seems a little like that's just like I'm not I'm pretty sure it's not as simple
as that that sounds. Let's put it that way. It's not that there's way more to that story
than just that sentence.
Can we get Tariq and just ask him?
Can someone clip me the fucking shit?
Just clip me the timestamp of when that's said.
Because I'm pretty sure the way it probably went down, I'm speaking just from experience,
I'm not talking from I know what happened obviously don't, is Kaplan suggested, hey
like what if we move you out of the IGL rule and maybe John QT had an issue with that at first
but then they tried it and then maybe he liked it like you know what I mean it was just like let's
try it it wasn't like Kaplan said yo John today you will not be IGLing and going forward you will
not be IGLing period don't argue don't say shit that's just the that's that's my point that
but that's how that comes across like the way you guys are typing the sentence is how that
whole thing comes across but that's not how it happened obviously obviously there was a discussion
that was clearly had within the team and maybe the player was like skeptical at first but said
I'm down let's try it out right that's that seems more plausible than this guy just coming in full
fucking hitler mode and just dictating everything like what it rarely does I really really am
hopeful for these guys especially coming off of that you know BLG matchup where they look
great.
Also I just want to say Mary also shush man.
Mary also said the team had many chemistry issues and he wasn't comfortable since October
I saw that I saw that but that's
I mean that doesn't have just to do with Kaplan this is a whole team probably just team vibes are off
maybe he just did like a
Honestly, I don't even know this probably didn't fit in with the team in or out of the game
That's XLG will surprise you I hope so
None of the present or past players talked about bad about Kaplan.
That's my point.
If all the players are coming out and saying these good things about Kaplan, the way I
see it going down isn't the way you guys are seeing it, or like some of the fans are
seeing it go down.
Like Kaplan doesn't even seem like the kind of person that would just straight up be
a full dictator on a team.
But I think some of Robmore's answers came off like Kaplan is like that.
And that's what was bad.
Like, I think Robmore needs to, if you're going to make a statement about what a coach
did or didn't do, you just need to clarify a little bit before it gets out of hand and
people start running with crazy narratives.
You guys have to face last year's champions winner.
So is there a mental advantage or disadvantage in having to start with such a major title?
Yeah, exactly.
I think probably both I'd say we're probably the massive underdog because of that but
Invalent met us change in the matter of weeks so matter of days even so you never know
I think it'll it'll be a fun game to watch so I can promise
Okay, thank you for your insight. Here's the video. Yeah, let's see
Yeah
Okay, so it was that so it said in your news
or your press statement, first phase of changes,
I guess that's like a big part of it.
Yes, okay.
So there's, the changes kind of go hand in hand
with why we're making a change today, right?
Which is that, you know, the stat will people
will spam we me with and brand on PlatChat
already started last week of saying,
Kaplan's a great coach. Why would you possibly replace Kaplan?
He went to six of seven of the last international's. Okay.
Don't talk about Kaplan went to six of seven international's with
second as his duelist and John as his idea.
So when Kaplan came back from Paris,
his solution to how the season ended was to want to replace second
as the duelist and to replace John as the ideal.
That was not something we agreed with.
Kaplan's solution was to replace Zekin off Duelist into controller role and John QD off
IGL role.
That was, that's what he said.
And then he said, that's not something we agreed with.
When he says we, is he talking about the org or is he talking about the players?
And so we've had a process as an org for a very long time.
Doesn't fucking matter what the org thinks.
Let me make that very clear.
That is fully on Kaplan to make that decision, not the org.
What, bond car isn't going to Andy Miller.
Hey, is it okay if Adam gets off of dualist
for like a little bit?
That's not happening.
That's fine.
Long time of how we interact with our coaches
and our staff, like Eric, Ma and Charlie Lipsy
have been doing this for,
we've been doing this together for a decade.
And normally the way we process this is we kind of go back and forth,
and we come to a consensus of what a plan is and then implement the plan.
What this is we normally, the way we process this is we kind of go back and
forth and we come to a consensus of what a plan is and then implement the plan.
Boy.
The ORIG has say in how the players play the video game.
Like what agent people are on, what role they're on.
That is not normally.
That is not normally.
Yes, there could be people within the org that are specifically there, for example, general managers, who can have a say because they are there every day, they see how the team interacts, they see the chemistry, and sometimes they even know in-game stuff like what needs to be done or they have some sort of an opinion.
opinion. But everyone in the org outside of everyone that's in the room playing every day
should not be able to make decisions like that. Or at the very least, they should have
a very small opinion, if any opinion at all. One thing people are saying in the chat is
didn't Zekin make the decision to leave at the end of his contracts? Okay, so let's
just talk about how we got there. Yeah, what you don't when he hits you, what hi,
I wish I watched this live when he says, okay, you know, it's really a good amount of juice
September. When did we get knocked out of champs? Like he's been holding that in, you
know, like he, that's, that's when it comes off. And he says, okay, like he's holding
it in. He's ready to spill. Was it? Yes. Toward the end of September. Okay. So it
was a month later that it's gone. So yeah, his contract was ending. We weren't trying
to keep him to be our duelist. We never talked to him about it. So I'm saying I'm not skate.
How can you say I'm scapegoating the guy who made a decision? That is by definition. The
opposite of being a scapegoat is when Wait, is the claim here? Wait, wait, wait, let's
get this straight. Is the claim here second decided to leave Sentinels because Kaplan
made a decision to put him off of duelist and into controller rule? No, right? That's
that's not the case.
Okay, okay, okay, you force your employer to do a decision. They disagree with that is
and scapegoating. That is taking responsibility for your mistakes.
For sure. employers do a decision. They disagree with it is when you force your employer to
do a decision they disagree with that isn't scapegoating, that is taking responsibility
for your mistakes. And so, and then with John, he decided he didn't want John to be
his IG anymore. He and John had worked together for four years. So, the problem you have is,
again, now the funny thing about people saying, why didn't you do this? Why didn't you do that?
So, yeah, here was the issue we're faced with, right? When our coach is adamant that
that these are the changes he wants to make, right?
Are we supposed to just tell him,
but he had the right contractually,
which I'll never give again.
He actually had the right to make the final
say on roster within the budget.
Really?
Oh, is that a thing?
I'm surprised.
Well, it's very surprised by.
Yes, the coach gets to decide who's on what role.
Doesn't have to be contractual.
That's just fucking normal.
Obviously the coach
This is implied like okay the way this is being spoken about
It just puts Kaplan in a light where he's dictating every decision
Right and he's saying everyone else go fuck yourselves. I don't think that's what's happening here
I think the org is trying to get too involved in decisions
That's
And maybe this is normal for some I've not been on son. I don't know but
on son, I don't know. But the org itself is trying to get involved in decisions that
the players and the coaches and the analysts and the assistant coaches fully have the right
to outrank them in these decisions. Like who's on what role, what players are we playing
with, what way we're playing, what maps we're playing. That is on the roster. That is
on the team to do that. Not on, sorry, roster, yeah. That is not on the org side. Like the
org should have very little opinion. They should actually stay out of it most of the time. And
then every org I've been on. Wait, what are you guys talking about? Org is paying the
players. Bro, are you guys can't be serious? Some, okay, someone like Kaplan who's in practice
every single day, and is watching the team play every single day for four years straight.
Probably knows better about what he's talking about than a CEO who has to handle a million
other things.
Right.
It's not like Kaplan is going to, that's like Kaplan going to fucking Robmore and being
like, I don't know about this sponsorship.
We shouldn't take this sponsor.
I don't like these people.
Like on the next sponsor they get.
Why are you guys lying?
It's not even live yet, right?
Like, certain people are good at certain, right?
But I don't think, but I don't think you can disagree.
Our son runs the team internally when they have been successful.
No, it's just, well, I don't know if it's the case.
They've always ran it this way.
That's my point.
Like, has that always been a thing on send that the org just has this much
a sway on how the roster operates when it comes to, like,
Yeah, but guys, he clearly stated that he disagreed, as in the org disagreed with changing
John QD to IG, like out of IGL and second out of doulas, right?
He clearly stated he disagreed with that.
He as in the org.
It was him and others. Yes. That's my point. Like, what does he mean by that? Like others
who other players on the team or other people in the org that aren't as involved with the
team to begin with? In comparison to Kaplan, who is involved every single day. Who the
fuck is that Sentinels GM? Let's talk to him. That's the guy we really need to talk
to.
Well, Tarek, I don't know if it is or was it will never be for us. When he coached
like to interview with us, please know we will never give that again because that is
what happened. So like John not being the IGL was 100% not coming from us. So everyone's
asking the question, which is a great question to ask, which is, is John returning to be
the IGL? Derek, ask me that question.
Is John returning to be IGL?
Yes.
Okay. So part of the process with Ewok coming in as the coach was the conversation
about what the direction was gonna be
and how we were gonna move forward.
And so, now this is no fault of Caillou's,
but he's like a rookie.
And this is like a crazy high stress job to put him in.
So, sorry, we'll watch this after.
I really, I don't understand what you guys
don't understand about what I am saying.
I truly don't.
I feel like I'm being very clear in what I am saying.
And maybe I could say it better, but like the coach of a team, the person that's with them every single day is supposed to have the final say on what happens with the roster internally, whether that's roster changes, role changes, whatever, it's supposed to be that way.
So what planet am I living on where the org is making those decisions or having a big say in those decisions even?
Like I love Rob Moore. Like I've had multiple conversations with him. I fucking love this guy. He is so funny. However, I
don't know what
What what situation this is where I'm not siding with Kaplan 100%
Like when it comes to this and I'm just saying Rob Moore's delivery here just comes off as it was Orig versus Kaplan
Right now if Rob Moore clarified yo even some of the players disagreed with Kaplan
That would give his argument a little bit more merit, but to just say I disagreed does not matter. That is not an argument
He did say that
Where
Literally everyone disagreed with Kaplan
Okay, let me know it's about to go live
NRG though, and it's not gonna be happening here for NRG. Alright, let's put that in the back pocket for now chat
Let's just put that shit in the back pocket. They're gonna be prepared for some of this
Right now they're gonna be playing against the box standard of NRG and for she like gaming
They're gonna do their thing here. What do you make of these agents clashing against each other?
You said the players were not believing anymore map in the pool that I thought you are now running double do us on
And it has not been great for them. This is at the top of NRG's pool
energy were winning mirror matches domestically yeah this exact situation so
honestly it is a good composition to take a look at raga and happy way and
just look at the form because even if they lose this map it might just be down
to yeah this is none of the players believe they could win an international
tournament because of those changes or because of their roster itself like
Kind of just the being in a slump
What a pleasure it is to be here
I don't think that's all I'm talking about either way then
I don't think that's a shot at Kaplan at that point
Just everybody
Looking to go and try to take down
The current reigning champions
That are NRG
Alright let's lock in and then we'll watch it after
We'll finish it up after
NRG is just a team that has
Please XLG give us a game. I'm begging you give me a game
Audio look
That's good
Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow.
Oh man.
Kiko, bring down the enemy KJ, but it's not gonna be recovered player.
They're all here, they're all here.
Bro, Vigil's out.
But then we gain it's wrong.
Bro, Vigil's out.
Vigil's out.
Always good for three.
How is it always good for three?
Delivering the pain at 3K.
Audio again?
No bro.
Sorry.
So G's fingertips, energy will be of the finishes on off.
Sorry, sorry.
Let's do some util for him to use here
Can't shock dark to the corner the kill what a fucking shock dad
Kiko HP narrowly closing how is the broth?
Always gets the three just how lock it down long a how can you do this every time?
I get a pretty good read
They've got a little bit of their homework
XLG likes to play these pistol rounds where they're kind of in pivot positions.
You know, planting three players in the middle of the map, trying to see if they can just react to what their opponent does.
No man, you're doing a great job. Just walking and getting point blank.
You know, the desk was talking about how he can be really kind of beat the damage sometimes.
And those, you know, dualists, those entry dualists that he's usually playing.
You know, says, well, even though I'm playing KJ, I can still go a little entry.
Once again NRG looking to just tackle this A side of the map
You know only one here for the time being it's himself tucked in just on that sewer exit. It's like NRG
So she full C stuff not calling for an evacuee energy should be fine here
Just trying to suss out
Where the stack will end up being?
You know as well you might have some time here to talk about a few things some things you're already seeing
Maybe there's some little pieces of difference in terms of okay
Well, they put they were willing to put the KJ on a early that's something that we need to be worried about the future rounds
Damage
They could act as I guess this one as well probably no the flanks and no man gonna be spotted out in scuba
Showing some respect, he's gonna be backing away, doesn't want to give over that sheriff
Looks like they're gonna maybe try to funnel this kill into modest hands
And he says he's gonna be dying to bomb
Widely just set up to go down the final three to the spike, is that our cheat?
I'm looking to pull this off wall
You missed the CLG days?
Not really, because I lived in a teamhouse and that shit is fucking...
It does not look much
Yeah, so that was just thinking...
The Stinger?
He's really lost, did he think of the Prime Brother?
Maybe draw on them, trying to see if we can find that elimination, but if we can go off with the ghost and find one kill, we'll get taken down, so no flawless, but still damn clean.
Do you see how it starts for NRG?
Yeah, so it's pretty steady stuff here for NRG.
What state are you in? I'm in Canada, brother.
We have provinces here.
Funnel the kills the way they want to, you know, commit the...
That's right, with T-Noses? It's just like...
Kinda want your privacy a little bit.
So walking around your teammates all day basically always with your teammates, you know
You can kind of start getting sick of them a little bit
Not sick of them, but just sick of living with so many people is more what I'm trying to say
Here comes the pain how much prep if they got
Studying every single wall bang angle try to avoid them from this defender side
Now some spam down a long catch any player
I like this B setup though. I really like this B setup from XLG
They unless or showed himself they don't know about neon
Viper by himself
This is like very free map control for energy here like very free
Which is scaring me a little bit for XLG
Formation looks like where's the util they do have much. They do have a quick rotate on to be for moment
Neon's gonna have to okay. Never mind. They're not going to scale forward
What's this B site though insert either?
And these guys really clear garage they can over stack it any point if they can somehow clear for me
They'll be on time and share all that util is going to be on the B site
Difficult little trap right outside of short. Yeah, I mean that's coming back. This is gonna be really hard for energy
Perfect, perfect U2, looks good, perfect U2 there, wait and they cancel, they hear it though, they heard it, they're ahead of this, oh they're going B though
Wait, does B hit by the problem?
Raga slides in instantly finds one
Plant needed to be committed to be able to find out if he can get out safely Raga is thrilled
Around the corner gets a line of sight but his teammates are dying around them
Well played I didn't even see the Adam play
3 kills getting so very close
I look he was thinking like the B decision might be bad for energy
Find a bonus conversion
Because everyone is just rotating and they're right there and they're ready to risk like
successful
Where they're gonna poke a prod around the map they're gonna look like they're gonna commit to something and then they're gonna make
To keep pushing that direction that they rotated away from to get in behind their opponent this time
It's a moda keep your eyes on those kind of this
NRG loves to do on this map
I didn't see
No 4 minutes sir
I don't know what made energy use that much U-Till on the sewer guy there
They used a lot on this person
Like they were going to use it regardless of whether they jiggled or not
or not. Or if he was off angle or not. Pretty insane read. Yeah, it might have been like
an anti shot honestly. When Kill Share plays in this is what the spotty plays usually. Maybe.
That's a lot of utile that we keep as he was bombarded with
NRG the B merchants
Viper holding and kill Joy holding flank
Should be
Everyone fights flank bro, what the fuck
Wait, when am I?
Okay, I don't know.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Has done well.
You know, the Stobas are want to go back to their attacker side spot.
Oh, he's finding new emotes.
Oh, that Hunter's fury.
Cause like, he doesn't want me to like mock him for the other one.
And this is something that-
It's actually good.
That I immediately thought of when I'm watching the gods getting ready for this, is that
I think NRG plays even better against teams that are more disciplined, that have the
protocols, that have the ideas.
The Winx fan emotes?
No more.
To use that against you so, so well.
That is his natural emotes though.
When he has like a really big round versus a really big team he's doing that no matter what
Because that's just like comes from instinct. You know what I mean?
Right now he's testing new ones because he knows he's gonna win this game
They need to just be able to outtrack energy at times
They need a rocket to be able to be that guy to just walk at them and run at them and hit those shots
And so far he's been able to do that at times
Saw a nice little moment from him on that B site defense cleaning up a couple kills
It feels like a, so jeez tagging, depart very slowly here by energy.
Yeah, I think you hit on a good point, something that I wouldn't mind to see where the company
is aggressive, you know, top A, A lobby push, something big, go for it, you know, go
big or go home.
Thank you guys, thank you.
Little chopsticks, thanks.
Jelly things.
Little space creations, throw energy off there, get a little bit of it.
Will you root for it, BBL vs. Maberex?
Those are so bad it doesn't come to that.
That doesn't come to that. Let's hope it doesn't come to that because you know who I'm rooting for, but...
But did NRG just read an A fight and just instead go see?
Just over towards this side of the map or gonna be grabbed up modern out giving the overdrive online
It's spot on the domain. They're right regards that alarm box. So my first year though with kills
Once again opened up spike recovered scuba now
Watching up from garage. She's such a quick peek and a quick headshot. That's wrong. They stand no chance
This is by the way off of XLG's timeout.
What was the read that there was an A fight there?
One dart? Did the neon even stun?
The fly decision-making.
Are these just getting hard anti-shrugger enough?
XLG does a lot of probably what you wanted to see coming out of that timeout.
They take that aim in control, but NRG's response is to just turn up the pace and there's a deeper alarm bot than you would normally expect there.
There's that early plant from no man of that utility.
And, like you said, just disrespected and that on-the-fly decision to just go past it to don't give XLB a chance to get those rotations.
Did he actually mid-round?
Much larger stack over on that A side and you know you're going to the weak side, might as well just go for it and see if you can catch them off balance.
Confidence is flowing. You've already ran four rounds in a row. Just go for it. You've got the alt to
Mata
He's on one is now. He's on his feet
Having a blast can see everything from up there
What is this like a photo shoot for this guy what's happening online for Brock for a while that hasn't needed to really invested yet
She comes into play
XLG, you're able to find a couple kills. You think at this point they're gonna be starting to feel very...
It's gonna feel necessary to try to invest some of these ultimates.
It's what I'm trying to say, but either way no man gonna get caught right there in front of the site.
And there's the hundred-year-old...
Vyper and Killz are so funny. Vyper and Killz are trying to hold C now themselves.
The rotates are legit on D.E. Dust 2. Not anywhere near them.
Like, how are they gonna hold this bomb site?
I feel like you can invest it.
Not been able to find basically any damage. It's only Kiko lightly tagged up.
I mean, I would think this
It's just gonna be over. Yeah, I mean scuba's holding the angle down
Raga good for two, but shot stuff
They're for the ship down on the Lysor and Raga will fall
Rough day XLG. This is gonna look like a very rough. It's gonna be a rough result for them
on this attack
It almost is starting to feel like a tanker right now in this match
Or in this map where they can run any strat they want and it'll work
the util and see if you can just get the job done that way because it's you know
when no man was over on a they were attacking him when he's been on see
they're just going at him see default so again he's got a show that you can beat
us don't tell me the rushing is gonna grab that off he's gonna be posted top
mid good ults though really big old tier board see again are they just gonna
keep digging into this well and Brock doesn't have to ball anymore so
children can just play full retail game rock so those are just playing see
I'm taking a half sending the drone forward as this fam does continue don't get broken before it's able to really spot out anything
But this amount of the monotone just continues to go sprint before the happy way wait don't use this
Down onto the enemy omen as well as you know this round now as the blighter
Okay, they should be all right. They should be all right. Let's scuba does something crazy
themselves on the board
Leo comes in from behind
Denies the backstab and happy way with
Hey, we'll play that till due.
Unfortunately, they're gonna have to win out here.
Such big kills, man.
Beautiful Viper hold.
There we go.
No way we're standing up.
missed that we do about one chance we're standing up for it let's see if he can get that off to
sing in this round otherwise four ultimate to crude four XLG still very much rescue this half
and happy way is just continuing right where he left off in the previous round another entry from
viper he's my parole heroes maybe starting to come alive for XLG counter spam oh my god
They made up a lot of ults, W. Okay, NRG is gonna get Viper ult, they're gonna go B.
They're gonna go B. I already know. They're gonna go B. Let's not pretend here. They love
this Viper ult and B strat. They're gonna have Viper plants, ults, and they just play
We say our post might be back on the sea. I got 100% in happy way
They anti-garage, but it was just some fake attention there. That's another thing about the Odin is
Maybe so much noise. You're just kind of attracted to it
Why's the bright lights?
Not a spotting out a couple people not quite gonna get caught by that snake bite. So now invests the pit
No flanker either come off on the exit, but I'm gonna be found now locked down going to be invested
I mean, you're just dead seconds remaining off
Spamming spraying and crying running out of both the push coming through but Brock is the trial of the classic
The team is there on the key. So that will drop the pit
Seems an out
Start to be chaotic mod at the team there within window that if use being a hell that's already up past that way
With covering fire will keep it protected
Right out under their noses
I
Honestly been better they can go if you chose way altered out here outwards
Because that's the point of winning that post plant
the time out after that loss was not satisfied with how the team tried to pilot the end of
that.
Vyper ulted plants I think?
No, no, I understand.
But I'm saying the Vyper once he planted the bomb, the whole only way to win the round
when you're playing against the Killjoy ult there is to ult outside of B. So he has
to jump out and then ult outside of B or just like ult outwards.
So it goes like, it leaks onto the outside of B because then his teammates can play
behind it and spam the bomb and the opponent can't rush you either though the alt is there
yeah Kiko I'm saying shouldn't have done that but
small mistake and they're up six two so it doesn't matter
this round felt more like they were just like okay we're gonna bake all okay we did that now
we're gonna go fake over here now we're gonna go plant oh we don't have good ideas for how to
deal with this lockdown because scuba wasn't in a good position to put a counter lockdown in
right so there's no helping the viper's pit
i'll be just talking about how to clean up something audio again brother
why is it doing this i don't understand and why does it do it randomly
one away from guaranteeing the half still have money
why are you going into this round so
pretty quick you'll not be seen you'll just be that phantom
Thankfully, three killjoys all they don't have still volts.
Three bomb sides.
Are they going to flood back in?
As soon as the bomb gets tapped they flood in.
Go!
Go!
Go!
can not be found.
Oh, they fucked.
Happy weight bolt, gonna be struck down.
Lysor is trying to play his way in through the connectors.
That might have been one of the worst floods I've ever seen.
It's gonna be, Timmy the Tire, go ahead and finish the job.
Quick backpedaling here from no man.
Maybe he could find a catch.
Here's his movement, but also needs a hold on to the weapon.
Maybe get a drop from a teammate.
Should have come down to it.
I'm worried about Lysor.
Just have that off.
They're just running right past no men's
Get a piece of the pie any kind of action coming his way looks like the answers going to be able to save except this guy
This guy's dead for sure maybe about to be at risk if you continue to slot board doesn't even matter the gun rails already spotted
And that is the operator left abandoned on the floor
72 the time I call working if you likely could have been confused but back to basics here for energy
The crowd would have never allowed that to happen.
He should never, ever be getting that!
What?
Oh, Mata is on one.
Yeah, he's feeling it.
That was so good.
Just shutting down that retake before it really ever comes to fruition.
Never able to catch that player who had gotten ping revealed out.
That was pretty easy going for NRG.
I would like to see a little bit more aggression, I guess, on the mid-round from XLG to get
info.
Right now they have all of A, all of long A, but eventually when this Viper wall goes
up they lose the sewer line.
So I would like for them to start getting aggressive in these areas, like here, here, maybe even
down mid with three, maybe even in mid-trap.
Okay, they retook garage pretty quickly that's good and they have turned holding C. Bipers now C as well.
Wait, XLG's read is wrong. They're running back and forth. They don't know where it's hitting.
They still have no info by the way. They have no idea where they're going.
Nah, energy just went.
Honestly, good Useless though.
We're going to get Utah overall from XLVM.
It's terrible positions.
Terrorism.
Actually it's terrorism.
I don't get it.
I don't know how you just accept not having any info. It's legit.
They're having fun out there.
That is for sure.
It's an actual pro to be playing Valorant and accepting not having any info in the round.
Try to keep this gun.
They reinvested in that op after losing it in the previous round that cost their economy
mightily.
Ashborn taking the front.
See if NRG wants to keep the op themselves.
Mada was painting under it.
He was going to switch back over to the rifle.
He was stacked up and looked.
Smiles some laughter.
Oh man.
Something.
Would you rather watch a great PaperX game but they lose or an absolute domination?
I should not be playing that far forward.
I think you know the answer to that.
What?
8 to 2, NRG.
Of course I'd want to watch them win.
I'll give a fuck if it's a good game and they lose.
But it's a lose-lose for me. I lose 10 years of my life and they lost the game.
What is the point of that?
Trying to rely on that neon alt and it never can do anything.
You've given up so much space in reaction time here.
As Varga is minimal, he even gets pinged out.
So he has to try to be evasive to try to make sure that no one's
going to just clip him off of that infall.
Damage to Mata, he's going to go for more, though.
He's not going to be too good.
Is there pressure in B that can use Utah, or is it?
Oh, there's plant planning for free again.
He's going to be sprambling, trying to get in a position
to go for this retake.
And if the three player advance,
Through a lob, you know all scuba nearby enough try to hold this line has that outlaw at hand
It's a great read because there's basically no armor available at least a treasure for my game
At least there's that at least that's good into the spider's web they go one after the other
It's happy way
It's back a kill
They don't have to be over the gobbly over the back side opportunity but
Can't find the shots, spot out the spray down, no man dead, happy way to try to exit.
Just get him out of the tournament.
Let's get to the top eight.
Yeah.
They are very much just in cruise control.
It's just little things that they're doing that are keeping XLG guessing.
I love the way that they accelerate there with the neon, throw up the smoke onto
Sight make some noise and that force the shock dart out evens TP
And though he's using his ult so he just watches the shock dart lands in front of him
He says no I can just
Plant after my ult is done
And then we're gonna be in deep post plans. We've got all these setups. We've got this out
Well, this is just wrapped up. We've got the cage until to watch our fully wrapped up next up
He just cannot find any value
They've got to get aggressive on the map somehow some way and the worst part is we're going into abyss
and energy's gonna have a tax on and I'm gonna run him over again unless it's
some crazy cop energy's never seen before
okay they over rotate C but they said I'm going C scuba just has all of middle
turrets holding garage and they beep up again fun
He's now going to be slowing down.
A lot of has been there, entry has been, that selfless player, and now they don't have him.
Let's just give it some pause to NRG.
And now they're going to have to do a little bit more diligence.
No man tucked into that corner.
I don't think he was spotted.
Wow.
Andy gets out.
Andy gets out for free.
And that's not as useless.
And they actually lose damage on that.
There's two players at least on this side of the map.
Start to crypt over towards the A site.
Nice or gets caught out on the swing still still nobody has any info on XLG
Farragher finally goes for some info
Thankfully, they're trying to get everybody closer together now
But down to watch the plank the sling and now they have the wrong read no noise
Broga doesn't know what he's planning is on towards the spawn trying to make up his mind
Try to see full cardio day to participate this hard cardio day land
20 seconds remaining energy now getting ready to hit the accelerator
Another expected result unfortunately.
to be cleared, just didn't want to make a peep to set up the turret, but now knows that
time is starting to work against him more and more, and the peep that went on high to
strike him down, a 3k, plus the ITS, 10 rounds for NRG.
Well you're defending world champions, look like they are picking up right where they
left off in 2025 on the global stage.
It's so methodical, so efficient.
It really is.
to pull rabbit out of a hat and they need to do it very quickly.
You know what I'm saying, when there's this big of a mismatch and a team that's like the underdog
doesn't uh get assertive in the way that they play to gain confidence throughout the game.
They just kind of play scared. That's annoying.
Like at no point was there any kind of aggression from anybody
to take any kind of map control back for energy. No pushes through A unless it was at the start of
the round. No pushes down C in the mid-round. No pushes out garage in the mid-round. Just no
attempt at getting any information just sitting there, dick in hand. For what? What's the point?
You're just going to lose. Like at least try to even out the numbers or like sorry even out
out the odds by getting aggressive and playing like you're trying to win. You know what I mean?
Like you have belief in yourself.
Watch time, we'll do it after the game ends. This game's about to end in like three minutes.
Have some patience buddy
Just like I heard this whole fucking night when I was in fucking, not Santiago, when I was in, where was it?
Lock in? Holy fuck
Fuck
They have come in hot from the start over 3,000 bands and showed up today
They have brought fun passion
They are so happy to have valor in here and so are we to be here. Yeah, it's
Thank you for the price
the scenery everything so far about the fantastic fresh I'm gonna fucking nothing
I'm not gonna do anything I'm just gonna keep refreshing to have Ballard here in
front of them as are we but now question becomes once again XLG what do you have
in the tank remaining to try to rally back going into this second half of
eight round deficit all right needing to find a pistol here just go ahead and
it here it's so no mistake come back to leader because you're not winning they're
just as good on the other side what is this a little more attackers okay I'm
not gonna lie I think XLG got ultimate anti-stratics game.
Wow, wow, no way broches that with the D.
I don't know what I'm saying, I want NRG to win this round.
He fell asleep in this boring aspect.
I'll wrap it up then.
frag is raga will fall to push in the corner scuba delivered the final nail
energy
It will take both pistols
They will take themselves up to 11 around wins two more to go to close
I guarantee that ad is way better than this game
guarantee that much
Especially because the sony in zone out remains clean like we saw in america's they were one of the best on the
in the planet in pistol rounds
They've already gone 2-0 on their map pick of Haven. We're seeing a bit of a force up
from XLG, as you would kind of expect. The Spectre may be in there for no man,
a couple of them. Sheriff Bucky Stinger. So some firepower brought in.
Does this catch them off guard? Does this NRG just fully anticipate this?
Because I think it's going to be the latter.
This is Caster said is this by gonna catch them off-guard 11
Run into 5v
He's the ultimate god like anti-stradding from bonkar and strug out of the way.
Here comes Adam.
I can hear you.
Can you hear that?
Nah, I can't hear them.
And the coaching staff because there's an alarm bot here early, but again not much pressure anywhere else in the map
But they're so quick to read that XLG is going into their comfort which is mid
You know a lot of times XLG might push garage or be here kind of flirt with both this time
They try to just step it up to try to catch an RK off guard
Very beginning of the round they knew from the get-go
So final timeout call from XLG. Trying to drum up a Coinbase win condition for XLG from this point.
Feels very difficult. The Pi coming into this, it's hard to be brought in. Just forced in the previous round.
You just lost that. It's going to be a similar scrape here. A Molisha Pi.
This was better for next map.
We need WS Leo to actually turn into Leo.
And even then they're not coming back.
Happy way though. Happy way ahead of decent game.
You have to like actually get around.
Like the two rounds they won because it works.
Actually.
Not something that we've seen from XLG much at all.
They let it once during kickoff, first map versus AG in that upper final.
But we're unable to find victory on this map since the beat sentinels back.
Coach is asking for their food order.
Shout out to EWALK.
We're gonna miss you brother.
Alright.
Yeah, I mean yeah.
I'm fucked.
I'm looking for that decent damage at range.
That's the food order.
A couple of judges.
Beyond this A site, Matt is hands again.
Rock just jiggling the angle.
Confirmation.
Here's the clear and takes a shot to the foot.
Drone now to try to check in towards Sewer.
Roger just to tuck away.
So deep over.
The long as well as he's scale forward.
There's the sling.
That's enough.
get a relay pole out from mana.
Not showing them any wiggle room.
To push forward into the wall,
cleans up the hill, slides in,
goes right out of shell,
so eventually will fall,
but Kiko's here in hell.
And he cleans up two.
Now it's just no man.
And no man's land.
The Paranoa across,
blinded up.
No man.
Now spotted out as well.
Trying to fish through
with the backstab,
getting ready to come in.
As the knife will be out,
scuba there.
Here's the top of the plant swings it and shut it down 13 to 2 dominance on display
This team is just so fearsome on this map
And they are continuing
I don't even care about the way the team energy played
As much as I want to really just highlight and credit the coaches because that was obvious anti-stradding
Like very very clearly they got anti-shrouded at least the most rounds I watched on gun rounds like very good on bonkar and strong
Clear as fucking day that one big lad sink they did to your one man
Let's go check out this banger stat
How do you know where yet? Yeah, I mean
Yeah, everyone own
back to send. So when people say, well, your roster isn't any good. Why are you blaming
Kaplan? It's like, well, this was Kaplan's roster, not the one we wanted. And so the
first this was Kaplan's roster, not the one we wanted. Can you guys clarify that statement
for me? What does that mean? They wanted star players, I guess. Yeah, because those just
grow on trees, right? Who could they have gotten besides the players they did get? Like, was
are other players they could have gotten but then could like didn't get it or like woohoo
uh i don't understand why this stuff has to be said for one simple reason
sentinels all things considered with the changes they had to make
had a solid run man solid run like who is hating on sen for this any of this have been said
Yes, they did. They had a solid run for a new team. Of course they did.
Bro, look at the competition on Americas. Look at the competition they had to face.
They improved over all of their matches.
That's the first thing that's happening is John is returning as IGL and that is, you
know, as part of the conversations with Ewok and him joining us is that that is, was the
first step in like getting this going again was John becoming John returning to be the
IGL. So like I said, it's unfortunate for Caillou, but you have a guy. So now we're back
to those stats, right? We have a guy who has an IGL with the six of seven internationals
and won the first one he went to. He's, he was in tier one, oddly he was in tier one
in 2022. And then ghost gaming, um, did not become part of partnership. And then
Furia is a new team too, okay.
Do you guys understand that some teams just insta-click
and some teams don't, and most teams
are not gonna end up like Furia?
That's just not how the game overall,
any sport in anything works.
It's Furia clicked, that's amazing for them.
Sen will take a little bit longer
as how, that's how it normally works,
the way Sen is doing it, you know?
And who knows, if Furia like bombs out here,
then what you're going to start hitting on Furia?
Like, yeah, Furia had a great fucking run.
They beat really good teams and they had an insane run.
But one, we don't know that's going to stay that way,
like consistently throughout the year.
Two, most teams don't take that same path that Furia did.
It's very rare to do what Furia did,
which is why it's as amazing as it is.
So the said run is more logical,
like makes way more sense
that they're going to take time to improve,
You know what I mean?
Bro, just pick up Psalm 10s and Cane Zera.
Why'd you sneak Cane in there?
And yourself for that matter.
Cane, I'm not going to lie, is the future.
It's not Sam's stop.
Have you spoken to Cane Zera and Ion at the same time?
Have a conversation with them, and then come back to me.
Sam Sam if I if I have both ion and cane on the same team, I'm going full Kaplan. You hear me?
Am I right Rob?
Is on
M80 played in the ascension tournament lost in the finals to the guard
and then joined us and then had a spectacular run as I do and so
John to a bit of a city's return where yeah a little bit of a shitty spot because he had to deliver pretty hard
otherwise John was kind of essentially I think what people are missing and not not understanding is sense results would have been the same
no matter what the fuck happened like nothing would have been maybe slightly better maybe slightly worse
They would not have qualified for this event, regardless.
So like these statements, the reason why I think they're being misintended, like just
wrong, honestly, is because if, say, Kaplan did everything everyone else wanted, nothing
would have changed.
You still wouldn't have gotten some crazy star players.
You would have kept second.
No, you wouldn't have.
You could have put Zekin on dualist and given him maximum control of everything and stake in the company. He still probably would have gone to MIBR
You know what I mean
So I really don't think anything would have really changed to be honest Kaplan was
What seems like trying to find solutions to the problem that Sen had stagnated. That's it
his team stagnated, and he's like, all right, let's try something different. Let's put John QD off of
IGL. Let's try putting this rookie in Caillou. See how it goes. It didn't go well. Happens. Not the end
of the world. It really isn't the end of the world. So nobody was, at least anyone logical was not
blaming Sun for their performance. Anyone logical can see that not only did they improve over the
course of all of the matches they played at kickoff. At the end, the final match, they
genuinely looked like a team that could compete later in the year in the Americas. So I don't
understand why things were said so straight forward like this.
So always there, lurking around in the corner.
Wait, is that my audio or yours?
It's probably yours.
Is it?
What do you hear?
It's kind of got an echo to it.
Oh, do you hear yourself?
No, just like when I'm hearing you.
Rob, that's so hard before kickoff said it was a long-term project.
Once we'll be there and he's even told second.
Yeah, that's my point.
Like they knew second was leaving.
Maybe they don't agree with the direction that Kaplan maybe took on the players he picked up.
Like, hi, you did fine.
Like who else could they have gotten?
Like we don't know all that, right?
So I can't just presume they couldn't have gotten anybody else.
It is sentinels.
Like anyone would want to join Sun.
And maybe they had better players they could have gotten.
But I don't know, like John QT off of IGL was their best player.
Anything you just give give Kaplan a fucking race genius decision.
Was the best player in America's.
But anyway, the key is that, like I said, this was there were two big decisions
that we disagreed with that were made.
So when we have our worst performance ever,
Like this is worse than 20.
Cap let second go.
I don't know what that means.
You think Kaplan cut second?
You out of your fucking mind?
I won't believe that till he says it to me himself.
Not a chance.
2023, right?
You have to make a decision.
So the issue always is, right?
Do you wait and play it out?
Or do you start to make the change?
Cap didn't even try to keep him.
And 2023.
Captain didn't even try to keep him. I don't understand you people. I don't definitely would have left anyway
Get MIBR. What's Kaplan gonna do suck him off?
So now it's on Kaplan why did the org try to keep him why is it not on the org anymore?
Why is it why is the or why does the org get involved when it's convenient and then not involved when it's not convenient?
I'm confused. You guys have to get your story straight. Like, there's, there was a second
was down to stay. If what happened, what do you say exactly is that it was down to stay
say if what happened. Like something, right? He had like a
wait, send me the second clip, bro. Send me the second clip, please.
Cap was switching him second to a snowman, but second shows that my VR because he got
better terms, I think. I don't know what you're talking about. Second was fine
to stay, but the deal is done, but that might be it.
He left because of the first two weeks, he had no offers and wasn't included in any
scrims.
By the time they thought to put Zekin on spokes and second due lists, he had multiple
offers.
They were scrimming without Zekin?
Why?
What reason was there for that?
If I get, okay, I was going to say, if I get RIP rolled, I'm banning you.
Did you have talks of sin after your contract?
Yeah.
with Sen like all the way all the way up until that shows I might be are the
toxin crew to you being the duelist or no with Sen cap wanted me to be on like the
Omen second list right because I is I assume they want to narrate on duelist
and obviously clapping Kaplan wanted to change something because the team has
stagnated I'm with them so far so and second it's the type of player that can
play anything realistically like easy to assume he'd probably be able to play
anything
probably going to be under your account of your has me but like literally every team I
talked to have none either full-time controller or controller plus secondary
Duelist so every team is away to do it except for a role change no matter what
And I was down for it
We're gonna main duelist on Sun Sun if that happened, I didn't care I think narrate
I don't care how loud you are, I'm narrowed down to listen to you guys, I'm not listening
to you guys, I'm not listening to you guys, I'm not listening to you guys, I'm not listening
the juice come in. Is there any juice? Like all of this sounds very normal right now.
This is fine. Not only, this is actually more proof that Kaplan, Kaplan's vision made sense.
Every other team also wanted Zekin to trial for them on like controller slash Yoruf.
Be the secondary duelist
So like what?
You can flood defend and on the attack side you look at the way that scuba takes a main
That is gonna be a big challenge for someone like Raga who wants to defend that area and suddenly there's a wall in your face
Yeah, I'm hoping that with Raga playing the yoru on this map
That the defensive setups will just be better from XLG than the way they were
unable to effectively rotate around the map and play together on the defense on Haven.
All right, well, let's send it back over to your casters. Here it is,
a kill-it-all-some-paper spin for map two.
Thank you very much, GB. Here we go, Biss. This has to be the rally point for XLG to come back
into this series and extend it all the way over to Pearl. We're talking about,
let's talk about, okay, NRG's map pick. Yes, you get dominated there. Now you're going over
over to comfort, but it's also still comfort for NRG.
Exactly.
This is a very good map for NRG on this attacker's side
to give some flowers to NRG.
It's the way that they execute.
It's similar to XLG in some ways, but they're even better.
Just in time.
You would think.
We'll have to wait and see.
But it's a win-goal.
It's a lot of the one.
Raga able to fly to kill before getting taken down.
The little trade and Scuba able to go ahead and expound
on that.
It's outside of NRG.
All the way up and haven't quickly dealt with is an RG you're looking to go perfect in the pistols audio again, bro
Am I getting am I getting trolled on you care? I'm refreshing on it runs over
Don't care
Safety minor damage gonna be suffered but now
Players on the approach from the flank does not around is over
Even to take down everyone type audio then they're all fucking in the discord call together
Let's all type audio at the same time. What's this chemistry? You have better chemistry than son spot
set up the crossfires he's the one shot there on point now I'm sure I'll find
scuba another one locked in some more damage gonna be found rocked down the
20 time now we're starting to get away from the evening ago this one is Leo
one standing clock working against him Ethan are my dogs I know time he's
gonna go for a hot swing and poking and prodding and killing energy too good
They're about to run over them, but on the top side of this, they're about to run over them.
Same shock, I can't lie.
Breaks everything open then scuba gets the spot
Yeah, it's just max in the post plan use of these guys cannot let him get in the post plan
So they have to flood I say this every time I'm gonna group up if you do not flood
Set up it's a round is like literally 90% over or 90% energy fair
They're just happy to take a ton of space here through mid
Really ignoring the extremities just scuba sat back watching for any question out of this game over might as well watch the clips
Great way to avoid the stacks
Hey, don't give up till bonus round.
Yeah, pre-made control, these are stacked B.
Okay, so at least they're stacking shit.
That's good.
And they're about to get seen and they go ahead.
Guns ringing through sees this back and now it's gonna be a full cent towards the silver's blank
What planet is even getting one the team it seems go through main?
Be marked. Maybe it's your limit Leo
Attempt to hear from the previous round try to guide them and it looks like the bond doesn't get the spot out
But they will just go ahead jump through scuba leading the charge drawing the crosshairs
You go to go ahead and collect. What's he meaning? We dark horse this tournament?
I'm telling you all from XLG. They look to try to pull their way
I don't know if they're Dark Horse there since they're just number one E&A, so not to be someone that didn't do that well domestically.
Could be serious. Could be serious.
Yeah, and just really nice round for Kiko here. Doesn't over-commit.
Like what do you guys think?
Oh yeah, also a one seed plus one.
It's happening.
It wasn't PaperX 4th Seam, it was PaperX.
Yeah.
on the entry yeah it's dark horses that just is basically round done and dusted
xlg tries to go for the flood and that's gonna give a few extra orbs over towards
that sorry start stacking up these ultimates third third third sorry sorry sorry
missionally especially on this map it's another reason you love the tahoe here you can break
open those doors it's nong shim no they were number one energy is really good at
heavy nong shim you so uncomfortable invent nong shim are favorites apparently still that
down. I'm sure you never know when that alert could be coming through.
Like what could be in there to smother you with you till rock almost got
Raga put one into his shoulder.
It's not a timing there.
I don't even think Raga really made a noise.
Like if we're looking at just like experience wise, I would say
DVL are still technically dark courses now.
Is there a new team and shit?
So I'll still go with you.
Yeah, it's getting cleared out.
Even though they ended up number one seed domestically.
put any more pressure off of that
not number one seed right? or were they number one seed?
they were
do they read that no man's gonna be on their heels this quickly?
exactly what I was thinking
seems like scuba
but the truck got in for this one
but eyes are tied to the wall
hey no man
okay lights are
up top over the box
able to find my
they're not getting bonus?
those four the entry
the camp is there
now it's a 3v5 for NRG
trying to get the spawns to get out
3 and A? yeah no chance
no chance for NRG
up and over the top
we're able to collect one light
so it gets another
Now just Ethan
That's a hard save absolutely and certainly screwed in this position. Let's go ahead grab the orbit
See if you can anything else can spam down even lower
One but no one has to clean up an XLG this time around or even can they make it competitive here
Yeah, and this is something that we need this second round to just to confidence
You need to break energy aggressive on the map and this time they're gonna let no man off the leash
Just a little bit and he pulls right back. He gets his kill. He's got his piece guys
The one time in two maps they finally get aggressive in the mid rounds.
No man gets the entry. Love that for them. Can they do more of that though?
If they have double duels now they can do it.
I love it. I love it.
Fuck it. Play the game regular. Yes, get more aggressive.
to try to get a catch here on to Brock over the moment holding anticipating this aggression
but I'm sure he's gonna be ready for two players. I mean Brock is just dead here right? He's just
full dead. One and done would be ideal for him. And he's dead.
We're gonna try to drown him out and there's a swing coming through, but Brock! Just a
massacre is done! Ignore the code! I's focused on the players, cleans them up! Bro!
Nice and easy, Scuba finds Rock at the same time.
What a play from Rock.
And that just seals the round.
Yo.
That's unreal.
And SLG could not have got anything better there.
Maybe first guy jumps, but they have rifles. Why would he jump in that range as well?
It would be at worst a trade you would think, but the champion's MVP had other thoughts.
Unreal.
just disgusting from him and it's a great idea from XLG.
Bro, now that is insane.
He's got eyes on it first.
Is that him?
Is that him just looking out the scenery?
And why is he not fucking sitting here?
Straighten out in the end.
That's a bit.
The Spickle go off and NRG and secure a three to one lead.
Crazy.
We just saw their mouth full step.
Full stick. Fall into my hand, too.
That's crazy, bro.
Oh my god.
That was a good play by XLG as well. Now I just feel bad.
Like if they played bad, it's easier for me to not give a fuck.
But they did nothing wrong there. And they just got full dip.
Gotcha. Thank you to Tier 1, man.
I didn't do my pick on the stuff.
I don't do these pick-ums things. What's the prize at the end?
be able to create space or they could save it for the post plant see how they want to navigate all
this but it's fun just if I just tell you guys beforehand who I think is gonna win that's more
fun I don't need it to be like a piece of paper or on like a website you know let me just tell you
like I'll let you know who I think is gonna win that's it that's my pick on
You are so fun!
Oh God. Oh God, it's gonna see him.
TIDING!
Wait, I think he's gonna know it's a flank.
He's gonna figure it out now that he's jumped here.
He's figured it out.
the drone over the top the shot I'm able to be found
Recon gets the spot the push coming in shot for the top it up into the spray
down block another way better than everyone else locked up for energy is
simply way better than ever efforts for energy and now you see what it's doing
the MVP is feeling it it's done it's done pretty good ideas from XLG I like
the way that they play around this box where he instantly jumps up there like
What's that guy's behind him? He gets straight in.
How does he just know the other guy's flanking?
They have no info on the other guy.
He jumped across with a gun. Yes, I'm saying.
In a normal situation, he dies there.
there like if the other player is also in that anywhere near that area he's just
dead he's getting instantrated how can we possibly know that so that's like
otherwise you're very much coming up empty handed off the back of that one
there'll be a sheriff's and half-armors goes perhaps your for rarga as we get
ready to go into this next one we're talking about it in that first map
guys the drone didn't come the drone didn't clear where the first kill was
gotten. Where the guy traded? It didn't clear that angle, which is why he
got caught off guard, like he just died in the drone. So I'm saying the other guy
could have been right beside him, and he wouldn't have gotten cleared. See or no.
a couple of those rounds so if anything at the very least maybe this time out just
to cool him off maybe not a couple of stuff potentially toy with you could
steal a couple guns away from NRG here as XLG they're abandoning the sheriffs
that have come through
I'm just gonna jump off the side.
Yep. Reset.
See you later.
Timeout full focus on the upcoming round.
Honestly respect.
On this buy, not trying to give it a go.
Wait, is Adam hyping them up?
Let's be handing over the round.
What, the ender plays or what?
Quick reset.
Now with an operator online.
And you just can't let the alt cycle continue
to get out of control for energy.
energy i respect this decision from xlg you know you could be getting moda into that
convergent path with no man's convergent path that is already five fucking one this is not
where who paus is it this gotta be a tech paus
he's all out of play don't let Ethan scale in towards another armageddon well yeah it's
what's gonna happen what are you doing freak it out for
on the side of the stage so it's gonna get the headset back up and going here
butts in should be underlay so off to be a pretty quick fix he turned around to
hype up the crowd everybody just jump out of that over his cable we've all
been there he doesn't have a kill yet he's still having fun out there
that's okay I mean he's another one of these players who can just go out
there and take over a game but also do nothing in the front department but then still enable
the team to be set up for success. That's what makes NRG so scary is what got them a
trophy.
You're right. And it's because he's so selfless. He knows when he needs to take fights and
go for those big moments.
I'm not predicting 13-2 again. I'm not going to win. I think NRG is going to win
this half-11-1.
10-2 maybe.
That's one of the advantages you have with this double initiator comp that they
like to run is you have that extra layer of follow-up behind Mata. You can either direct
the Sova you till or you can direct the Teho you till depending on how you want to do it,
depending on how you want to force your opponents to react. Mata is, he's just so good at being
present and making the right decision at the right time. I mean I think back to that Haven
Well, what else is the tech box for?
He's just ran through the window with his wire, that's it.
Okay, Rarga, gotta make this op sing.
This op must sing and they're avoiding him.
Okay, NRG fully ready for a set play with ults.
That cannot happen.
That cannot happen.
Oh, he's on.
Start peeking that.
They're full Paranoia, they're blind, they take the site.
Ooh, they're getting aggressive, it's gone.
It is just so over, it hurts.
Brock has swank as well, there's like no win-con here.
Yep.
It's secured.
He pulled up the side of the map!
Oh, we might be getting a little silly, but our Allen is still in our cheese.
It's okay, there's still three more guys alive, no problem.
Oh, Scuba. Oh, no.
He just, you know, he really wanted Mauna to get the last kill.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. He felt bad, you know, Mauna was having a little bit of a tough goal of it in the kill department.
Mauna plays this round extremely well.
I mean, yeah, what a drone though actually it was like a known to shoot
Finisher a lot of places corner. He disrupts the timing for the swing
The fuck up
This guy can't compete right now.
Again, they're getting aggressive.
They're like, surely Brock doesn't do it us twice?
Oh my god, he's walking. Let's kill him.
Oh my god, they're in trouble, Pete.
Wait, this could be a good save.
Oh, this ult is so close.
Why do I feel like scuba's gonna 1v3 here?
I feel like Brock's gonna die and scuba's gonna 1v3.
Or 1v2.
They're not.
I thought it was real life.
Oh my god.
Sorry, I thought it was real life.
Seven a lot. You just can't catch a break. That wasn't even a terrible retake
But that might be all just talk to everything considering the second and final time out. I
Think there's a lot of confusion in the exit right now
How they want to do things, you know, Raga just commits to all of this
It feels like he's trying to use the conventional drift to set up for that convergent pass from that's done
then window
But they never really get on the stage with all of me
Like 4, sure done. 11-1. I'm saying it right now. 11-1.
10-2, 10-2.
There's exactly a 0% chance that energy loses the stone.
Come on, now you're gonna lose a player.
unless he loses his fight with no man
and Happyweight has the head shot!
What I played from him to get the defuse across the board,
a thrifty on the back of this Astra,
XLG will find a second round win,
as Chaos explodes on this map.
That's classic Happyweight.
What was I saying? I forgot.
Three, we made the change early in the year,
and we won Madrid within 12 months of that change.
And so at some point you just have no choice but to lean in to say
Hey, so again when you see Rob is doing the blame game is a funny calm comment
Like the guy made two decisions. We disagreed with they were bad decisions. So you have to I bet
All
Now you're trying to just
through
Was it or there died in it and he goes got his back. I'm gonna lie that or gosh is pretty disgusting
This is good for post plan to that word version path setup
For this post plan
No chance. Just no chance. They're high-low in that spot.
Yep, see you later. A-two.
I
Want to
That's the game I want to watch
Not even a little
Great setups the convergent pass there the lanes
The retake for XLG is something I'm sure that's in the back of their minds is they don't want to let NRG get comfortable in those post plants
because of the
rain of utility
Everything they do just works. Everything.
And now NRG is just... Leo, please use your ult for something. Anything.
Because they know how important it is for XLG to get back in there.
Do you have any aggressive plays with this ult? The civil ult? Maybe some like A main plays?
I thought I could have died here with the assaults.
That's back to fanatic gameplay.
Everyone take a nap. I'll wake you guys up at 30 seconds
Oh my
Anchoring is a little pee right now
It's getting a couple rounds at least
He's the only one competing in the same for that mod a entry waiting for the refract before he steps in
Towards that lane towards jump
Oh and the reaction there on the pop out of the smoke from Kiko beautiful smoke so good
Was that smoke attack side smoke? No way, right? For like, Adam to like, go into?
It was his own smoke, right? Defense, right?
But they're winning.
the enemy way. Like Hunter's Fury fishing. Oh no. Oh no. Not gonna go B. Oh no. It's
all up to happy way.
Coming through happy way. Watching the angle. Instantly traded. Ah that's depressing.
And Brock is still alive. And he has both his shots and he can have his missiles. GG.
And he has his Armageddon. Double GG.
Well, they could defuse in a smoke or make it annoying, at least there's that.
Ooh, that thing's really gas flanking.
Now we're now going to be invested Raga take it low this looks like this bed even Raga still even hold his own finds a headshot
tries to separate
To get Ethan
Ethan gets three that's all they surrendered an XLG in the half
and our G
Just so in control of this game this time
a nice shot that's turned for the step up a jiggle monster actually the jiggle
monster rock earlier this time it's the IGLs go right at three not a 10 to two
minutes you see similarly all the little they have played it better but they're
gonna be fucking one doesn't do it around the half time right just to
confident right now all right robler what you say the live with your bad
decisions so I guess it came down to it being a decision between whether you
trust things to get better by waiting out or making changes now and you know, going a
different route. Yes. And the problem, right? And the problem is, right? Since we disagreed
with it going in, right? It's been, I don't get it. I don't know who this we is. That's
what's bothering me. Is we just the org or is it we like all the players as well? And
it was just Kaplan versus everyone. Who is we? We isn't me and you or what? I didn't have nothing
to do with this. No one told me anything. I want to like, okay, there would be some justification
and maybe blaming Kaplan a little bit, only if every single person on his team also disagreed
with these decisions. And he just made them anyway, because he could. But I don't think
that's what happened.
Let it go. I can't.
area clip or juice?
I click that one pretty fast. I should have known, but I didn't really get to run up clips
recently where there was no...
up against the wall, XLG down by six at this half.
Okay, yeah, okay, I got Rickroll,
but who is still sending Rickroll videos in 2026?
That's what's really weird.
NRG very good on this defender side.
They're gonna throw a lot of weird little tricks at you.
They're so good at mid control.
If you try to take any of your own something,
XLG really likes to do on this map.
You've got a lot of great ideas on how to do a little bait and switch
and get Mada in the position.
Down by the time and here a little bit of an interesting start to two one.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
On the defender side for NRG and see that Leo was going for a bit of an explore,
but a couple of smokes going to keep anybody from seeing each other.
It's just stupidity, man. I just want to see the narrate clip.
I got a little excited. I thought it was juice.
to commit five man's back in Kiko's direction the players are already
leading this way for NRG they're playing wait what's that Kiko
that's because they're gonna want to steal if they come back or cringe
best odds that a pistol win that XLG have had all series long
plants can't find something but will fall to the left side and steal five
players alive and well here for XLG. Rockup will eventually get taken down. However, it is their
map pick. XLG at long last. So maybe their attack side is just insane. And this time,
it's NRG that feels a little disconnected in terms of the timings. You know, when Kiko's
keeping in to try to make his move, he gets caught. He gets spotted as he's doing it.
Yeah, Kiko, I don't know about all that, buddy. You're trying to create a split there.
Because you see, he wasn't really that close to him. They were like full ready to flood.
follow-up rotate that's coming in behind you just isn't able to get going in XLG just a little bit ahead of the ball
themselves a chance
Okay, let's see. Let's see. Let's see. They don't get any good and they bonus them. We have a game
We straight up have a game because I know energy defense side can be shaking most teams defense side on a bit of shaky
But I actually like the delay because you do
You have you basically are forcing some you till out
I had playing this far away. You're not gonna be knowing exactly what's being invested here, but
Drones out that's gonna be another reinvestment. Just you know try to ship away at the money where possible
Okay, they had a free bomb plant. This is a free round. There's actually a zero percent chance there's actually like a hundred percent
They don't lose this round
like you could go get a water or something in the back open up your guess
this is impossible what retake going should they hear that you won't miss
anything actually you won't miss a thing now we'll look this one out
mid not gonna be able to find a catch maybe full five player Jeff Paul
you're good you're good that mid connector salvo going to be invested
On the side, he'll hit fire, Rarga, able to find himself two kills, that pedals goes fishing for a little bit more, Lysor, able to find a piece of the pie.
Hey, good orcs.
Really good orcs.
Now to score away from tying it up.
Okay, things going very nicely.
In XLG's favor, Lysor actually out on the server right now in the kill department.
The bonus round's big though.
Bonus round really, really, really big.
Is raga one or two away from your way?
See already that that early main aggression that energy okay, so no one from being thought about over on the A side, but
XLG all right can they win the boat is five men be
Just viper or a wiper valet or viper whaley
Said a wiper Bailey
while scuba um okay they know he's up top they know he's top
the lights were gonna be there up off the smoke now falling through the
good trades good trades for XLG wonderful don't flanking either
spike recovery plant in the hands of happiness
shit the game's census too just too much too much for the boy
killing off the enemy almond now player advantage for nrg and they know what
players are nope
Wow, what a resac this is. This is beautiful. It's just truly is a work of art.
Hey, Briss!
We'll close this one out and get up to double digits.
A nice stabilization there for NRG, it looked like this one could be a bonus going in the favor of XLG.
We'd have a definite map on our hands, had that been the case.
Everything, the two kills were everything there, to even it out.
But then it's just a really nice retake in terms of using all that extra util that you have built into this cart to clear space.
It's a paranoia now. It's up to this room down the other is this they obviously lose the game on the dice
That are over on the B site and then you're all you're all and that's it forward skates
You have a zero XLG pinned in the back because of that
They're just so efficient plus Ethan's awareness is off the charts and he is
One of the smartest players same sight from energy
That be it's one of the best big game players on top of it
All right, they're all be
Same shot
Clean they have still the holding flank as well
you take you on the one but out of sight behind the box yeah that sounds over this
might be the instant energy save here but they did have it has been heard we
have three live last round those of the peak has the shot can obviously for sure
right pretty much be the final nail on this round the block is still fighting
all right we'll find himself a second I'd have been able to stay alive but
round over this could be a game I'm not kidding this could be a game
Now the fact that you're able to fast-track Vargas ult,
gives you so much extra oomph on the deck.
Second time they hit the E, second time it was like relatively clean.
Clean it and last round.
NRG still 0 ults.
Stop the cat? I think we have a map coming.
At least, I believe in this team to get to 11.
Absolutely
Doesn't matter you know if we run into the strong side of the weak side
We're going be a bunch seems to be working
There's gonna be a timeout in that was also good. No, I know I know some saying
These beats are good right now. How does energy adapter these beats?
But what is this kind of music called? Techno. No, it's not
House music? No, it's not house.
It's dubstep? Is this dubstep?
What is this?
to be seeing that here it should be SLG coming out with this one we'll see what the investment
ends up looking like. Hard style.
It's been half the money to try to go for a decent investment here.
Trans! I think it is trans.
Right? That's the word I was thinking of.
Maybe try to get something like an operator online.
It's not. I'm sick.
Yeah, I think you're gonna err on the side of caution here.
Really?
trance music
Wait, I'm gonna get copyright strike
Pushing a little bit further forward which site they're likely to be going to how you can kind of use that against them
Ethan with a bucky
ghost in there for Mata
Sneaky here
Yeah, I'm twitch. I don't you're right
Why might
So this is the only one they have the entire map cut off
He's getting greedy I don't like this
And this is better. This is better.
Okay, being very thorough, they should kill Brock here.
Good clear. Very good clear.
Very good.
should basically be a flawless round here for XLG to continue from away at this gap
does NRG died a bomb or give up orbs they do have a bucky and a classic void any
contact think this is a died a bomb angle
Ethan a little bit curious
up thing the confused thing couple full armors but kind of curious it's like a
little bit of the energy is also by the way they're handling maybe some of that
east side pressure edges viper okay so vipers in the corner here off of the
ramp that gets real annoying I don't know what was up this all take
They have no answer for these Gehids.
Why are these Gehids so clean?
The thing is now that the conditions beat every round, they've set up so many fake potentials
like fake fake opportunities connected position for it because they're just gonna over rotate now a million percent off any noise be
Don't bring the final captain Kiko will be able to take his head off
3v3 I'm still starting to work against NRG but mana finds another kill no man
It's dead the double-dash forward Raga trying to hold his own
Rewind right into his cost there
So damn crisp from Raga and XLG
This guy is like 8 foot 3.
Why does he look so tall? It's like Adam's height.
Looks so tall.
We have a game.
Okay, what is the solution to B?
He's looking really sharp and steady and stable another good round. This is the first time. We're seeing look at the alts on energy
See though. This is about to go like I'm gonna be a Valorant round
Full Valorant round very chaotic. Oh my god teams one charge away from having a full five ultimates online
We're ready for this they're ready for it wider wider might be able to catch a glimpse here on the lies
When he does that's a spike now spot him
It's his it gets out like little exit playing. Why is his teammate not holding that then?
We'll be recovered at the same time just house. I'm in Italy. Oh
It's like full reset holding W
So fall the way over towards back site
Scuba boosted up on top of the box has he spotted a pixel out of place
He sends out he knows he's reading this or has seen it
But they're not gonna pursue deep enough for him to spring the trap
thing is the rotates are really far so they can't resec you the way this is a
free bomb plant into a post-plot oh my god assault oh my god this
With that hunt this very try to get a catch give a touch back avoids the saturate
Get the fucking ball down after getting tagged up
Just a single pump there on the Kiko putting them down to 45. Oh everyone is gone everyone
It's not gonna be catching on to the clone is now
We all get sent. Oh my disaster
What's happened here on the corner cannot get that crosshair swung around fast enough
Leo ends up falling a 3v2 with two players down so very low just 50
Hits now Brock down to nine wait so much damage down with their low one is
XLG should be well poised to close this out the bound for the Brock somehow fighting the shots terrorism
Well for the weapon for happy way, but the few still not held up to half pushing forward frantically trying to find something to the smoke
But NRG!
They've lost that round.
How in the hell have they won that round?
Oh my god, they found a way to lose the round.
Make it make sense. It looks so good for XLG.
I love the way they think about this round.
They know that there's so many other alts on the other side of the equation.
Because they've created for that space for themselves, they can get in.
They're sending.
Nine out of ten.
I know, nine and ten.
That's how much health moves left, 19 total.
And again, the ideas are really good here for XLG.
They're trying to get in a tube.
No way, he didn't build a defensive.
And our game before, they can really set up for that big retake with all those ults.
It's just absolutely chaotic, and yes, another time out calling near the final one for XLG,
at least in this map, but maybe for the series.
less they can keep running this back but losing around like that.
At 50 to the front.
How low those players are, they absolutely beat a tilther.
Willius, stop saying we.
We intervene to try to re-rally the squad.
You are there.
It was such a good start.
You don't have anything to do with this.
And it's so backfriending as well because it's so heavily damaging.
The energy.
So to compound everything in the into the problems that that round just created for XLG for how much
I'd be like if you said you said we get this win to send us to pearl just keep watch just watch okay
Just observe hard to explain
But I mean and you have three ultra bits invested on both sides in that previous round
But you look at the two remaining for energy the vipers pit
We hear a riot now a bit more
Compares to him, compare it to Lysor's own
My ME says otherwise
So, XLG gonna have to do a raid if they're going to end this
The exclamation point pissed me off
I'll be honest with you
See what the play call looks like
His energy are looking to take this up to match point
Matta
Love these little bait and switch positions here
Combo
Center on the corner
I'm gonna hit the catchin'
He'll just have to use the double dash
To get himself out towards safety
I'm gonna get him at the same time
We're called in to try to squirt the board
So, one for one exchange, the same time he comes to divide, called in on the B-side to go forward and fail.
Wait, they're ready, they're ready. Energy's fully ready for this.
XLG twice to get the plant in place, the push forward out of the smoke happy way, taken down Kiko.
The trains.
The trains.
As it's just an absolute bloodbath.
The spike nail dropped up top.
Um...
Hit Bluing from scuba, immediately going to be abandoned as they rotate across towards tower.
Oh my god.
Oh my god.
Now he's up and down.
And now they know he's buying them
They tried
I think it's crumbling for XLG
They had recovered, but they had the spike in
He's up on the rafter and that's where he dies and that's where it goes down. It's undercut
This was beautifully played. This was beautifully played from Energy.
Scoobah Alton that just goes having with his teammate.
So repositioning.
They have high ground. And I think he knew where the bomb was down.
This is over though.
of getting us the pearl of getting the victory here in their opening series
they did over roadside we're now going to be taken down that should give
nrg a decent idea is he's beautiful call to get into position but
the oaks committed to a fake and do a b-pop adam though so g in position oh that's really good
unless we're not dying plant again they know that's no man guys here because he faked earlier
So they know he's behind. They're just unaware to meet the ray
Yeah, that's wrong son
Oh
The round winner should have never been able to get kills in that spot, but XLG not done yet
They needed that TV2 to be in their favor.
Energy has swalled now, they'll close it, just happened.
It looked a little dicey there for just a brief moment for XLG, but that long-lost from Nomad
comes to fruition, Lysol wants to try to rally the troops.
Okay, love the fake here. This is something that I thought could be used
Three more hours when I was watching their five three chances for energy often especially on this map really commit
To those hard rotates to those early entries now
The thing was is XLG didn't need to fake because they were just winning in terms of just sending five and execute
You didn't eat why fake when it's just working
but now they've had to dig deeper into that playbook but is it gonna be too
little too late? Xenargy? Is that a British accent? Yeah it was an attempt at a sliggy.
What is going to be the adjustments here? Tomorrow's games are absolutely stacked.
I'm low key kind of annoyed that the PaperX game isn't second though. Unless they changed it.
Last time I checked it was first.
Cause like I feel like all my energy is going to go into that game.
You can change it for you?
Prius.
Don't say we, you don't have that kind of power.
moment just a bucky in the head just talk about this classics or the rest of the
team that looks like even that we'll get changed in the arsenal game is it some
borrow just be tomorrow it's in like two days man three days very like
purchases for men are cheap just get through this round see if they could
finish it and drip the fashion not Chelsea focused up with a game plan
The Chelsea game tomorrow?
Resort still?
By the way, the economy's not super great for XLG.
Wait, W shell? I actually didn't know that.
Yeah, yeah, and yes.
I mean, it's the same time as this.
So I can't watch it.
Fake fan, fake fan.
You don't keep up with their entire schedule all the time.
It's not like they play 400 games a year now.
All three bombslides is the same round, it's sure to be.
Surely we don't lose on the same round.
No ults on energy though, chat.
No big ultimates on energy for the next...
Maybe they'll get silver ult eventually.
So XLG could just get this to overtime with ults.
What do you think of the Champions League draw?
I know a lot of people saying we're favorites and that we have the easiest group,
the easiest group but we don't take anybody lightly. Everybody's good.
We're not going to be taking anybody lightly. Last time we took someone lightly, we lost a wolf.
to come some of that mid tied to wolves
So we're done underestimating our opponents going forward
Wait why is he so clean? Oh my god
Kiko closes it
Now, a 1v4 looking like an impossible task.
Done.
His energy will not go hunting, they will pump the brakes, plant themselves in position, and wait for no man to misstep.
How is that so clean for energy though?
Swing the corner and Kiko gets it! The 4k to close it out! 13-10!
I need to replay that, but I don't remember.
What does this guy say?
Khaled the Marshall set.
How does it feel when you go to the semi-final against Barcelona, where they give you PTSD check-up?
Funny.
Barca is not making the semi-final.
Sorry to say.
XLG had them both sides of the coin. I felt like a lot of times I was looking at the map going wow
These are really good ideas. These are really good pressures that they're creating but
The caliber and talent of some of those energy players like Brock like Ethan won them rounds
They shouldn't and that's probably a big reason. We're not going to throw it
one for energy
maintaining dominance maintaining a little win streak here on the global stage
Thank you for the champions Paris
I mean, XLG put up a good play, I feel. They got to double digits at least. Gotta give them something.
And it was their map pick. They got destroyed not on their map pick. And this was terribly played on their side.
This, however, I had some hope. I truly did have some hope. It's not like they won both pistols. Not bad for them.
At least on this map. Can't hate too much. But these results, let's be real chat, were completely expected.
Like fully expected these two O's
Right like no one here surprised gentle mates win energy win
So so far it's as predicted this however is
There's no prediction here. This is just juice I
I saw the schedule yesterday and I'm like fuck I legit can't wait for day two
we haven't even started day one
it's China the worst region now it seems that way yeah it does seem that way um
because simon isn't on a team is what I think it is simon is the ethane of China and no one knows it
So yeah, that's the problem.
You need him.
You need him.
Without him, what are we even doing?
Some trust issues like in your game plan, in yourselves, how do you guys manage to
arrange that for this competition?
It's a lot of hard work, consistency and just trusting the process.
Well, I asked him, Bonkar also made a mistake and said that he was also very confident in the game plan
and I asked him how he could repair that for this competition
Yeah, just don't care. Okay, anyways, Rob Moore, right?
Okay, okay, so chat.
Let's figure this out.
Let's figure out and get on the same page here.
Let's figure this out and get on the same page here.
The nary video.
Okay.
I'm telling you now.
If this is, I'm just going to, okay, this is a very interesting situation.
I think this whole SIN situation was just not good for both of us, that being SIN and
myself.
I feel like I think before the season even started, I think I was like in a horrible position to like actually
perform for the team if you do some things happening. And I think me being off the team is
Before the season even started, I was in a horrible position on the team due to some things happening
The fuck bro
Like family stuff? Like personal stuff? Or like in the team?
We don't know. We just don't have any idea. Okay, okay, got you, got you. Like, just better
for me. Yeah. Guys, if you look at the tweets and everything, you really can't infer
that I'm not off the team.
I think I already said this, but from my understanding, I'm not going to trial,
but like based just organizationally, they don't want to trial me.
But even if you walk one to trial me, I would say, you know, just from trial.
To be honest, guys, I was going to something happened in October,
which made me not want to play for the team at all.
But contractually, I was kind of forced to as I had no real
opportunities because of contractually, I was given no opportunity
to seek opportunities, right? And I think, uh, it was the hardest situation for me.
I would have put in like a really bad spot, uh, play for the team.
And even like before they like officially like dropped me,
I was going to bench myself anyway. Like I was going to bench myself after the
100th huge match, I think, whichever the third match was, I think of the
100th huge match, I was going to bench myself. Um, but I was convinced to play
another match, but my removal is not because I benched myself and I didn't.
Alright, so given this context, where it was so bad he was going to bench himself,
so whether that's like his fault or the team's fault or just them just not getting along,
that actually goes to support the fact that they were going through all this and Sen was still
getting better slowly. It feels like. They obviously were a fucking dead team walking
by, like, what, match two?
Like, they were literally dead before the season started.
We don't know why. We don't know, like, what, obviously, we don't know the internal stuff
that happened to that get to that point. But you could assume that just narrate,
and there was these disagreements at the very least, right? But again,
back to the Rob situation with Kaplan. I just can't believe people are like some people
think that the organization should have the same say on the team's
structure that the coach does. That don't make no sense to me. That's never been the case in
than any team I've ever been on.
And an org has never even tried to like have a say
in what the coach thinks or what the players think
about something very like team oriented.
Like it's within the team.
It's just never been the case.
So that's why I'm confused by like the statements.
It's like maybe they just run different.
Maybe the Senate is just different in that way.
Like maybe Rob is just way more involved
than I've ever seen a CEO be involved
on a team before.
So, I don't know.
Like, the way I see it, this is front office
and the office people should not be,
just like the players aren't telling them
how to do their jobs, these guys should not be telling
the players how to do theirs or the coaches.
Everyone has their own job.
That's it, is how I see it.
You had Hex on Optic?
Yeah, and he didn't do any of that, ever.
I had Hex, I had Hashtro, I had Andy Miller.
Not one single one of them has ever come to us
unless the team is struggling dearly, obviously,
that affects them, that obviously affects them
to the point where they need to come and ask the players,
like, hey, what's going on?
But they're not gonna sit there
and tell us who to pick up, how to play the game,
what maps to choose, what agents to choose,
What roles people should be playing?
That will never happen.
So that's my point.
So I've never seen that before,
but send clearly isn't the same as other orgs I've been on.
So for me, I guess it's just not,
I can't relate to this ever.
The org lets the coach makes the decisions.
They do have a general manager.
Yeah, if it's a GM, it's different.
If the GM is like relaying to Rob, like, Hey, this is what's happening on the team.
And this is what I think is the best course of action.
And the GM is there every day.
And the GM, GM is part of the team, sees internally what's going on, sees the
issues, and then has his like in him and Kaplan art on the same page at
all, that makes a little, still a little bit more sense.
But more often than not, the coach should have the final set on what should be happening, especially if you're a four-year tenured coach, like you know what you're doing.
You've had more success than failure on this team.
I'm confused as to what if I was saying Rob said Cap had the right to final say, which
is what he regrets.
Why does he regret that though?
That's my question.
Why would you regret when all coaches are in a similar position to go with Kaplan was
you know, just maybe not contractually maybe it's not written in the contract like
Even if you disagree with me, you're still right.
Like you still get to get the last call or whatever.
It's usually not, at least from my understanding,
it's not in the contract always, but.
That was a, that was a process.
Yeah, I mean, completely understandable.
If Rob doesn't agree with the direction
the team was headed, that's understandable.
Like that's fine.
But the message comes across as,
I was right and he was wrong.
And I don't think Kaplan has proven to be wrong
in this situation.
You know what I mean?
That's my whole point.
It's like, he made wrong decisions.
I don't agree with the statement.
Like, okay, Kaplan made these wrong decisions
by putting John off IGL and putting
Zeckin on controller Duelis, I don't
think that that's wrong at all.
I think it's just a different direction
he's trying because the team has stagnated, which I think
is OK to do, especially a coach that knows all the players,
has been there for four years, understands the ins and outs
of the team, understands the strengths and weaknesses.
I think it's fair for him to make that decision.
However, if all four or five players disagreed with it,
then it's a different story.
Then it's like, okay, maybe he's like
taking his power to, like, you know.
Yeah, there's no world where second would have stayed anyway. If there was a world where second would have stayed. I don't think the fact that he was put on control or had anything to do with it. He didn't even confirm that.
Yeah, there's no world where Zekken would have stayed anyway. If there was a world where Zekken would have stayed,
I don't think the fact that he was put on control or had anything to do with it, he didn't even confirm that.
He literally said other teams also wanted him on that role. He literally joined MIBR on that role
that Kaplan was going to put him on, anyone. So he would have probably just left for MIBR anyway.
I don't get it.
it. Like second leaving has nothing to do with Kaplan, surely, surely not.
This cap didn't want a second.
Well, I don't understand that, though.
That I just don't believe, dude.
I just don't believe there's a world where Kaplan just didn't want a second.
Click what?
You was saying in the clip he was down for the roll.
I know.
simple. Kaplan had a kickoff Rob Moore hates that, and he got sacked that was the reason
Rob Moore would do that. I don't know what that means. Kaplan had a second off-duelist.
There's no way he didn't want him on the team. Yeah, like that's it. That's just facts.
zero percent chance any anyone in their right mind is cutting second or wants to get rid of second
you don't understand that if second was already locked on dualist m i br never would have had a
window to pick up second my br came to him not the other way around he would have gotten those
offers regardless he was just in talks for a new contract with sentinels second one of just
and not wouldn't have just immediately signed on dualist okay okay here you go i'll sell my
sold a sentinels as long as I'm on dualists. He still would have gotten the MIBR offer
and he probably still would have left, is my point. Most people would leave to play with
ASPAS, especially if they've been on the same team for two years with three years with like
not an insane amount of success. So he probably still would have left. I don't think this
Kaplan and second thing has anything to do with each other. Second's decision is
his own and had nothing to do with like, oh Kaplan put me on smokes, especially because
on MIBR, he's on that exact same role. Like what?
HoloFox, think of the prime.
Sun did not offer Zuck in anything in the beginning,
that's why he left.
Brothers, even if they did offer him,
it's not like he would have insta-signed as my point.
He would have waited, like most players do,
to see what contracts are like, to negotiate better.
It wouldn't have just been to sign.
I think Rob is too involved with his team
without understanding how the team works.
He saw matters.
I'm not gonna say he doesn't understand how the team works.
That's like a very like weird thing for me to say,
considering I'm not on the team,
I've never worked under them.
I'm just gonna say,
It is not common for a CEO to be as involved as he seems to be.
When he says things like, he went against my direction.
I think that's a strange statement.
Like he disagreed with me.
Okay.
What, so what, like, I didn't add in a, if the CEO doesn't agree with the
direction of the coach and then he fires the coach because of it, that's fine.
Like if you want to fire the coach because of it, but then to air it out
online just seems strange because it comes off as Kaplan was 100% wrong and Rob is 100%
right, which isn't the case in my opinion. There's no proof of that.
That's what I'm saying.
Second made the call to putting it in because there's careers for career first, nothing center,
or Rob could have done to say, yeah, I agree. Second probably would have left anyway.
Which is fine. But I don't think taking John QD off of the IGL role is the incorrect or wrong
decision. That's implying, if they didn't do that, they probably had a higher chance or
they probably would have been able to qualify. No, they fucking wouldn't. They still would have
struggled the exact same way. Because they lost second, bro. They lost second, they lost
10s they all saucy they lost godlike players that's why they suck right now
and this is a rebuild year regardless of how they want to spin it and I don't
blame Kaplan for wanting to try new things in a rebuild year I'm sorry I
don't yeah and Jordan that's my point it's like you can't say it's the wrong
decision that blatantly and that confidently when it's a rebuild year
And you lost all your stars and now you're you've left your coach with
Like couple pieces
But again, I'll stick to this if Kaplan was like which I don't think was the case at all
If you sat there and went against all the players as well like all the players went no no no no
like, I think we should leave Joan on IGL, I think we should leave Zekin on Duelist and
he straight up said, go fuck yourselves, I'm doing this anyway. Then, sure, but I don't
think that's what happened. Basically he's left with, yeah, exactly. That would get
minutes to cut that's my point it's like just the way it was framed in that
interview with Tarek and Rob the way Rob framed a lot of these things came off
shitty but I don't think the whole story is there at all like of like what
actually happened not even a little bit I think players may have had some
disagreements here and there maybe they talked to Kaplan Kaplan maybe
convinced them like hey let me just try this let's see how it goes I'm just
saying I do not blame a coach for essentially losing most of their star
players, picking up rookies and then trying something different when he felt
like the old send wasn't working is my point.
And it's a very normal thing as a coach to do.
Just ask Rob what happened.
He just explained everything on Terrick's stream.
Why would he just tell me the same thing?
I'm not going to ask him more detailed questions and restart something.
I don't see how you as a coach decide to change the one and only reliable aspects of your team
and proceed to take Redux off of the role he's played for two years, but Merritt hasn't played
Yeah, you have to make change, but that change can still be bad. And this is a bad change even without hindsight. It just clearly is.
Is that the change he's talking about putting?
There it on do list instead of you're saying instead of second, the second would have left anyway, then who would have had that would they have as do list?
They did try double do list with both both narrate and.
Redux.
So, if Rob says that the players were consulted prior to firing Kaplan, yes, if the players
all also agreed that they feel like he made the wrong decision, but not in hindsight,
in the moment they said it to Kaplan like, no, we don't want to do this. And Kaplan
straight up said go fuck yourselves I'm doing this anyway that's a little power
trippy then I could kind of understand like that's a little weird but if the
players were consulted the players were like fuck it I'm down to try it you know
let's just see how it goes because it doesn't seem like John QD had a problem
not IGL he seemed fine and he was playing out of his fucking mind so it
doesn't it to me it's obvious like John QD not IGLing actually helped sent in
in my opinion in that split, you know, because how well he was able to play.
So I'm just so confused about some of the statements.
They feel like very white, like black and white when I feel like it's not that way at
all.
There's so much gray area.
I think Kaiju's dodging was good enough though, yeah, it's also his first year.
I think when you're picking up those players, the obvious implication is that you're going
to, you're going to give it time, you know, you're going to instantly be good, you know.
Teams like Furia being instantly good isn't like a normal thing that happens with everyone
else.
They just clicked and they all fucking were informed and they started playing insane.
They also gained a lot of momentum from their first win, you know, and carried
it on. But normally that's not the case.
Playing devil's advocate, I think it's wrong to suspect that Rob expected to qualify given
how MIBR energy is going to energy stacks. Period coming out of nowhere. And I think
he just let cap get a chance to prove his direction with kickoff. And the fact that
they ended 9th place instead of 4th to 6th is what triggered it. Yeah, maybe. We can
say we can say Sam, Sam, let's just go. Let's go. Let's go. I'm down. The thing is, like,
I disagree with Rob in this situation. So like, you think you're like, still let me
coach? Like in a year? Let's go back in a year. But when everything dies down.
No.
Yeah.
I feel like a year everything dies down.
But like the only way it happens to him is if Sen is in the dumps.
Like in the dumps.
Like literally 9th, 10th every split.
Dead last every time.
It's not like John QD off of IGL means he instantly stops talking, he's still helping with the round. Yeah, obviously, yeah. I don't know.
I just think some of the statements that Rob made were too directly like black and white, and that's just...
I feel like that's what fucked. That's why I feel like a lot of people are disagreeing with him, because not only what he said, but it's just how he said it.
If he clarified a lot of the stuff, it would definitely be easier for people to kind of empathize with him.
But some of it was just like, no, Kaplan made the wrong decision by doing this. No, you don't know that.
I think that you don't, there is no proof of that other than your placement.
But you were placing like dog shit before that as well.
So there is no proof of that. You just disagree with the decision.
Kaba, thank you for the prime, man.
This is not worth this much time, hey man, I'll talk about what I want to talk about
and I think it's interesting to talk about.
Sorry, you're not interested.
Tenz has done irreversible damage to this orc, actually him leaving, fucked everything.
But we knew this, bro, I don't understand why people don't know this.
of course said was gonna have to rebuild they lost everyone they got skin the
live
like how are you that delusional I'm not saying Rob is I'm saying like how was
any fan that delusional that yours org is gonna still remain a top team when you
lose your entire base and you have to restart from scratch just impossible
it's actually like right now okay look I'm a paper X fan if pure paper X
That's lost, Forsaken, Jing, Ilya, and David, and four fucking new guys came in that I just
clicked some of them are rookies, some people are like players for VCC.
I'm not fucking thinking we're about to win.
In fact, I'm probably skipping a few matches.
Like, it's done.
We're done for at least two years.
In two years, we'll come back.
This is how it is.
That's how sports are.
That's how any sport is.
Teams rebuild.
That's it.
to a point where they're able to buy new players
or an opportunity comes up where they can get a top player,
then they can start building something.
Zen is at rock bottom when it comes to a base right now
and that's okay.
But why people don't understand that is absurd to me.
Liquid has gone through the same thing
last two years in a row now,
only had Nats last year went on to be good.
only started with Kamo and NAS from last year and they also qualified to Santiago.
Is that an argument for or I guess what I'm saying?
Because it's very team dependent as well, right?
Like, for example, Furia. Furia just came together as a five and it worked out.
You know what I mean? Like it worked out and that's awesome.
When that happens, there is no stress because you're winning.
But I am telling you right now, if Furia bombs out of this tournament and then bombs out of the next split,
There will be changes
That's how everything works
When you're winning it's all good
But you also have to have realistic expectations of where your team is headed and what the goals are
Can't just think you're gonna win every fucking year. So now how's gonna work ever?
And from by understanding
based off like an earlier message, I don't know if you guys remember this, but like an earlier message from Rob, actually,
there was a saying in like, okay, like this is a rebuild year for us. You know, we're picking up Caillou,
we're picking up Cortezia. This is like gonna be, you know, we're like gonna, this is a long-term
project. And
this goes against that.
This whole thing goes against that.
So I don't understand is what I'm trying to like get through like to you guys
This doesn't make some it doesn't make any sense
You saw me in 10s joint send former retirement home, I'm still fucking down
Let me coach bro, but now I'm not gonna lie like if any if anyone if I'm a coach or an assistant coach and
and any CEO. I don't care if you're fucking Bill Gates.
You coming to me telling me how to run my team?
I'll be like, brother, if you disagree with my direction,
you should just get rid of me.
Like, I don't know what to tell you.
I can't.
Asking if you're pissed that you fired Kaplan, not at all. I don't give a shit what decisions he makes.
Why would I care if he fires Kaplan? He could fire fucking Zekin, I don't care. Makes no difference to me.
I'm just trying to speak from an objective point of view based off my experiences on other teams.
Like, if I am, okay, let's move it this way. If I'm in Kaplan's position, I spent four years at Norg, and then I was fired, whatever.
whatever. But then if my CEO went on and said the things that Rob said, I would genuinely be hurt. That would hurt me. That would, I would
because it was so matter of fact. He made these decisions. They were wrong. It's as simple as that. Don't blame me for firing him. You don't need to explain yourself. That's my point. Rob does never does not need to explain himself. He made a decision. But then when he went on to explain himself, it just came off really
shitty. That's all you also said that players agreed after kickoff that they
needed to change. That's fun. It's still yapping. Yeah, I can't stop. You hate Rob
Warren. I fucking love that guy. But I mean, I would, I still think it was
like not right what he did for sure so be honest about that
avoiding the bottom view yeah I do have to do it I was gonna do it yesterday I
sort of fucking god my computer died I don't know when though
don't say cap
Wait, Rob is talking about it, actually?
What's this thing?
Rob?
Son?
Four, we took dragon soul.
Dragon soul.
What are we talking about here?
I'll just baited me to go to his chat and then eventually ask a question now. You're weird
No, also Rob should not give a fuck what I have to say like it's his or he could do whatever he wants
I'm just giving my opinion
That's all
Resident Evil 9 I'm not gonna lie. Oh, yo, I was in Tyson's stream yesterday for like five minutes
I saw him playing it, but the game looked so good. I closed the stream because I want to play it myself
I'm actually down to play that game
But you guys can't spoil though
All right, we need to pick a day for this fucking Vaude. We actually need to pick a day
All right, give me a day right now.
Give me a day right now.
You guys vote on a day right now, and I will do it on that day.
No fucking excuses, no questions asked.
Not today.
Any other day, pick, pick, and I will do it after the stream.
So the day after, like right after the matches are done, and it can't be the fifth either
because this is the dark day, and I'm flying on this day.
I'm flying back to Toronto.
Fuck, I didn't even tell you guys, by the way, wait chat.
So on March 2nd, I am flying to LA for a photo shoot with Sony.
But I'm flying after the stream.
So on the second I'm flying out, on the third I'm not streaming, by the way, I can't stream
on the third.
The photo shoot is the exact time as this.
Exact time, West Coast.
So whatever matches these are, I can't watch them, which is sad, but there's nothing I can
do about it.
They scheduled it way in advance.
And there's like multiple people involved, so I can't stream this.
And then I can stream, and then I'm coming back on the fourth, but I'm going to come
back later on the fourth, so I can stream from LA on the fourth.
And then fifth is dark day, and then we're all good here.
There's a lady you guys know
You can miss paper X game if it's if it's on the third I have to have no choice. I literally have no choice
The third is the only day I can't watch
Dark day
That's what they say when there's no matches that day like if it's a tournament and
Then there's no match a specific day. It's usually called a dark day at least from that's like riot lingo. I don't know
That's how I got it
March 6th when I come back I could do it I can do it before to honestly I could okay fine
we're gonna do it tomorrow we're gonna do it tomorrow after these two matches guaranteed
no questions asked because I don't think I'll be able to do it on these days and it's also
really delayed at that point guaranteed though you have my word if I don't do it you guys
get a thousand gifted that's how sure I am alright thousand gifted if I don't do
it
you have to remind me I can't lose $1,000 you have to remind me spam the fuck out
of me because I might forget
okay you can clip this you have my word after these two matches are finished we
will Vaud review Furia versus MIBR all five max let's do three maps you guys
down for three maps. Can we just watch the maps if you're going to get one? Please guys.
Oh, they're fucking, you guys are brutal, bro. Can you be in the middle four? Guys,
If I watch all five maps, the quality of the VOD review will be mid, right?
Because MIBR wins two of the maps.
If I watch the three maps Furia won, I can dissect the fuck out of it.
That's my point.
Five is crazy.
I think we do three.
Loki, I just think it's a better decision to do three than five.
I don't give a fuck about the ones that might be our one.
Wait, who was I looking for?
Oh, yeah, it was this one.
Okay, MIBR cleaned them dry, 13-8.
Why do I need to watch this?
I'm not watching a 13-2 slaughter of Furia.
I'm not, I'm why?
We start with bind. No, no, no, no bind. We do abyss. We do Haven. We do split. And we watch how fury have beat these guys.
Right, we watch all the maps where fury are one. What the fuck? Genius.
Sam was right, you are a fraud. I am a fraud, but in this situation I think I'm being very logical.
Also, I've never once said I'm not a fraud. I am.
Oh man. Oh man. Check how long it'll take. Okay. One hour, two minutes, fifty one.
That was four and a half hours guys. Just because this map was instant.
Now fuck that, you guys won't even pay attention to that.
Brothers, you guys, I know some of you are on teams and you are done after one map of
Vaud review.
I'm gonna do three maps and that's understandable and you'll probably fall asleep during that.
You want me to do five?
You don't have the attention span for that.
Let's not pretend.
You just want to do it because it's gonna piss me off.
You're not even going to be paying attention to it.
Psycos, actually Psycos.
I know your IGLs are sitting there trying to vaude review with you and you're on your
phone fucking TikTok, TikTok, TikTok, all day TikTok.
Telling me about five maps.
This guy said not going to lie, I'm not going to watch this shit.
See, that's the kind of honesty I fucking respect, but make sure the stream is on and the ad blockers are off.
That's all I ask. I feel like I don't ask for much. I truly do not ask for much.
Okay, yo, actual question for the mods. This is for the mods because I know a lot of you are going to say yes to this question.
Do I try to do YouTube and Twitch stream tomorrow? It is the PaperX game and it could get weird. It can get very very weird
If I lag out it's bad. It's like very bad. I have to restart my stream
The risk is that I will lag out and
Everything has to be restarted. My whole internet has to be restarted, so I might miss like three rounds
Right do we not we just don't risk it, right?
Alright, if anything I should have risked it to this, alright, no risks, no risks tomorrow.
Anyways, I'm calling it here.
We will do the body review tomorrow, three maps, I don't give a fuck, it'll be three
maps.
I love all of you as always, thank you for all the subs on the return, I appreciate
it.
Thanks for all the support as always.
you for listening to me app. Hope you guys enjoyed the matches. I know some of them are
a little like, you know, boring and kind of expected the results, but it is what it is.
Some days we're going to be like that, but tomorrow is going to be bangers. So don't
miss that shit. Who do you want me to fucking raid? Chat? Who would you guys like me to
raid in this group of sensational streamers? Rob Morritt. Fuck, we have to raid Rob
now because he might hate me after what I said. How do we make amends? I already waited to
Qualm noob like twice though.
Alright, read him again.
Well, so it's live. Inspire? Okay, let's read Inspire, bro.
Let's read Inspire. That's my boy.
Go show him some love.
Alright.
I love you guys already. I already rated him. It's fine. No. Why are you guys saying no, bro? Go show him some fucking love
That's great. Yeah, sure. I love you guys. Thanks for all the subs as always
I will see you guys tomorrow probably an hour
To 30 minutes to an hour before the match starts and we will be wearing the new jersey
So I'm excited for that. Take it easy. Thank you again
This you guys glad I'm back. See you guys soon. Hey. Bye
Wait, did it read?
Oh yeah.
Bye.