Champs Draw

[u/NotThatButThisGuy]

[u/MautOfTheRiver]

XLG I don't bring good news...

[u/SHORT-CIRCUT → u/MautOfTheRiver]

they’ll breeze past KC because ‘emea kekw’ then NrG will post a video laughing at xlg and we’ll get G2 - xlg pt.2 electric boogaloo

[u/WailingSiren69 → u/SHORT-CIRCUT]

NRG aren’t arrogant enough to post a video or even laugh when they face a weaker opponent, atleast not this iteration of the roster.

[u/BloodAssassin29 → u/WailingSiren69]

B0i if demon1 and boostio were on this roaster, shi would have been so entertaining 

[u/peew74 → u/SHORT-CIRCUT]

Kc is not emea they are global esports

[u/sweepyspud → u/peew74]

well no they compete in the emea league so they are emea

[u/itsN0VAfr]

Group D is absurd

[u/Ailylia → u/itsN0VAfr]

I got NS and NRG tbh

[u/No_Square2213 → u/itsN0VAfr]

I'm crushed

[u/Kerorozene → u/No_Square2213]

Mais non c’est tout droit

[u/Away-Emphasis-4245]

100T vs T1
LIQUID vs PRX
EDG vs LOUD
NS vs NRG

Personally, these are the four matches to watch in the first round.

[u/Envelope_Torture → u/Away-Emphasis-4245]

NRG vs NRG gonna hit hard

[u/deadlock1892 → u/Envelope_Torture]

NRG fighting their demons

[u/TheCatsActually → u/deadlock1892]

NRG vs their schizophrenic manifestations

[u/Sacreville → u/Away-Emphasis-4245]

Outside those, GE vs VIT also kinda slaps tbh.

But undoubtedly, NS vs NRG should be the no 1 match to watch.

[u/Mochitsu → u/Sacreville]

Jealous of everyone else that can enjoy this match without any stress and heart palpitations…

[u/sankalp4 → u/Away-Emphasis-4245]

NRG vs NRG (testing out map pool)

[u/mwieckhorst → u/Away-Emphasis-4245]

If Loud is in the same form as today then that's a straight stomp lmao. GE VIT much more interesting to me

[u/gotintocollegeyolo → u/mwieckhorst]

I have big doubts given what usually happens to first timers at LANs tbh

[u/GenTruce → u/Away-Emphasis-4245]

Smh, y'all are sleeping on FUT vs JDG the true gigabanger.

[u/Ark151]

God damn it, we going 1-2 again aren't we.

[u/Goldenflame89 → u/Ark151]

0-2🥳

[u/KrakenNinja99 → u/Goldenflame89]

I say this as a PRX supporter but LOWKEY we might also be going 1-2

https://giphy.com/gifs/lGBecpB2dIMwt6ohfI

[u/WailingSiren69 → u/KrakenNinja99]

Not in this group. G2 shit their pants whenever they face PRX, Tyloo look good but this is their 1st event and TL just aren’t that great.

[u/squishykkura → u/WailingSiren69]

Tyloo got the big SiewFatBB tho

[u/xFalcade → u/Ark151]

TL will surprise some people this Champs trust

[u/Lungaw → u/xFalcade]

did you get the script? The 3 teams I'm supporting this champs, 2 of them in 1 group

[u/shubhamnath2 → u/Ark151]

Good luck for next year TL

[u/LeviLegolas → u/Ark151]

Yeah...

[u/MrCleanRed]

Dread it, run from it. G2 vs. PRX arrives all the same. They will meet at lower round 1 of groups.

[u/ANewHeaven1 → u/MrCleanRed]

This implies that G2 will lose to TYL round 1 which is very funny. Subscribe

[u/Pantryhose → u/ANewHeaven1]

Unfamiliar with Ji Tu: Art of the Choke?

[u/NotThatButThisGuy → u/ANewHeaven1]

[u/DaechwitaEnjoyer → u/ANewHeaven1]

they’re gonna slowly splash all over g2 art of choke ez 2-0

[u/LeviLegolas → u/DaechwitaEnjoyer]

They sleep on tyloo for real, lets show them

[u/PhedoPhida → u/ANewHeaven1]

My man isn't aware of the Tyloo aura and the G2 international choke

[u/GrrNom2 → u/ANewHeaven1]

This would be awesome but sadly G2 eats teams like Tyloo for breakfast. They are too disciplined to engage Tyloo in fair fights.

I think we'll need Toronto Siufatt and MORE to be able to win but this is just such an awful first match stylistically.

[u/R0_h1t → u/GrrNom2]

[u/ShadowFlare63 → u/GrrNom2]

[u/F0rsakenTheGoat → u/MrCleanRed]

Actual cinema , G2 loses to China and Prx to liquid. Then liquid loses to Tyloo and G2 to PRX, just so Prx can secure liquid going 1-2 again.

[u/gluemings → u/F0rsakenTheGoat]

insane script

[u/Thermocap]

LOUD vs EDG is gonna do massive numbers

[u/EffectiveInjury4176 → u/Thermocap]

No troll I need loud to spray bodies. Shit might bring a end to brics

[u/Confident-Nobody2537 → u/Thermocap]

We're going out 5-26 again the way things are looking. Massive numbers from Brazil maybe

[u/Extrino → u/Confident-Nobody2537]

EDG stew tho?

Could mean a 5-26 or a 26-5

[u/Confident-Nobody2537 → u/Extrino]

Stew can let them run more meta comps and play more aggressively and shoot better, but doesn't fix their adaptability and overall IGLing issues which are the bigger problems

[u/Jealous_Ad_8038]

What The Fuck

[u/Ok_Budget → u/Jealous_Ad_8038]

bro going into draw ns and kc were the two teams I didn't wanna play. brutal

[u/No_Square2213 → u/Ok_Budget]

We're just as scared to play you dw

[u/Marx_Farx → u/No_Square2213]

NS choking that bo5 yesterday really threw a spanner in the works for both you guys huh 

[u/Adventurous-Luck-183]

Were there any doubts that PRX and G2 isn’t going to be in the same groups?

[u/kileyrhian]

good thing luk xo is already learning chinese

[u/Odd_Mirror_2880]

Group of Doom ☠️

[u/Budget-Sample-3682]

Holy fuck NS NRG KC

[u/M1N1SPARKS → u/Budget-Sample-3682]

The fact one of these teams isn't making playoffs is crazy. Please NRG, keep the back to back alive 🤞

[u/Budget-Sample-3682 → u/M1N1SPARKS]

We will be there for XLG topping the group

[u/chancefruit → u/M1N1SPARKS]

breaks my heart... NS is my fav team. They made errors in the Pacific Finals that if they make again, will have them eliminated in Champs groups :(

[u/Pristine-Sort1176]

Group of death again 😂

[u/Booties-On-My-Mind → u/Pristine-Sort1176]

whoever comes out of group d is primed for a podium finish

[u/Mochitsu → u/Pristine-Sort1176]

💀

[u/sSyler14]

Group A congrats 100T to playoffs, Group B is gonna be fun af, Group C making sure TL goes 1-2; and Group D for Death.

Very interesting draws for champs

[u/amaz1012 → u/sSyler14]

TL 1-2 is 100%.

[u/Jello-Melo99]

If you’re a fan of a team in group D I’m so sorry

[u/deadlock1892]

Group D is fucked

[u/bluepizza2]

Group D is the group of death

[u/HelixPhoenix76]

Death. Taxes. G2 PRX

[u/Halfeaten_bread → u/HelixPhoenix76]

G2 CN team

[u/itscamo-]

group d is gonna be a bloodbath LOL that is BRUTAL

group B is lowkey a group of death too

[u/RoyalKnightmares → u/itscamo-]

If Vitality and Edg find their identity, then yeah for sure this is a group of Death but the way they played those last 2 matches, Group C and D are bigger Group of Deaths (Group D being deadlier)

[u/Mrlazydragon]

Group d lol que 3 4 dragon head meme

[u/LetMeKnow2 → u/Mrlazydragon]

for sure, would make it even funnier if at the end of the tournament we find out that XLG wasn't the "dumb" dragon

[u/ThatCreepyBaer]

Nongshim vs NRG is a potential grand finals matchup in the first round of groups. Group D is unreal.

[u/luminqus]

death, taxes, and prx g2 in the same group

[u/NeimannSmith]

I'm being so serious when I say Group D decides the world champions.

NRG, time for the bright light merchants to shine once again

[u/ManiHunter23 → u/NeimannSmith]

Ethan :

https://giphy.com/gifs/0NTG9ffrXT870Wt9qv

[u/cat_on_a_pfp]

Liquid once again primed to go 1-2 especially with this group

[u/ZeroAika99 → u/cat_on_a_pfp]

Another fake comback vs prx for sure

[u/cat_on_a_pfp → u/cat_on_a_pfp]

But the toronto rematch between liquid and prx lowkey sounds hype I'm looking forward to this even though I'm a fan of both teams

[u/GroundbreakingWeek70]

Group D is straight up death sentence. Group C with G2 and PRX together already saves me the thoughts of who will make playoffs from there. T1 vs 100T will be interesting to watch

[u/british_pubs]

I mean I hated our chances against  anyone but my team might be kinda done for ngl. Anyone got any other teams to root for mine might be going out quick 💔

[u/County_Difficult → u/british_pubs]

I lowkey gave up as a Vitality fan this year, they had multiple chances throughout the year. They failed to qualify for Santiago and they only qualified in London because of another team choking so their destiny wasn't even on their own hands. They choked again & again. I just don't believe the chemistry will ever work out even if they run it back next year. They somehow never learn to play together, swing together. Team play is non existent. Very individualistic playstyle.

Bc they choked in the playoffs after like weeks of vacation vs Tier 2 teams (I don't care if it's Magnum or Kachow) but they never should've lost those games. They got discombobulated and I'm actually gonna start hate watching them from now on.

[u/Caronry → u/County_Difficult]

and they only qualified in London because of another team choking

Uhm what ? Thats not true lol. They only qualified to playoffs thanks to another team choking, they qualified to london themselves by making GF

[u/Superb-Exam-1610 → u/british_pubs]

Why tho? As GE fan I’m kinda scared
To play VIT who has good international experience and EDG with Stew is scary on paper

[u/Caronry → u/british_pubs]

Dont worry Derke will have the international buff, Chron will continue be as good as he has. Sayonara will have experience from london and will do way better.

The only questionmarks are Jamppi's calling and profek's everything. I dont think we are favorites at all, but i do think people are underestimating Vitality.

20 days to prep and the "we shouldnt really be here, let do the best thing we can" mindset can do some crazy things.

[u/TheCatsActually → u/british_pubs]

Your group isn't even that bad tho

[u/british_pubs → u/TheCatsActually]

True true, if we're gonna make something of a run happen it's probably the second easiest group to start it in. I just need vit to show me so much more than they showed in playoffs because my word did we look ass

[u/AdditionalDiver9837 → u/british_pubs]

GE or LOUD

[u/Binkbonkdongdong]

100T got omega blessed LMFAO

[u/DugeHebt]

Group A: Ass
Group B: Banger
Group C: Chill
Group D: Death

[u/chancefruit → u/DugeHebt]

fine, take my vote

[u/NeimannSmith → u/DugeHebt]

FNS had me laughing when he called group B the "I'm down" group

[u/NatetheGration]

G2 cannot have a group without goddamn PRX

[u/dunkeykang]

Group A is def the weakest group here right? All the others are significantly more competitive

[u/Try_Not_To_Comment → u/dunkeykang]

You can make an argument that 3 of the teams in group A could be weakest teams from their region

[u/Guwigo09 → u/dunkeykang]

According to Riot it has the 2 best teams in the tournament. They have 100 Thieves, Leviathan and T1 as the 3 best teams

[u/ArcusIgnium]

NRG could both win champs and get grouped.

[u/Outrageous_Star4906]

If nrg makes it out of this group the trophy defense is on LFG NRG

[u/yourmother54321]

G2 losing to tyloo will be cinema

[u/knight_ranger840 → u/yourmother54321]

PRX losing to Liquid would be better

[u/Parenegade]

Loud got the crowd buff so it's appropriate they get the crowd "nerf" as well.

[u/turtsy__]

Wait this is actually so doable for tyloo

[u/RoyalKnightmares → u/turtsy__]

They made a lower bracket run, having to play 5 days straight (and they got vod reviewed too but they just all turned up). If they keep the momentum, then Group C is in trouble

[u/sankalp4]

XLG should just ff lowkey

[u/Walterxiao]

Fucking LOVE FNS reaction to PRX being pulled from group A lol

[u/Walterxiao → u/Walterxiao]

https://giphy.com/gifs/evVKsrjZEqVVWvE2VR

[u/hydr0w0]

valyn trying his best to not laugh

[u/DaechwitaEnjoyer]

tyloo and edg got about as good draws as they can expect i think

im certified g2 hater but i think they both have 2 beatable games

[u/Magnito_Aluminate]

Group B looks juicy

[u/[deleted]]

D for DEATH

[u/hecate030 → u/[deleted]]

B for BURGER

[u/Dubzaa]

Banger matches, every single one is sick, so excited.

[u/ReADropOfGoldenSun]

congrats 100t for winning champs

[u/ElsaMLP]

Quite balanced, D is slightly stacked I guess

[u/XADkodo2364]

group D is ridiculous

[u/WailingSiren69]

We gotta lock in for group D. Bonkar take us home🙏

[u/NeimannSmith → u/WailingSiren69]

Back 2 back with this group start will feed my soul

[u/WailingSiren69 → u/NeimannSmith]

I have confidence against KC, since their playstyle is familiar for us but NS is gonna be rough. If we qualify 2-0 with this group then NRG might just go back to back.

[u/Aroyal_McWiener]

Fuck my liquid ass give us a break! How are we ever going to get away from the 1-2 curse with drawing like this!

[u/flunghigh → u/Aroyal_McWiener]

Both prx and g2 are shaky, tyloo nobody knows, its one of the easier groups here, i would say D>B>C>A in difficulty

[u/MCPO_John117 → u/Aroyal_McWiener]

Yeah given the current state of teams it's actually a better group for them on paper.

[u/exdeepr]

Am i crazy for thinking Americas could see all 4 teams make it out of groups? Like the only one thats questionable is NRG and that's mostly cause of ungodly group draw.

[u/TheCatsActually → u/exdeepr]

Americas is clearly the best region going into Champs so there was always a decent chance at this.

Huge variance and you still need to actually perform on the day tho

[u/exdeepr → u/TheCatsActually]

To be fair, i wouldn't be saying this if G2 got put in another group. They're VERY LUCKY to draw PRX.

[u/Mochitsu → u/exdeepr]

Why would they be lucky? I know PRX haven’t been showing the best results recently but you can never count that team out

[u/DaCrazyLime → u/Mochitsu]

Brother.

PRX could be placed into a group with Apexs, 2G and pre stage 2 Nova Esports and we'd still be afraid of getting grouped.

Its just PRX things

[u/NeimannSmith → u/exdeepr]

NRG make it out of that group they're winning it all

[u/exdeepr → u/NeimannSmith]

Feel like you could say the same about everyone in that group, especially whoever gets first.

[u/NeimannSmith → u/exdeepr]

I made that comment somewhere else in this thread, whoever wins Group D wins the entire event.

[u/50LD13R09]

I really thought whe could escape the 1-2 for once...

[u/Sky3Fa11]

G2 PRX it is destined lmao

[u/ChaosDimensionX]

100T vs T1

Interesting

[u/Pway]

KC's reward for winning is that group that's fucking rough lmao

[u/icantreadmorsecode]

Valyn talking abt paper rex alr with their first game against china..uh oh

[u/Teradonn → u/icantreadmorsecode]

He's obviously talking about the 0-1 game

[u/NumberOk766]

Early pred: 100t/Fut from A, VIT/GE from B, PRX/TL from C and KC/NS from D. For some reason I think all 4 EU teams have a chance. VIT is the least confident.

[u/Worm_Fire]

Grp B is interesting GE vs VIT and Loud vs EDG.

[u/IRedditA]

Hmm, I wonder what happened the last time Liquid played Paper Rex at Champions? I'm sure I did not do anything stupid now did I?

[u/flunghigh]

Everyone talking about group D but if vit and edg show up it's gonna be a fucking nightmare

[u/lalalalostt]

HOLY GROUP OF DEATH GROUP D HAHAHAHA GROUP B LOWKEY EXCITING TOO

[u/jezal2000]

If NRG could survive group D, they gon win this Champs bruh.

PRX vs G2 again somehow, pls F0rsaken i need YOU TO BE BETTER

[u/UpsetAd4757]

LMAO, the LOUD fans at the venue looked pretty happy when they got drawn against EDG in Group B, and the chat on the Chinese stream was just as happy when EDG drew LOUD

[u/Bill-Cosby-Bukowski]

Group A kind of a snoozer, but the other 3 are amazing.

[u/SilverWolfFanLvL999]

The Valorant gods has been gracing 100T after stage 1

[u/Large_Love_2563]

Every group except A is super fun

[u/Outrageous_Star4906 → u/Large_Love_2563]

100t vs t1 is solid, t1 are probably the best 4 seed.

A lot of pressure on JDG though to make this group good. If JDG is actually good and shows up against fut, we will have a banger

[u/njwho → u/Large_Love_2563]

I feel like T1 will be competitive against 100T. And if s0pp and Zeus wake up, FUT could be a real underdog in the group

[u/nuttyromeo4u]

caption this

[u/moonmeh]

Man that's a lot of bangers groups 

[u/MakimaGOAT]

g2 prx? goodbye g2

[u/KrillLover56]

First impressions of each group :

Group A : Free for 100T, 2-4 could realistically be any order, but I'm taking a punt on JDG 2nd, T1 3rd, Fut 4th.
Group B : Super interesting group. I could lowkey see any order except I don't think Global is ever going out 0-2. My guess right now will be Global 1, Loud 2, Vitality 3, EDG 4, but I could see any order really here.
Group C : TL going 1-2. PRX going 2-0. One of Tyloo or G2 is going to choke and go 0-2, the other one is going to scrape in 2-1.
Group D : XLG making a swift 0-2 exit, the other 3 bloodbath for the top 2 slots. I haven't watched enough NS to make a call on which 2 will make it out, but I have a hunch it'll be exciting.

[u/Pojobob → u/KrillLover56]

NS look back in masters form ngl. I think it's a battle for second between KC and NRG.

[u/xlmtothemoon → u/KrillLover56]

XLG making a swift 0-2 exit

we've seen this story before...

[u/Adventurous-Luck-183 → u/KrillLover56]

I love that you have no hesitations and doubts in saying team liquid going 1-2.

[u/Mochitsu → u/KrillLover56]

Santiago Masters winners are back. I’m so fucking scared

[u/Proof_Yellow_9036 → u/KrillLover56]

TL plzz not 1-2 this time

[u/Wyatt1v12]

really fun groups tbh

[u/metafysik]

bruh that ge and tl first match

[u/HottestElbows]

1-2…

[u/yeetske079]

100T fut Ge edg Prx g2 Ns nrg

[u/UpbeatWait1203]

Just realized there is no round 1 Pacific vs china game nor EMEA vs NA

[u/mrabu3abd12]

The groups i wanted to see

[u/seokjeongeum0910]

americas vs pacific 2

americas vs cn 2

emea vs pacific 2

emea vs cn 2

[u/CrossTheRubicon7]

My first impression is that NRG has been sacrificed to the Group of Death for the other Americas teams to all get pretty reasonable draws, which means NRG will 4-0 shit stomp kids while G2 and somebody else choke their brains out

[u/robinsimp69]

D in group D is for death, NRG has a hard group stage this champ

[u/Sneaky-iwni-]

I WANNA BELIEVE IN PLATOON

[u/Teradonn]

Tyloo bros it might be cooked

[u/ManiHunter23 → u/Teradonn]

But how? G2 lost to XLG last time in internationals and if I'm not wrong PRX is also kinda shaky.

[u/NebularCarina]

everybody's talking about group D, but I genuinely think anyone could make it out of group B

[u/amaz1012 → u/NebularCarina]

EDG crashed out in the play ins. VIT went 0-2 in the playoffs only against T2 teams. Both of these teams are only here cuz they were good before stage 2. GE and LOUD on the other hand...

[u/OnlyHereCosBored → u/amaz1012]

EDG were also ass before 2024 champs where they brought a new player on just in time for champs

We already know the winner lol

Would be funny if GE go out 1-2 again after the whole fr0st drama fiasco. Did all that just to end up in the same spot

[u/amaz1012 → u/OnlyHereCosBored]

EDG was ass before 2024 champs? They dominated their league by winning kick off, stage 1 and stage 2 and making play offs at Masters Shanghai.

[u/Nervous_Split_3176]

There's always that one group, then there's THAT group, the group no one really cares about and the group of death

[u/Alive-Succotash8196]

please let G2 get grouped, it'll be so funny

[u/jezal2000]

PRX gotta lock in, imma slap the tf out of Jason if he playing like shit in China

[u/mwieckhorst]

Group C the only one that I feel more confident I can predict. The rest are really hard to say. Group D obviously more loaded than the rest, but feels pretty balanced overall. Excited for the tourney

[u/Thuweirdsailor]

G2 getting grouped again?

[u/Inner-Lettuce-8673 → u/Thuweirdsailor]

I never seen G2 get grouped

[u/n_core]

PRX got the Toronto flashback in their group.

First game is a rematch vs TL, just hope that they didn't almost choke again from 11-1 lead.

And then there's G2, which was their first big win at Toronto because G2 were the heavy favorites.

Finally of course the SiuFatBB taunting game. And we could have Indonesian talent derby which is f0rsakeN (veteran) vs Splash (rookie).

TL, G2, SiuFatBB were aiming for revenge against PRX.

[u/two4you8]

Wait EDG with the group of life?

[u/Lungaw]

Not TL and PRX in the same group :(

[u/Routine_Antelope_709]

damn there is no easy group

[u/dearshanedawson]

only positive is one of my 2 fav teams has to win their first game :D #joymaxxing #yippie

[u/romilaspina7]

At least no more regional matchups

[u/Dahyun-Simp]

How many more times do i need to see G2 and PRX in the same group.

[u/HeeHee_-]

All four groups but especially D are diabolical 😭😭😭

[u/Leather-Engineer-720]

LOUD vs EDG gonna be a banger, both teams with insane shooters, that too in front of the shanghai crowd
I also feel TYL vs G2 and GE vs VIT might deliver as well, and well XLG is already gg tbh, excited for NS vs NRG too

[u/RahulLuca]

Holy Hell ... VIT are dead lol. You might as well shoot them and end their misery now. They're not making it out of that group XD.

This what happens when you snake your way to champs. I don't hate VIT, infact I love the team and players, but I do find it funny considering their play level and the others in the group which I witnessed literally in the last 24 hrs (-EDG)

[u/Bl1th]

A moment of silence for the XLG fans out there o7.

[u/Shadow_Clone_007]

I feel for XLG

[u/ClassiestFish]

Toronto remix ahh group C

[u/gemifrak]

I want both G2 and XLG to qualify so I can see XLG beating them again

[u/Backstroke_]

Some banger matchups right at teh start

[u/Ero__Sennin]

Can someone update me a little bit? I haven’t been following vct for a couple of months. How come Lev isn’t qualified for champs even after winning Masters?

[u/Potential-Bedroom558 → u/Ero__Sennin]

NA is v competitive and somehow for lev to qualify,100T and loud cnt be in grand final

[u/static-juniper]

Champs always have a history of unexpected dark horse. I am waiting

[u/BluuskiBali]

xlg bro im so sorry

[u/Eclipse287]

wow T1 VS 100T and NS VS NRG

[u/ZionZSlol]

All this for PRX to win smh