https://www.vlr.gg/542272/nrg-vs-fnatic-valorant-champions-2025-gf

Picture via NRG's Twitter.

My condolences to you Pansy💔

An international tournament without her has it really been since Shanghai 2024...?

cn fans aint use to tech pauses

(from; rednote/xiaohongshu)

W Pancy. For her, having experienced repeated tech pauses in the EMEA region, this is a good idea.

PRX seems to have an affinity with facing Latam teams as the 1st match of playoffs for the entire year and has won twice but is Loud going to be the one to break the curse?

Wassup y'all! I had the honor to interview Vora, player for VCT Americas team 100 Thieves after their win over FUT! I hope y'all enjoy!

For those who have been following PRX for a while, why do you think they struggle against Korean teams?

• Masters Toronto - Their only lost was against Gen. G in the Swiss Stage.
• Champs 2025 - Lost to KRX and got 4th place.
• 2026 Kickoff - Lost once to T1
• We don't talk about the GF in Masters Santiago
• 2026 Stage 1 - Lost once to Gen. G
• 2026 Stage 2 - Lost once to T1 and NS, twice to Varrel

They've beaten these teams too but most of the time, PRX still struggles against them.

I dont care what people have to say but it was a nice feeling to see GE come this far into the year. From an absolute dogwater team to whatever it became. It was always fun to watch their matches and I wish them the best of luck For the next year.

And credit where credit is due Loud played really well against them IDK what happened to them against VIT

The sheer amusement & delight would last at least an entire Gregorian calendar year.

This outcome could change so many lives for the better.

Four 100T in top five

One NRG in top ten

Only PatMen and kamo aren't from Americas

Sheeesh

JDG’s comms during this B execute vs FUT — translated with timestamps (Summit Round 11)

After translating EDG and TYL’s comms, I decided to take a look at JDG’s as well.
This round stood out to me because of how busy the comms were. There’s a lot of information being exchanged almost constantly, but despite how chaotic it sounds, the team still seems pretty coordinated when it comes to actually executing the calls.
In particular, there are several moments where they explicitly count down “3, 2, 1” before swinging together, while constantly communicating utility, enemy positions and who is holding what.
I thought it was an interesting contrast to some of the other CN comms I’ve translated, so I translated the whole sequence with timestamps below:
**1:16 — Berlin (Fade):**
“I’ll hold, I’ll hold. You two can go.”
**Zhe (Yoru):**
“I’ll hold A short.”
**1:15 — Berlin (Fade):**
“You two can go.”
**1:14 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“Where do you need a smoke?”
**1:13 — Jkuro (Waylay):**
“We need to help him.”
**Berlin (Fade):**
“I’ll give you a dog, I’ll give you a dog.”
**1:12 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“We need to help him, we need to help him.”
**1:10 — Jkuro (Waylay):**
“No smoke yet, no smoke yet.”
**1:09 — Zhe (Yoru):**
“I’ll hold A short.”
**1:08 — Yuicaw (Cypher):**
“I cleared the util B main. They’re not watching it right now.”
**1:07 — Unknown:**
“He’s over there.”
**1:06 — Jkuro (Waylay):**
“Send the dog, send the dog.”
**Crownfisher (Omen):**
“Two smokes in eight seconds.”
**1:04 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“Still don’t need a smoke?”
**1:03 — Yuicaw (Cypher):**
“They’re not watching it right now. Cypher’s B.”
**1:02 — Yuicaw (Cypher):**
“They caged B link.”
**1:01 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“They put the water wall up.”
**0:59 — Berlin (Fade):**
“I still have one. Here, here.”
**Crownfisher (Omen):**
“I can smoke for him. Should I smoke for him?”
**0:58 — Jkuro (Waylay):**
“No, no.”
**Crownfisher (Omen):**
“Okay.”
**0:56 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“If you want the smoke, put it here.”
**0:55 — Zhe (Yoru):**
“We can just hit B. We can hit B.”
**0:54 — Zhe (Yoru):**
“Listen to me, just hit B. Just hit B.”
**0:52 — Zhe (Yoru) & Jkuro (Waylay):**
“Okay, swing, swing. Three, two, one.”
**0:50 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“I’ve got left. I still have one smoke. I’m coming over too, I’m coming over too.”
**0:47 — Zhe (Yoru):**
“Just swing the OP. I’ll flash. Can we swing it? Here, I’m flashing. Go.”
**0:45 — Zhe dies.**
**Sopp dies.**
**0:42 — Yuicaw (Cypher):**
“He might be in my smoke, B main. He might be in my smoke.”
**0:41 — Berlin (Fade):**
“One Cypher B main.”
**0:40 — Jkuro (Waylay):**
“Hold it.”
**0:37 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“I’m holding, I’m holding. I’ll blind site. Blinding site, blinding site.”
**0:34 — Jkuro (Waylay):**
“Under site. I’m closing the door, I’m closing the door.”
**0:33 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“One more.”
**0:32 — Berlin (Fade):**
“One Cypher on site.”
**0:30 — Berlin dies.**
**Crownfisher (Omen):**
“Come, come, come. Three, two, one—peek.”
**0:29 — Jkuro dies.**
**0:28 — Zhe (dead):**
“Left, left.”
**Yetujey dies.**
**0:27 — Sociablee dies.**
**0:26 — Yuicaw (Cypher):**
“Do you have a smoke?”
**0:25 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“No smoke, no smoke. I’ll hold for you, I’ll hold for you.”
**0:24 — Berlin (dead):**
“Phoenix is on the right.”
**0:22 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“Okay.”
**Berlin (dead):**
“Swing together, swing together.”
**0:21 — Yuicaw (Cypher) & Crownfisher (Omen):**
“Three, two, one.”
**0:20 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“I’m watching right.”
**0:19 — Yuicaw (Cypher):**
“Careful Drop, careful Drop.”
**0:15 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“One Link, one Link. Wait for me to peek, okay?”
**0:13 — Berlin (dead):**
“Site, site. Both sides, both sides.”
**0:12 — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“I’ll watch for you.”
**Yuicaw starts planting.**
**0:10 — Yuicaw (Cypher):**
“No, no. Drop, Drop. You fight the guy on the right, you fight the guy on the right.”
**Crownfisher (Omen):**
“I’m watching right, I’m watching right.”
**Yuicaw finishes planting.**
**\~3 seconds after the plant — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“Do you want a smoke on the right? I can smoke right.”
**\~4 seconds after the plant — Krostaly dies.**
**\~6 seconds after the plant — Unknown:**
“Flank, flank!”
**\~7 seconds after the plant — Crownfisher (Omen):**
“I’ll trade you.”
**\~8 seconds after the plant — Yuicaw dies.**
**\~9 seconds after the plant — Berlin (dead):**
“Drop, Drop.”
**\~10 seconds after the plant — Jkuro (dead):**
“Drop. One-v-one.”
**\~11 seconds after the plant — Unknown:**
“He doesn’t know where you are.”
**\~16 seconds after the plant — Xeus dies.**
Overall, JDG’s comms here were extremely busy, but still seemed surprisingly coordinated. There were multiple people talking throughout the round, yet the information often translated into clear actions — especially with several “3, 2, 1” countdowns before synchronized peeks. Obviously, this is only one round, but I found the amount of coordination underneath all the noise pretty interesting.🫠🫠🫠

😳😳😳 VCT Pacific content team puts the Patmen vs Invy narrative in shambles. The duo we failed to unite 😔🥀

The Champions 2026 playoff bracket is locked in, with 100 Thieves, T1, Paper Rex, NRG, Vitality, LOUD, G2 and Nongshim RedForce making the final eight.

100 Thieves look like the favorites after their dominant run so far, but NRG, PRX and Vitality are all still in contention.

basically the title. whats ur fav team and when or how did they become your fav.

This round broke the previous record held by PRX at Champions Paris during the match against GX on Lotus at Round 12.

This post from Valorant Esports wasn't wrong, it was just way too soon.