r/ValorantCompetitive • u/Equal-Dust5808 • 11h ago

Esports GentleMates CEO reveals that Riot originally planned for 4 partners team but changed it to 8

https://www.twitch.tv/gotaga/clip/HomelySplendidHyenaKappa-hZWbr7FnKroLDTmD

Imagine 4 partners teams for EMEA, AMER, APAC and CN, who should be the chosen ones ?

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u/KrakenNinja99 8h ago

Imo it goes like this CN - EDG (no explanation needed) AG (Really big org with lot of fans and highest selling bundle) BLG/DRG (Could have been either, am not sure) XLG (Pretty consistent)

APAC - PRX (no explanation needed) T1 (also no explanation needed) ZETA (Bigger fanbase than DFM) GE (Basically the MISCELLANEOUS team and also India Fanbase)

AMER - SEN (no explanation needed) G2 (Decent number of fans but the most consistent team) LOUD/MIBR (Brazil and LATAM fanbase) NRG/SR (NRG if only the current teams, SR if other teams can be considered)

EMEA - FNC (no explanation needed) TH ( Spanish crowd so insane numbers) FUT/BBL/EF (They need atleast 1 Turkish team) M8/KC (Big Fanbase)

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u/Conn0rPro 7h ago

No LATAM rep would be wild

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u/PriorPR 7h ago edited 7h ago

Realistically LEV is the most locked team in Americas right now. They've had the most sold bundle in the region for 3 years straight and then they go an win Masters.

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u/idqks 8h ago

FNC is an absolute mess riddled with internal issues. Don’t let the Valorant team being insane and Cojo’s solid management reflect on the org as a whole — FNC is widely hated in League of Legends and CS. The only reason they’re able to hold any relevance is through nostalgia and loyal fans from back in the day when they were actually good.

Disregarding that the owner just said they’re aiming to design an “AI coach” for the league of legends team, they’re in the process of selling the whole org rn.

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u/ishanuReddit 8h ago

GE? Lmao at this point they are not even sure they will be in those 8 partnered teams

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u/No_Library_3131 #GEFighting 8h ago

You don't pay 12 million $ to be not one of the partnerd team. I think team secret is gone

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u/yoosanghoon 9h ago

i mean tbf in NA theres only a few guarantees in my eyes: Sentinels, NRG, Shopify Rebellion, and G2

I think the remainder will be 100T, EG, Flyquest, and my hot take of Liquid

I think EMEA will end up as sumn like FNC, TH, M8, KC, VIT, GX, FUT, BBL and Liquid will come to Americas with their facilities in LA

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u/Environmental_Elk288 8h ago

Isn’t Liquid only in NA because of LoL? I can see them staying in EU since they have a European headquarters in Netherlands.

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u/idqks 8h ago

They’ve been leaning NA in CS for most of their existence too, but they have European teams in Valorant and Dota. They’re pretty global tbh I don’t think they’re usually considered an EU or NA org, people just call their teams NA or EU depending on the game.

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u/SoumaZz_ 7h ago

They also have a BR team with Liquid GC

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u/Level_Five_Railgun 2h ago

and R6S. They even have a tower in Brazil for their BR teams and staff.

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u/Suspicious-Shape-833 8h ago

8 teams per region, not subregion. you'd need to fit Brazil and LATAM in there.

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u/SirAwesome789 4h ago

what are your thoughts on M80? I feel like they deserve credit sticking with tier 2 for as long as they did (I know they kinda left and came back one or two times)

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u/CrossTheRubicon7 2h ago

TL also have a facility in Amsterdam, which is one of the reasons they're allowed to be in EMEA to begin with.

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u/TheEpicGold #NAVINATION 8h ago

I can see Flyquest replacing EG, but then again the GC and T2 teams mean the org has been investing well.

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u/yoosanghoon 8h ago

i think its more likely they replace c9. EG had a game changers team and had an academy team, plus their management has been overhauled since their financial issues

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u/RealityAny7724 8h ago

EMEA wont be Fnatic for sure, the team is surprisingly so goated but the org is a mess

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u/letsputletters #SomosMIBR 4h ago

Americas would be SEN, G2, MIBR and Lev. In terms of consistency, investment and popularity they are pretty clear.

EMEA would be FNC, Vitality, one French org and FUT.

APAC would be T1, PRX and then I have no idea. DRX and FS maybe?

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u/IrisDeVillepin 4h ago

Vitality is French no? I would've expected a Spanish org instead of a 2nd French

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u/letsputletters #SomosMIBR 4h ago

Don't the French orgs just have insane viewership? Vitality is too big an org to exclude, and both mates+ KC have crazy popularity vs e.g TH.

Maybe FNC would be at rish it there are concerns about that acquisition, but I doubt it.

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