Why Can't Asia Win a VALORANT Trophy?

sorry for my voice in this video, i am a bit sick atm :(( do you guys think pacific will win a trophy this year? I hope so

Perhaps the biggest area where Pacific is lacking is mental strength under pressure. In a BO5, having a player who can inspire the team is a big advantage, and Boostio and Zellsis are definitely deserving of it. Looking at the Pacific team as a whole, they do not have any players with that kind of energy, so their patience is weakened.

Honestly, if GenG maintain this form, i will say they are the team with the highest chance of winning a tournament. They clearly do not lack in the mechanical department and are clearly a much more flexible team than other top pacific teams have in the past. Like, Prx has their aggression and combo plays and Drx with their discipline and set plays, the only 2 teams that could have realistically won in the past. However, GenG clearly doesn't have that sort of identity. They don't have a mould that they want to keep. Even now, we clearly just remember them for their cracked aim rather than their play style or anything. They have shown that they can play slow which can be seen on maps like ascent and they can also play quick like they did against Sen on split in the upper finals and they literally fought against Prx aggression with aggression of their own and won it. It feels weird that a top pacific team doesn't have a distinct style that they will always follow but maybe this is the way because they can't be figured out like other pacific teams in the past.

Jinggg has returned to PRX again, but if PRX still cannot win the international trophy, PRX will definitely need to change something (substitute players, assistants, and mental coaches).

The prx loss in last champions was really heart breaking, i remember every streamer I watched at that time was like "heart says eg", and I was like I don't care about nationality and all and I want prx to win. I have never cared for a team to win so much. But in the end I guess eg was just better.

after having watched APAC lose so many chances, i cant help but want to support them in shanghai and seoul. every single team is just so charismatic and i feel so bad seeing them lose time and time again. hopefully shanghai is PRX's chance.

This one's gonna hurt

It is insanely interesting, EU is known for their structure and strategy, Pacific is known for their unique comps and playstyle, Americas/NA is known for being able to combine the two into a blend that leads to several trophies. It's interesting because DRX was known as the team so structured it hurt them, yet GenG reminds me more of NA, taking the best of that structure playstyle and mixing it with individual talents and unique agression (like PRX) to a good style. I think GenG lost not because of style but because of experience. In my eyes, they're trophy hopefuls this year

Man even if prx has jinggg, i still cant think they're going to win, but in apac we trust, great vid as always.

the only way we can make pacific win a BO5 if BOTH teams in the grand final are pacific. Personally it sucks for me because I've been a SEN fan since the sinatraa days, and I'm from South East Asia and also rooting for paper rex, so seeing them in that lower final at madrid was weird. The fact that they have gotten top 4 in 5 international tournaments and COULD'VE won 2 trophies is heartbreaking. Paper Rex need to know that their play style does work but only works to a certain amount of time. Thankfully I think they do know since they played more slower and default rounds, but They need to stop changing their comp in a BO5 grand final. Teams just won't get caught off guard with that and they will 100% adapt to prx's comp change.

GenG (or any korean team really) winning champs in Seoul would be one of the best esports storylines of all time

Before asking why they haven’t won a tournament yet, why don’t we start with international bo5s. Imo the biggest problem is that in a bo5, they always get figured out by the 3rd/4th set. Even with a 4-8 half, geng had momentum and looked to be able to comeback on split. But somewhere along the 2nd half, johnqt finally got the download on how geng read the game, and helped drag Sen across split and they used that momentum to roll thru icebox. There r many more examples of this across the few years of vct we’ve had

champions 2023 repeated in madrid. prx/apac wins upper final against eg/americas and gets a 2 map ban adv. geng/apac wins upper final against sen/americas also gets a 2 map ban adv. hopefully geng and prx get back on track with jingg back on the roster

Honestly do think the way things are going, GenG have the highest shot at lifting a trophy for apac. As much as I want to believe in our boys in purple (prx) especially with jinggg back, I feel that teams in the higher echelons of vct are better suited to counter what they build their identity on, their W Gaming style. Teams like FNC, current-age SEN, and even GenG to a fault, are so well rounded when it comes to rotating around how they play, no matter what kind of pacing it facilitates. but we'll see in the coming tournaments. There's so much young blood in the vct now more than ever just in madrid, so honestly so many teams have a chance at lifting the trophy.

This video was all we needed thaks commend, ik which region's winning next masters

GenG are so talented and complete I cant imagine them not winning one eventually

Well, maybe the curse will finally be lifted when an APAC team qualifies for a grand final through the lower bracket

if its gonna be any year its gonna be this year, prx coming back to their main core and GENG finding their place in pacific means that this might be their highest chance of winning at shanghai as both pacific contenders are at full strength and have made grand finals and nearly won

Not the s0m cove shorty clip 😢

PRX vs Fpx troll in Breeze GenG vs Sen trolling in Bind