Plus this was the worst lower bracket final ever. There wasn’t a fight. Look at fcking optic playing ice in their veins 5-11 to 15-13. This was all just luck and if they’re in a tough situation they lose hope. They by far the worst spirited team in vc y only getting here by luck or analysis. They have never needed to clutch. Zeta is good but cannot be the best without the struggle to win.
@@iamnonexistent1680 ur brains non existent if u think zeta has bad spirits. They came back from 8-12 against NIP to win series and made an insane lower bracket run + got revenge on DRX. Braindead take
@@iamnonexistent1680 Why are you so strict about Japan and ZETA? You can't be the best 3 in the world just by luck and analysis. Equivalent ZETA After losing to DRX in the first round of this tournament, have made considerable efforts and achieved excellent results. Why can't you just admit it??
From the weakest region to a strong team recognized by the world. It is neither a miracle nor an illusion that Japan has reached the top three of this tournament. Unfortunately lost to Optic 3-0 today, but I'm really proud of Asia. GG to ZETA, XIA, PRX, and DRX. They lost, but proved the strength of Asia to the whole world. I'm looking forward to VCT STAGE 2. Thank you for your hard work !!!! 😭 👏
Let’s not forget when Optic lost to Xerxia but came back. Optic’s biggest strength, imo, is their ability to adapt and evolve. If they don’t straight up defeat LOUD, they’re gonna at least put up a hell of a fight
Ngl Optic has a good chance to win the VCT but no doubt Loud seems like the team that just seems undefeated at the moment. But the final will 100% be insane.
@@Fuelfloate1 my money is on LOUD. And this hurts as an NA fan, but if Optic can win that would be incredible. I have hope, but it ain’t gonna be easy. LOUD has been on fire
@@gianni3611 I’m a huge optic fan even though I’m from an APAC region xD. I would love Optic to win though. Because of how insane they have been and how they evolve and become such a strong team. Also a huge Crashie fan. My favourite sova player by far
People gonna have to know, Marved been consistent this whole tourney. He's underlooked cause he's a controller but truly top 2 in the world in his position.
Bittersweet. Happy that Zeta got to top 3, defying the expectations of many - and even their own since they only hoped to win one game. Sad that they had to go. The haven match was really close, if Marved didn't play like he was possessed by El Diablo's father - it might have gone Zeta's way but oh well. GGs to Optic, hope my boy El Diablo gets the ultimate prize in a climactic battle against the superteam LOUD which apparently has 5 star players lol. Thank you ZETA for making this major ever so interesting! Hopefully, we can see you in Masters 2!!!
Zeta carried Japan Valorant, and Asian Valorant hopes during this tournament. Comeback stronger next tourney ZETA! GGs to Optic, bonafide NA’s best at this point.
this was ZETA’s first international tournament after they changed the member Also ZETA members weren’t even getting salary for a year because tac FPS isn’t big in Japan That’s how much of a underdog they were
As Japan and as a team, I'm really proud of ZETA. It seemed that LAZ was a little tired, maybe because yesterday's PRX and today's Optic were in bad condition. I want you to take a rest until the next VCT Stage 2 and return in perfect condition!!
Zeta made Asia proud and they should be proud themselves. Props to optic for adapting the way that they did. I wouldn't even be surprised if they end up winning stage 1
Props to ZETA, they had one hell of a run. But I genuinely believe this was a bad matchup for them. Optic is a team that has very set plays and counter plays, their playbook is extremely deep. Sort of like DRX but NA style. If it was PRX against OPTC I think they wouldve lost.
@@deruzym84 Prx was better during Masters 2 But if they fought again at Champs they would lose,my answer still hasn't changed Prx got beaten by teams like Lev and TL,it's getting easy to predict them now,Optic would punish them
Thank you very much for ZETA🇯🇵 They lost, but left the biggest scars on the world. Japan can no longer be ridiculed as the weakest region. …However, today's play seemed a bit sloppy, as I had been expecting a lot from defeating the strongest teams in the world. And will Japan evolve or degenerate? There are two concerns about that. One of the uncertainties is that "Japan (ZETA) will be like Korea's DRX = 1 strength". Second, ZETA has made great strides in Japanese history in this tournament, but like last year's CR, "CR achieved good results in Masters 3 (brought to GAMBIT until a close battle). But at Champions, it became a terrible sloppy team and disappeared into dreams and illusions. " We want ZETA to maintain this strength even more, so we hope that ZETA will not make the same mistakes as CR.
They were never doubted or ridiculed, they just didn’t have a big player base. You people need to stop acting like everyone was against them lol, They have everyone plus the anime weebs backing them.
I really wanted Zeta to win the whole thing. Having said that I don't see them making another run like this for masters 2. They weren't overly impressive the won their matches and that's all that really matters but which of their matches was an impressive showing? PRX maybe. All I'm saying is people seem too caught up in the story book run they had and not their actual performances.
The problem with Zeta is they cannot really hold a site , they always giving up free info and free site for OP to lurk and plant , they either play aggressive on both position or play different stra , else their plays are completely straight foward and predictedable
I really wanted ZETA to win Masters 1. However, looking at today's poor match results, I was convinced that "ZETA was lucky enough to become BEST3 this time." The Zetas play a normal Strat that can trust, but teamwork is good, but nothing beats Optic, which adapts well to playstyle. On the other hand, PRX is the best counter for Optic because it is difficult to read due to its ability to flag in an aggressive and unorthodox style. I only wanted ZETA to beat PRX. Because I knew that if there was a team that could win the optics, it would be a PRX. If the Japanese national team becomes ZETA again in the next Masters 2, it will never be the same as the main character of this tournament.
Loud's the "best counter" against Optic. PRX struggle against disciplined teams with proper spacing who know how to punish aggression. Case in point the losses against DRX and Zeta. A more methodical team like Optic would most likely be able to punish PRX's aggression. Optic's a team that likes to take map control and decide what to with the info gained from it. They struggle against more strategic teams like Loud who contest their map control to deny them info and utilize abilities to force them into disadvantageous aim duels.
marved is the controller have style go and trade kill for teammates not using utility, the meta change form astra to omen make him so agressive,, anh yay the one who use op is very suitable with chamber, optic is really supported by meta, honestly
Im from NA and i agree, Zeta plays a reliable, ordinary strat but good teamwork, but you cant beat Optic who adapts to the playstyle well. i think PRX is the best counter to Optic since its hard to read them with their ability to frag out with aggressive & unorthodox style. I only wanted ZETA to win against PRX cause i knew if any team going to beat optic it would be PRX
Kinda, i mean xerxia was able to beat optic and prx is definetly way better than xerxia, prx can also play in most maps making them pretty scary in a bo5
Zeta got there by chance. They are not a good team, never have been. Mechanically they are not good. They just got through cause EMEA teams were not okay due to Covid and other problems like Ukraine war etc... FPX could not even come to the tournament.
Dude victor is literally throwing on neon fucking yikes bro. If it weren’t for Marved and Yay. Optic would be fucking long gone with vics neon plays. Like the dude needs to stop playing her like it’s cod jeezus.
@@omaralaa9958 nah, at this point FNS is definitely the better IGL. Mid-game adaptability is not something that you see everyday. Tho, i would agree in aim wise that boaster is better
APAC = AIR PORT AROUND THE CORNERS please Asian fanboys just accept the joke aight, when you guys beat NA you guys keep calling na near airport stuff, now this is our turn calling you guys airport
First teams out: Fnatic, KRU, (eu/latam) Second teams out: NIP, Xerxia (bra/apac) 3rd teams out: TL, TGRD (eu/na) 4th teams out: DRX, G2 (kr/eu) 5th teams out: Prx (apac) 6th Teams out: Zeta (jp) 7th tteams out: Thus, the term "NA Nearest Airport" is invalid. this is a copypasta, not to offend anybody
See the difference between NA and APAC fanboys is that NA fanboys get butthurt so easily. We've already taken the L 😂. Great to see all regions almost perfectly match up though.
top 3 in the world, they should be proud of themselves. the story hasn't end yet, hopefully we will see them again in next masters, gg zeta!
It has underdog’s become shit after their one good master event
Plus this was the worst lower bracket final ever. There wasn’t a fight. Look at fcking optic playing ice in their veins 5-11 to 15-13. This was all just luck and if they’re in a tough situation they lose hope. They by far the worst spirited team in vc y only getting here by luck or analysis. They have never needed to clutch. Zeta is good but cannot be the best without the struggle to win.
So fr ur info next lab Prx and DRX will be top 8 at least. They’re very calculated makes good plays frags out a lot
@@iamnonexistent1680 ur brains non existent if u think zeta has bad spirits. They came back from 8-12 against NIP to win series and made an insane lower bracket run + got revenge on DRX. Braindead take
@@iamnonexistent1680 Why are you so strict about Japan and ZETA? You can't be the best 3 in the world just by luck and analysis. Equivalent ZETA After losing to DRX in the first round of this tournament, have made considerable efforts and achieved excellent results. Why can't you just admit it??
From the weakest region to a strong team recognized by the world. It is neither a miracle nor an illusion that Japan has reached the top three of this tournament. Unfortunately lost to Optic 3-0 today, but I'm really proud of Asia. GG to ZETA, XIA, PRX, and DRX. They lost, but proved the strength of Asia to the whole world. I'm looking forward to VCT STAGE 2. Thank you for your hard work !!!! 😭 👏
Bruh
xerxia didn’t do much
bombed out of grps
@@やっはろー-o1r What EXACTLY did @Joshua Grote say that yells to you "I am discriminating against a whole nationality"
@@やっはろー-o1r I’m pretty sure Prx are superior tactic wise then zeta. Look at this game they’re playing as if they don’t know how to play
@@やっはろー-o1r please come to fact that ur region is the second worst
Optic is like a machine learning algorithm, gets better with time , marved the mvp , consistent throughout the tournament. Excellent run by zeta too.
so is this a display of high level IGLing skill?
If we talk about ability, yay just made kills with chambers Q that won tge tournament
Bro, optic felt like the protagonist, they almost lost but learn something then come back mid fight lmao.
marved mvp? yay almost carried them in every map bruh wtf are u talking about
@@howthefuck8175 Yay is a duelist... Marved is playing far above expected value for a controller, that's why it's MVP worthy.
Let’s not forget when Optic lost to Xerxia but came back. Optic’s biggest strength, imo, is their ability to adapt and evolve. If they don’t straight up defeat LOUD, they’re gonna at least put up a hell of a fight
Same with tgrd vs optc, the comeback
Ngl Optic has a good chance to win the VCT but no doubt Loud seems like the team that just seems undefeated at the moment. But the final will 100% be insane.
@@Fuelfloate1 my money is on LOUD. And this hurts as an NA fan, but if Optic can win that would be incredible. I have hope, but it ain’t gonna be easy. LOUD has been on fire
@@gianni3611 I’m a huge optic fan even though I’m from an APAC region xD. I would love Optic to win though. Because of how insane they have been and how they evolve and become such a strong team. Also a huge Crashie fan. My favourite sova player by far
True, their igl fns is one of the best
MARVED HAS BEEN ON FUCKING FIREEEEE.
OpTic down 5-11 on Haven just for them to clean sweep ZETA 3-0. Absolutely crazy stuff from OpTic.
People gonna have to know, Marved been consistent this whole tourney. He's underlooked cause he's a controller but truly top 2 in the world in his position.
After this optic v Loud right?
@@scoredz8188 Ye, tmr same time.
1. Yay
2. Marved.
you're absolutely right
@@OGking831 yay don’t play controller
Mako nb1
FNS price tag probably just went up huge. Having an IGL that can adapt mid-series and mid-map is insanely priceless.
he went crazy this year
W igl
W igl but a bad Fragger. If he could improve his aim a bit then optic would be the best team in the world
@@UOHCUNY no need to frag always when yay victor marved are fragging he is the brain of the team while others are the arms
@@sharkop6530 ez for loud now thanks
GGs Zeta! I think even though they lost, Zeta should be proud of coming this far! Their run to top 3 will always stay legendary.
Thank you for spoiler in top comment.
@@swastikshaw6589 if u didnt want to get spoiled then why'd u check comments?
Insane lower finals. Just insane. Zeta's dream run is gonna be remembered for a long time. And Optic man-o-man, what players! What an IGL!
Bittersweet. Happy that Zeta got to top 3, defying the expectations of many - and even their own since they only hoped to win one game. Sad that they had to go. The haven match was really close, if Marved didn't play like he was possessed by El Diablo's father - it might have gone Zeta's way but oh well. GGs to Optic, hope my boy El Diablo gets the ultimate prize in a climactic battle against the superteam LOUD which apparently has 5 star players lol. Thank you ZETA for making this major ever so interesting! Hopefully, we can see you in Masters 2!!!
15:30 idk why it’s so funny to see dep drop out of tower
SugarZeo and marved are the best controllers in this tournament. And overall one of the best.
MaKo too
that comeback on game 1 ruined the confidence for ZETA tbh. It's obvious, ggs to optic
Neon is a game changer in this match and it really helps optic in creating plays.
One of the reason why im rooting for Optic because they love to pick Neon.
Pioneering comps will lead to them being on top when everyone else starts using their comp
The rematch between Loud and Optic in the Grand Final is insane... I can't wait.
Zeta carried Japan Valorant, and Asian Valorant hopes during this tournament. Comeback stronger next tourney ZETA! GGs to Optic, bonafide NA’s best at this point.
yay is so fcking good bro everytime camera on his POVZ HE IS popping heads
he’s just always popping heads
Watching Yay play is insane. It even rhymes
this was ZETA’s first international tournament after they changed the member
Also ZETA members weren’t even getting salary for a year because tac FPS isn’t big in Japan
That’s how much of a underdog they were
They should let Marved take off his jersey. In Optic vs DRX, Marved was a beast.
15:30 that ragdol tho
As Japan and as a team, I'm really proud of ZETA. It seemed that LAZ was a little tired, maybe because yesterday's PRX and today's Optic were in bad condition. I want you to take a rest until the next VCT Stage 2 and return in perfect condition!!
I sense copium, but who am I to talk. NA takes the most copium anyways.
bro you don’t sense shit
Cope
Are u good in the brain who cares if u so bad or not all that matters is if you are winnihh nt or losing and whether it’s a miracle or skill
@@iamnonexistent1680 chill he's just expressing his happiness
What a run by Zeta divison huge respect
Yay, what friggin beast with the OP.
Victor's Neon is so fun to watch, his Neon is prob the best in the world rn
Just watch 04:14
Zeta made Asia proud and they should be proud themselves. Props to optic for adapting the way that they did. I wouldn't even be surprised if they end up winning stage 1
Victor is looking very good with neon
Fns has insane reads 😳🔥
Istg if fns wins his 1v1s optic is taking it home
W
4:17 omfg
JP/Kr they all have this problem. When they choke they can't keep their mental strong. And people like Chet take advantage of it.
Bro didn't you watch Zeta's comeback on Nip match?
And becoming Top 3 from weakest requires insane mentality
The anti hero that finally takes down the anime protagonist.Last time it was gambit, this time its OpTic.
Jp keep your heads up high. Ignore the Eu fans shit talking. You guys will be back!
Mate it's usually the NA fans that's shit talking, especially now
@@aza5871 of course they have the right to now
Props to ZETA, they had one hell of a run. But I genuinely believe this was a bad matchup for them. Optic is a team that has very set plays and counter plays, their playbook is extremely deep. Sort of like DRX but NA style. If it was PRX against OPTC I think they wouldve lost.
PRX would get punished by Optic for their aggressive plays
I highly doubt they'd manage to get more than 1 map off optic
@@king_thanos_2116 eventually you wrong
@@deruzym84 Prx was better during Masters 2
But if they fought again at Champs they would lose,my answer still hasn't changed
Prx got beaten by teams like Lev and TL,it's getting easy to predict them now,Optic would punish them
@@king_thanos_2116well uh cove incident (truly the sub moment of all time)
@@fish25290 to be fair I made this comment during Masters Reykjavik
I don't cheer for amy specific team, I cheer for the plays, at the end every team is a winner.
Thank you very much for ZETA🇯🇵 They lost, but left the biggest scars on the world. Japan can no longer be ridiculed as the weakest region.
…However, today's play seemed a bit sloppy, as I had been expecting a lot from defeating the strongest teams in the world. And will Japan evolve or degenerate? There are two concerns about that.
One of the uncertainties is that "Japan (ZETA) will be like Korea's DRX = 1 strength". Second, ZETA has made great strides in Japanese history in this tournament, but like last year's CR, "CR achieved good results in Masters 3 (brought to GAMBIT until a close battle). But at Champions, it became a terrible sloppy team and disappeared into dreams and illusions. " We want ZETA to maintain this strength even more, so we hope that ZETA will not make the same mistakes as CR.
Japan's VCT Grand Final is always very boring with ZETA vs CR 🤣 The level of other teams in Japan is too low
They were never doubted or ridiculed, they just didn’t have a big player base. You people need to stop acting like everyone was against them lol, They have everyone plus the anime weebs backing them.
@@DivinesLegacy Nah, they were the crappiest region in val in 2021
Zeta didn't make a huge amount of mistakes today
Optic was just that much better
@@B4LDF0RM yes, not denying that. But no one was hating on them and that’s a fact.
"near airport" ikr
Marved and sugerzero are the best controller in the whole world ❤️❤️
4:18 how is that possible bro? How does he do it?
I BELIEVE IN LOUD AGAIN FNS IS SO LIMITED XD
Its not like I hate zeta or anything but if it was optic who lost 0 3 I'm pretty sure this comment section wouldve trash talked them so. Much
Zeta was basically krü of this tourney ggs
4:16
YAY’s YAY
sugarzero is amazing
Fracture defo is one of their best maps
10:24 TENN's throwing man nt ZETA ggs
ICE COLD MARVED
Training arc for ZETA, W team W region W supporters
reminiscing old times when yay was good
Yay is my favourite player
the new japanese champs are here! ZETA FTW! Optic played really well, but till next time optc! gg
Optic won tho
Man what's fns sensitivity, he shakes his aim before hitting a shot
theres an aiming style called "shaky aim" Asuna is an example
@@7sukuyomi nah fam fns scribbled his mouse everytime before he started shooting, dont disrespect asuna like that.
@@omaralaa9958 still shaky. FNS did kinda whiff a few times but that's fine as Optic would be nothing without him.
Victor picks Neon = autowin
lmfao. i can't stop laughing about zeta dep being burnt by brim ult when he jumped out of tower B. 15:30
Lol
I really wanted Zeta to win the whole thing. Having said that I don't see them making another run like this for masters 2. They weren't overly impressive the won their matches and that's all that really matters but which of their matches was an impressive showing? PRX maybe. All I'm saying is people seem too caught up in the story book run they had and not their actual performances.
They adapted to the teams quite well
Needless to say I agree with you and i doubt they'll have this kind of run next time
This game was won already on map 2 when 5-11 hit. Zeta had a good run but by far have the worst fighting spirit
The problem with Zeta is they cannot really hold a site , they always giving up free info and free site for OP to lurk and plant , they either play aggressive on both position or play different stra , else their plays are completely straight foward and predictedable
Fav casters
Why there is no 360p quality
I really wanted ZETA to win Masters 1. However, looking at today's poor match results, I was convinced that "ZETA was lucky enough to become BEST3 this time." The Zetas play a normal Strat that can trust, but teamwork is good, but nothing beats Optic, which adapts well to playstyle. On the other hand, PRX is the best counter for Optic because it is difficult to read due to its ability to flag in an aggressive and unorthodox style. I only wanted ZETA to beat PRX. Because I knew that if there was a team that could win the optics, it would be a PRX. If the Japanese national team becomes ZETA again in the next Masters 2, it will never be the same as the main character of this tournament.
Loud's the "best counter" against Optic. PRX struggle against disciplined teams with proper spacing who know how to punish aggression. Case in point the losses against DRX and Zeta. A more methodical team like Optic would most likely be able to punish PRX's aggression. Optic's a team that likes to take map control and decide what to with the info gained from it. They struggle against more strategic teams like Loud who contest their map control to deny them info and utilize abilities to force them into disadvantageous aim duels.
Grand final is boring... Thanks paper rex and zeta for making this series good
Why boring??
Why boring??
You say this as optic makes a comeback and defeats loud spectacularly, while you remember this comment and trash talk loud.
Boring because they lost lol
Now optic gonna throw vs loud
Loud gon smash optc*
@@matt-hc5jb optc gon smash Loud*
@@zXepots NA vs SA > 🥇
Don't jinx it
OpTic may just win this tourney =》
All of us have seen the pattern.
How OpTic evolves and comeback they make against the team they lost previously...
Yay is literally a beast
OK optic 2nd best team and LOUD first Nice tournament
cold
Optic/NV still the NA last hope.
marved is the controller have style go and trade kill for teammates not using utility, the meta change form astra to omen make him so agressive,, anh yay the one who use op is very suitable with chamber, optic is really supported by meta, honestly
guy's this is better for zeta instead of getting 13-0'd by loud for the 3 maps. lol.
Japan nt that good if a region i agree
If zeta didnt choke haven probably closer
GG ZETA PACK YOUR BAG AND HAVE A WONDERFUL FLIGHT 😊👍
15:30 Viper xd
Yay is the best player in the world IMO
yay too good wtf..
Nt zeta, u guys was too good
If prx win I think they can defeat optic...
Im from NA and i agree, Zeta plays a reliable, ordinary strat but good teamwork, but you cant beat Optic who adapts to the playstyle well. i think PRX is the best counter to Optic since its hard to read them with their ability to frag out with aggressive & unorthodox style. I only wanted ZETA to win against PRX cause i knew if any team going to beat optic it would be PRX
Kinda, i mean xerxia was able to beat optic and prx is definetly way better than xerxia, prx can also play in most maps making them pretty scary in a bo5
@@aza5871 Xerxia got lucky in that win... look at what happened when Optic reads Xerxia. Xerxia got destroyed and sent home
@@OGking831 xerxia beat optic twice, if that's all "luck" than i don't know what to say to you
Zeta got there by chance. They are not a good team, never have been.
Mechanically they are not good. They just got through cause EMEA teams were not okay due to Covid and other problems like Ukraine war etc... FPX could not even come to the tournament.
eu cope
delusional eu copium 🤣 Eu dead region
Eu copium lol dead region
That is true, but that doesn't mean they're "not a good team", they're still better than most teams in this master
4.17 wtffff
Dude victor is literally throwing on neon fucking yikes bro. If it weren’t for Marved and Yay. Optic would be fucking long gone with vics neon plays. Like the dude needs to stop playing her like it’s cod jeezus.
GGZETA！I Love ZETA!!
top 3 one hell of a cinderella run. Bravo Zeta
Sed Man
Bruh im sorry but FNS's aim this series was funny af, the guy shook his mouse all over the screen before shooting everytime lol.
Doesn't matter he's the best igl to ever touch the game
I think its between him and boaster
@@omaralaa9958 nah, at this point FNS is definitely the better IGL. Mid-game adaptability is not something that you see everyday. Tho, i would agree in aim wise that boaster is better
Wow zeta choked like always
Full match ruclips.net/video/LpMvHeP5v8w/видео.html
Zeta no age
Japan just lucky win vs prx, byebye maria ozawa
Im better than everyone
APAC = AIR PORT AROUND THE CORNERS
please Asian fanboys just accept the joke aight, when you guys beat NA you guys keep calling na near airport stuff, now this is our turn calling you guys airport
I'm a 100000% sure that most people saying NA= Near Airport were from Europe, or South America instead.
@@vedaskerkar2094 lol no eu doesn't even watch vct unless eu is playing
some1 took the chat too seriously
First teams out: Fnatic, KRU, (eu/latam)
Second teams out: NIP, Xerxia (bra/apac)
3rd teams out: TL, TGRD (eu/na)
4th teams out: DRX, G2 (kr/eu)
5th teams out: Prx (apac)
6th Teams out: Zeta (jp)
7th tteams out:
Thus, the term "NA Nearest Airport" is invalid.
this is a copypasta, not to offend anybody
See the difference between NA and APAC fanboys is that NA fanboys get butthurt so easily. We've already taken the L 😂. Great to see all regions almost perfectly match up though.
Gj Japan from weakest to weak!!
Thanks weeb
L+ ratio+ ez win for loud ggs ez
You correct bro!👁️
Damn yes bro
L Region L Team L Loud
Just remember
Loud=LLL
@@zeusyoursonhasreturnedibri7603 bro imagine replying to your own comment 💀
I believe in Yay supremacy
el Diablo 🔥
EU modCheck
thanks
FPX where? modCheck
EU WHY SO QUIET?