Plat Chat VALORANT

📝 Follow us!!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platchatpodcast/Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.socialTwitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast📺 ProducerKurtis Russ - https://www.instagram.com/russ.kurtis00:00:00 - Intro (late sideshow)00:01:46 - Who would win a “consolation” Masters?00:05:11 - Talon get smoked by Gen.G00:14:02 - Gen.G lose 5 map series, fail to qualify for first Masters event in over a year00:25:19 - Sideshow finally arrives00:29:16 - Autumn’s new coaching strategy propels T1 to Bangkok00:42:04 - DRX take down T1 twice to win Pacific Kickoff00:59:20 - Mimi joins the show!01:02:33 - FUT place 4th after a disappointing loss01:07:52 - Team Liquid annihilate Team Heretics to qualify for Bangkok01:27:43 - Team Heretics bomb out of EMEA Kickoff01:37:40 - Team Vitality reverse-sweep Liquid to win EMEA Kickoff01:57:52 - Bren and Wyatt join the show!02:05:20 - KRU (almost) go on another run02:15:31 - MIBR fall short of Bangkok in lower bracket run02:29:43 - Sentinels win long series to qualify for Bangkok02:36:37 - G2 win Americas Kickoff through upper bracket02:57:48 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

Head to https://factormeals.com/VALORANT50OFF for 50% off your first order + free shipping! 📝 Follow us!! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platchatpodcast/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.social Twitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:45 - RRQ and Nongshim RedForce play 89 rounds of VALORANT in one map 00:06:40 - FACTORMEALS.COM/VALORANT50OFF to get 50% off your first box! 00:08:00 - How much money are you giving TMV? 00:11:10 - Paper Rex eliminated after three matches, is it time to panic? 00:27:02 - DRX win close series vs Gen.G 00:33:48 - Gen.G bounce back after loss and eliminate DFM 00:40:54 - T1 win bizarre match vs TALON 00:57:45 - TALON defeat Nongshim RedForce to start lower bracket run 01:06:03 - Pacific Kickoff Week 4 Predictions 01:17:07 - Revisiting our BOLD PREDICTIONS for Pacific Kickoff 01:21:48 - Sliggy and Mimi join the show 01:24:57 - 2025 VCT Season Capsule features Karambit Knives 01:31:33 - Vitality makes strong case for best team in EMEA 01:46:48 - FNATIC make early exit vs FUT 02:05:36 - Team Liquid roll GIANTX then win close match vs BBL 02:23:04 - EMEA Kickoff Week 4 Predictions 02:31:07 - Revisiting our BOLD PREDICTIONS for EMEA Kickoff 02:33:05 - Wyatt joins the show 02:38:20 - Sentinels win close match vs LOUD 02:57:08 - Are NRG going to have another catastrophic year? 03:27:10 - KRU upset NRG then win rematch vs LOUD 03:36:08 - MIBR continue lower bracket run defeating Evil Geniuses and Leviatan

📝 Follow us!! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platchatpodcast/ Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.social Twitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast 00:00:00 - Intro, the Plat Chat alignment chart 00:04:40 - TMV tells a harrowing story 00:06:10 - How many Sideshows would it take to win a map vs G2? 00:08:18 - EDG and Trace are the first teams to Bangkok! 00:23:55 - TALON keeps Primmie off duelist in close win over GE 00:34:47 - Gen.G wins nailbiter over RRQ 00:48:27 - Does Nongshim know how to play non-Neon comps? 00:56:36 - RRQ and DFM eliminate Team Secret and Global Esports 01:02:00 - Pacific Kickoff Week 3 Predictions 01:15:10 - Revisiting our Pacific Kickoff Power Rankings 01:27:35 - Mimi joins the show 01:31:40 - Heretics bounce back in series vs Gentle Mates 01:40:50 - Karmine Corp hexed by viewers then eliminated by GIANTX 01:52:35 - FNATIC narrowly escape NAVI in Lower Bracket 02:01:53 - Is there hope for Apeks in 2025? 02:07:03 - FUT beat down Liquid, look to take on Vitality 02:15:18 - EMEA Kickoff Week 3 Predictions 02:32:28 - Revisiting our EMEA Kickoff Power Rankings 02:38:47 - Sucking on a Doorknob 02:44:00 - The Trial of Brennon Hook 02:54:46 - Bren and Mimi cast the Console GOATs 02:59:59 - Shopify Rebellion GC make history and qualify for Challengers NA 03:08:16 - How bad are 2G and FURIA really? Is Brazil cooked? 03:25:13 - Is MIBR primed to make a lower bracket run? 03:31:18 - mada goes +26 as NRG eliminates 100 Thieves 03:37:39 - The greatest bait post of all-time 03:45:56 - Do we agree with Nadeshot’s take on the Kickoff format? 03:56:52 - Americas Kickoff Week 3 Predictions 04:16:28 - Revisiting our Americas Kickoff Power Rankings 04:25:44 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

Head to https://factormeals.com/VALORANT50OFF for 50% off your first order + free shipping! 📝 Follow us!! Twitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.social 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:19 - Insane Member Question 00:04:21 - FACTORMEALS.COM/VALORANT50OFF to get 50% off your first box! 00:05:45 - RRQ destroy DFM after close first map 00:14:13 - BOOM and dos9 look strong vs T1 00:20:24 - Global Esports Hashtag GEWinning 00:30:51 - Nongshim Redforce fall to DRX 00:41:28 - Paper Rex exaggerated topic title 00:52:48 - Pacific Kickoff Week 2 Predictions 01:07:20 - TMV and Ender join the show 01:08:54 - Briefly discussing China and the downfall of Wolves Esports 01:14:50 - Florescent frags out in debut with APEKS in loss against Gentle Mates 01:22:37 - BBL takes down GIANTX and FNATIC 01:44:44 - Vitality and Karmine Corp go the distance 01:55:23 - Are Team Liquid, KOI, and NAVI bottom-tier? 01:59:09 - EMEA Kickoff Week 2 Predictions 02:11:40 - Bren joins the show 02:17:02 - Who looks the best on Tejo? 02:24:23 - Is LOUD the underrated darkhorse of Americas? 02:33:00 - FURIA beats 2G with NA Challengers players 02:41:10 - NRG upset by Cloud9 in two maps 02:52:40 - G2 look like the best team in Americas 02:57:59 - 100 Thieves vs Sentinels becomes an instant-classic 03:08:21 - Viewer Predictions, talking MIBR and Leviatan 03:22:00 - Americas Kickoff Week 2 Predictions 03:38:20 - Wyatt's Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!! Twitter - / platchatpodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodc... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:57 - Construct a team only using players with 3-letter names 00:07:15 - RUMOR: Brand new agent, Tejo will be available for Kickoff 00:13:50 - Pacific Round 1 Match Picks 00:34:26 - BOLD PREDICTIONS: Pacific Kickoff Winner 00:43:00 - TMV losing his mind 00:45:30 - Pacific Kickoff Pick’ems 01:02:53 - Sideshow Explains why he was so late 01:07:45 - Apeks ‘mystery’ 5th player will not play Kickoff, coach Oderus steps in 01:14:45 - EMEA Round 1 Match Picks 01:30:57 - BOLD PREDICTIONS: EMEA Kickoff Winner 01:34:50 - EMEA Kickoff Pick’ems 02:09:40 - Wyatt and Dryad join the show 02:12:44 - Should Riot release the replay system in its current state? 02:19:10 - We need to talk about these 2025 Team Capsules… 02:33:55 - Americas Round 1 Match Picks 02:57:20 - BOLD PREDICTIONS: Americas Kickoff Winner 03:02:49 - Americas Kickoff Pick’ems 03:30:51 - Wyatt's Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!! Twitter - / platchatpodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodc... Check out Sliggy's Patreon he runs with Mini! FREE Ascent & Sunset Guide at / coachpotatoes 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:43 - Which player isn't talked about enough heading into 2025? 00:05:02 - DetonatioN FocusMe 00:11:53 - DRX 00:18:43 - Gen.G 00:22:03 - Global Esports 00:31:10 - Paper Rex 00:37:59 - RRQ 00:45:40 - T1 00:51:37 - TALON 00:57:49 - Team Secret 01:03:20 - ZETA DIVISION 01:10:44 - Nongshim RedForce 01:18:14 - BOOM Esports 01:21:25 - Finalizing our Pacific Power Rankings 01:39:50 - Check out the free Ascent & Sunset Guide at Patreon.com/CoachPotatoes 01:44:03 - BBL Esports 01:51:40 - FNATIC 01:58:19 - FUT Esports 02:01:55 - GIANTX 02:05:23 - Karmine Corp 02:12:07 - NAVI 02:17:52 - Team Heretics 02:19:22 - KOI 02:22:12 - Team Liquid 02:26:08 - Team Vitality 02:30:31 - Gentle Mates 02:36:12 - APEKS 02:39:45 - Finalizing our EMEA Power Rankings 02:54:23 - 100 Thieves 03:03:09 - Cloud9 03:07:35 - Evil Geniuses 03:14:23 - FURIA 03:21:07 - KRU Esports 03:27:53 - Leviatan 03:33:50 - LOUD 03:40:15 - MIBR 03:46:16 - NRG 03:50:34 - Sentinels 03:55:45 - G2 Esports 04:00:36 - 2Game Esports 04:06:12 - Finalizing our Americas Power Rankings 04:33:34 - BONUS: China Power Rankings Speedrun 04:36:36 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

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Head to https://www.FactorMeals.com/50valorant to get 50% off your first box + more! Use code VALOCHAT20 for 20% off and free shipping at https://www.Manscaped.com 📝 Follow us!! Twitter - / platchatpodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.social 00:00:00 - Intro (SOOP SOOP SOOOOP) 00:03:23 - FactorMeals.com/50Valorant Use code 50valorant for 50% off + more! 00:05:30 - What would happen if Sideshow’s head grew to the size of a planet? 00:13:33 - NRG wins SOOP VALORANT League 00:42:33 - Rob Moore announces Sentinels’ academy team 01:00:18 - Riot Allowing Gambling Sponsors in 2025 01:10:53 - MIBR is SO BACK!!!! 01:29:07 - Use code VALOCHAT20 for 20% off and free shipping at Manscaped.com 01:34:18 - Cloud9 drop moose only weeks before Americas Kickoff 01:46:52 - EMEA and Pacific Kickoff Brackets announced 01:58:28 - Plat Chat Awards Show Announcement 02:02:13 - Wyatt's Weekly Award

Head to https://www.FactorMeals.com/valorant50 to get 50% off your first box + more! Use code VALOCHAT20 for 20% off and free shipping at https://www.Manscaped.com 📝 Follow us!! Twitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.social 00:00:00 - Intro (TMV is sent to the void) 00:02:05 - 2024 Letter from Leo Faria 00:44:17 - If VCT did an All-Star week, which region would come out on top? 00:51:15 - FactorMeals.com/valorant50 Use code valorant50 for 50% off + more! 00:55:48 - Agent 27 is a Colombian Initiator 01:01:43 - Patch 9.11 nerfs Neon and post-plant spam 01:19:24 - Fnatic signs crashies 01:25:01 - NRG lose early in SOOP VAL League 01:33:35 - Use code VALOCHAT20 for 20% off and free shipping at Manscaped.com 01:35:23 - BIG DRAMA: Cloud9 cut Rossy for mitch (we are late) 01:51:11 - Paper Rex take down DFM to win Radiant Asia 02:02:08 - Wolves win Shanghai Esports Masters 2024 02:09:06 - G2 Gozen win Americas Spotlight 02:17:10 - Leviatan exploring new roles? tex on duelist?! 02:22:36 - Americas Kickoff Bracket Revealed 02:27:18 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award (2x)

Use code VALOCHAT20 for 20% off and free shipping at https://www.Manscaped.com 📝 Follow us!! Twitter - / platchatpodcast Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodc... 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:09 - Use code VALOCHAT20 for 20% off and free shipping at Manscaped.com 00:05:05 - Which player would you like to see make a comeback? 00:08:44 - T1 win Red Bull Home Ground 5 00:51:01 - The WAY TOO EARLY Tier List for VCT 2025 03:09:20 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

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📝 Follow us!! Twitter - / platchatpodcast 00:00:00 - Intro (absolutely off the rails) 00:02:20 - Member Question: "sleeper" teams of 2025 00:11:01 - Global Esports announces roster 00:24:42 - Can FNATIC continue EMEA dominance with this roster? 00:33:58 - NRG win SEN City Classic 01:13:45 - Do the Sentinels roles make sense? 01:32:43 - Karmine Corp founder allegedly committed fraud 01:39:37 - Will this Neon meta be remembered the same way as the Chamber meta? 01:58:04 - Do we have enough agents to justify agent bans? 02:07:09 - Game Changers Championship starts this Friday 02:09:53 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!! Twitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast 00:00:00 - Intro (bren's minecraft house) 00:04:23 - Sideshow's hair transplant 00:06:42 - Support the show! Become a Member for exclusive benefits 00:07:36 - Plat Chat Starting 11 00:13:29 - Can Gen.G still be world class with yoman and Foxy9? 00:21:44 - DRX unveil new roster with HYUNMIN, athan, and freeing 00:31:08 - Does Primmie need help on Talon? 00:38:30 - FUT reverse-sweep BBL PCIFIC to win Turkish Red Bull qualifier 00:47:01 - BBL win Red Bull LCQ with Jamppi IGL 00:54:58 - MIBR to sign aspas thanks to fRoD connection 01:02:10 - How much better are Evil Geniuses with yay and sym? 01:10:35 - Leviatan to complete roster with nataNk 01:19:34 - LOUD sign v1nny and dgzin 01:27:18 - Gentle Mates remove everyone from original roster 01:35:09 - runneR and tomaszy to GIANTX 01:39:21 - BOOM add dos9 to roster; is sScary out of VCT? 01:45:27 - SEN City Classic announced (feat. EG, C9, and NRG) 01:55:13 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!! Twitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast 00:00:00 - Intro (feat. car accident) 00:04:55 - Support the show! Become a Member for exclusive benefits 00:11:05 - Patch 9.08 and future Patch leaks: Phoenix changes and new Armor Type 00:42:43 - APAC Red Bull qualifier does crazy numbers 00:55:06 - 100 Thieves add zander 00:59:20 - Sentinels complete roster with Gunter 01:03:35 - Team Vitality: are they 2025’s Super Team? 01:17:26 - Could aspas be joining MIBR!? 01:24:25 - Jamppi departs Team Liquid to get BBL (Esports) 01:31:10 - EDward Gaming release Haodong 01:35:09 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!! Twitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:18 - Ludwig x Tarik was great 00:26:16 - Member Question of the Week 00:35:48 - Is Tier 2 VALORANT on its last legs? 01:00:48 - Something announces he will stay on PRX 01:05:27 - T1 Announces Roster 01:11:25 - Gen.G immediately bring back Munchkin 01:14:20 - NRG announces roster, drama ensues (!!!) 01:29:18 - Chet gets banned from VCT until March 2025 01:40:45 - Sentinels pick up Reduxx as 6th player 01:43:55 - Leviatan pick up Demon1 (to replace aspas?) 01:51:05 - Wyatt's Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!! Twitter - / platchatpodcast 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:30 - Support the show! Become a Member for exclusive benefits 00:05:05 - FactorMeals.com/valorant50 Use code valorant50 for 50% off + more! 00:06:50 - Boom Esports to replace BLEED in VCT 00:19:10 - Leviatán release Mazino: eyes on demon1 and supamen 00:32:08 - Munchkin, Meteor, and Lakia all released from Gen.G 00:50:35 - DRX drop BuZz Foxy9, and BeYN 01:01:18 - DFM keep Meiy, ZETA make big changes 01:11:55 - Lil T1 Topic 01:14:03 - Cloud9 drop Vanity and Runi 01:26:22 - Sentinels sign N4RRATE and bang 01:37:17 - G2 Esports sign jawgemo 01:43:37 - Vitality clear out roster for new signings 01:53:38 - Teams and Players to look out for in the coming days 02:15:57 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!! Twitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast 00:00:00 - Intro (where is egg??) 00:03:56 - The Pacific Ascension final was an all-timer 00:21:57 - Anna Donlon confirms VALORANT has 35+ million monthly players 00:29:21 - T1 to go for a full Korean roster 00:35:28 - Will aspas go to BLEED? 00:43:11 - G2 Esports release icy, add jawgemo? 00:50:40 - Report: mada to join NRG 00:57:46 - Report: N4RRATE and bang to Sentinels 01:05:25 - Report: SUYGETSU and Elite to join Karmine Corp 01:13:04 - Will EMEA be the place for SA stars to go get paid? 01:24:23 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

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📝 Follow us!! Twitter - / platchatpodcast 0:00 - Intro 3:12 - 100 Thieves teases potential roster move 4:48 - TMV vs Sliggy - is Clove good enough for pro play? 6:19 - SKIN REVIEW: Aperture Skin Set 8:23 - Apeks wins EMEA Ascension! 24:43 - Report: Tomaszy and Shin won’t continue with Karmine Corp 29:44 - Juv3nile to become GE’s head coach 38:48 - M80 huge favorites to win Americas Ascension 54:37 - Report: Verno and NRG come to verbal agreement 1:04:10 - TenZ and Sacy retire from pro VALORANT 1:20:23 - Does 2025 mark a new era for the VCT? 1:27:37 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!! Twitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast 0:00 - Intro 3:40 - FactorMeals.com/valorant50 Use code valorant50 for 50% + more! 5:09 - How will Vyse impact competitive play? 19:14 - Patch 9.05 Astra and Chamber Buffs 30:21 - BREAKING: New offseason Spreadsheet Guy gets catfished 34:47 - Saadhak officially leaves LOUD, reportedly talking to KRU 41:33 - aspas allegedly dissatisfied with Leviatan 49:18 - Sentinels city loses Sacy and Drewspark 57:18 - What will NRG look like in 2025? 1:03:37 - Which region will Derke play in next year? 1:06:17 - Coach Mini steps down from FNATIC and coaching 1:09:35 - NAVI to lose ardiis and Zyppan…. RIP!? 1:14:00 - ZETA DIVISION’s Laz retires from competitive VALORANT 1:18:08 - Will Apeks avenge themselves in EMEA Ascension? 1:24:05 - Wyatt's Weekly Award