The FINAL teams are locked in for Champions Shanghai! — Plat Chat VALORANT Ep. 279

📝 Follow us!!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platchatpodcast/Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.socialTwitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast📺 Produced by Kurtis Russhttps://x.com/KurtisRuss0:00 - Intro2:40 - Do you think the Phantom needs a nerf?6:43 - Riot teases future of VALORANT with huge patch 13.0638:15 - Team Liquid bench purp0 in favor of rookie GSR for Champions Shanghai45:24 - Where will Boaster be in 2026?51:18 - Top 10 Players of Champions Shanghai54:40 - Rank 1057:45 - Rank 91:01:01 - Rank 81:03:35 - Rank 71:06:00 - Rank 61:10:38 - Rank 51:14:10 - Rank 41:18:48 - Rank 31:22:53 - Rank 21:25:10 - Rank 11:29:25 - Plat Chat Top 20 Players1:35:16 - ShyoWager's Top 151:38:02 - Sliggy's Top 151:39:48 - Achilios' Top 151:41:57 - Sideshow's Top 151:45:48 - TMV's Top 151:47:06 - Paperthin's Top 151:48:41 - Zikz's Top 151:49:55 - Bren's Top 151:52:28 - Community Top 40 Players of Champions Shanghai1:58:57 - Wyatt's Weekly Award

Next week we'll be doing the Top 10 Players of Champions Shanghai! Submit your votes for the community list here: https://forms.gle/f6pE8mL9HYH7vjmR9📝 Follow us!!Instagram:   / platchatpodcast  Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodc...Twitter -   / platchatpodcast  📺 Produced by Kurtis Russhttps://x.com/KurtisRuss0:00 - We're done!1:19 - What will we miss from the Partnership era?8:40 - Global Esports win Pacific Stage 2 in dramatic fashion30:57 - Nongshim RedForce lose rematch in Pacific Grand Finals45:13 - T1 qualify for Champions through lower bracket50:11 - VARREL fall just short of miracle Champions qualification run56:17 - Which Pacific team will do the best at Champions?1:03:03 - Welcome ShyoWager and Zikz!1:05:05 - 100 Thieves win incredible Stage 2 Americas final1:30:32 - LOUD end dramatic playoffs run in 2nd place1:41:38 - Were fans giving LOUD a competitive advantage?1:47:47 - NRG lose-out in Sao Paulo1:56:32 - G2 win a total of 9 rounds in Brazil2:07:12 - LEVIATAN become first Masters winners to miss Champions2:12:24 - Which Americas team will do the best at Champions?2:17:33 - Champs Shanghai Groups Overview2:23:23 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platchatpodcast/Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.socialTwitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast🎧 Listen to our Show!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZZHISC1N2aDmOLPNiYlAuApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plat-chat-valorant/id1518299610📺 Produced by sarcopelshttps://x.com/sarcopels0:00 - Intro1:34 - If VALORANT had graffiti, what plays would you want to see immortalized?7:36 - Nongshim Redforce defeats Paper Rex and GenG to qualify for Champions16:13 - Global Esports starts playoffs strong with wins against KRX and VARREL27:12 - ONSIDE GAMING’s run ends with loss to Paper Rex36:33 - VARREL keeps their hopes at Champs alive with win against Paper Rex45:19 - T1 ends the year for GenG and KRX with lower bracket wins1:02:36 - Pacific Stage 2 Playoffs Week 2 Predictions1:07:25 - The Shyo and Sliggy show begins1:10:37 - Karmine Corp earns a spot at Champions with victory over FUT1:14:26 - Team Liquid quals for Champs and sends final Tier 2 team home in win over Fire Flux1:21:35 - FUT misses out on Stage 2 Grand Finals with 3-0 loss to Team Liquid1:28:36 - Karmine Corp defeats Team Liquid to win EMEA Stage 21:40:13 - Break1:46:58 - Americas begins1:49:38 - LOUD defeats FURIA in first match of playoffs1:58:39 - NRG qualifies for Champions with win against LOUD2:05:43 - Leviatan sends MIBR to the lower bracket in dominant victory2:11:07 - 100 Thieves destroys Leviatan for a spot at São Paulo2:20:07 - G2 takes down FURIA and Leviatan to qualify for Champions2:36:27 - MIBR eliminates Evil Geniuses from Stage 2 in back-and-forth series2:48:55 - LOUD ends MIBR’s season to play in São Paulo (and 100T glaze)3:01:09 - Americas Stage 2 Playoffs Week 2 Predictions3:12:19 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platchatpodcast/Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.socialTwitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast📺 Produced by Kurtis Russhttps://x.com/KurtisRuss0:00 - Intro1:25 - What categories should be on VALORANT FIFA-style cards?5:33 - KRX continue win-streak to qualify for Playoffs12:28 - Nongshim RedForce dominate T118:55 - FULL SENSE’s year comes to an end with loss against ONSIDE GAMING28:43 - ONSIDE GAMING score three wins vs Team Secret, FULL SENSE and Sharper38:46 - DFM eliminate QT DIG∞ and ZETA DIVISION in lower bracket48:10 - T1 qualify for playoffs with win over DFM53:50 - Pacific Stage 2 Playoffs Week 1 Predictions1:02:35 - Pacific Stage 2 Playoffs Pick’ems1:13:30 - Welcome Bren and Mini1:16:58 - FUT qualify for Champions with wins vs Team Liquid and BBL1:31:24 - Fire Flux are going on a run, eliminating Vitality and BBL1:48:02 - Team Vitality fall to Fire Flux and Enterprise Esports1:59:47 - Enterprise Esports fall out of playoffs with losses to Karmine Corp and TL2:05:01 - Talking Coach Stunner's Hot Mic2:09:45 - Team Liquid eliminate SGE and Enterprise Esports in Playoffs2:20:08 - Karmine Corp continue hot-streak with win over Enterprise Esports2:27:42 - EMEA Stage 2 Playoffs Week 2 Predictions2:35:30 - Welcome Kaplan, meL, and Zikz2:44:52 - FURIA secure playoffs with win over Evil Geniuses2:53:16 - MIBR win important match vs ENVY to make playoffs3:05:55 - ENVY’s play-in’s resurgence falls short vs G23:17:23 - G2 go on a lower bracket run, eliminating M80, BESTIA, and ENVY3:35:57 - BESTIA end Cloud9’s year in lower bracket3:45:40 - Sentinels year comes to an end with loss vs KRU3:59:53 - Evil Geniuses eliminate KRU to take last playoff spot4:11:32 - Americas Stage 2 Playoffs Week 1 Predictions4:17:35 - Americas Stage 2 Playoffs Pick’ems4:21:12 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platchatpodcast/Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.socialTwitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast🎧 Listen to our Show!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ZZHISC1N2aDmOLPNiYlAuApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plat-chat-valorant/id1518299610📺 Produced by sarcopelshttps://x.com/sarcopels0:00 - Intro1:57 - Why are EMEA Tier 2 teams outperforming Tier 2 teams in other regions?8:39 - KRX beats ONSIDE GAMING and Zeta Division in opening games of play-ins22:55 - Full Sense defeats QT DIGoo in back-and-forth series25:47 - T1 claims 2-0 victory over Full Sense37:57 - Sharper Esports takes first wins in Pacific against RRQ and DFM49:08 - Team Secret sends Xipto Esports to lower bracket in 2-0 win55:02 - Nongshim RedForce takes dominant victory against Team Secret1:06:24 - Pacific Play-ins Week 2 Predictions1:24:27 - Mini's camera strikes again1:26:32 - Gentle Mates, NAVI, and Team Heretics miss playoffs in lower bracket losses1:41:52 - Joblife defeats PCIFIC and Fnatic to end their 2026 seasons1:58:34 - FUT becomes only Tier 1 team to make EMEA playoffs with win over Eternal Fire2:05:38 - Eintracht Frankfurt completes lower bracket run with win versus Eternal Fire2:17:41 - Enterprise Esports defeats Fire Flux to qualify for EMEA playoffs2:25:25 - Fire Flux secures final playoffs spot with victory against Joblife2:34:57 - EMEA Playoffs Week 1 Predictions2:41:42 - EMEA Stage 2 Pick’ems2:52:19 - Be Right Back2:44:56 - KRU claims victory against Bestia in opening play-ins match2:59:12 - MIBR takes dominant win over KRU Esports3:06:54 - ENVY gains momentum in play-ins with victories against M80 and Sentinels3:25:05 - FURIA takes their first two wins of the stage against 2G and G23:39:34 - C9 defeats Fluxo in close 2-1 series3:46:29 - EG progresses in play-ins with a narrow victory versus C94:00:37 - Americas Play-ins Week 2 Predictions4:16:27 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platchatpodcast/Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.socialTwitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast📺 Produced by Kurtis Russhttps://x.com/KurtisRuss0:00 - Intro1:38: - Should teams invest more in Academy Teams?6:12 - DFM finish 3-2 to barely miss playoffs12:45 - Gen.G finish Group Stage with perfect record with win over FULL SENSE24:02 - KRX continue loss-streak in match vs T135:00 - Global Esports take playoff spot from ZETA DIVISION in close series41:58 - VARREL finish impressive Group Stage with win over Paper Rex55:23 - RRQ wins toilet bowl vs Nongshim RedForce1:05:18 - Which Pacific Challengers team has the best shot at Playoffs?1:11:35 - Pacific Play-ins Week 1 Predictions1:25:03 - GIANTX survive Eintracht Frankfurt then quickly lose to FUT1:35:11 - Joblife sends NAVI to lower bracket, then barely lose to Eternal Fire1:41:35 - Fire Flux Esports win against PCIFIC and Team Heretics1:53:18 - Enterprise Esports defeat FNATIC and Gentle Mates2:03:05 - Five VCT EMEA teams lost to Challengers teams this week2:11:30 - EMEA Play-ins Week 2 Predictions2:28:06 - Be Right Back2:29:07 - VALORANT Imposter Game2:32:42 - LEVIATAN take playoff spot away from MIBR in 2-0 win2:51:35 - Evil Geniuses look good against FURIA then get destroyed by NRG2:59:22 - NRG complete undefeated Group Stage with wins vs EG and ENVY3:07:50 - Cloud9 finish the Stage with huge upset over 100 Thieves3:19:28 - 100 Thieves take first place in Group Omega with win over LOUD3:23:58 - LOUD knock out G2 from playoffs with decisive 2-0 victory3:36:07 - Sentinels lose out on playoffs with disappointing loss vs KRU3:45:05 - Which Americas Challengers team has the best shot at Playoffs?3:52:25 - Americas Play-ins Week 1 Predictions4:05:35 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award4:07:13 - Speedrunning Americas Play-ins Pick'em

📝 Follow us!!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platchatpodcast/Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.socialTwitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast📺 Produced by Kurtis Russhttps://x.com/KurtisRuss0:00 - Intro1:38: - Should teams invest more in Academy Teams?6:12 - DFM finish 3-2 to barely miss playoffs12:45 - Gen.G finish Group Stage with perfect record with win over FULL SENSE24:02 - KRX continue loss-streak in match vs T135:00 - Global Esports take playoff spot from ZETA DIVISION in close series41:58 - VARREL finish impressive Group Stage with win over Paper Rex55:23 - RRQ wins toilet bowl vs Nongshim RedForce1:05:18 - Which Pacific Challengers team has the best shot at Playoffs?1:11:35 - Pacific Play-ins Week 1 Predictions1:25:03 - GIANTX survive Eintracht Frankfurt then quickly lose to FUT1:35:11 - Joblife sends NAVI to lower bracket, then barely lose to Eternal Fire1:41:35 - Fire Flux Esports win against PCIFIC and Team Heretics1:53:18 - Enterprise Esports defeat FNATIC and Gentle Mates2:03:05 - Five VCT EMEA teams lost to Challengers teams this week2:11:30 - EMEA Play-ins Week 2 Predictions2:28:06 - Be Right Back2:29:07 - VALORANT Imposter Game2:32:42 - LEVIATAN take playoff spot away from MIBR in 2-0 win2:51:35 - Evil Geniuses look good against FURIA then get destroyed by NRG2:59:22 - NRG complete undefeated Group Stage with wins vs EG and ENVY3:07:50 - Cloud9 finish the Stage with huge upset over 100 Thieves3:19:28 - 100 Thieves take first place in Group Omega with win over LOUD3:23:58 - LOUD knock out G2 from playoffs with decisive 2-0 victory3:36:07 - Sentinels lose out on playoffs with disappointing loss vs KRU3:45:05 - Which Americas Challengers team has the best shot at Playoffs?3:52:25 - Americas Play-ins Week 1 Predictions4:05:35 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award4:07:13 - Speedrunning Americas Play-ins Pick'em

📝 Follow us!!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/platchatpodcast/Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodcast.bsky.socialTwitter - https://twitter.com/PlatChatPodcast📺 Produced by sarcopelshttps://x.com/sarcopels0:00 - Intro2:04 - Where does every Ascension team rank against each other?7:02 - GenG defeats Global Esports to secure first seed in groups16:49 - PRX F0rsaken officially plays all agents in VCT with win against TS20:08 - RRQ defeats Full Sense in 2-1 victory28:59 - DFM and Zeta Division win huge upsets37:07 - Nongshim Redforce gets first 13-0 in Pacific for 202657:55 - VARREL beats KRX for their third win in groups58:42 - Pacific Stage 2 Week 4 Predictions1:16:58 - Mini Interrogation1:19:56 - Team Vitality wins both matches against FUT and M81:35:02 - BBL goes 2-0 in final matches of groups1:49:14 - PCFIC ends groups winless in match against NAVI1:49:24 - Karmine Corp takes narrow win versus Team Liquid for bye in playoffs2:01:23 - Team Heretics finds their footing while Fnatic’s slump continues2:18:49 - EMEA Play-Ins Predictions2:32:40 - Zikz's tips2:34:29 - 100T defeats Sentinels for playoffs spot2:48:38 - G2 ends the week with wins against KRU and Sentinels2:52:43 - C9 gets first victory of the stage against a winless KRU2:56:28 - G2 defeats Sen in close 2-13:08:46 - More on C93:16:26 - NRG hands LEV their first loss of stage 23:30:14 - MIBR defeats EG with a big comeback3:39:44 - ENVY takes first win of stage 2 against FURIA3:53:15 - 2G beats SRB for final play-ins spot in Challengers amidst massive tech pauses4:08:03 - Americas Stage 2 Week 4 Predictions4:17:01 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

📝 Follow us!!Instagram:   / platchatpodcast  Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodc...Twitter -   / platchatpodcast  📺 Produced by Kurtis Russhttps://x.com/KurtisRuss0:00 - Intro1:58 - Is 2027 affecting Stage 24:57 - Bonus Sliggy Question12:37 - Global Esports go 1-1 on the week vs FULL SENSE and NS22:32 - Nongshim RedForce grab first win vs Global Esports29:12 - Gen.G move to top of group with another win over RRQ37:02 - ZETA DIVISION get convincing win over RRQ42:44 - VARREL stay undefeated with big win over T150:35 - T1 bounce back after loss with win over Team Secret57:10 - Paper Rex grab two quick wins vs DFM and KRX1:11:22 - Pacific Stage 2 Week 3 Predictions1:33:21 - Welcome Mini and Kaquka1:35:56 - FUT take top spot in group with wins vs PCIFIC and BBL1:43:59 - BBL get a loss then a win vs FUT and NAVI1:52:25 - NAVI get two losses vs Gentle Mates and BBL2:01:26 - Karmine Corp lose close series vs FNATIC then smoke Team Heretics2:07:30 - FNATIC get close win vs Karmine Corp then lose to Team Liquid2:18:33 - Team Heretics 13-0 Eternal Fire2:25:40 - GIANTX get their first win of Stage 2 vs Eternal Fire2:30:47 - EMEA Stage 2 Week 3 Predictions2:58:59 - Welcome Mimi, meL, Dryad, and Zikz3:00:25 - LEVIATAN stay in top form vs Evil Geniuses and ENVY3:03:35 - ENVY lose two matches vs LEVIATAN and MIBR3:20:54 - MIBR bounce back with two wins vs ENVY then FURIA3:38:30 - NRG win another series vs FURIA3:48:10 - 100 Thieves stomp KRU 13-0 on Split then win series3:57:10 - G2 beat Cloud9 in fastest series in Americas Week 24:12:30 - Sentinels get JohnQT back then win convincingly vs LOUD4:19:55 - Americas Stage 2 Week 3 Predictions4:32:49 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award

Instagram:   / platchatpodcast  Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/platchatpodc...Twitter -   / platchatpodcast  📺 Produced by Kurtis Russhttps://x.com/KurtisRuss0:00 - Intro1:58 - Is 2027 affecting Stage 24:57 - Bonus Sliggy Question12:37 - Global Esports go 1-1 on the week vs FULL SENSE and NS22:32 - Nongshim RedForce grab first win vs Global Esports29:12 - Gen.G move to top of group with another win over RRQ37:02 - ZETA DIVISION get convincing win over RRQ42:44 - VARREL stay undefeated with big win over T150:35 - T1 bounce back after loss with win over Team Secret57:10 - Paper Rex grab two quick wins vs DFM and KRX1:11:22 - Pacific Stage 2 Week 3 Predictions1:33:21 - Welcome Mini and Kaquka1:35:56 - FUT take top spot in group with wins vs PCIFIC and BBL1:43:59 - BBL get a loss then a win vs FUT and NAVI1:52:25 - NAVI get two losses vs Gentle Mates and BBL2:01:26 - Karmine Corp lose close series vs FNATIC then smoke Team Heretics2:07:30 - FNATIC get close win vs Karmine Corp then lose to Team Liquid2:18:33 - Team Heretics 13-0 Eternal Fire2:25:40 - GIANTX get their first win of Stage 2 vs Eternal Fire2:30:47 - EMEA Stage 2 Week 3 Predictions2:58:59 - Welcome Mimi, meL, Dryad, and Zikz3:00:25 - LEVIATAN stay in top form vs Evil Geniuses and ENVY3:03:35 - ENVY lose two matches vs LEVIATAN and MIBR3:20:54 - MIBR bounce back with two wins vs ENVY then FURIA3:38:30 - NRG win another series vs FURIA3:48:10 - 100 Thieves stomp KRU 13-0 on Split then win series3:57:10 - G2 beat Cloud9 in fastest series in Americas Week 24:12:30 - Sentinels get JohnQT back then win convincingly vs LOUD4:19:55 - Americas Stage 2 Week 3 Predictions4:32:49 - Wyatt’s Weekly Award