Recently, after the first playoff match of the Valorant Champions 2023, where Fnatic lost to LOUD with a score of 0-2, which you can read about in our article. Statements began to emerge online from professional teams regarding the EMEA region where the "Oranges" compete.

Evil Geniuses on their Twitter account stated that there are actually no teams in EMEA. Hinting that there's only 1 strong team in the whole region, Fnatic, who suffered a loss yesterday, meaning there are no strong teams in EMEA. Remember that a few weeks ago, content creator CalCameron released his investigation stating that EMEA doesn't deserve an extra slot in the current championship. He argued that there are only 2 strong teams in the entire region, whereas in the Americas and Pacific, most teams show good results. You can read more about the investigation in our article.

Before the EG statement, another American organization, Sentinels, was the first to declare that EMEA is a region without teams.

Fnatic players responded to these words, replying that Sentinels is an organization without money, alluding to the financial difficulties of the company and their initiative to engage fans in investing, which we wrote about in our article. They later also mentioned Sentinels' poor performance during the season, calling them a team without victories.

Recall that in addition to Fnatic from the European region, FUT Esports is also competing in the current championship, who also lost their first match. Therefore, both teams are now in the losers bracket where they will face off tomorrow for the right to remain in the tournament. After the match, there will be only 1 representative left from EMEA, and if they also leave the tournament, one can confidently say that the words about the overestimation of the European region are true.

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