Taas noo ang X10 Esports matapos ang nakaka-inspire na run sa Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Stage 2 Masters sa Reykjavik, Iceland.
Mahusay na nairepresenta ng Thailand team ang Southeast Asia, nilabanan nila ang Team Vikings sa kanilang international tournament debut. Nilaglag din ng X10 Esports ang Japanese team na Crazy Raccoon sa malinis na 2-0 victory.
Natapos ang tournament run ng X10 Esports ng maramdaman nila ang lakas ng European squad na Fnatic sa Day 4 ng competition. Matapos ang match, tinalakay ni X10 Esports Thanamethk “Crws” Mahatthananuyut ang performance ng team sa isang post-game press conference. Ibinahagi nya rin ang kanyang pananaw kung paano pa mas gagaling ang Southeast Asia sa Valorant scene.
Ang X10 Esports at kanilang performance sa VCT Stage 2 Masters Reykjavík
Sa pagpasok nila sa tournament, nais ni Crws at ng kanyang team na patunayan sa buong mundo kung gaano kalakas at ka-competitive ang Southeast Asia. “Our goal was actually to come here to prove that we’ve got something in our pocket, and we just hope everyone sees that our region has something as well.”
Kitang-kita sa performance ng X10 Esports na kaya nilang makipagsabayan ng lakas at lumaban sa ibang regions. “It also makes our region more competitive, if we can put up a good fight here. So, that’s our goal: to be able to do this, to be able to do well, and to make the scene bigger in our region.”
Kahit ang mga bigating stars ng North America, tulad ng former CS:GO pro na si Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek at ang Valorant team captain ng 100 Thieves na si Spencer “Hiko” Martin, lubos na humanga sa ipinakita ni Itthirit “foxz” Ngamsaard nang labanan nila ang Fnatic.
Ibinahagi din ni Crws ang kanyang personal na karanasan sa paglaban sa VCT Stage 2 Masters. “Every team here has a different style and they have their uniqueness, and that’s what I love about the game, that it doesn’t bore me. There’s always something to look forward to in every single game. It’s always fun. It actually makes us brighter on a side where we’ll have more strats, more comps to play.”
Anong magagawa ng Southeast Asia para mag-improve sa Valorant scene?
Gusto ni Crws na dumami pa ang mga players na maglalaan ng sarili sa game upang makatulong sa SEA scene na umusad. “I think they just need to get their heads in the game more, focus on the game more,” pansin niya. “From my region, I’d say there’s not as many professional players. That’s why the scene is not as big there. They’re not as willing to give everything — time, whatever to the game. I just hope in the future they get more exposure to Valorant, so that we have a larger pool of players to choose from.”
Para tuluyang makapag-focus ang mga players na paghusayin ang kanilang paglalaro, kailangan din ng sapat na suporta galling sa mga organizations. “To be honest, it’s just that the game is really big,” sabi ni Crws. “The players in Southeast Asia just need to know that they can have the support, to be able to put in time to practice and play professionally. This is still a new game and not everyone is sure about giving everything to the game.”
Naniniwala ang X10 sa kanilang talento, at hindi natitinag ang kanilang passion sa competition sa kabila ng pagkakalaglag nila sa tournament. “We always have something in our pocket. If today we started hitting our shots, the result might not be the same. So, I want [the world] to keep an eye on us,” pagtatapos ni Crws.
