Fnatic’s Valorant Champions Journey
As Fnatic’s Valorant Champions journey kicks off, players on the team have dismissed the idea of “one-team region” labels, expressing their disdain for the notion and highlighting the team’s competitive spirit. The team’s comments serve as a rallying cry, reminding us that we should be evaluating teams based on their own merits, not on regional affiliations.
Proving Themselves
With the Valorant Champions run underway, Fnatic is ready to prove itself. The team’s comments on the topic of “one-team regions” highlight the team’s confidence and desire to defy expectations.
“I think that it’s a very stupid label,” Fnatic support Joakim ‘Breez’ Jonasson says when asked about the “one-team region” narrative. “I think that every team should be evaluated based on their own merits, not on where they’re from.
“I think that it just undermines the skill and potential that every team in our region has,” he continues. “I think that it’s a very narrow-minded way of thinking, and I hope that it will change in the future.”
Breez is joined by jungler Marc ‘OverBeast’ Niederhauser, who echoes the support player’s comments. “I’m not against the whole ‘one-team region’ thing, but I think that it should matter more how good you are,” OverBeast says. “If you’re better than the other regions, then you should win.”
“When Fnatic won [the] EU [Championship] 2021, we proved that you don’t have to be from a bigger region to win a global championship,” he continues. “I think that that was the turning point for people to see that we as a region are not that bad.”
Fnatic’s Valorant Champions run is underway, with the team eager to showcase their abilities on a global stage. Their comments serve as a reminder that the prevailing mindset within esports has the potential to undermine the talent of regional teams.
While the “one-team region” label may be a convenient way to label underperformers, it also serves as a reminder that some teams are unfairly limited by their regional affiliations. While this mindset has led to the emergence of powerhouses like the European Union, it can also be detrimental to teams in traditionally weaker regions.
In the case of Fnatic, the team’s comments challenge the status quo and serve as a rallying cry to show the world what the European region is capable of.
“I think that it’s important for us to break free from that,” Breez says. “So that in the future other EU teams can also have a chance to show their skills and their talents.”
“We have a lot of potential,” OverBeast adds. “We just need a bigger stage to prove it. And, hopefully, Valorant Champions is the step towards that.”
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