This is why TenZ says The Guard is the best Valorant team in NA
Watch out for them.
The question of who the best Valorant team in NA is remains open even after weeks of group stage and playoffs matches in theVCT NA Stage 1 Challengers.While many think that Cloud9 is the strongest contender for the title,Sentinels’star duelistTyson “TenZ” Ngohas another candidate in mind.
Upstart North American teamThe Guardis the best Valorant team in the region, according to TenZ.
Stacked to the brim with young talents, The Guard’s ascendance has been meteoric, going from a team of lesser-known tier two names to one of the most feared rosters in North America in just a few short months.
Headlined by Overwatch phenomHa “Sayaplayer” Jung-wooand rising starTrent “trent” Cairns, The Guard has taken down juggernauts like Sentinels on their journey toward qualifying forMasters Reykjavík.
TenZ explains why The Guard is the best Valorant team in NA
When asked which teams he thought were the best right now, TenZ didn’t even have to think about his answer. “I actually think The Guard is the best team right now,” he said unequivocally.
“They are the best team in terms of working together really, really well. They are kind of like NA’s version of Gambit Esports,” he added, referring to the currentM3Croster, known for their clutch plays andincredible resiliencein the face of huge score line deficits.
In fact, when Sentinels scrimmed against them, they would get only three rounds at most, according to TenZ. “It was just really hard, the way they played,” he said.
The 20-year-old pro made these comments despite having also suffered losses toVersion1andOpTic Gamingin the VCT NA Stage 1 Challengersgroup stageand playoffs.
The Guard are now just one win away from making their international debut in Masters Reykjavík in April. They will face OpTic Gaming in the upper final of the playoffs on March 26.
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