And so the curtain fell on Sentinels at VALORANT Masters Toronto. This North American gale landed 5th-6th and comparatively meager $50K prize money leaving a greater thud among the disappointed fans who took to Twitter to air their views and have a fine round of drama-filled discussion. The reaction? Utter chaos.
Back to the hemorrhaging topic: Sentinels, the most reputed of all VALORANT orgs, got booted out earlier-than-expected. The way it had ended was a stark contrast to a loud bang-if we might say so-the internet was expecting. “That was a bad season,” some people said, and others cited some stats. “In fact, that result is called bad by only three teams in the whole world.”But the hardcore expect all things SEN to be through the roof; hence, a top 6 placement is simply not acceptable to them.
Goodbye penultimate entry: In the blame wars, the offensive roster, the coaches, and map picks all would be dragged through the mud. One fan came out and said Kaplan “gotta go,” and singled out the Icebox comp as “1-3 and should be 0-4.” Ouch! Another labeled putting Zekken on controller “laughable.” Now here goes almost the real one: “Letter to SEN CEO: It’s time to drop these shitters and move to CS.” Yikes!
For now, bearable. A few loyal lads gave their last rally cry: “Sitreathon bounce back, guys!” for even legends fall. But real talk, those memes were a punch in the gut. One dropped a clip of SEN collapsing under the weight of “real competition,” and another suggested “needs clown masks.” Savage. That was followed by the excruciatingly spicy recalling of SEN fans mocking G2 for being “Tejo merchants,” only for G2 to last longer than them. The irony? Juicy.
Yeah, and regional match? Chef’s kiss. EMEA fans charged forth saying SEN was three events in losing streaks to “their” teams. “They are just better,” came the tweet with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Meanwhile, the China discourse popped off—too-shifting-blame-for-absence-of-China-teams-was-the-senctor-for-win-fate-“and others clapped back, “2 Chinese teams eliminated 2 EMEA teams.” The receipts were out.
So what’s next for Sentinels? Apparently, a vacation—according to one salty fan’s “enjoy the break” dig. But VALORANT’s esports scene is hotter than ever now, and you know those folk will be back. Be that through roster changes, strat revamps, or just outright spite, SEN has one hell of a redemption story to put to paper. And don’t you know the entire internet is gonna be keeping tabs.
Until then, grab your popcorn. The replies alone are worth the price of admission.
