Asian VALORANT SAVING CS PROS one step at a time ft. PPRX Benkai - Geographically Challenged E31

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Geographically challenged is the definitive Asian tactical FPS talk show, featuring Elfishguy, Pili and Bleh who are the foremost experts on the region. Episode 31 features Benkai, player for the SEA Valorant team Paper Rex who just qualified for VCT 2021 Masters Stage 3 - Berlin.

0:00​ Intro

Pre Valorant era context & comparisons
3:10 What the early days of Asian CS were like
10:20 Drawing comparisons between early Asian CS vs early Asian Valorant
11:30 "The ecosystem is a lot more healthy because Riot actually gives a shit about the pathways for teams in terms of esports"
15:35 Regional segmentation of Asian Valorant vs CS's more open circuit
22:45 "I would say that we (at least for SEA) are not ready to play the rest of the world yet - I'm half expecting us to get fisted over there"

Paper Rex's early Valorant era
28:05 Paper Rex's mindset during their early transition to Valorant & battling with moving from being the #1 team in SEA CS to losing domestically in SG/MY
33:00 Results start to improve, missing Reykjavik & replacing Tommy with Shiba
40:30 Impacts of individual skill/firepower in CS vs Valorant

Recent results & looking to the future
44:00 Resetting for S3 Challengers, expectations heading into Playoffs
47:15 "We practised the Koreans a lot, like exclusively, then when we went into the SG/MY qualifiers, we were like 'oh shit this is easy man'." - Benkai on scrimming internationally & approaches to scrim/prac in Valorant
50:00 Playstyles in Asian CS compared to Asian Valorant & seeing the same things crop up
53:50 Paper Rex's bracket run and whether Benkai felt it was an 'easy' draw
55:10 Format criticisms at VCT 2021 SEA S3 Challengers Playoffs
1:02:00 Valorant's success in Indonesia
1:11:40 Was the switch to Valorant worth it?
1:15:10 What to expect from Asian teams in Berlin
1:17:30 Why the fuck is f0rsakeN so good?
1:18:00 Paper Rex's practise plans pre & post Berlin
1:19:35 Does Benkai still like eggs?

Viewer Questions
None lol

Thumbnail image: Paper Rex
Intro music: https://sakunera.bandcamp.com/​

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