Sentinels Press Conference after match against Team Heretics | VALORANT Champions 2024

[@ResurrectedSoul12]

Zellsis clearly is holding back tears in his eyes. Seeing a jolly and fun person like that is heartbreaking.

[@user-yg1hu6bo3y]

All of them feel like a sense of relief except for Zelssis. Chin up broski you had one hell of a year!

[@adityadigari27]

I THINK ZELSIS KNOWS THAT HE IS GOING TO BE REPLACED THATS WHY HE IS SO TENSE

[@user-yg1hu6bo3y]

@@adityadigari27 Nah he's just angry at himself for playing so bad on map 3

[@xinyicui]

​​@@adityadigari27zellsis is such an important player on the team because he's able to energize them and help them keep up the mental. that's a huge part of the game alone. I don't see him being replaced or dropped unless he wants to leave or is offered something insane from another org

[@Mannylull]

@@adityadigari27he won’t, he’s the whole reason why sen had a great year in vct 2023

[@Chokeandsuffer]

@@adityadigari27he’s still signed and he normally preforms extremely well under pressure why would they drop him 💀

[@ahmedmalik5493]

Honestly a great year for sentinels considering their performance past few years

[@JockeyShawn]

It’s probably their best year ever… Probably better than the original sentinels team…

[@arckxy]

​@@JockeyShawn Agreed, I really wanted them to win it all because they get way too much hate. But what an incredible run by sentinel. Proud to be a day 1 support

[@JockeyShawn]

@@arckxy nah same, I remember when champs was starting everyone was saying that sen is the most overrated team on the pool for champs… I wanted them to win too but you can’t win em all, they still reached top 4 so the future is bright for them

[@jordan-eh8ni]

Overrated trash team

[@everythinglakers1713]

@@jordan-eh8niwomp womp, top 4, SEN still on top

[@moozer951]

You can tell Tarik cares about this team so much I love the chemistry man

[@ron4n831]

Btw the Tarik speech was like a big bro moment because I think we all forget that Tarik was an elite player in csgo and like maybe that big brother mentality kicked in and he wanted to say those words of wisdom for them because of what he went through also

[@royalroamer1]

copium

[@FinchDaRovo]

tarik is a big part in making the sen fandom bigger sen city 2025 T_T

[@Ignitethetorch]

Hes the Major MVP for a reason.

[@nik_mik]

@@royalroamer1boston 2018 major mvp.

[@ron4n831]

@@royalroamer1 for what exactly???? Just stated a moment dude, idk what the hell u mean by copium HAHAHA

[@danteblade1571]

Gotta feel bad for them, lowkey one of the chillest teams in vct. Heretics are the last team you want to hand a lifeline to, like sen did on icebox

[@guuciixv]

lowkey one of the chillest ong

[@SniffersCreepers]

don't be. it's better to be proud of what they've achieved. top 4 is not easy, but they still had a very very good run.

[@DemetruisMiller]

Ngl, round 18 on icebox is where they really f.d up. They could've rotated after getting thise picks and making it a 4 v 2 but they tried to re take site again which caused them that round and made it 8 to 10. But honestly I don't know why they didn't pick bind as that map alone could've secured them the win.

[@jeremiahstith471]

Nah Zekken tabbing out and boo staying in the KJ lockdown. Won them that map

[@blanche42]

@@jeremiahstith471 yeah boo's play was crazzyyy. but it was necessary for heretics's win

[@ZTB182]

Love that zekken finally acknowledged his greatness, man fought his heart out and is always so humble, so it was nice hearing him finally say he’s the best player in the server. Shows he’s growing more confidence in himself

[@PlatformRacer-ek7iq]

Hes overrated as hell 😂😂😂 GO HOME SENTINELS

[@scoot5642]

@@PlatformRacer-ek7iq overrated? bro has not gotten much credit for the things he did

[@a.b.sgotoplay921]

@@ZTB182 the last chase in the last tound proved that this kid is not only playing with his hands and mechanics but with his soul

[@ghosty1204]

@@PlatformRacer-ek7iqstill top 4 on champs mf

[@_yakshaarora763]

@@a.b.sgotoplay921bro it wasn’t depended on Zekken but I would give complete credit to woot for crouching at amazing time to dodge the knives

[@aiyarubi441]

Zellsis is so upset and it hurts so bad to see his personality completely gone and just not himself. :(

[@ResurrectedSoul12]

Yeah man you can notice his eyes holding back tears💔

[@mikivlrt]

18:50 thanks lil bro 😊

[@vexu-]

seeing tarik there out of nowhere after seeing them all so sad and shit is like muscle man barging in and saying "I know someone who can..." 😭😭

[@smoothgawd]

seeing all of them smile after tarik's speech at 19:25 really warms the heart

[@Greedyx]

by far the best year SEN has ever had. They did great! they should keep their heads up

[@sea4524]

Yea fr I hope they don't change their roster next year bc if they just fix some minor issues they might be able to consistently be top 4 teams in Americas at least

[@PlatformRacer-ek7iq]

​@@sea4524 Ur crazy. If sen keeps this roster next year they arent winning anything. Sacy and zellsis need to retire

[@pokrez.1853]

​@@PlatformRacer-ek7iqbait or mental r3trdation

[@zeddexel]

​@PlatformRacer-ek7iq "Their stats are bad!!! So clearly these players must be dropped!!!!"

[@Greedyx]

@@PlatformRacer-ek7iq u have brain damage and the iq of a peanut

[@minhpp2852]

From Seed 4 to top 4, out of my prediction. HUGE RUN Sentinels, you guys need to be proud of this and use this lost to improve and be better next year, GGWP Sen, still rooting for you guys in 2025. GG

[@SureReacts]

I love how Sacy's experience just shows beautifully, everyone is emotional and it's actually understandable but he's still maintaining his utmost composure like a real veteran, just gotta love our bald king 👑

[@dreadsgarage4625]

He played horribly the entire season

[@anonmovement2717]

​@@dreadsgarage4625either you watched with your eyes closed or you're ragebaiting, or both. Go rewatch the GenG vs Sen rematch icebox in champs.

[@rjun152]

I wish it showed on the stage, i love sachi

[@SureReacts]

@@anonmovement2717 not only that, the issue is that people think kills is everything that is required in any shooter, but the utility usage and overall value those util bring about is a huge difference maker, very basic example, FPX bind match, Sacy's fade eyes were getting them round after round all the kills zekken and tenz were getting but the reveal was practically godlike

[@johnmarston762]

I cried when zekk tried so desperately to clutch the last round I feel sad for himm

[@peliuxarn6660]

Wow...

[@papapepega8018]

Thinking about zellsis makes me so sad

[@royalroamer1]

@@papapepega8018he threw tbh he literally went 1/14 at one point

[@glopple]

Ngl zekken got scammed idk how all those knives missed

[@SufyaanDewan]

@@royalroamer1 It's hard to play well in a map you havent played in the stage yet! It's hard, he played well, Very well

[@khiewhy]

Hate it for zellsis such an emotional and energetic player usually, a major backbone of Sens mental. Had a bad series and you can tell he feels horrible about it, hopefully they’ll bounce back next year .

[@Chokeandsuffer]

Man that little Tarik speech made me tear up a little. He really does care about all of them and it’s really wholesome to see him stick with sen through all of their bad seasons. He knows better than anyone this is the best sen has ever looked in the history of the team. He also knows what these difficult losses feel like from his time as a pro player, so it was really cool to see him offer his support.

[@Oldmatehenry]

I really hope Zelsis shows up to all the next press conferences and goes "Zelsis here from the 4th place team, will you buy the sen bundle?"

[@sharethesamesky4662]

I’m sad they lost but this is my team. I don’t want any of them to get dropped. Their chemistry is really great. I’m sure they’ll bounce back stronger

[@Onlyspeakstruth59]

GG sentinels you guys won madrid and top 4 at champs head up “its okay to cry but you have to move on”

[@luciferxchloe]

Lol bye bye chingling tenz

[@robinsharma7629]

@@luciferxchloe😂😂😂

[@Sai_Zz]

@@luciferxchloetenz carried this series tf are you on about

[@christopherKeznit]

@@luciferxchloe Lmao

[@royalroamer1]

@@Sai_Zzfr without tenz the team is literally done for (as an edg fan)

[@sencity284]

My kings, true nobility doesn't have to mean that you're superior from others, true nobility is when you are superior to your former selves. We have never been so proud that you have given us a great year, absolute cinema! Congratulations to TH and hoping for SEN City to support our boys 101% in '25. Thank you sentinels for giving us a memorable year, onto the next!

[@Veidmainyste]

Sens best year so far. Kudos to Kaplan and the team. 2024 off season gonna be a banger for sure!

[@shaansahay7411]

Dawg Zellsis took the loss the hardest bro is depressed

[@jayrank5565]

Good on tarik for showing love. Someone who’s truly been through the ups and downs of esports saying something goes a long way. Proud of what sen accomplished and can’t wait to see this team compete again.

[@Katsu108]

Just saying I do hope every single one of them stays together because they did amazing this year really not washed also gg

[@Tblexa_stuff_42069]

I rlly hope Zellsis doesn’t get kicked off the team, he just didn’t get an opportunity to shine today, and I rlly feel bad for the guy, and I think he can get better and become a real asset to the team

[@KingTea2006]

Doubt theyre gonna kick anyone. After so long, this team won and Off-season trophy, Kickoff in NA, won Masters Madrid and placed 4th in Champs. They really came far from the last two years. Sen played great, but someone has to come 2nd, or 3rd or 4th if there is a 1st and not everyone can be number 1.

[@Tpdkgod]

He was a beast in map 2. Map 3 was a fluke and shit like that happens. He is such an integral part of not only the playing roster but SEN as a brand now. Highly doubt they'll drop him any time soon.

[@zvzzbzzdy]

Man... EDG/Sen would have made record numbers

[@SniffersCreepers]

there goes my pickems. I was thinking SEN could get a revenge (coz that's what they're good at) but today TH is the better team

[@ssss8162]

EDG already proved they are a better team than SEN

[@zvzzbzzdy]

@@ssss8162 no shit, captain obvious

[@PlatformRacer-ek7iq]

High viewership but trash gameplay. Sen sucks 😂

[@zvzzbzzdy]

@@PlatformRacer-ek7iq trash game play? 🤣 You know Sen almost 2-0'd EDG and they're always better in rematches. I mean I'd still pick EDG over them but to say it would be trash gameplay is actually brain dead.

[@nightwalkeracx]

Too many irons and bronzes shitting on these amazing ppl without even understanding what they went through. Hold your heads high Sentinels! You will come back better!!!

[@PlatformRacer-ek7iq]

They wont do anything next year unless they drop sacy and zellsis

[@human9610]

@@PlatformRacer-ek7iqsacy has way more impact than zellsis if they replace zellsis they could be the best team in the world

[@shuzhan9684]

I think people don’t hate team, I also don’t hate sen, but because Sen fanbase I started hate Sen too.

[@Seopy]

@@shuzhan9684 The Classic Excuse. People use this on everything.

[@krizos5305]

​@@shuzhan9684hate the fans not the team, dont forget they have absolutely no power over their fans even if they make a post telling them to stop.

[@Processations]

lets go boys, you learn from the losses and get more strong and stronger, excited to see u guys next matchs in 2025!

[@sneakyblinder982]

We love you Zellsis! ❤❤❤❤

[@RobertoPalmaIII-tx4jd]

Sen did well this year. Kickoff and Madrid winner atleast top 4 in Champions. I hope they will all stay next year. Sen4Life

[@JaydohGNG]

I was mad but not that mad. Unfortunate loss but I hope you guys learn from this 🙏🏾respectfully of course. You got this next year.

[@yenmeng]

From seed 4, to top 4. SEN CITY FOREVER!

[@PlatformRacer-ek7iq]

Glazer 😂😂😂😂😂

[@b.harishraghavan887]

Just tagging the rage bait above me

[@ZyrusTyrax]

​@@PlatformRacer-ek7iqBot😂😂😂😂

[@robbywoolums9071]

I’m so happy to see Zekken show confidence. He has been incredible this year, and he was a raid boss at Champs.

[@rerax6822]

Honestly having gotten to top 4 after being seen as one of the most overrated team in the competition they should be proud of how well they did they did good work very proud of them 👍

[@PlatformRacer-ek7iq]

KEEP GLAZING LMAO SEN OVERRATED ASF 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Seopy]

@@PlatformRacer-ek7iq That's a weird way of coping but you do you g.

[@oltoz7003]

Yes, they are overrated, but they aren't one of the worst teams anymore

[@rance6980]

@@oltoz7003how tf are they overrated bruh 😭😭😭 they beat the masters Shanghai winners, had a close match with the runner up of Shanghai, won the kickoff tournament, won Madrid, they beat DRX, they beat FPX, they beat FNC too. They aren’t overrated. If they were, all the teams I mentioned would’ve beaten them

[@anonmovement2717]

​@@oltoz7003they're only seen as overrated because of how big their fanbase is and the volume of support they get, sentinels are easily top 5 teams global, and probably head to head with g2 for second best NA team rn.

[@herr_schnitzel]

not sry for the lose, congrats for making it place 4, this is such a huge change, from the past years and it can only get better with more practice

[@yassineeddahabi4364]

This year was a tough road with many ups and downs but heads ups for winning Madrid, being 4th place in champs, and proving to everyone that we can beat the strongest teams.GOOO SEN

[@cedricl.marquard6273]

Zekken hitting the windows key is soooo unfortunate. Also pretty interesting that riot doesn't have keyboards that let you enable some kind of gaming mode to prevent that from happening.

[@yongkl717]

They do zekken just never disable window key so

[@cedricl.marquard6273]

@@yongkl717 Ahhhh. Good to know, thanks.

[@cyberf4mine]

All players bring their own mouse, keyboard and mousepad. Zekken probably just forgot to turn it on, it happens

[@Fincubiod]

I feel so bad for Jordan hope he gets better. Chin up my king

[@caitoxv]

That sucks for Zekken especially when you can disable the window key when focused on a game/client

[@moshimic5628]

I bet we’ll see his keyboard both without a windows key cap, and windows key locked combined next time.

[@miless17]

Zellsis bro :(

[@Sai_Zz]

Feels bad, he and sacy had a bad last map

[@butcherdesuyoi]

​@@Sai_Zzidk why Kaplan gambled Abyss against TH, it would've made sense against EDG before tho.

[@BookPlaylist]

GG Sen! I've never rooted for a team, more, than this one! Sen has so much to offer and you guys are awesome to watch, keep up the great performances and keep your spirits high

[@mamal83]

yall played so good, good effort boys good effort, we love sen city

[@arch-zero]

Zellsis can use this time to practice his initiator agents more and have more impact like mazino, s1mon etc ... This roster is up there with the best 😊

[@nerdy7431]

Feel bad for zellsis😢

[@Mark-im9it]

For him???? Definitely not everyone one else yes

[@nerdy7431]

@@Mark-im9it why do you guys keep twisting words he just seems more sad in regards to this loss, be mature man and stop assuming shit.

[@stonkee]

@@Mark-im9it childish response bruh grow up

[@haslype1766]

they lost for him

[@Joanneschool]

isnt he a drunk

[@Saitama.Opm0]

Zellesis Usually Is A Star Player But Today Hard Luck🥺🤞

[@human9610]

Star player?? 😭😭

[@garlicbreadsolos]

zellsis is trash

[@jeremiahstith471]

2 key rounds in ice box that definitely would’ve made them win this, and starting with zekkens accidental tabbing out. I know how infuriating that can be, taking out miniboo would’ve definitely gotten them that round. And lastly was boo staying in the lockout and picking off zekken and Tenz when the both didn’t see him. Little things like this are what change the course of history

[@JaydohGNG]

And especially that play from Benjy. Dear god that man needs to be stopped.

[@jojobaggins6501]

Man you can just see how upset Zellsis is

[@belovedxx5283]

It’s so wholesome how Tarik really does love all of the Sentinels guys !!! He’s their #1 supporter 😊

[@ibcentral4720]

Zekken tearing up got me man

[@ClipOnions]

This team is the most liked team in Valorant History. The viewership says it all. Proud of SEN CITY. See you all next year. I've heard this is Sacy's last season.. Hopefully they get NARRATE next year on the roster.

[@m4rkz1]

anyone who can shoot is a good addition

[@Fw43h]

@@m4rkz1 honestly atp, retire Sacy, put Rahul in.

[@Willy_Gee]

@@Fw43h I wouldn't mind that wishing all the best for Sacy going forward but Rahul I think would want to stay as a sub since that's where he has had the most success I think Narrate is a good choice or maybe someone from tier 2 that looked good this year like Johnqt last year

[@Gineus124]

Bruh, thats the Chinese fans fam, not the Sen fans. Stop being delusional. As a matter of fact, if you go on bilibili platform, you will know what I'm talking about, so stop talking as if the Sen fans take up most of the viewership

[@Gineus124]

There was more than 2 mil viewers during the lev vs edg btw 😂

[@hemanthadharmaprya2481]

they are champions in my heart 😢

[@pablurp9800]

Feel bad for SEN, love the team but really hate the fanbase. Hope they have a great 2025 as well, so many likeable players in that roster

[@nayeemhossain5871]

Zellsis bro😭😭💔

[@KittCattttt]

This is heart breaking to watch..💔💔

[@eleazaralondata2445]

You beat Gen g and Fnatic u really prove it

[@Ranghocsing]

The last moment when zekken miss the ultimate knife 🔪 it felt my heart crack or breaks and leave me crying for my favorite team 😢… but let’s bounce back as sentinels do always thank you for a great game and we love you from Philippines 🇵🇭

[@Bruuhhhhhh]

I genuinely hope they get to handle this loss well enough to get back on their feet for the next year.. Can't really imagine the shit feeling might be for Zellsis specifically, but hopefully this loss will turn out as a stepping stone to grow even more mentally and in game. They turned this latter half of the year from a pretty shit ending to an end of season that any team can be proud of.

[@cadenzaz]

i love this team so much, proud to be a SEN fan❤

[@kaena_4s]

06:46 wins my heart too🥲 Love SEN

[@xerlapis]

man it hurts to watch someone cry. nt sentinels

[@Habib_Xon]

No one on the Sen roster was ready for Abyss and that clearly shows in their site takes and supporting characters such as Zellsis and Sacy, you dont see these top tier players having a below average 100 combat score unless something is terribly wrong. Imo it was a comp diff and Mid wasnt as much of a priority as it should've been. I think the meta will clearly be defined here soon and A site is just not a site teams will want to take through.

[@abdeath4169]

It's more like abyss is trash map that all pro teams struggled with

[@Habib_Xon]

@@abdeath4169 clearly not.

[@abdeath4169]

@@Habib_Xon then how come all pro teams performance was worse on this map?

[@Habib_Xon]

@@abdeath4169 because its a new map with an undefined meta. Sentinels esp didnt have anythingnprepared.

[@abdeath4169]

@Habib_Xon It's been out for a whole season now You can't call it new anymore sometimes maps are just bad like original breeze and icebox were

[@sergeantkazotsky5616]

"Robert I haven't seen my family in years please"

[@butcherdesuyoi]

I wonder if they will still keep the roster or drop someone. Surely it's just better to stick with them since they really had a good chemistry.

[@Pipoy_99]

Respect that they made it so far. They dont need to prove more considering they already won a major

[@mamal83]

you know things are not looking good when zelsis stops smiling

[@aadiii7]

Im surprised the SEN bundle didnt come up

[@whereterryat2976]

First time we all see them all in one frame

[@derrickwn18]

I really hope this team doesnt lose anyone.

[@johnnytang1823]

The 3:20 caght me off gaurd I was thinking why am I in a zoom call LOL

[@heraNbUdDHikA]

Sad bro. This is really a good team ❤. Let’s do better next year guys

[@toxicfear4208]

I love this team, oh my ggrehhaa

[@jeux15gg]

Imagine, only the two teams that have beaten SEN are the ones in the Grand Finals. GGs and good luck to both EDG and TH. Bounce back stronger than ever SENcity!

[@zestynigga21]

2:40 fn + win key

[@mrasian2489]

Nah i felt that alt tab on a personal level

[@GIAssasin]

I'm proud of the guys and what they've done this year. Sadly only one team wins and they got outplayed. Will come back stronger

[@s.b.605]

Tenz and Zekken were cooking

[@enigmaszn3989]

I feel awful for Zellsis, he looks so upset and I know that he is putting all the blame on himself right now. Been a longtime fan of him and I know he will bounce back, incredible player and a great piece of the Sen team. Chin up Goat

[@hrishikeshsarma738]

tenz: these guys are shit Procedes to get shit on (this was repeat of sen vs edg, in terms of IGLing or taking duels)

[@fst5349]

Not banning Abyss was a very questionable choice. ESPECIALLY against Heretics.

[@kami_artzhi]

TH benjy: hello the winning team here

[@illuminoeye_gaming]

Lil Bro jumpscare had me shook

[@Karl-q3k]

Finally they all fit in the screen😂

[@laura532c4]

bro i cant watch this, you can just see zellsis wanna cry, like bro i feel like shit holy fuck he put wayy to much pressure on himself

[@imnotwhitebutimwhite]

Mondo Duplantis just set a new world record, give him a break

[@papapepega8018]

The chocolate is finaly done cooking :(

[@kayzinoLee]

1 kill on Abyss attck side is criminial.

[@GHOST-30-r1o]

Th humour was great while spaming in the smokes

[@JasonXYT]

that windows key should have been unbinded. why is it on during a international tournament lol

[@yone3249]

if this roster doesn't run it back im gonna lose it man

[@dyk1107]

so what's the reason why Zelssis stop shooting during the vct in map icebox?

[@Phoenix1562-ly2rl]

My honest opinion on that series is that most of the problem was Sacy and Johnqt. Zekken was not outrageous but he was doing his normal awesome kills, Zellsis I honestly think it was his best series he was electric in the first two maps, some of the round wins was purely because of him and Tenz holy f*ck. map one was disgusting and map two there was very similar plays. Basically I think they lost to themselves YET AGAIN! I love this team but they NEED to sort out their recoverability and resilience. It’s their worse trait. The worse thing is not that they lost but that they lose when they should’ve won.

[@misfortune5091]

Why do they make them do this, I know the players just wanna go home

[@Rampage2490]

Cant see sentinels being so sad 😢😢

[@seanhartman4080]

i deadass remove my window key before every ranked game

[@Fluskar]

Kickoff winners, winners of masters Madrid, 4th place at champs, Not bad for an "overrated team"

[@trustcuz]

the fact they don’t deactivate the windows key on the Riot PCs is criminal, it should never be possible to tab out in the middle of a pro match….

[@Theo-bb6pn]

You bring your own specs so afaik you’re actually allowed to disable it

[@trustcuz]

@@Theo-bb6pn you would have to go into the actual keyboard software tho, Riot can manually disable it on the computer itself but they don’t for whatever reason

[@shannonmccarthy7094]

his keyboard has gamemode, i honestly have a feeling this wasnt true, razer software is notoriously shit. i own the same gear as him and this has happened before, i reckon his mouse failed and hes being told by his sponsor to say otherwise.

[@susanwojcicki5714]

That last match was hard to watch. Tenz couldn’t carry every match and SEN should have chose heroes they are best at

[@JackAven777]

itsoke guys specially zellsis Ik it feels so hard but it happens bud sometimes you really are not in the form and I can understand it is hard for you rn but stay strong bud You made us laugh broo and It really feels bad see you sad :( AND AS YOU SAID I'LL BUY THE FREAKIN SEN BUNDLE (when I'll earn money)

[@s.b.605]

someone get zekken a keyboard with a locked win key

[@andrewchao9164]

i pray they don't blow this roster up next year. they've shown multiple times they have the depth as a team to keep winning but their mid year slump really put them on the back foot going into champs and I think it was just too little too late for them.