Numbers game: Why Fnatic are a cut above the rest in VCT EMEA

If you’re working out your own personal tier list of VALORANT teams competing in the VCT EMEA 2023 season, there’s really only one proper candidate for the top spot. The trio of NAVI, FUT Esports, and Vitality have been excellent, but Fnatic is truly in a tier all by themselves.

After four matches over three weeks, Fnatic leads the league with a 4-0 record, having only lost a single map to BBL Esports in a surprisingly one-sided game on Ascent. Since the return of Alfajer, they’ve only gotten more dangerous, winning all four of their maps since by no less than seven rounds each.