SEN Kaplan speaks on Do or Die Stakes as they face elimination | VALORANT Champions 2024

In the opening game of VALORANT Champions Seoul 2024, Madrid winners Sentinels took on Shanghai winners Gen.G.

In an one-sided affair, Gen.G 2-0'd Sentinels. Following the disappointing loss, Strafe Esports' Zen sat down with the Sentinels' Head Coach Adam "Kaplan" Kaplan for an exclusive interview.

00:00 - Intro
00:15 - Initial thoughts and feelings on group draw against Gen.G
01:06 - Facing Gen.G again after winning against them in Madrid
02:11 - Thoughts on how the series went and where momentum was lost
03:46 - Ascent performance and communication issues
04:23 - Coach's philosophy on dealing with plan deviations
05:40 - Categorizing today's issues: fixable mistakes or deeper problems
06:11 - Next steps for future games against Heretics or FPX
07:27 - Deadlock composition on Ascent and its effectiveness
09:50 - Balancing practice performance with stage performance
10:05 - Expectations for Sentinels in the rest of Seoul
11:03 - Final words and closing

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[Nujui]

Your question at 8:45 was actually a really good question. Kaplan lowkey looked like he forgot about whether certain comps they run actually fit the team’s play style. I personally think Zellsis should move to Kayo and JohnQT should run cypher/kj instead on Ascent.

[ace.ethan]

Kaplan pls just return to the normal comps . No more trolling with deadlock pls

[arhamproo-fytb]

the fact sentinles because they were not having that much comps if u look back at masters madrid final and look at their energy where zelsis like hypes all of them kaplin gave a fantastic speech for those they won the masters madrid in order to win champs they need to have more energy and everyone needs to hype each other and their defense needs to be better

[trxque]

just like a normal comps teammates stop talking when losing

[mamal]

With this mentality I'm sure that sen is not gonna win champs. to win champs, you gotta want it more than others, but it's as if sen doesn't even want it

[erikfernandogonzalescortez]

Kaplan is being stupid. Standard comps were better. Trolling seems his way to be fired from sen tho

[AndGuo]

Tenz last toruney before he returns to csgo