Why Everyone is WRONG About Chinese Valorant | The Vodfathers

Sideshow, TMV, and ShyoWager settle the China question once and for all: is China actually good at Valorant now? Plus why the Americas wasted their Champions slots. After sending ShyoWager on a reporting trip to figure out what is really going on in China, the crew come out swinging against the idea that the region is a pushover, digging into EDG, XLG, and the teams people keep insisting are about to be good. That turns into a wider Champions preview, from a brutal verdict on the Americas wasting slots on teams the crew do not rate, to the Yoru meta and how it reshapes attack sides, to the squads heading to Champs that the hosts flatly call bad. Along the way: EDG's revolving fifth-player carousel that has now churned through seven names, Vitality's trouble finding an identity, and whether Team Heretics can still sneak in. Topics covered: ⦁ Is China actually good at Valorant now, or still overrated by nobody watching? ⦁ EDG, XLG, and the Chinese teams worth taking seriously at Champs ⦁ EDG's fifth-player carousel: seven players cycled through one role ⦁ Why the Americas wasted Champions slots on teams the crew do not rate ⦁ The Yoru meta and how it reshapes attack sides across regions ⦁ The teams heading to Champs that the crew flatly call bad ⦁ Vitality's identity crisis and whether Team Heretics can still sneak in Factor: Chef-crafted, dietitian-designed, ready-to-eat meals in two minutes, with a huge menu so you never choose between real food and convenience. Get your plan at https://factormeals.com LFN Premium: Choose the Vodfathers when you sign up, unlock premium content, go ad-free, and support the show. Join at https://www.lastfreenation.com The Vodfathers is a weekly Valorant talk show (PTI-style) hosted by Sideshow, TMV, and ShyoWager. The crew delivers fast-paced VCT coverage with segment breakdowns, hot takes on teams and players, and playful banter on the week's biggest Valorant esports stories. 🎧 Watch/Listen to The Vodfathers: • Spotify (with video): https://open.spotify.com/show/3lq12uY... • Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... • Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/5fyac6xs • Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-v... • iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/330305583/ 💬 Join the conversation: • Discord:   / discord   📲 Follow Last Free Nation VALORANT: • YouTube:    / @lastfreenationvalorant   • Twitter: https://x.com/lastfreenation 🔔 Subscribe to Last Free Nation VALORANT for new episodes every week. 📰 Sign up for The LFN Herald, the weekly dispatch from across the Last Free Nation network: https://herald.lastfreenation.com?utm... 🏴‍☠️ Join the Crew: https://www.lastfreenation.com 0:00 Is China actually good at Valorant now? 3:33 EDG, XLG, and the Chinese teams that matter 21:28 The Americas wasted their Champions slots 30:33 The Yoru meta and how it reshapes attack sides 43:11 The teams going to Champs that are just bad 53:53 Vitality's identity crisis 1:19:07 Can Team Heretics still sneak into Champs? #VALORANT #VCT #TheVodfathers #LFN #Esports