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Joseph Edwards

Joseph Edwards

Esports as spectacle and obsession

With Valorant coming into its second year, there’s an odd sort of atmosphere around everything. You might think that I’m about to talk…

Sep 13, 2023

Sep 13, 2023

Joseph Edwards

SBF, LoL, and risk management: a sidenote

A week ago, as Sam Bankman-Fried’s empire started to crumble into dust, the FT’s Alphaville section ran an exposé that shocked the world:

Nov 17, 2022

SBF, LoL, and risk management: a sidenote

Nov 17, 2022

Joseph Edwards

VALORANT: Masters Copenhagen, playstyle check — Icebox, Viper, defense

The natural impulse when trying to understand different teams going into an international event in esports is to look to the big…

Jun 26, 2022

VALORANT: Masters Copenhagen, playstyle check — Icebox, Viper, defense

Jun 26, 2022

Joseph Edwards

VALORANT: VCT, EU and NA, Operator usage and efficiency

A thought inspired by a combination of too much VALORANT and too much NBA content lately: how efficient are pro team Operator buys in…

Jun 20, 2022

VALORANT: VCT, EU and NA, Operator usage and efficiency

Jun 20, 2022

Joseph Edwards

VCT: First bloods and rounds won: a pre-Masters overview

This is how reliant every team in EU, NA, and at Master’s is on first bloods to win rounds. The higher the final number, the less reliant…

Apr 1, 2022

VCT: First bloods and rounds won: a pre-Masters overview

Apr 1, 2022

Joseph Edwards

VALORANT Champions and off-beat weapons: a review

Economy in VALORANT is very deliberately and specifically designed around the two main ‘rifles’ — the Vandal and the Phantom, both priced…

Dec 21, 2021

VALORANT Champions and off-beat weapons: a review

Dec 21, 2021

Joseph Edwards

A pocket guide to Valorant economy (updated for 2021)

Back just after beta, I wrote an economy guide for Valorant. (I mostly wrote about the first few months of competitive Valorant on here…

Aug 30, 2021

Aug 30, 2021

Joseph Edwards

Valorant EU First Strike — the contenders (Purple Cobras, nolpenki, Prodigy, Heretics)

Small note to begin: this is a preview piece on EU First Strike. The operational assumption with regards to seeding for the main event is…

Nov 23, 2020

Valorant EU First Strike — the contenders (Purple Cobras, nolpenki, Prodigy, Heretics)

Nov 23, 2020

Joseph Edwards

Valorant EU First Strike: the Guild gauntlet

As you read this, the bracket for the finals of First Strike: Europe is in the process of being set. By Monday, eight teams have…

Nov 21, 2020

Valorant EU First Strike: the Guild gauntlet

Nov 21, 2020

Joseph Edwards

Valorant: Four thoughts on Vitality Ignition

Talking G2, the NiP exodus, meta notes, and tournament formats.

Jul 13, 2020

Valorant: Four thoughts on Vitality Ignition

Jul 13, 2020

Joseph Edwards

Joseph Edwards

i wear a lot of hats. crypto: Head of Research for Enigma Securities (Bloomberg: NH ENI). esports: coach, LoL 2x LCS champ (TSM 17 TL 18), now Valorant w/ HONK

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