PRX can get top 3 at the tournament without facing any other region than EMEA
meanwhile we have not 1 but 2 matchups from same region (FNC/FPX and OPTC/XSET)
Even if KRU wins vs OPTC, we may see KRU/LVT in upper semis
if GLD wins vs PRX, all EMEA upper semifinal confirmed
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Playoff seeding are so dumb
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if optic isn't the best team in their group then they aren't. Thats not really the issue here. my question is why was XSet even set up against the same group that has Optic in it? Why couldn't riot have given XSet the second team from group B thereby guaranteeing XSet would not be playing Optic in the first round? The risk is unavoidable with EMEA because they have three seeds with two in groups, so short of putting both EMEA teams in the same group there is no way to guarantee FNatic wouldn't be playing an EMEA team. But, unless I'm mistaken, the bracket can be built in such a way to avoid that risk with every other region.
I agree that same-region matchups are guaranteed to happen. The issue is that it is happening this early. I think the point here is that at least from the outside it appears that this instance could have been avoided even when considering seeding. Cross-region matchups are typically more interesting even when they are one-sided, and it sucks that at least one region will be eliminating eachother right of the line when a simple swap could have avoided the risk.
Its already top 8, that's not early. It just feels that way because there are not that many teams. The simple swap trick would nullify all reason to have seeds, which brings a bigger issue with it because why would you even care in qualifiers then.
But also people are overreacting because OpTic isn't even guaranteed to win.
I feel like it is perceived as early because this is the first point in the tourney that two teams from the same region even COULD face each other, but yeah in the grand scheme you arent entirely wrong.
I don't understand how placing XSet against the #2 team from group B would nullify seeding unless you are contesting that the groups were designed with differing strengths in mind. If you are that is fine, but given that the number 1 seed from Korea and the #2 seed from EMEA were in group B, I feel it isnt unreasonable to argue that the groups were built either randomly or with an attempt at even strength. Maybe there is something I am overlooking? I would love to hear your persepective.
and yeah you are 100% correct on your final point. If Optic loses then none of this matters.
When you play a Masters, a international competition, that you can qualify to playoffs without play against other region teams is a joke. I would like 2 groups of 6 for example, and all the teams in groups. I prefer to see 4 international matches or more in the Masters than seeding games in the same region that it isnt attractive.
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