Lower Bracket > Upper Bracket

Momentum might just be the winner over starts and map bans ngl

map bans + extra day to rest/prac + vod review lower finals is a pretty huge advantage tho

Mental gap tbh

I personally would not enjoy having my best 2 maps banned right off the bat, but that's just me.

4/7 wins now
Fnatic lost (only 1 map ban back then)
Optic won
FPX won
Optic lost
EG lost
EG won
Sen won

Basically Pacific should come from the lower bracket if they ever wanna win a tournament lol (they can't deal with the pressure of being the favorites)

it’s a mental thing too.

for upper bracket, it’s their game to lose.
lower bracket probably feels less pressure because everything is against them already with the disadvantages

yea bcs they can feel the atmosphere and the duration of bo5 first.