PRX didn't meet Gen.G at Master Toronto playoff, lose 4 times in a row
NRG didn't meet G2 at Champion Paris playoff, lose 4 times in a row
PRX didn't meet Gen.G at Master Toronto playoff, lose 4 times in a row
NRG didn't meet G2 at Champion Paris playoff, lose 4 times in a row
This is already way better than what happens in some other esports like Cs or league. Less luck involved than single elim format still.
But T1 defeated them last year in the semis, after being dominated by them the entire year.
And Gen.G this year lost to a team they dominated the entire year and may have not made it worlds if Gen.G didnt pick them in the LCK playoffs.
There are more variables than what the eye meets.
Better than dominating a region/team the entire year and then being eliminated by the same team at he final hurdle.