Invited teams vs Open Qualifier teams

Every team that came through open qualifiers EMEA has just gone 1-0 up against the team that was invited. Impressive from these teams that have grinded hard to get here

guild were clearly stronger than tenstar but the i didnt expect

I believe that it's because it is the first time playing in months for the invited teams, and they may be nervous, while the open qualifier teams have already played several matches

It's interesting to consider the playstyle/mentality differences between the Invited and Qualifier teams. I wonder if the Qualifier teams are more open to adapting etc. Perhaps the invited teams are a little slower or more complacent. We'll have to see once the games are all done.