-3 spots for champion and give those 3 spots to AMER, EMEA, APAC
exactly I said -3 because this year champ will field 4 teams from each regions
make a play-in then, group china with 6th place teams from each regions, more games to watch too
Give a slot to south africa. fuck it
Sucks to see EDG under performing this hard though, especially since the event is in Shanghai.
But at the same time the likes of Brazil would not be as good without riot giving them a good amount of slots early on.
Giving china more opportunities will help them improve quicker.
They, at the least, deserve -1. Give that 1 spot to the region with the previous international winner
With how far behind China is these tournaments are important for them to improve as a region. We've seen how a team like FPX could improve fast. EDG had a hell of a showing last year but recency bias is clearly putting that out of peoples minds. This year though, I think its time for EDG to make coaching changes. First the LOUD stomp and now this.
They can still have spots, but they don't deserve the SAME amount as the stronger regions. Let them have 3 spots at Champs and give the region with the winner of this tournament the extra spot.
I'd agree with that. As of right now the only CN team I could see having a run in Champs is FPX if they improve their defense. 4 slots is looking kinda Mickey Mouse.
I rather watch 6th place teams from each regions minus china tho
or riot can nake play in stage for champions filled them with 5th placers from each region+china