we still counting this era as a trophy drought right?
also i think its pretty unlikely EMEA wins (FNC has less time to prep than other teams and just came off a rough 2nd place. no Team Liquid at the event either to do a run)
because its not part of the main season its just a tourney for teams to get some money, no effect on the road to champs unless you count showing strats and practice stage time, which also happen during the off season technically
Well, let them rejoice after those two years of drought. Even though EWC isn't that important, beating many of the top teams still counts as a solid trophy win.
It's VCT team qualified by VCT Events. Competition is legit but how people gonna value the trophy is about which team win. In Dota EWC is biggest event apart of Ti that players will go all in.
obv everyones opinion will vary but i see EWC as another offseason event. probably the biggest one we have seen so itll definitely carry some weight but not as much as any of the actual VCT events.