I understand some of you guys are mad about points meaning DRX, TH and MIBR qualify over their counterparts but if you look at it they're way more deserving than the alternative:
In Kickoff, TLN were 4th whilst DRX WON kickoff
In stage 1 groups, TLN went 3-2 in their group whilst DRX went 4-1
In stage 1 playoffs, TLN were 5-6th whilst DRX were 4th
In stage 2 groups, TLN went 3-2 whilst DRX went 4-1
In stage 2 groups, TLN were 3rd whilst DRX were 5-6th
Meaning the only time TLN actually did better than DRX is in stage 2 playoffs whilst DRX were better for the rest of the ENTIRE year
In Kickoff, TH were 3rd whilst BBL were 5-6th & GX were 7-8th
In Stage 1 groups, TH went 5-0 whilst BBL went 4-1 & GX went 1-4
In stage 1 playoffs, TH were 2nd whilst BBL were 4th and GX didn't qualify
In stage 2 groups, TH went 5-0 AGAIN whilst BBL and GX both went 3-2
In stage 2 playoffs, TH came in 5-6th whilst GX and BBL are 2nd-3rd
Meaning like TLN, BBL and GX have only outperformed TH once this ENTIRE YEAR
In Kickoff, MIBR were 3rd whilst C9 were 9-12th
In stage 1 groups, MIBR went 4-1 whilst C9 went 3-2
In stage 1 playoffs, MIBR got 3rd whilst C9 were 7-8th
In stage 2 groups, MIBR went 2-3 whilst C9 were 3-2
In stage 2 playoffs, MIBR didn't qualify whilst C9 came 4th
Whilst C9 did technically outperform MIBR for the entirety of stage 2, they not had an easier group but were also not just but significantly worse than MIBR for the rest of the year
The fact is with teams like DRX and TH, there was a very good chance for them to not qualify despite doing better in every part of the year other than playoffs, any teams or fans complaining about their qualification when your team just fell short at the end are pathetic. For MIBR, the argument is certainly weaker since they were irrefutably had worse results than C9 in stage 2 but C9 haven't proved themselves to be better head-to-head than MIBR once. Had NRG came 4th, I would understand the compliants but C9 do not deserve champs, NRG do but not C9.
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