It might actually be a reasonable choice to lose this game and get 3rd seed.
2nd seeds possibly be GX, RRQ, and DRG.
3rd seeds are FNC, T1, and EDG
So it is good to be 3rd seed and face these not-seemingly-so-good 2nd seeds and avoid these historically-fucking-good 3rd seeds in groups.
I was actually thinking of this too. My view is the 3rd seeds have a higher peak than the 2nd seeds but its a question of will the 3rd seeds be in form
More than one month for preparation
A lot of time to get back in form
Also intl experience is very critical too
3rd seeds have great intl experience while 2nd seeds have little
i love vo0kashu but if you choose to play against DRG or FNC, you will choose to play against DRG 10000000%
typical fnc stuff
looking struggling inside their region and full in form at intl
What? You're just make shit up at this point, for the last two years every international they qualified to they won their region. Like in 2024 they were just regional merchants and were mid asf at internationals. Like I was just baiting with my original statement but those 3rd seeds are not as scary as their names would imply, there's a reason they're not the first or second seed
drg have 3 players who have never been to an international event. of course any semi-decent team wants to play them on such a big stage
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