gg emea...
we already knew after kickoff fnatic would be the only team that would look competent
they only struggle esrly because meta adaptations
it says a lot when one of EMEA’s best players of all time called the region weak
interesting for him to say that even tho EMEA has done better than Pacific in 2 of the last 3 globals
unless he means weak in this meta
why not tho lmao?
u cant just ignore EMEA being the best region at a pretty recent time
average placement & trophy-wise:
EWC: EMEA > PAC > AMER > CN
Champs Paris: AMER > EMEA > PAC > CN
Santiago: PAC > AMER > EMEA > CN
emea was better than pacific in 2 of these events
amer was better than emea in 2 of these events
pac was better than amer in 2 of these events
cuz we're talking about recent results
anyways:
avg placement ranking:
Masters Shanghai: EMEA > AMER > PAC > CN
Champs Seoul: AMER > EMEA > PAC > CN
Bangkok: PAC > EMEA=AMER > CN
Toronto: PAC > AMER >= EMEA > CN (based on if u factor TL's sub situation or not, EMEA and AMER are interchangeable)
Ummm if EWC and paris can be included then why can't bangkok and toronto?
Top 4 in kickoff were: BBL, M8, TL and FNC
BBL and M8 have since fallen off, meanwhile FNC and TL have only gotten better. Plus historically, FNC and TL always farm EMEA regionally and are tied for international qualifications.
ah yes, one of the most consistent and well-known teams who regularly qualify to internationals, Karmine Corp
I feel like FNC deserve some credit too. Not everyone can qualify every international like liquid