EWC is not Mickey

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It is cope if you say EWC doesn’t matter. I would argue that it’s on par with a masters event. Yes the production is shit but the actual format this year won’t be terrible like last year.

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Doesn’t really matter if teams aren’t serious about it

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sentinelmain377

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???

most teams are serious about it wdym???

bro's just yapping

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Denjisideals

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Saying "2025 EWC champion" has much less aura and significance than saying "2026 EMEA Stage 1 champions"

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sentinelmain377

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"2026 Esports World Cup CHAMPIONS" >>> "2026 MEMEA Stage 1 Champions" or "2026 G2 Dynasty Stage 1 Champions" or "2026 Assific Stage 1 Champions"

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riensluvr

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I think saying "RieNs" has more aura than saying anything champion

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waow based

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Red2TPower

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Say that to XLG, AG, FPX, TEC, DRG and WOL

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Danny

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it's a mickey bro the quals weren't even streamed

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sentinelmain377

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mickey means the tournament is insignificant / teams arent trying / invitational or low prize pool

none of that is true for EWC

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Danny

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tourney is insignificant bro

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That’s just cope legit every teams tries

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Danny

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Teams try in redbull homeground as well, is that a serious tourney?

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i mean they gotta be trying, I would argue even more than some masters event due to saudi money.

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Danny

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LMAO they are not trying harder than masters

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?? quals will be streamed innit? only the qualifiers to qualifiers wasnt streamed

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Isnt the prize pool huge? Pretty sure there are a lot of teams that dont have a shot at Champs and if you're one of the 32 teams not going this is the most important event of the year no?

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iamxk

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it's 2M ig

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Ryandr

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If you are one of the 32 teams not going to champs then you are most likely not making ewc too lol.

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toidinami

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I mean sure but even if you are one of those teams its the second most important tournament

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Pengu12

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Its a good tourney annoying part is 2nd and 3rd seeds in regionals get kinda get kinda fucked and bo1 groups + Single elim playoffs(hopefully they change that tho)

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No more bo1s this year

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sentinelmain377

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The only thing I can agree with EWC haters on is that it gets hard for the scheduling for a few teams.

Bo1 groups is an irrelevant point (unserious ppl debate this).

Single-Elim playoffs is good. Double-elim playoffs would only be good if the upper final a bo5.

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Antiwitch

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where stream?

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DE3A

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Only Champions is bigger than EWC.
A tournament’s value is largely determined by its prize pool.

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This just isn’t true like at all. This tournament will dk nothing but hinder the teams that qualify as its RIGHT between masters and stage 2.