You have 16 teams crammed into just 10 days. Compare that to Bangkok 8 teams over 12 days and it was already better organized for proper preparation. Here, teams barely have time to scrim, adapt, or even recover. It’s almost impossible to deliver real high-level competition under those conditions.
The qualifiers were squeezed right in the middle of the season between Stage 1 and Masters 2, barely broadcasted, and with serious ping issues. Then they force a different map pool (It’s the only tournament with its own map pool btw). And to top it off, the EWC playoffs overlap with China’s Stage 2, just a few days apart. The scheduling is a total disaster, especially for teams trying to go deep.
The production is straight-up terrible: casters that almost nobody knows, group stage matches running two at the same time… And I’m not going to talk about the paid fans...
On top of that, it gives 0 Champs points. LOL
Even the players are calling it out. Larok explained it bluntly: “The EWC organization swapped the coaches' positions; our coaches were watching EDG, and their coaches were watching us. That's why we had to switch after the pistol round. The guys saw our tactics and everything.” At that level of organization, we’re not talking about serious competition anymore.
And with a $75 million cashprize, they still can’t put together a decent production? That’s actually insane.
The funniest part is watching certain MEMEA fans defending the EWC with their lives. We all know it’s the only "tournament" their region has won since 2023. If it was EDG or any other Chinese team winning EWC 2025, they’d be the first ones calling it a Mickey Mouse event and downplaying everything.
That’s why PRX, the best team of 2026, chose to skip it and focus on the real goals instead (champions).
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