Before.

Best case scenario would be optic vs liquid.

Mine would be-

1. Optic getting grouped.
2. Loud and DRX in the grand final.
3. SentiLuls somehow attending masters 1 and t0nz dropping 30 kills every map.

Only EMEA, NA and APAC has seeding matches with NA and APAC having only one seeding match. Is it fair to give some teams such guaranteed positions just so people take the last match seriously? (The concept of seeding match doesn't even apply to LATAM/Brazil)

Top seeded teams of some regions are directly booked into playoffs. So, performing well in the local circuit ensures at least top-8 in an international LAN event. Isn't the purpose of an international LAN event is to pit the top performing regions against each other. How is it logical to secure top 8 without even facing any international competition? Why is the regional result holding that much weight in an international event?

Any updates?

As I said, I am more of a Yay fan.

As a Yay fan, I believe he deserves a better team. But for the time being, I am really doubting the chances of Optic making it out of the group. Give me some copium.