tbf they were the most hyped and most prideful team in the entire vct, they continuously trolled and went up against fans, were really toxic on lan servers( anyone remember g2?) and stuck to their same old strats while the other teams continued to evolve. It is only recently that they have got a new coach after not even having one.
While 100t has always been a somewhat stable team that just needed the right push, and they persevered and made many roster changes and staff changes and now they are seeing the benefits...also, instead of the same old excuses they owned up to their mistakes and tried to improve them, that's why they are still revered and respected and it wasn't that big of a surprise.
The Guard was talked about quite a lot but they are still relatively a new team who came in like a lightning but were slowly analysed and figured out, and they are still finding their footing...they will slowly get back.