Keep kickoff, keep stage 1 with intragroup matches

But for stage 2, combine both group while keeping score from previous stage but only have matches with opposite group, every team will eventually go against all other teams

Choose top 8 to playoffs

Fair for everyone

High enough for top 2

Fnc v prx 12-0
Prx v talon 13-0

I guess PRX was above average in Bind before, but their Sunset is muchhh better so i understand the concern

This will be 2-1 for PRX

Time for BOOM mindfreak

BOOM mindfreak revival

Fnatic beats Paper Rex
Paper Rex beats Heretics
Heretics beats Fnatic

Anything more?

Maybe PRX>=FNC, like 55-45 kinda deal,

PRX v FNC is a "one more game, pls" revenge match
GEN v TH is a "who improved better after a year" revenge match

16 teams, 5-days tournament, it just makes sense for bo1, just don't do too many mistakes and lose a map

Best team of each region for each master, if the same, take next best by placement (2 teams)
Next best team playoffs of each region (1 team)
Next best team by champs points (1 team)

So Bangkok (placement) and Toronto (placement) are
PAC - T1 (1) and PRX (1)
AMER - G2 (2) and SEN (5-6)
EMEA - VIT (4) and FNC (2)
CN - EDG (3) and WOL (3)

showmatch would be 12am est, prx fnc on 1am

I mean, a trex would destroy, but sure

Which animal is better in a 5v5?

Calling it, Wolves gonna win Toronto

Everyone thought T1 would be last in Bangkok, but turns out they won

Now everyone thought Wolves would be last....... imagine they win Toronto XD XD XD

Tru

yeah thats what i said... if youre confident you can make toronto, you can prepare earlier, with or without tejo because every region got the same patch on the same day

If you're confident, should've prepared earlier during playoffs

Tbh there's only 4, in no particular order
USA
Russia
Turkïye
South Korea
I wanna say China but hmmmmmmmm

Issokay, we know NRG fans are old people like you, and you're a bit schizo yourself. It's understandabke to make mistakes like this... wish you luck, grandpa

If you pit them against each other, it's impossible to decide cuz a person can't be in two teams at once

go against the top 3 and 4

Most likely there will be swiss draw

U dont want us to get better? Only white people can glaze themselves?

Too many regional trophies already, let them have this one

THE STRAT COMMENCES

"I understand it now" ahh mentality

They might have lost, but this is like G2 losing to T1 in bangkok. G2 is def better than T1 in all performance stats, they just lost that match. If given a rematch, G2 wouldve stomp T1, same like how PRX wouldve stomp RRQ if given the chance

Bro, trust me, bro.

Bro, prx had 2 dominating 13-2 13-3 wins, rrq had 2 OT wins, i think it's safe to say prx is better than rrq in that game

Let RRQ wins, so they get the bye. Let Geng and PRX go on a swiss run so we have all 3 pacific teams in playoffs cuz let's face it, everyone thought PRX is much better than RRQ to qualify from swiss stage

During upper semifinals.... it just makes more sense

too far

Go for it

I guess the issue that they saw was the possibility that one group won't have enough wins to justify their qualification to playoffs

Normally I prefer G2 to qualify (no hate on potter), but with this narrative, I might prefer EG to win

Imagine deryeon went to EMEA and qualify too. 5 ex-BLEED roster qualify to masters from around the world

great player in a mid team, wasted talent o7 o7 o7

"but then a talented and dedicated group got permission to co-stream China and make their own volunteer English broadcast."

Signed

I mean we do want variety in teams, right? Watching the same teams over and over again, surely it's not boring, right?

and somehow won 2 out of 3 times.... FUT is weird

xeus not performing well.... tech pause galore....

ayyy EMEA's foldy sheet is out!!!

looks like the playoff team is set for them with GX, APK, M8, KOI eliminated

no emea? it's just 2^6 = 64 rows of possibilities for each group :)))

Brazilians be hoping that MIBR can carry their region now

dfm got this, i think

spaceship op for under $10 is fine

If prx wins both, and ge and dfm loses both of theirs, sure

Prx going 1-2 for three matches is harsh for us, cuz like why can't they finish off their job???????

At this rate, prx will play the most number of maps

giving fake hope to them children is not very nice of you