Alright. Respectfully, and without offence, I would like to know what you're smoking. Just because they lost to a LOUD side on a bad day doesn't mean they're borderline tier 2 NA level. That'd be like saying that M80 or even MostxShopify is fair game to beat them... EDG has proved time and time again that they are a top team in the world and yes, they were garbage in that series against LOUD but I don't see why pro teams --especially one with less experience-- can't have a bad day.
EDG beat Paper Rex and played quite well against a team that would be favorites 90% of the time. (I'm ignoring #51 because you're just coping there),
Reading all of your comments, it seems like you just undervalue/underestimate the CN region immensely. But I don't blame you! FPX had no place at that tournament and it's understandable that teams from a newer region would be looked down on but FPX played pretty competitvely against KC and LOUD, so I don't get why you're making them sound weaker than they are.
Sure, EDG underperformed heavily during that last series against LOUD, but I still don't think there's a valid reason that backs you calling them a "borderline tier 2" team.
As for your main point that LOUD underperformed, I personally don't think so. In fact, I'd say that they actually did quite well considering the form the other teams like Sentinels and GenG were in. Okay they lost out to PRX and finished fourth but it's not like they didn't put up a fight against them.