i just dont understand how are there 8 teams when riot has increased ascension slots from 6-8 in 2025. every other region has 8 teams, pacific specifically has 10 because both teams are sent back to ascension. as for emea and americas it is also 8. so why does china have only 7? it should have been 8+ xlg/drg.

yeah thats how many teams are attending but i dont see how 9 teams will work in a bracket. riot has made changes in formats with odd numbers in brackets before by giving a team a by game, which is unfair but what else could they do? or by adding another team by an LCQ or by points. just curious what would they be doing for this one

theres 8 teams and either xlg or drg will go back to ascension, how will a bracket work for that? will they add a 10th team to make the bracket even?

how did Nongshim RedForce get relegated when they made stage 2 playoffs??

if ascension teams are guaranteed 2 years of promotion in tier1, why are Nongshim RedForce and XLG at risk of being relegated when its only their first year?

how does ascension emea work now that M8 and apeks are both relegated? does this mean the top 2 teams in emea ascension will qualify to tier 1 and the finals wont matter?

if riot could kick teams out all this time for underperforming, why is furia still in tier 1? and all these other bums in china, pacific.