To say that this Masters Madrid is a fluke would be unfair becuz it invalidates the hard work the current top teams did. The kick off event was very unforgiving, however, being the best team in the world should mean that you can win regardless of the format. Sen lost their opening match against loud, won against 100t and lev, to make play ins, and after they made playoffs, they beat nrg even though majority did not believe in them and won in a rematch against loud. GenG had a similar path, going through the longer road to get to Madrid, and they even went undefeated until the grand finals. They had longer and harder matches but still beat the top teams. Yes, the kickoff format sucked and yes, had the kickoff tourney been double elim we could've had the true best teams, but by beating the top teams even though they had to play more matches, Sen and GenG prove that they are deserving to be in the grand finals and called the best team in their own regions. The best teams in a competition can only be determined by the format of the competition. for example, in the NBA, no one really argues that the team who wins in the finals don't deserve the win because of the format of the playoffs, they accept the winner as the champions cuz they were the ones who worked hard regardless of the format they play in.

anyway, ill stop yappin lolz, I do agree that the kickoff format was bad, but it was what was given to us and the sen and geng just delivered. just give credit where credit is due, sen and geng worked hard for their placement and that's why they were able to qualify and reach the masters grand finals... peace... ✌️

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