Ic4rusYam2 [#61]
I don't think EG can find themselves in this split, there are 9 players, but they only had the courage to make one trade so far, while GE makes trades every game (gigachad). F Optic
yeah, GE seemed to be building either for LCQ or next year, with Tokyo a bonus achievement. I don't think they seriously expected to compete for one of the top 3 spots when DRX's form and the generally stable cores of ZETA & PRX, not to mention GENG being a dark horse and early visa issues. EG are known for building up players through their "talent pipeline" but I wonder if they're seriously cooking something or they can't seem to get the right mix of players from their internal scrims.
Regardless, EG have potential too, 13-3ing LOUD on their own map pick is a great result, they just need to figure out how to replicate it consistently across different maps - which, to be fair, is the hard part.