8 team tournament is good

the 8 team tournament will be more like the playoffs for lock in, but with better stakes than single elim, the kickoff tournament will be like lock in.
theyre making up for it by removing lcq and having 2 whole season splits, a lot of valorant to watch, this is better because consistent teams get rewarded and not teams that happen to have one good tournament.

they are making it more like league, probably shanghai masters will be bigger than madrid.

Well it'll be based on most recent performance AND championship points, meaning that doing good in split 2 will likely increase your chances at a champions slot tenfold

this is better because consistent teams get rewarded and not teams that happen to have one good tournament.

yeah, i believe that this year it wasn't bad, bc the entire year/format was inconsistent
but in 2024, there should be no excuses