Masters Madrid teams stage 1 performance preds.

1. Sentinels will have a hard time trying to make Shangai (They will for sure make playoffs but I see NRG topping their group so they will have to win a couple of series to make Shangai which could be tricky)
2. Gen.G will own Pacific and easily top their group and will only have to win 1 series in playoffs to make Shangai so they are a lock.
3. Same story as Gen.G
4. Loud same story as Sentinels but with Lev (if they don't implode) instead of NRG so I could genuinely see a Loud v Sen match for the last spot at Shangai.
5. KC will also have a difficult road to make Shangai (I see Fnatic/Vitality topping their group so they will have to win a couple of series to make Shangai and I think it will be too hard and they don't make it to Shangai)
6. EDG will top their group and make grand finals at least so they are a lock for Shangai since China is too easy for them.
7. Team Heretics might struggle early on (Fnatic and Vitality first two games but if they manage to beat one of those 2 teams they will top their group and only need 1 win in playoffs to make Shangai and I see them making it there.)
8. I think FPX will win Stage 1 in China and possibly win a series in Shangai backed by the home crowd.

They did not win stage 1 but they did get their series win in Shangai!