I may sound crazy, but in my opinion, its better for the team to not qualify for the championship. The cinderella story would be cool but they have played the most games from the off-season until now, which is causing them to burn out (as Zekken even mentioned). Therefore, having a month and a bit to reset, reinvent some of their map pool, agent pool and strategies would be good for the championship.
Them qualifying is good short term but its probably better long term not to qualify.
It would be interesting to see them included, as they bring viewership, but only if Sen's strategy is to get a lead in points that would allow for changes during the season.