Does qualifying for champs only extend your stay if you do it in your last year?
https://www.vlr.gg/363225/riot-reveals-challengers-and-ascension-changes-for-2025 This you mean?
Yes, I see, what I said it's still correct tho. Making champs = retaining the slot, BUT, only as long as the other ascension team doesn't place higher than you. So you have to make champs AND place higher than the other Ascension team
The part I see I was missing is, if you place higher than the other team but don't make champs you're out anyway
Full thing is if they make champs you qualify for next season unless you both do then whoever gets placed higher makes it. If you make playoffs but not champs you get to defend your spot at ascension (also if you make champs but do worse in than other ascension team.) and finally if you don’t make champs you are relegated back to T2. This is for 2025 and on.