Loose = Unfair Advantage

Did you like 2024 kickoff format that give a round of bye to a team that loose the first game ? No ?
Well thats exactly what we have in 2025 kickoff. Loosing your first game might give you an unfair advantage, because you more have time to prep, while the team you will face are preparing a game against a team that is far better and will half time compared than you to prepare their looser bracket game.

Maybe 2025 Kickoff format is bad, I want to hear your opinion about that.

Here is the problem I want to point at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvn-sRsuZTE

Considering the team that loses their first match is now one match away from elimination, I wouldn't say it's unfair that they have more time to prep for one match. The team that goes through all of the upper bracket also has more time to prep for grand finals.

Also, not trying to be rude, but I know English isn't your first language. "Lose" is the word you are trying to use. "Loose" is an adjective with a different meaning.

First two upper rounds occur 16th - 19th Jan
Then 3 days off
Lower round 1 is 23rd/24th Jan

That "more time to prep" is irrelevant here, it's really only relevant when teams play back to back days - but in this case the minimum prep any team has is 4 days which is more than enough at the highest level.

That being said, the 2024 format of groups, especially group C was completely horrendous due to the "win 1 game and you're top 4" that EG did. A full double elim bracket for 12 teams is one of few formats that would genuinely work here in such a small amount of time.

Monster on the loose!!!