Since the 2023 VCT season when China was bad, I feel like people, especially from Americas, idk about EMEA, have just not been able to see past what China was, even now that EDG won champs. It is true that no other Chinese team has really compared to EDG internationally yet, but realistically I don't see how people still underestimate the other teams. If EDG was able to go from mid tier in 2023 to winning champs in 2024, I feel like we are going to see major growth of the strength of Chinese teams this year. Don't quote me on that (unless I'm right), but I feel like there may be seriously underestimation of the Chinese teams, and that we could see Trace go far in Lock-In or a later event. All hail Winnie the Pooh.