G2 and T1 as both their draws literally any other first seed or 0-1 would have been a better matchup
yeah idk wtf is this chinese region cope. I'm a fan of edg and cn but like they're clearly the 2nd place team to be able to make it. They not doing much internationally is still a thing. I feel like people need to stop coping with 2nd place getting unlucky... the bottom line is they couldn't perform when it matters.
Not unlucky, their map pool is shallow and they have a slight role issue. I'd say they are the second best team in China (XLG might be better, NOVA is yet to prove their worth when it matters the most) but their strats can't compete with high level teams. In China they're a great Lotus team, but on the international stage they got exposed.