Do people actually enjoy watching BO5's? I just think it gets really overwhelming if it goes to 5 maps and it lasts for 6 hours
Qualifying to EMEA means everything, so all matches which select these 8 teams must be Bo5
Just imagine:
If you don't qualify, you then must grind the boring VRL circuit without many viewers, become regional champion (which is not easy), and then become top-2 in Promotion Tournament (which is also a very hard task), while starting from 8-team group stage with other VRL winners and then advancing to top-2 in playoffs
Meanwhile teams who qualify right now just need to NOT FINISH LAST in their EMEA groups to not be relegated to Promotion Tournament