Imagine losing to a no strat team like LULquid that didn’t even qualify KEKWWW
tbh this post reminds me of the double standard. Everybody keeps saying xerxia and apac are tier 1, which I agree, but nobody seems to hold them to the same level of scrutiny as EMEA and NA teams. If Xerxia had won, every thread would be "drop Soulcas", "Sliggy is the problem" or "put ScreaM back on duelist", but now Liquid won, and everybody is congratulating Xerxia and showing the respect they deserve. Why is everybody so irrationally harsh on Liquid?
Because Liquid didn't qualify the way they should have. I guess that's why and they always have had haters from the beginning too.
Same situation as Acend winning after the whole VK thing and it looked less impressive.
But then again here Liquid has shown impressive performances so it's anything but fluke
Cause APAC in general isn't as privileged as NA or EMEA
there's barely any esports culture here (strict parents)
Most people can't afford good gaming gear
Theres barely any org support
Pay is awful
The internet is dogshit
Despite all these hurdles they're beating NA and I'd say nearly on par with EMEA