Until further notice
Jp>=EMeA
Fnatic - 2 subs so you can't even count them in
Liquid - shit in EMEA, having to change every comp on every map, still good performance all things considered.
G2 - 2 players no LAN experience, new IGL, new structure aka new team just like The Guard. Not excuse tho just like it isn't for The Guard.
FPX - clearly best in EMEA beating every team easy and couldn't even show their skills here.
So both regions are shit and only have 1 that could do well, but sadly EMEA's isn't here.
Yeah lost 1 group game so what? LDN UTD are on similar level as teams like Sentinels or XSET in NA. Also Fnatic lost 2 players that completely threw their teamplay and chemistry all over the place and one of those was their starplayer. H1ber and Fea are good, but tier 2 with no prior experience with Fnatic core. EMEA lost that is true, but also unlucky circumstances.
Lol what a excuse.
Before get stomped by G2 Liquid won against them: 13:9 Split for TL; 15:13 icebox for G2 and 13:8 on Haven for TL. --> close games.
TL against FPX: 13:10 split for FPX and 13:9 on haven for FPX --> not a stomp.
Also Liquid did improve for Masters.
G2 x Fnatic (with no subs) 13:9 on breeze for G2, 13:2 on icebox for G2 and 13:10 on Ascent for G2
G2 x FPX: 13:6 icebox for FPX; 13:8 for G2 on breeze; 13:7 for FPX on Ascent and 16:14 for fpx on Split --> Some close games and no stomp.
G2 is a great team and FPX are not so ahead of them, believe that FPX would smash all others regions is just high COPIUM.
FPX also had close games against NAVI and lost for LDN.
Beating every team easy? lol Have you watched your region? Because i did. Stop with this bullshit excuses
Having close game against NAVI or losing to LDN UTD doesn't mean anything. Those teams are good. Also G2 is performing worse than what they did in playoffs of EMEA. Their games so far in masters have looked exactly like they did when they lost to teams like TL in EMEA. Meddo not hitting anything, Mixwell bad Jett, Avova just kind of disappears, uncoordinated etc. During their lower bracket playoff run all of the players activated and performed well. I have to admit that I already saw players like Meddo playing worse in EMEA finals and that's why I was kind of expecting this form from G2.
g2 were a shaky tier 1 EU team that found their stride and overperformed in challengers playoffs and then went back to looking decent but not great at masters. guard exploded to the top of the scene in 3 months and had an underwhelming match against paper rex due mostly to inexperience and LAN jitters.