no game changers teams in this NA monthly?

Are they really as bad as twitch chat says? I thought C9W and Shopify were at least tier 3. Or are the monthlys not open to GC teams. Looking for enlightenment from vlr.gg......

i would think it is open to every team. I've seen C9w play in other 3rd party tournaments but don't really see the other teams playing.

C9W/shopify/tsm x is tier 3 all others are below tier 4