NA Streamers were so confident that FPX will loose as well as fnatic and Team Liquid , and all other teams will disqualify .
NA teams are always NEAR ASH
All they had to do is follow VLR forums... how unusual it might not sound to some, but we have some of the TOP QUALITY threads on the topic... like this one from @anay to clear the picture and bias: https://www.vlr.gg/130378/best-region
It is always great to see high-quality, knowledge-enhancing threads posted on here!
He said there Optic/Envy skew the picture with most points for NA region ... also highest variance in falling off for NA (obv. excluding Otpic/Envy).
^^^This is something certain NA or... VLR members (not all NA members/streamers but the certain ones) DO NOT TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION when voicing their opinions on here or wherever.
Aye, grouping appeared a little odd at times ngl... though several factors are beyond the control of teams. It also would have been nice to see some analysis on how teams, from the same regions - who were grouped together, did on average ...or something. It'd help in revealing the absolute strength of those teams ... I mean there are couple of more indicators for such estimations, though this would have been nice to see. Also, VLR itself can include such section in one of their tabs.
BTW... So far, XSET has done exceptionally well in this competition. And Extremely ngl, I was disappointed to see them gone too early the last time from the masters. I've always known they have the potential/skill set to play some of the finest Valorant in the game - massive no cap.