Everyone talks about the DRX 5th-6th place curse,
but Optic has a “curse” that I haven’t seen many people talk about.
Masters 1 Playoffs:
Optic vs The Guard (round 1 uppers): Optic wins 2-1
The Guard vs Paper Rex (round 1 lowers): TGRD loses 0-2
Masters 2 Playoffs:
Optic vs XSET (round 1 uppers): Optic wins 2-0
XSET vs Leviatán (round 1 lowers): XSET loses 1-2
Champs 2022 Playoffs:
Optic vs Team Liquid (round 1 uppers): Optic wins 2-1
Team Liquid vs Fnatic (round 1 lowers): TL loses 0-2
Any team that faces Optic Round 1 in playoffs bombs out of playoffs in 7th-8th place. If they take a map off Optic then they won’t take a map off the lower bracket team and vice versa.