I know anything can happen in playoffs but let's say these teams make Tokyo
EMEA: NAVI, FNC, FUT and TL
Americas: NRG, C9 and LOUD
APAC: DRX, PRX and GENG
China: EDG and Attacking Soul Esports
either LOUD vs C9/NRG grand finals or EMEA vs NA grand finals.
Not because LOUD is necessarily worse than the NA teams but because since they're only 1 team and NA will have 2 teams, there's a chance that NAVI< FNATIC, or DRX beats them beforehand, while even if one NA team dies the other one will probably survive in another bracket
It’s crazy because there is a very real world where Lev send Loud to the lower bracket.
That would leave us with Lev qualifying.
Next we have c9 beating NRG for the 2nd slot.
That leaves Loud against NRG for the final spot in the Americas. An El Classico once again.
Imagine how much weaker the Americas look if it’s Lev, Loud, C9