They would have been the #1 team from EMEA if it was a single elimination and they are the strongest bo3 team from EMEA.
I've been watching plat chat and these guys don't really talk much about SMB and overhype Acend a lot
hard to rate SMB because their performance is so contingent on whether they show up or not. so much of their gameplay revolves around them taking cocky aimduels that they win at such a consistent rate because they're all so mechanically skilled.
if they're having a good day they have the skill to defeat any team in the tournament imo. but if some of the players are just a bit off, i can easily see them being upset by a team considered worse than them