tl:dr - the only challenger for EMEA in LA will be fnatic and a glimmer of hope for liquid
I'm sorry to all the EMEA viewers and fans out there but I can not respect the 5 slots being given to EMEA.
Fnatic and unchallenged at the top, not even the most diehard NA fan will deny that at this point but FUT and Navi both considered "very strong dark horses" and a "top 4 contender" then being knocked out in the groups is highly disappointing.
Liquid almost lost to EDG, who looked very strong coming in from china but then going on to lose to EG in dominant fashion and then fumbling the bag against NRG is just sad. Losing to 2 NA and the only 2 NA teams at tokyo is not a good showing.
And realistically, who from the LCQ will be looking strong? Navi... last place, Giants... Sure but they got humbled by FUT and Navi. BBL.... sure but their THREE wins were against bottom of the table Heretics and KOI and a vitality squad who (very sadly) won't be in the LCQ. and TH, KOI and KC all went 2-7