Format

I just realised the group stage is completely useless. Why they make such a goofy format

Why

Riot being Riot, for me there is no championship with 6 teams

How would they seed the teams without them playing prior? It's not pointless

so many matches for just 6 teams

the question is why won't riot let more teams from the sub regions go to Americas ascension. the other ascension tournaments have like 20 teams. and Americas challenger leagues have more viewership than franchising leagues. orgs are 100% gonna leave if they are only playing for a measly 2 spots at one LAN and have an off szn of 6+ months