They played well (except for this semifinal) the whole tournament even though they couldn't practice against tier 1 teams, because every tier 1 team is playing in LA. Huge advantage for NA teams, but NT
India/Singapore/Indonesia have a ~4/5k distance, I think it's playable (for scrims/practicing/strating etc) at 80-90 fps (someone from APAC can confirm pls)
Anyway, I'm not praising no one. I'm praising the team efforts.
edit: also, they can find a mid-term server to scrim with each other for example.