Just like in League, its clear that a lot of american teams and even some european teams are starting to fall of or not even try. I mean during the break liquid had from tokyo they didnt fix anything and in many cases looked worse. Fut look the exact same, NRG also look the same. The only Western teams who put any effort are Loud,Navi,FNATIC,Giants (can't judge EG rn and Kru had like no break). Meanwhile this is like Chinas first real year where they have more then one team playing and they show more promise then the other main region teams.
I rly hope val doesnt end up the same as it is in league. Where NA can't do shit, EMEA relying on one or 2 teams, and The East Dominating.