I think this was known, no one buys that hype shit. How am I supposed to be hyped after worlds when I know I won't be seeing an official tier 1 competition in 6 months.
Their excuse is that "there is plenty of Valorant to watch" with Game Changers and Challengers, but with due respect I just don't really care about those games a whole lot. At most I'll watch a couple GC and Challengers matches, but that's about it. There is still a lot missing to cover 6 months without official Tier 1 competitions.
We all know they mostly do it to save money on the venues and for people to watch LoL Worlds as well. But they seem to forget that many people who play Valorant just don't give a fuck about league. So the problem is still there. As someone who doesn't watch league at all, and I just don't really care a whole lot about GC and Challengers, the wait feels terribly long.