Why single elim play offs doesnt matter

bonkarfanboy1

Because the best team of the region is still gonna go to madrid. Who cares about the second best team of a region, theyre not gonna win anyways

waterslide

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Not sure if you've realized but most international winners were runner ups from their region's league so statistically it actually does matter

dapada

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ikr bro thought he cooked lmao

bonkarfanboy1

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The pros dont take seeding matches seriously thats why

TM06Nick

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The grand finals for 1/2 give champion points of different values

sentinelmain377

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not many examples:
optic reykjavik 2022 (na 2nd seed) (OPTIC threw on purpose - dont care about seeding match)
fpx copenhagen 2022 (emea 2nd seed)

waterslide

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Fnatic lost to liquid in EMEA league in the grand finals (2023)
Eg was third seed in Americas league (2023)
Acend lost to gambit in EMEA challengers league in lower finals (2021)

so theres 5 examples out of 8 international leagues (excluding lock in cause u get auto invited)

sentinelmain377

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Eg acend don’t count

Acend has the most points so they were actually 1st seed heading into champs. Same for Eg