After watching G2 losing twice in a row I did some research...
When compiling eligible double elim brackets from VCT competitions...
The upper final and grand final end in these scenarios:
30% of the time there is a rematch
-17% of the time it is the same result
-13% of the time it is a different result
70% of the time there is no rematch
-45% of the time the upper team wins
-25% of the time the lower teams wins
if you lose upper finals you're basically screwed with only a 13% chance of winning
if you win upper finals you're sitting on a nice 62% chance of winning
Out of the 15 times upper and lower finals have been on the same day, the team that lost upper finals win lower finals only 20% of the time
Whereas, on different days, they double their chances and win 41% of the time
When asked on stream "In VCT NA double elim brackets, when a team loses upper finals and play lower finals on the same day they are 0-8. On different days they are 2-0. Do you think this is due to momentum or a different factor?"
"I mean, what's unfortunate about tournaments is that one day you and your whole team could be vibing and feeling it, you just feel good, and another day you can feel like shit. And the best teams in the world have more good days than bad days. Every team has bad days, every team. But, some teams have more shitty days than, you know, is probably good for your team" - TSM FTX hazed
"I have no idea. Honestly I have no fucking idea what you just said." - T1 curry