lucky for na that sentinels didnt qualify over g2, they would've been exposed here lmao
How do you think teams like KRU, G2 and other non-madrid teams get better?
They had the time and vods to anti-strat the teams and the time to cook new plays.
You can call it a cope all you want but given the tight schedule and that champs is the ultimate target not making it to Shanghai is better for SEN.
No other team had a off season like SEN. They have been playing on full gas from last November or even before that.
They are burnt out and they didn't make the playoffs by just 2 rounds after choking a 10-2 lead. So just don't count them out.
I know they are not performing at their best but I trust them to have a good run in split 2 and as for LOUD their schedule had a big gap while SEN's schedule didn't. Be a little practical the players are also human.
Pacific teams have 7 days from the end of Shanghai to the start of Pacific Stage 2 to fix all their mistakes etc not including Visa issues some teams faced etc, a shit ton of Shanghai teams will be anti'd hard so teams who didn't go have 3 weeks to anti those teams and fix issues its really beneficial to miss out even if not ideal