Almost all international winnters were runners-up

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Nakao

Excluding Sentinels (2021), Gambit (2021), ACEND (2021) and FPX (2022), all international winners were runners-up before an title

OPTIC lost to Gambit in Masters Berlin 2021 as ENVY, then won Reykjavik 2022
FNATIC lost to Sentinels in Masters Reykjavik 2021, then won Masters Tokyo 2023 (I'm not counting LOCK//IN)
LOUD lost to OPTIC in Masters Reykjavik 2022, then won Champions Istanbul 2022
EG lost to FNATIC in Masters Tokyo 2023, then won Champions Los Angeles 2023
Gen.G lost to Sentinels in Masters Madrid 2024, then won Masters Shanghai 2024

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Jihyeok

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losing strengthens the desire to win ig

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momentum

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Nakao

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honestly I'm more convinced with GEN.G than DRX or PRX. They're the perfect mix of these other two but with something that lacks on them (specially on DRX) which is mental strenght. GEN.G will be the favorites for the Champions Seoul 2024, but I'm really excited to see how the former international champions will bounce back, I would love to see this GEN.G competing against LOUD and FNATIC on their best form.

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TH to champs 2024 here we go

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Tomczi

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real

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CanadianLegend

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Sentinels so goated they don’t need momentum or losing (I hated 2022)