EDG not making it would be a good sign for China

EDG not making it is a good sign for the rest of china. The rest China might actual have some legs to make runs deeper into international events now that they have seemingly almost caught up to the other regions.
And I’m sure China being more competitive will force EDG to be even more competitive , and not slack in their regional events.

edg should still make these events though, because even though it might show development it may also show instability

the edg core has been together for ages, they’ve been the pillar of chinese valorant since the scene came together and while i agree with you that other teams making events will show a bit of regional strength, that might not translate to lan events

until china can hold their own outside of their region, i do think edg needs to continue attending lans since they’re the ones with proven potential to make deep runs internationally (assuming they actually lock in and make these internationals)

the rest of the Chinese teams lack international event experience, if EDG doesn't make it, the pressure will be transferred to the teams who will make Bangkok, which might cause them to play worse