THEY GOT THE HARDEST MATCHUP POSSIBLE IN ROUND 1???!?!??!?!?!??!?!? AHHHH ITS SO OVER
Trace overall played a much better game than EDG did throughout the entirety of kickoff. Trace was even favoured in the grandfinals playing a cleaner game, imo EDG really just had individuals turn up at the right moments to win that Grandfinal.
I will say, I favour EDG to win any grandfinal over trace as they have a dogshit map pool
EDG literally won champs because of their individuals, its like you trace glazers are finally realizing just how fraudulent EDG are.
And yes I do think EDG are the worst first seed and if it wasnt for DRX id even say theyre BY FAR the worst first seed. Theyre extremely inconsistent with their fragging and thats why they fail to ever do anything at internationals past the trash teams
EDG won champs because their individuals AND good macro, its impossible to fucking havw 100% winrate on 3 maps if you didnt have the best macro on them. it goes to show you didnt watch champs with ur eyes open or your brain working. If aim was all edg needed then they shouldve been more dominant on more maps. Also you havent been able to fluke a champions win with just mechanics since 2023 arguably even earlier, teams just arent that bad anymore. also also they failed to do anything at internationals before was due to having an different team
big shock, changing ur team, changes how good they are
G2 looked completely the same as the entirety of kickoff during that grandfinals dont even try lie to yourself. Even in the upper finals when sen played like straight dogshit G2 managed to lose and were close to losing so many crucial rounds however they just won off fragging cause sen couldnt hit a single shot or play a single clutch scenario.
G2 are not that good but that doesnt mean SEN arent the best second seed, especially considering how fast they improve historically, i dont doubt theyd be able to get into form and wash all the teams in this tourney