Waddle is on the older side. If he doesnt top 5 his region (e.g. sociablee) in rating it will be unlikely for him to get a spot unless he ascends.
Especially since there are mutiple insane prodigies coming up. I mean look at this: sayonara, Comeback, loita, Larok, Best, GSR, Krizz, Wanzeru, Yigox....
These are all mechanically insane kids. Not even adults.
People like him should try IGLing permanently. I know he did it for dsyre but doesnt do it anymore for some reason. Idk why.