sen win 8 team tournament: micKeY moUsE TouRnAmeNt, flUKe wIN
T1 win 8 team tournament: Best team in the world, beat meta abusing G2, Meteor best in the world
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I think it has to do with the level of teams coming into the tournament this year. All first seeds from the 4 tournaments looked great and in form, coming into Bangkok. And ironically, excluding T1, all the second seeds were said to be capable of making upsets: SEN hype needs no explanation, some people were bringing up TE's win against EDG and some of their players' previous records against big Americas teams, and even TL had some believers of an upset against their opening match against EDG.
The grand finals was also a very close match. So close that some people were (and still are) even arguing that G2 were the better team overall even after their loss.
Personally, I don't think Madrid or Bangkok were "mickey mouse" tournaments or fluke wins. Such comments are either empty trash talk or rage baits.
The SEN roster who won Madrid managed to perform well enough in Champs to be remembered fondly by many; just look at the threads after each SEN loss, people were constantly talking about the "downgrades". G2, who lost at Bangkok, are named as "the best in the world" right now because of how well they are playing currently. And if T1 doesn't perform well during Stage 1 or in Toronto, I am sure there will be many threads about "T1's fluke run" in Bangkok. In the end, the legacy of these results will be remembered by the consistency of their producers.
Yeah, it's undeniable that T1's performance got better and better as the tournament went on; they didn't look like a team that could be winner of the tournament, at the beginning. Sylvan, especially, was a massive improvement; his ace against EDG in the first play-off match and overall performance really inspired T1 and they all played in a more controlled way. It was a really good run.
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