Masters (and international events) serve multiple auxiliary purposes besides just determining the best team in the world. Their slot allocation should represent all the goals they set to achieve.
Masters events' slots should be decided by:
i) The historical performance of the region
ii) Player population of the region
iii) Viewership and fan interaction numbers
iv) Potential for growth
Each of these determinants should not be equally weighted. I believe that (i) should receive the most importance. Then, (ii) and (iii) should be equally weighted. (iv) has the least importance.
With these determinants in mind, I believe the slot distribution for Masters and Champs events should be:
(masters)
2 NA
3 EMEA
2 SEA
1 JP
1 KR
1 BR
2 LATAM
(champs)
2 NA
3 EMEA
2 SEA
1 JP
1 KR
1 BR
2 LATAM
- Grand Finalists of Masters 1 and 2.
All teams going to champs must be decided by an LCQ tournament, with no direct circuit point-based entry.