NA Group stage looking like the best 5 teams from last year + teams that were actively getting results in T2 tourneys since November (except maybe Rise). Surely no coincidence, you have to compete to get better. Did the knocked out "big teams" miss out by not continue competing after the LCQ ended?
V1: won a NSG
NRG: final knights, final NSG, SF Elite Showdown
Guard: won a NSG
Knights: won a NSG, final NSG, final Elite Showdown
EG: 2x QF NSG, SF rival, QF Elite Showdown
Possibly:
Akrew: won 4 NSG, won 1 Knights
LG: won a NSG
KCP: final NSG, final Elite Showdown, 2 NSG SF
Soniqs: couple SF/QF
BBG: two QF