I don't understand why the guards were regarded by most people as the best team rn. Like Emea losing first seed doesn't mean the region is bad. Imo the guard won't even qualify if they are in Emea.
That's fair. I'd say that overall they did look worse than C9 throughout qualifiers, but when it came down to it, they won. I don't think they'll win every match this tournament, but with the way that they've been improving (far more than C9), they'll be the best at the end of the year. I think Iceland is a fantastic proving ground/way to gain LAN experience for the team as a whole, and I trust the Guard to consistently play good valorant and have some exciting games.
The Guard genuinely are the most pedigree team to ever come out of NA to compete internationally. Sentinels was a literal PUG, OpTic despite having FNS was very loose.
The Guard is a team that is super regimented, watch their executes, they are the most thought out things ever, everyone has a job on that team. They can still be loose but mCe is the goat coach I am saying this