Only NA pros are givent he excuse of "no lan experience"
GAMBIT WON THEIR FIRST LAN EVER!!!! AND THEY'RE YOUNG!
It wasn't their first LAN lol, all Gambit players came from CSGO and they definitely participated in local russian LANs as teenagers, you know where the prize pool is like 500$ and there are a fuck ton of amateur teams...
Same for Guard guys except maybe for trent, he's only 17, he began competing when coronavirus broke out, obviously he didn't get to play in any LANs