they looking good so far
EG is playing amazingly. Theyve really improved since last stage. C9 Don't look on top form but either way, NA's competition level has definitely increased this year. Which is moreso "bad" teams getting better and being able to compete with the top tier teams.
Teams like Ghost, EG, 100T, TSM, NRG, FaZe have all made drastic improvements to their core roster if not complete overhauls in order to be able to compete against the top 3-4 teams in NA.
The only teams that have gotten worse seemingly are Sentinels, MAYBE Guard if theyre still mentally down over Iceland, and V1?? But that was mostly Zellsis mental + wippie Visa issues on why they didnt qualify.