You forget that two players were literally retired for almost a year. And this roster had only a month of practice. Whilst the teams they lost to this split already existed and played in this capacity since last year (with minor changes). The first being Madrid winner and the second being currently what is considered the best team in Americas given their Shanghai placement.

2 weeks to prepare compared to the two other team they lost to, which had the entire time from Tokyo till champs. Not to mention they won against liquid(vct EMEA winner and way more time to prepare). And the two series they lost were really close, one of which is currently a top 4 team. I seriously don't get this post at all. They do make silly mistakes, I do agree, but you guys are being unhinged about it.