EDG: redemption run from their previous 2 events this season and could potentially land China their first trophy in their first year of franchising
Trace: finally overcame their choke tendencies and was the first team to put China on the board this champs
G2: went from fucking ASCENSION to top 8 champs
SEN: bounced back from a mid-season fall off and clawed their way out of the group of death
LEV: turned up and became the superteam they were always predicted to be
TH: top 2 as a team with 4 of their players being tier 1 rookies
FNATIC: running it back with Hiro instead of Leo due to health reasons and achieving top 6
disregarding the upgrade of this season's gameplay the storylines here are much more endearing. last champs only really had EG, EDG, PRX, and BLG to carry it in terms of aura imo