[Patch 1.0.0.126: Xerath] General Discussion - Page 22

Let me first say that I do not want to insult any teams. I strictly want the most competitive and fair tournament possible when my team goes to IEM NY.

Group A:
Dignitas (1st place IEM qualifier)
CLG (replacing asian invite)
TSM (3rd place IEM qualifier)
Fnatic (1st/2nd place IEM qualifier)*

Group B:
Rez (2nd place IEM qualifier)
Curse (4th place IEM qualifier)
Cypher (3rd place IEM qualifier)
SK (1st/2nd place IEM qualifier)*

*afaik the entire EU tourney was not completed, so SK and Fnatic both finished at the top with Cypher being in the losers bracket.

Even if we completely discount past performance, these groups are stacked based on the qualifier results alone. the last place finishers from both EU and the US should not be in the same group, while the 1st place finishers from 3 qualifiers (asian, US, EU) are all in the same group.

Now if we look at the seeding based on past performance and expectations it is even more unbalanced. We can compare the american teams seeding based on seeding at the upcoming IPL at atlantic city.

1) CLG (Group A)
2) TSM (Group A)
3) EG
4) Dignitas (Group A)
5) Curse (Group B)
6) Rez (v8) (Group B)
7) Complexity
8) Goose

American seeds #1 #2, and #4 are in the same group (group A) with Fnatic, who are potentially the best team in EU based on their past Dreamhack victory.

Meanwhile, Group B has the #5 and #6, as well as Cypher who afaik have never competed in a major tourney or placed highly in the IEM qualifier.

I would just like the seedings to be more balanced. I know people are excited to see the "group of death" but it's not terribly exciting to be a part of it.

This is a legitimate tournament, there is alot of money on the line. I think it is realistic to ask for more accurate group seedings.