Why is CLG going to Worlds and IMT is not?
The title says it. IMT had a way better record than CLG. I am excited C9 made it to worlds, but I want all the best NA teams there and I think IMT is far superior to CLG.
Can someone explain?
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CLG has more Championship Points (Spring Split +Summer Split) than Immortals. TSM won Summer, so they automatically qualify. The final slot is decided in the gauntlet. Since Immortals did not win that they do not get to go this year.
To put it simply, CLG won the Spring Split.
Immortals are great when the pressure is off and they get to (skip and play and have fun and be best buddies in the flower pit) but when they enter the Playoffs even with High Playoff seeds like 1st place and 2nd place where they ONLY need to win ONE series to be in finals they fail.
They might be a GREAT team but when they play the games that really matter they Fail.
TSm qualified by winning summer split, CLG 2nd seed because they had the most championship points (10 or 20 more than IMT i think) and C9 won the gauntlet.
Let's be honest, IMT is great in regular season, but i didn't want them to represent us to world.They mess up when it matters.
CLG has better leadership I think. They have breathing room now to stop, access the current meta, and adapt to it. After MSI they were thrown right back into matches while all the other teams had a chance to take a break and evaluate how to adapt. I think CLG will actually be really strong at Worlds this year. Having said all that, I'm still rooting for C9. They're slaughtered IMT twice when it counted, and could have taken TSM had Meteos and Jensen not tilted (still not sure what that was about). C9 is a real threat.
i think its bs that it works that way, you guys keep saying how imt isnt good enough for worlds but where has TSM OR CLG OR EVEN C9 win a worlds.. exactly give other teams a chance to try cause those NA teams just keep failing
Without looking at the stats, it probably is because CLG won more games than IMT / made it farther up the ladder.
C9 didn't make it to world's yet, if I'm not mistaken . They have a good shot, but they have to win the gauntlet first.
Honestly, I hope they lose. I just don't want Jensen there and I don't want inexperience like Contracts and Ray there. Sorry.
Edit: After checking the esports page, it looks like IMT is in fact going to world's. The 3rd seed is TBD.
Aaaaaaanndddd I just realized this thread is from last year.
Ah.
That doesn't make any sense. It should be the top 3 teams currently, not some has beens. IMT should be in worlds not CLG. :(
As an IMT fan, I'm actually kind of fine with the fact they aren't going, but I am a little upset that Cloud 9 got 3rd seed rather than 2nd. Yes, CLG definitely earned their spot, but I think seeding for Worlds should be based off of recent performance. Personally, I'd like to see the gauntlet slightly changed so it includes the team with the most championship points (besides the Summer Split winner who would get the 1st seed). Place them at the top of the gauntlet so they still will have a spot at Worlds, but a team could fight for the 2nd seed, but this is simply an idea and probably a flawed one, but it's something I'd be interested in seeing nonetheless.