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If you think about it, there are extreme similarities between these two regions runs. Here they are:
2018 - all LPL teams advance from groups to 2 LEC teams
2019 - all LEC teams advance to 2 LPL teams
2018 - both LEC advance through quarters, only 1 LPL advances to semifinals
2019 - both LPL advance throughquarters, only 1 LEC team advances to semifinals
2018 - the hyped KR 1st Seed team loses to LPL team (IG)
2019 - the hyped KR 1st Seeed team loses to LEC team (G2)
2018&2019 - LEC vs LPL finals
EDIT:
2018 - VIT (2nd Seed team) ends with 3-3 score in a group of death and drops out
2019 - RNG (2nd Seed team) ends with 3-3 score in a group of death and drops out
EDIT#2:
2018 - IG being 2nd in the groups by losing a tiebreaker to go to finals
2019 - G2 being 2nd in the gruops by losing a tiebreaker to go to finals
What I would like to add is that after last year the common understanding was that LPL was the best region in the world, the strongest one without doubt. Even tho 2 of their teams got eliminated in quarters by LEC teams. This year there are already many voices that even if G2 wins finals EU as a whole cannot be called the strongest region, just G2 the strongest team. Can anyone explain to me where does this reasoning come from? How can it be justified? The scenarious from last year and this one would be almost identical. Of course, we still have to wait for the finals to play out, but I am just asking hypothetically. It just sounds stupid to me.
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