It's strange to see Imperial (+respect Imperial) putting up good fights against Vitality, G2 and Heroic, but a few months ago losing against TheMongolz, 9INE, Sprout. Online/LAN factor? Closed circuits making CSGO lose ''logic'' of a weaker or stronger team and the gap of tier 2 and 1? I feel that today it's almost like everyone can beat or lose to everyone, the Major was also a proof of that.
franchiser csgo isn't that strong. the only thing separating franchiser csgo from tier 2 is bigger paychecks and more support the players get. it's small things like someone handling your visa issues and your plane tickets. feel bad? you've got a mental coach who you can talk to. all that shit.
Maybe fallen can make calls and better predictions against tier 1 teams because he understands how to play against them on a high level, low tier teams can be more unpredictable i think idk
That's more demerit of the big teams. It's been a while since a team has been able to maintain a good performance after a title. Major of Rio, Major Past, etc.
Its not bro, Imperial is literally 33 in ranking.. they evolved af for this tournment, theres no way Vitality, G2 and Heroic suddenly dropped to top 40 ranking. Imperial played like beasts.