thistle8: 'the map pool is a rumor until you play it'

thistle8 has the best seat in the game right now — first seed, first pick, first target on everyone's prep sheet.

You dropped one map all event. What went wrong on it?

Nothing went wrong. They played it better. You can lose a map without losing the plot.

The bracket says you rematch the team that beat you in groups.

Good. Brackets that protect you are brackets that did not notice you.