League of Legends LEC's lenient playoffs format might affect quality of region in long run

sportskeeda.com:

The playoffs format of the League of Legends LEC has been a point of debate for quite a long time now. Several community members feel it is way too lenient and allows teams to obtain Worlds Championship qualifications without much hassle.

In fact, this flawed playoffs format of the LEC has come to prominence even more after LEC got four slots at the Worlds 2022 and MAD Lions qualified without even winning a single best-of-five game. While this might not seem that big of an issue, for the time being, the overall quality of Europe might eventually degrade if this continues.

This is because other regions like China (LPL) and South Korea (LCK) continuously enhance the competition by making it harder for teams to qualify for the World Championships. In fact, even North America has a much better playoffs format when compared to Europe.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the author's opinion.

League of Legends' LEC is arguably one of the most famous tournaments in the entire world. In terms of viewership and fan following, it is probably the largest when compared to other regions.

Teams like G2 Esports and Fnatic have worldwide recognition, which is something that helps the region financially. However, the way LEC conducts its playoffs is something that is ultimately affecting the level of competition and quality of games in the region.

Europe has four slots this year in the League of Legends World Championships. Normally, the top four teams from the playoffs of the LEC would qualify for the mega event.

However, as it happens, G2 Esports qualified for the Worlds 2022 even before a single game of the playoffs was conducted. They went through simply because the team had won League of Legends' LEC 2022 Spring Split and because