Home and away was a terrible format, 'compete' is a strong word when it was majority home wins on both fronts, and if one team gets bored quicker, they lose a round and then the match is over, which is what happened with the majority of NA vs EU matches. Just because the final scores are close, doesn't in reality reflect the actually play. Home won 95% of all sets, usually with a 3 - 0 stomp. Winterburg took 20 years vs France because again, it was just a home stomp either side.
Playing better in a round or two, doesn't make your team better, especially when the rest of the match had no reflection on skill as it was home stomps. The match was 'tense' but for all the wrong reasons, arguably one of the worst finals of any NC. I'll start giving credit once skill is the main factor of winning and not ping.
Playing better in a round or two, doesn't make your team better, especially when the rest of the match had no reflection on skill as it was home stomps. The match was 'tense' but for all the wrong reasons, arguably one of the worst finals of any NC. I'll start giving credit once skill is the main factor of winning and not ping.