@dodageka
So what ? So it is likely we wont see Ares nor CZ in the top 8 teams since they will face Suomi, top 4 team this last two years. I would have been fairer they were facing Reformed Coachers for example. That would be a true qualification stage since the teams would compete for the 8th spot.
It is your opinion, that Ares is stronger than alliance, the seeding, which considers current and past 1v1 and TG rating and takes an average, tells a different story.
If you talk about traditional bracket vs new bracket, in both cases Ares and Suomi would have fought, while Coachers and Alliance would have played for the 8th spot.
CZ would have played aM, so the new bracket gives them a little more chances to qualify.