Pacific and Americas stand out for their recent international results and roster depth heading into the Shanghai group stage, yet EMEA and China retain realistic paths through strong Stage 2 performers and home-crowd momentum for the latter. Pacific teams like Nongshim RedForce and Paper Rex posted the best cross-regional series records across the two Masters events, while Americas squads such as 100 Thieves and NRG combine consistent points accumulation with proven ceiling in high-stakes series. The four-region qualification format and balanced group draws have produced near-even implied probabilities, underscoring how map-level execution, meta adaptations, and single-elimination variance can quickly shift outcomes among comparably talented rosters.