just different environments. and NRG have skuba now so that might have made a big difference. same way a team could do really well in scrims and then suck.
I mean a lot of it is more about the actual event rather than the fact it's online. EWC has pretty low stakes compared to other games that T1 teams will play (outside of scrims)
I never said the orgs didnt want to win. Obviously the orgs want to win but the actual players won't care as much and winning a masters or champs is worth a lot more than EWC.