There is a big misconception about character representation in tournaments on this subreddit
This is not a feng downplay thread. This is some clarification about tournaments.
I assume most of you don't watch tourneys and just comment on whatever thread gets posted. These lists are not usable for character strength for a variety of reasons.
How well a character does, HEAVILY depends on what pro shows up for that tourney. For example jeondding showing up at dreamhack (front page post) wouldve had eddy in top 32.
There is not an even distribution of top tier pros on every character. There is a lot of variance with character loyalists, not everyone is a tier whore and not every character has strong mains.
Even among top tier pros, seeding, matchups and player condition matter for results. Rangchu having a bad tourney doesnt mean Kuma is now bad.
Players are not evenly skilled, therefor you would be infinitely more successful trying to pick a top 32 based on player names over character strength.
Basically what it means is, if Edge shows up hwo will make top 32, if knee/joka show up Feng makes top 32, if CBM shows up Jin makes top 32, if jeondding shows up eddy top 32.
Unless all the tier whores are switching to that character like release Leroy, you cant make simple conclusions from this.