Me and my husband had a lot of fun watching the race for world first and I'd like to thank all the guilds for streaming it all and for the very entertaining finish, 3rd is still up for grabs and we will keep following it.
Echo really brought it this tier and played out of their minds, the Limit rally before reset made it a real nail biter and at one point we thought they were going to be able to bring her down and claim first place. It was exciting all the way until the end.
Method seems to be the front runner for third place at the moment but it's unclear if they can keep that spot with re-clears coming up.
I think the guilds did an excellent job, blizzard could improve a few things though.
1. Global release for raid patches, just like they have for expansions, it's ok to use the US time zones, it's a much better option than what we have now. Raid patches are such big events for the game now that they deserve the treatment and the hype that comes with it. Keep reset global for 3 weeks or until the final boss is down, then go back to normal. Make sure the US don't get extended maintenance while EU/Asia comes up though.
This would also allow Asia to actively participate in the race, as it is they are 32 hours behind.
2. The tuning for Guardian of the ancient ones and Fatescribe was quite off, especially after how hard painsmith was. Kel'Thuzad can't be helped, some bigbrain plays rendered him very undertuned. No wonder the ancients are in trouble when their guardian went down like a chump.
Note here that I'm not saying undertuned for the average player, I mean undertuned for the race. The average mythic player will have way higher Ilvl when they get there.
Lastly, a big thanks to all the casters, streamers, players and raid leaders making the race as exciting as it was!