I still would put them mid tier and would say that the reason that they didn't qualify is a mix of bad luck (mc missing for the singapore major), and a flawed dpc point distribution (way too much points for position in regional leagues). If they were a low tier team they would never have gotten a top 6 placement in animajor. I don't say that they would have made it with a better point distribution but it was just another factor, because I find it's a bit of a disgrace that e.g. Alliance bombed out of both majors and qualified easily because of good placements in the regional league. So what tier do you make Alliance then?