The second major tournament of the year has already reached its halfway point, and only the most exciting matches featuring the strongest teams lie ahead. Yesterday, two matches of the last round of the group stage were concluded, resulting in the determination of all teams advancing to the playoffs.
The first match took place between FunPlus Phoenix and Team Heretics, with the latter prevailing after three maps. Despite not being considered one of the strongest teams in the EMEA region, the representatives from China proved weaker and left the competition after three maps with scores of 4-13, 13-6, 15-17. In the second match, a similar situation occurred with the Argentine top team Leviatan, who also left the event after three maps with scores of 1-13, 13-11, 11-13 against FUT Esports.
As a result, the winners of yesterday's matches move on to the playoff stage, where they will compete against other teams. It should be noted that of the 8 playoff participants, only 4 teams passed through the group stage, while the other 4 received direct invitations to the playoffs, thanks to victories in the first regular stage in their regions.
The Masters Shanghai playoffs take place from May 30 to June 9. The 8 strongest teams remaining after the group stage continue to compete for a total prize pool of $1,000,000, as well as 3 VCT Points awarded to the tournament-winning team.
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