With
Wolves Esports
Wolves Esports
China
Rank #3
SiuFatBB
Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦)
Yuicaw
Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑)
Spring
Liu Jiunting (刘俊霆)
Lysoar
Liang Youhao (梁优好)
Juicy
Tyler James Aeria
and
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #1
PatMen
Patrick Mendoza
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
taking the final two playoff spots at Masters Toronto, the Swiss stage has concluded. Following the day's matches, a live draw show was held to determine the opening playoff matches.
As was the case in Masters Shanghai a year prior, the four first-seeded teams from each international league earned direct qualification to the playoffs. These teams were each matched up against one of the four teams that qualified out of Swiss. The first seeds were given the privilege of selecting their opponent, with the order of selection being randomly decided.
This is how the matchups shaped up in the order they were drawn:
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Xi Lai Gaming
Xi Lai Gaming China Rank #2 Viva Lifan Ran (冉立凡) NoMan James Man Rarga Arthur Churyumov happywei Deng Minwei (邓闵维) coconut Colin Patrick Chung (钟弘祖) vs. Sentinels
Sentinels North America Rank #4 N4RRATE Marshall Massey bang Sean Bezerra Zellsis Jordan Montemurro zekken Zachary Patrone johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid
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Rex Regum Qeon
Rex Regum Qeon Asia-Pacific Rank #5 Monyet Cahya Nugraha xffero David Monangin Jemkin Maksim Batorov Kushy Bryan Carlos Setiawan crazyguy Ngô Công Anh vs. Wolves Esports
Wolves Esports China Rank #3 SiuFatBB Pong Gaa Hei (庞加曦) Yuicaw Huang Yung-chieh (黃湧傑) Spring Liu Jiunting (刘俊霆) Lysoar Liang Youhao (梁优好) Juicy Tyler James Aeria
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G2 Esports
G2 Esports North America Rank #1 jawgemo Alexander Mor trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio JonahP Jonah Pulice leaf Nathan Orf vs. Paper Rex
Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Rank #1 PatMen Patrick Mendoza Jinggg Wang Jing Jie f0rsakeN Jason Susanto d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov
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FNATIC
FNATIC Europe Rank #1 crashies Austin Roberts Boaster Jake Howlett kaajak Kajetan Haremski Chronicle Timofey Khromov Alfajer Emir Ali Beder vs. Gen.G
Gen.G Korea Rank #1 Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) Ash Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) Suggest Seo Jae-young (서재영) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태)
With the first pick of the show, China's Xi Lai Gaming opted into playing Sentinels, who will play their third CN team in the row. Next was RRQ, who chose Wolves, the only non-Pacific team remaining, not wanting to play into the regional matchup. In a humorous twist of fate, G2 was the next to pick, and selected Paper Rex as their opponents, mirroring their infamous meeting in Shanghai. Finally, FNATIC, for the second year in a row, was left with the final pick, and once again left to play Gen.G, the scariest looking team coming out of Swiss.
The playoffs will follow a traditional eight team double-elimination bracket, and will span the next two weeks of competition. The first phase of the bracket will occur between June 13-17, narrowing down to the final four teams. The second phase of the bracket will take place between June 20-22, and will crown the champion of Masters Toronto.