After NRG NRG North America Rank #1 keiko Georgio Sanassy brawk Brock Somerhalder mada Adam Pampuch skuba Logan Jenkins Ethan Ethan Arnold and G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #2 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf ' sweeping victories to conclude the Swiss Stage portion of VCT Masters Santiago, an on-stage draw was held to determine the opening matchups of the playoffs.

With the field of teams expanding from eight to 12 for the first Masters event of the year, the four surviving teams from the Swiss Stage are now matched up with the four first-seeds from each VCT region. The first seeds, who have been waiting to kick into action in Santiago, had the privilege of picking which team they wanted to go up against to start their runs in Chile.

This is how the matchups shaped up in the order they were drawn:

The draw and its selected matchups pose a few interesting matchups. From the top, Nongshim and Dambi are set to collide head-on with Gentle Mates, with Cypher-heavy comps and the eye-catching ability of Yoru player marteen . All Gamers, as the last Chinese team standing, picked G2 Esports to set up a clash between two teams more than capable of running double-Duelist comps. FURIA, drawn third, opted against a regional matchup and picked Paper Rex, which should play host to an interesting clash of styles. And finally, BBL Esports was matched up with NRG in a matchup that sees both teams carrying serious firepower.

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 March 6-10, narrowing the field down to the final four teams. The Upper Final, lower semifinal, Lower Final, and Grand Final will be held between March 13 and March 15.