Entering the third week of action in VCT EMEA Stage 1, three teams remain undefeated, paving a path for the playoffs ahead of week three.
Here is how the matches went for week two of EMEA Stage 1:
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GIANTX
GIANTX
Europe
Rank #25
Cloud
Kirill Nehozhin
grubinho
Grzegorz Ryczko
westside
Miłosz Duda
Flickless
Karel Maeckelbergh
ara
Hanceriuc Eduard-George
2-1
PCIFIC Esports
PCIFIC Esports
Europe
Rank #335
al0rante
Felix Brandl
cNed
Mehmet Yağız İpek
qpert
Mateja Mijovic
NINJA
Patryk Koczyba
seven
Johann Hernandez
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Eternal Fire
Eternal Fire
Europe
Rank #5
Izzy
Baran Yılmaz
audaz
Soner Ekiz
Favian
Enes Yiğiter
echo
Ömür Serkan Şenol
nekky
Anıl Dağdeviren
2-0
BBL Esports
BBL Esports
Europe
Rank #8
Crewen
Ali Eren Sargin
Lar0k
Yusuf Kaan Kanber
Loita
Utku Kart
Rosé
Eren Erzan
lovers rock
Umut Pekdoğan
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FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #3
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
CyvOph
Clement Millard
Veqaj
Sylvain Pattyn
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
2-0
Team Vitality
Team Vitality
Europe
Rank #4
Jamppi
Elias Olkkonen
PROFEK
Dawid Święć
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Sayonara
Ștefan Mîtcu
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Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Europe
Rank #11
purp0
Semyon Borchev
wayne
Wayne Chang
MiniBoo
Dominykas Lukaševičius
nAts
Ayaz Akhmetshin
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
2-0
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #1
koshmaras
Martynas Namikas
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjamin David Fish
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
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FUT Esports
FUT Esports
Europe
Rank #10
s0pp
Efe Tur
xeus
Doğan Gözgen
yetujey
Eray Budak
KROSTALY
Okan Alaçam
sociablEE
Volkan Yonal
2-1
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere
Europe
Rank #21
Filu
Dawid Czarnecki
chloric
Caide Heaton
ExiT
Abdullah Al-Twaijri
Ruxic
Uğur Güç
hiro
Emirhan Kat
ComeBack
Berkcan Şentürk
stand-in
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Gentle Mates
Gentle Mates
Europe
Rank #13
starxo
Patryk Kopczynski
bipo
Taranvir Singh
marteen
Martin Pátek
GLYPH
Conner Garcia
Minny
Patrik Hušek
2-1
Karmine Corp
Karmine Corp
Europe
Rank #42
dos9
Zhumagali Dastan
LewN
Burak Alkan
Avez
Hazem Khaled
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
Play in Group Omega opened with GIANTX defeating PCIFIC 2-1. As PCIFIC searches for its first win in VCT, it went up against a GX squad looking to bounce back after a rough kickoff. ara and westside each had 58 kills, pairing their abilities in double-Duelist comps to help GX to its first win of the stage. In perhaps the most entertaining match of the stage, Eternal Fire took down BBL Esports in a Turkish derby. BBL, always a hot-topic team when taking the stage, dropped their map pick of Pearl, then fell short on Split, losing 13-10 in one of the most chaotic, back-and-forth maps to have been played this year. Up against its former players Chronicle and Derke , FNATIC showed that it had the edge against Vitality, winning a tight 2-0 series with a 13-11 on Split and a 13-10 on Breeze. Boaster 's 1v2 clutch against his former teammates is tabbed as the clip of the week for Group Omega.
Pros don't fake.Group Alpha saw the oil separate from the water in week two, with two teams ending 2-0, two ending 1-1, and two still 0-2. Liquid started play with a 2-0 win over Heretics. With the team bringing in koshmaras to replace the recently departed ComeBack , Heretics appeared to show some rust as they transitioned to a new style that saw Wo0t assume the primary Duelist role. FUT downed NAVI 2-1, with both teams claiming their map picks 13-9 before FUT shut the door on Split 13-6. Filu , despite the loss, impressed with one of the week's more impressive 1v2 clutches. Still playing with a stand-in, NAVI moves into week three 1-1. Gentle Mates got back to winning ways with a 2-1 win over Karmine Corp, with Minny returning to form with a match-high 1.37 rating. While KC continues to shake off rust and reintegrate N4RRATE , one of the biggest viewing points of the stage has been how M8 and marteen deal with the Yoru nerfs. Thus far in Stage 1, the Kickoff standout has played Phoenix, Veto, and Waylay.
Blink and you'll miss it.The standings are as follows:
Group Alpha
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Team Liquid
Team Liquid
Europe
Rank #11
purp0
Semyon Borchev
wayne
Wayne Chang
MiniBoo
Dominykas Lukaševičius
nAts
Ayaz Akhmetshin
kamo
Kamil Frąckowiak
(2-0) -
FUT Esports
FUT Esports
Europe
Rank #10
s0pp
Efe Tur
xeus
Doğan Gözgen
yetujey
Eray Budak
KROSTALY
Okan Alaçam
sociablEE
Volkan Yonal
(2-0) -
Natus Vincere
Natus Vincere
Europe
Rank #21
Filu
Dawid Czarnecki
chloric
Caide Heaton
ExiT
Abdullah Al-Twaijri
Ruxic
Uğur Güç
hiro
Emirhan Kat
ComeBack
Berkcan Şentürk
stand-in
(1-1) -
Gentle Mates
Gentle Mates
Europe
Rank #13
starxo
Patryk Kopczynski
bipo
Taranvir Singh
marteen
Martin Pátek
GLYPH
Conner Garcia
Minny
Patrik Hušek
(1-1) -
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #1
koshmaras
Martynas Namikas
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjamin David Fish
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
(0-2) -
Karmine Corp
Karmine Corp
Europe
Rank #42
dos9
Zhumagali Dastan
LewN
Burak Alkan
Avez
Hazem Khaled
SUYGETSU
Dmitry Ilyushin
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
(0-2)
Group Omega
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FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #3
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
CyvOph
Clement Millard
Veqaj
Sylvain Pattyn
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
(2-0) -
Eternal Fire
Eternal Fire
Europe
Rank #5
Izzy
Baran Yılmaz
audaz
Soner Ekiz
Favian
Enes Yiğiter
echo
Ömür Serkan Şenol
nekky
Anıl Dağdeviren
(1-1) -
Team Vitality
Team Vitality
Europe
Rank #4
Jamppi
Elias Olkkonen
PROFEK
Dawid Święć
Derke
Nikita Sirmitev
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Sayonara
Ștefan Mîtcu
(1-1) -
BBL Esports
BBL Esports
Europe
Rank #8
Crewen
Ali Eren Sargin
Lar0k
Yusuf Kaan Kanber
Loita
Utku Kart
Rosé
Eren Erzan
lovers rock
Umut Pekdoğan
(1-1) -
GIANTX
GIANTX
Europe
Rank #25
Cloud
Kirill Nehozhin
grubinho
Grzegorz Ryczko
westside
Miłosz Duda
Flickless
Karel Maeckelbergh
ara
Hanceriuc Eduard-George
(1-1) -
PCIFIC Esports
PCIFIC Esports
Europe
Rank #335
al0rante
Felix Brandl
cNed
Mehmet Yağız İpek
qpert
Mateja Mijovic
NINJA
Patryk Koczyba
seven
Johann Hernandez
(0-2)
Week three could see the likes of Liquid, FNATIC, and FUT claim playoff spots, and will open with the following matches:





