Two weeks after the final match of Stage 1, Masters London has finally begun with twelve teams hunting for a coveted international trophy. NRG NRG North America Rank #2 keiko Georgio Sanassy brawk Brock Somerhalder mada Adam Pampuch skuba Logan Jenkins Ethan Ethan Arnold and Xi Lai Gaming Xi Lai Gaming China Rank #2 WsLeo Huang Pinwei (黄品维) Lysoar Liang Youhao (梁优好) NoMan James Man Rarga Arthur Churyumov happywei Deng Minwei (邓闵维) were the first to take to the stage, with the North American representatives winning the series 2-0 after coming back from an 11-5 deficit on Lotus.

keiko was the star of the day on his home soil, dropping a 60/29/8 KDA in just two maps and averaging an unbelievable 1.85 rating, 370 ACS, and 230 ADR overall.

With this result, NRG draws first blood and moves on to the 1-0 pool of teams in the Swiss stage. XLG, down to the 0-1 pool, are now one loss away from elimination.

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