On the final day of the Esports World Cup group stage, MIBR MIBR Brazil Rank #2 zekken Zachary Patrone tex Ian Botsch Mazino Roberto Rivas Verno Andrew Maust aspas Erick Santos and Nongshim RedForce Nongshim RedForce Korea Rank #1 WoohyuN Moon Woo-hyun (문우현) Xross Jeonghwan (정환) Rb Goo Sang-min (구상민) Francis Kim Mu-bin (김무빈) Dambi Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규) Ivy Park Sung-hyeon (박성현) pulled away from All Gamers All Gamers China Rank #3 Shr1mp Yang Yong (杨勇) Youze K1ra Huang Zhihao (黄志豪) f4ngeer Roman Smirnov iamgrq Gao Ruiqi (高锐琦) and G2 Esports G2 Esports North America Rank #4 jawgemo Alexander Mor BABYBAY Andrej Francisty trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio leaf Nathan Orf to punch the final two tickets to the eight-team playoff.

Here is how the matches concluded on day six:

Group C

In the second matchup of the day, Nongshim RedForce and G2 Esports traded blows, meeting for the third time since the start of the year. To open the series, G2 stole Nongshim's map pick of Breeze using its reworked comp with Duelist player jawgemo on KAY/O. A good enough defense was followed by a strong attack, with G2 playing through the spearheading BABYBAY on Neon to a 13-10 win.

On Sunset, Nongshim turned back the clock, rolling out a comp that may have reminded fans of its Sin Prisa Gaming Sin Prisa Gaming Inactive Persia Yang Zi-on (양지온) margaret Kim Ji-woo (김지우) Dambi Lee Hyuk-kyu (이혁규) Francis Kim Mu-bin (김무빈) Ivy Park Sung-hyeon (박성현) days. A double-Initiator look, with Xross on Fade and Francis Breach, clashed with G2's double-Sentinel look that had leaf on Sage and BABYBAY on Chamber. Early on, G2 appeared to be the sharper team, holding Nongshim's attack to just five rounds after seemingly seizing a fast start. G2 looked poised to close out the map, up 12-10, but let Nongshim claw back into the game. An inspired performance from Ivy saw Nongshim force overtime and eventually claim the map 14-12, bringing the two teams to Haven.

Both teams had near-mirror comps on Haven, with Omen, Sova, and Cypher complemented with a double-Duelist look. While both teams ran Phoenix, G2 gave BABYBAY a throwback to his FaZe Clan FaZe Clan Inactive POISED Kevin Ngo mummAy Anthony DiPaolo TiGG Tanner Spanu BABYBAY Andrej Francisty supamen Phat Le days on Jett, while Dambi played Neon, the agent he could probably close his eyes and lock in on agent select.

Nongshim was nothing short of dominant to start. With in-game leader Francis back in the calling chair, a near-perfect attack side was called, with G2 finding just two rounds going their way before halftime. Once G2 was on attack, a pistol, anti-eco, and bonus round got the American side out to an ideal start. That start was sustained, with G2 picking up five of the next seven rounds, but Nongshim was always one thrifty away from closing things out.

Group D

In the first matchup of the day, MIBR persevered against All Gamers, bouncing back from a heartbreaking open to the series to win in three maps and claim a spot in the playoffs. The series opened on Lotus in all-too-familiar fashion for MIBR. In the Winner's match of the group, it was the map that MIBR narrowly lost in overtime, 18-16, to Team Heretics Team Heretics Europe Rank #3 koshmaras Martynas Namikas Wo0t Mert Alkan RieNs Enes Ecirli benjyfishy Benjamin David Fish Boo Ričardas Lukaševičius . The map played out in a similar fashion on this day for MIBR against AG.

Both teams enjoyed more success on attack, with AG fighting with their backs against the wall to force overtime against a surging MIBR attack. In overtime, a triple kill from AG's K1ra gave the Chinese side a second wind, eventually pushing his side to a 15-13 victory.

After dropping the first map, MIBR bounced back accordingly. On Split, a shift of roles saw Mazino on Skye and Verno on Omen, resulting in a dominant 13-6 win on the map. That momentum was sustained entering the decider map Ascent, where yet another double-Duelist comp spearheaded MIBR to a win. Despite giving up five first deaths in its opening, defending half, the Americas squad gave up just one round in the first half, riding an 11-1 advantage to a 13-4 win on the map to take the series.

Up next

An on-stage draw show was held to match up the competition's eight playoff teams against each other. The four No. 1 seeds from the group stage were drawn against the four No. 2 seeds. The four No. 1 seeds were drawn first, with the No. 2 teams drawn second, with rules in place to prevent repeat matchups from the group stage until the grand final.

Action in the playoffs will begin after one day of rest, followed by nonstop action until the grand final on July 12.

The matchups are as follows:

• 100 Thieves vs. MIBR
• Team Vitality vs. Nongshim RedForce
• Team Heretics vs. BBL Esports
• Gentle Mates vs. NRG