iBUYPOWER and Virtus.pro made it through the group stage phase and they will be joining Team LDLC and Fnatic in the playoffs.
iBUYPOWER started their match against Team Dignitas by losing the  first two rounds as CT on de_dust2, however they made a huge comeback making it 12-3 and then eventually 16-3. Since it was a best-of-1 and iBUYPOWER was the home team, they had to play one more map where dignitas would be a home team. In order to advance, the North American team had to win at least four rounds. The Danish team went for de_nuke pick since they expected to win a knife round and start off with a big round lead at the much favored side of the map which is CT. Unfortuntely for them, iBP won the knife round but Dignitas bounced back by winning the pistol round on T side. Steel denied the Danes for taking the second round too, making it 1-1. It was a sign for his team to step up, which they did and made it 4-1 which was enough for semi finals. In the end Dignitas won the map with the score of 16-13.
The other duel of group stages was played between another North American team, Cloud9 and EMS Katowice champions, Virtus.pro. VP had first pick and they decided to play on de_cache. Once again during the event, they got knocked back on their own pick, as Cloud9 won the map with 16-11. The second map was C9's pick, de_inferno. Virtus.pro took the first half with 9-6 at T side and then easily closed the game on CT side making it 16-6. Due to a better round score, Virtus.pro advances to the semi finals while Cloud9 unfortunately are eliminated.
Schedule for Semi Finals:
13.00 CEST - Team LDLC vs iBUYPOWER - Bo3
15.30 CEST - Fnatic vs Virtus.pro - Bo3
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