After a heavily delayed match between iZONE125 and XctN from the Philippines in the Winner's Bracket semifinals, the latter have emerged victorious in the best of one matchup and will proceed to face Invasion Red who dispatched Ritter earlier on.
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It seemed almost just to claim that it would not be a Filipino showdown were it not for the presence of heroes such as Naga Siren and Queen of Pain. A trilane of Chaos Knight, Sand King and Ancient Apparition at top met Scourge's trilane of Naga Siren, Anti-Mage and Crystal Maiden and it resulted in much aggression and ganks in the early game.
Nevertheless, the third reload favored XctN this time, who were able to come out slightly on top in a couple of mid game fights where literally only one or two heroes survived on the entire map.
But as well as iZONE125 were able to coordinate the ultimates on Ancient Apparition, Queen of Pain and Sand King, Naga Siren's song proved too much for them to handle as it disrupted their synergy and allowed Invoker to be picked up first by Axe before he was able to contribute to fights.
It seemed only a matter of time before Anti-Mage racked up an inventory that Sentinel could no longer fight off and XctN took the game 1-0, heading on to face Invasion Red in the Winner's Bracket finals.
Be sure to head on down to our coverage hub for a live broadcast of the next match, which will be the Winner's Bracket finals. Meanwhile, iZONE125 will fight to survive in the Losers' Bracket round 1 against Indonesia's Ritter. 
With this newfound knowledge, make sure to place your bets for tomorrow's group stage! The first matches kick off at 06:00 CET, so don't miss out!
