Americas Round 3 Matches bring difficult matches

North America has their backs against the wall tomorrow as Nouns, Complexity, and Evil Geniuses are heading into the 1-1 elimination matches. It's uncomfortable territory for anyone, but for teams like Complexity and EG, they'll be asking themselves how they got there.

The road hasn't been easy for most of these teams. Complexity struggled against their NA nemesis in paiN, who once again showed how they have rapidly become one of the best in the region since transitioning Rodrigo "biguzera" Bittencourt into an IGL. Since then, the squad has taken down every top team in the region and is primed to qualify for the Major with their 2-0 record.

For Liquid, they are looking like their old selves with dominant wins over the now eliminated 00 Nation and Flamengo, giving up a total of 10 rounds across both matches. The dominance from the Americans shows that despite concerns over their form internationally, they will not let a chance at a Major slip away.

With Evil Geniuses, they didn't even expect to be in this position, which can only be said so many times because we all get tired of hearing about it. The squad have been playing with nothing to lose and pushed the envelope against FURIA while also keeping Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo awake at night thanks to their first-round upset.

With all of that said, it will also be Nouns who are looking to make the biggest statement. The organization is currently deciding whether or not to renew their contracts and any massive advancement here at the RMR would show an improvement in the squad that is worth the investment.

For the next round, it is only Liquid that remains safe from elimination.

Round 3 Matchups

The matchups, thanks to a last second Paqueta win over Solid in a match that went the distance resulted in the worst possible matches for fans of all teams in America as Complexity and Liquid face the toughest possible opponents in Imperial and FURIA, respectively. Imperial has had Complexity's number recently and always been a tough matchup for the Americans.

As for Liquid and FURIA, the Brazilian powerhouse continues to show their strength despite a drop in form and can always prove to be a tricky adversary in any contest, no matter the conditions.