FURIA fights Liquid, NRG and MIBR set for elimination match

It was a day filled with action as BOSS's victory over MIBR proved to be the biggest upset on the day. Most of the other matches throughout the opening day went to plan, however BESTIA did their best to scare Liquid.

Complexity cruised through Elevate to be the first winners of the tournament while FURIA had to fight off a resurgent Nouns to ensure they headed into the 1-0 bracket. M80 also secured themselves a win with Rory "dephh" Jackson at the helm, surprising many. paiN absolutely demolished Legacy on a surprising pick of Overpass while RED Canids made quick work of Wildcard.

Finally, Imperial sent NRG to the shadow realm with their own blowout win, setting the stage for an interesting set of matchups tomorrow.

Liquid and FURIA will be the highest profile match of the morning as they will play in a BO1 to decide who gets one step closer to the Major and who is one step away from going home. Complexity has an easier match against BOSS, who proved that they can hang with the best of the best. M80 and Imperial will go toe to toe as the second NA v. Brazil match in the bracket while paiN and RED Canids will have to decide who is the better team from Brazil.

In the elimination bracket, everyone will be looking at the MIBR and NRG match to see which big name gets sent home first. Wildcard will be doing their best to prove to everyone that this afternoon was just a fluke, and Nouns will look to rebound off some difficult tech issues against FURIA when they play Legacy. Finally, Elevate will likely be watching M80 demos to see how they defeated their upcoming opponent ODDIK so they can stay alive in Monterrey.

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