Year of the Underdogs? Unknown Defeats Former TI Champion
It looks like a good year for the underdogs as team Unknown, hailing from Peru, kicked out Newbee in the lower bracket.
The former The International champion was not able to secure a win and is eliminated from the tournament. Meahwhile the Peruvians will advance for the second round of the playoffs where they will fight against another Chinese powerhouse, LGD. LGD fell on the lower brackets after they lost to CDEC. European team, Vega Squadron is the second team to make their way in the lower brackets after their loss to Evil Geniuses.
However it is not the case for the Malaysian-based team and the second Southeast Asian representative. Fnatic was also eliminated after a devastating loss against OG.
The remaining teams that will no longer advance in the playoffs are Newbee.Y and Cloud 9. Day 2 of the playoffs will continue with Mineski and team Secret for the first match.
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