ESL Pro League playoffs pose an intriguing challenge to fantasy players due to the bracket format, with eight teams skipping at least one round.
The contracts of four 3DMAX players currently end two days before the RMR begins in Shanghai.
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NAVI, G2, FaZe, and Spirit occupy the bottom-heavy end of the 16-team bracket.
The IEM Cologne champions extended their series win streak to 11 after moving past Liquid in the final group stage match.
After qualifying for the Shanghai RMR, SINNERS have added another notch in the belt by winning a CCT cup over GamerLergion.
FalleN denied coldzera to become the fourth team to advance out of a tough Group D in Malta.
It's only the second time this year that siuhy's troops have been eliminated without reaching the playoffs.
The North American side went through the group stage without dropping a single map.
The Polish team went undefeated in the Fall Invitational to become the sixth team locked in for the event in Finland.
The Ukrainian tournament organizer is preparing to put together its first CS events in almost six years.
The American team came out ahead in numerous clutch rounds on the Nuke decider to edge out victory.
Altekz departs the starting five to make way for the teenage upcomer.
Meanwhile back-to-back EPL champions MOUZ bested fnatic to get to within a single victory of a playoff berth.
Just two more playoff spots remain up for grabs in Malta.
ENCE's downwards spiral continues with a last-place exit in Malta.
In the other Group C match, Astralis made light work of Rooster.
Virtus.pro triumphed in a hard-fought matchup on the other stream to relegate Falcons to a fight for their tournament life.
The Russian rifler has been released after spending 15 months with VP.
The former 9 Pandas coach is on his way to link up with clax once again, but brain will remain as head coach.
Complexity and BIG move on in the lower bracket.
Vitality dominated FURIA to progress through the group stage.
The Swedish talent came close to blowing the record out of the water.
BLEED's post-RMR qualifier musical chairs ends with nawwk staying and hampus departing.
Virtus.pro are headed to the lower bracket to face a familiar matchup.
Valve has changed the submission process for player signature stickers after issues led to delays at past Majors.
A record-breaking octuple overtime win on Anubis gave way to another set of extra time on Inferno to see M80 through to their first Big Event playoffs.
The Anubis affair went to 71 rounds to break the recently set new Counter-Strike 2 record for most rounds played in a single map.
MOUZ consistently squandered 5v4 advantages in what was a brawly affair.
Neither Astralis nor Complexity are in good form right now, but a real lack of individual firepower ultimately cost the Danes.