It has been an amazing day one of the playoffs at EPICENTER XL!

After the insane opening ceremony, we had the pleasure of witnessing some amazing games. First, the deadly Bo1 took place in the lower bracket between Mineski and Team Secret. The SEA Powerhouse clearly took notes from their poor performance in the group stage and they have punished Puppey’s greedy pick. The fact that we had to see those two teams playing at this stage in Bo1 is kinda of sad, because both teams were considered to be one of the favorites for the event.



The second Bo1 was between FlyToMoon and paiN gaming, which had less hype compared to the other match. Despite that, we saw a sneaky Tinker and Bounty Hunter draft, which proved to be useful as the Brazilian team were sent home.

The Upper Bracket

GGWP OG! With that victory we move on to upper bracket final and inches away from yet another @epicentergg grand final!#LetsGoLiquid pic.twitter.com/HveipNcrSG — Team Liquid (@TeamLiquid) May 4, 2018

In the upper bracket Team Liquid faced OG in a battle between two of the best teams in Europe. EPICENTER is one of the most special events for TL. It seems like this year won’t be an exception, because they are already in the upper final after defeating OG 2-0.

The second game referred to as the West and the East. Virtus.Pro faced PSG.LGD. The Chinese players were super determined and played their cards perfectly. This match ended in a 2-1 win against arguably the best team in the world right now. Their win advances them to the finals to face Team Liquid. Vitus.Pro on the other hand have the hard task to meet Mineski.

What’s happening tomorrow?

The first game of the day will be between OG and FlyToMoon, followed by the most interesting match – Mineski vs Virtus.Pro. If the CIS team want to keep having the so called “best” team in the world title, they definitely need to win.

After the Lower Bracket games there will be the winner bracket final between Team Liquid and PSG.LGD. This is another amazing game which I highly recommend you to keep an eye on, because it will be worth it.

Do you think that Team Liquid will win EPICENTER yet again? Can VP still be considered the best team in the world, despite their shaky performance? Let us know in the comments down below.

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