Team Elo Fnatic (1B) 1905 Ballistix (1D) 1857 MVP Black (1A) 1827 Dignitas (1C) 1800 Team Expert (2D) 1723 Roll20 Esports (2C) 1687 Team Freedom 1658 Tempo Storm 1563

Odds to win first round game

Team Odd to win first round MVP Black 82.8% Team Freedom 17.2% Team Dignitas 65.7% Team Expert 34.3% Fnatic 95.3% Tempo Storm 4.7% Ballistix 80.5% Roll20 Esports 19.5%

Team Chance to make finals Chance to win finals Fnatic 64.4% 48.4% MVP Black 50.9% 17.1% Team Dignitas 33.7% 9.6% Ballistix 32.3% 20.9% Team Expert 12.1% 2.6% Team Freedom 3.3% 0.3% Roll20 Esports 3.0% 1.1% Tempo Storm 0.3% < 0.1%

Hey all. We are set for the playoffs to determine the World Champions of 2017 at Blizzcon. After a fantastic group stage, 8 teams still remain. The playoff seeding is as follows:North Bracket:MVP Black (1A) vs. Team Freedom (2B)Team Dignitas (1C) vs. Team Expert (2D)South Bracket:Fnatic (1B) vs. Tempo Storm (2A)Ballistix (1D) vs. Roll20 Esports (2C)Here are the elo ratings of the remaining 8 teams after the group stages:Let's break down the first round games first.Looking at our first round matchups, we should ultimately expect to see two Korea vs. Europe semi-finals, most likely featuring MVP Black vs. Team Dignitas and Ballistix vs. Fnatic. That would be a crazy good top 4. However, Team Expert is actually most likely to pull an upset, both via Elo and just by my personal opinion.While Roll20 did well to beat Tempest and escape the Group of Death, Ballistix is a very tough matchup, as they looked very strong in Group D and saw a quick 4-0 exit to the number 1 seed where they appeared largely unchallenged. Team Freedom also faces a top Korean team in MVP Black, who also had no trouble quickly exiting group A with a 1 seed. Tempo Storm, meanwhile, has the hardest match of them all with Fnatic. While NA has done well to get three teams into the top 8, it seems likely that no NA teams will make top 4. Still, if you're looking for the upset, focus on Roll20 vs. Ballistix. Meanwhile, Dignitas will have to face European rival Team Expert.Looking to the semifinals, if we do indeed get MVP Black vs. Team Dignitas and Ballistix vs. Fnatic, this would be an utterly fantastic set of games. Both would be about 65/35 games with Fnatic and MVP Black favored.Finally, here are the percentages to win Blizzcon, given the playoff and seeding.The action starts tomorrow. We'll see what happens then!