The ELEAGUE Major 2017 playoffs have yet to start but we've already seen a number of incredible plays just from the group stage alone. From a cheeky knife kill, to a 1v5 clutch, relive some of the best moments from the ELEAGUE Major group stage with our Top 5 plays.

k0nfig's Ballsy Knife

It's considered simultaneously one of the best and one of the worst plays to come out of the ELEAGUE Major group stage. Call it what you will, but k0nfig's knife kill on znajder took some massive balls.

In a match between North and GODSENT, Overtime Round 1 came down to a 1v1 duel between k0nfig, who had 2 HP, and znajder, who had 1 HP. Both were a kick-in-the-shin away from death, but k0nfig managed to sneak behind znajder.

However, instead of doing the sensible thing by simply securing the kill and the round with a single bullet, k0nfig instead chose to do the risky, asinine, but ultimately unforgettable play by knifing him in the back.

still have the taste of danish balls in my mouth after @k0nfigCS knife on me — A.Lindberg (@GODznajder) January 26, 2017

KRIMZ's Impenetrable B Hold

In a round between Fnatic and mousesports on Dust 2, the German team found a crucial pick on olofmeister, which left KRiMZ holding the B-site solo. mouz made a fast push onto the site, but KRiMZ played his position behind big box perfectly and forced consecutive duels, cutting a swath through mouz.

Neo's 7 HP Clutch

Pulling off a clutch requires a lot of things: presence of mind, skill and a bit of luck. But pulling one off with 7 HP? You may want to consult NEO.

In a match against G2 on Nuke, NEO was stuck between a rock and a hard place between ScreaM, shox and SmithZz. NEO was able to trade byali for ScreaM, bringing it down to a 1v2, then popped shox with a headshot. Last was SmithZz who was playing on top of the canisters and leapt down to meet NEO, but he did enough damage and made SmithZz fall to his death.

NiKo's Stylish 4k

mousesports' star player NiKo put on a show during the group stage, especially during their match against HellRaisers on Cache.

A 4k is nothing to NiKo, but he added some spice with an opening collateral on DeadFox and ANGE1, as well as a "grotesque" flick worth looking at in slo-mo.

jdm's Bid for Graffiti

If there was a single play from the ELEAGUE Major group stage that had a strong running for the next map graffiti, it's jdm's unbelievable 1v5 clutch against Team EnVyUs on Cache.

The biggest problem, though, would be deciding where exactly to put graffiti. If you ask Sadokist, he says put up one graffiti per kill. 4/10 for the high five though.