SK, SoA And More To EM Finals

8-2-2008 03:05

The end of the group stage in Extreme Masters II reaches its end. Today the very last match will determine who will go directly to the finals at CeBIT, and who will have to play one playoff match.

Teams that finished first in their group will automatically advance to the finals, and a one step closer to the amazing prize money.

Qualified for Extreme Masters II Finals

SoA
SK
Excello (former CMAX.gg)
mTw / mousesports
e-STRO (qualified from Extreme Masters L.A)
mibr (qualified from Extreme Masters L.A)

Last participant to secure a spot at the finals will be found tomorrow. mTw and mousesports will battle for the first place in group B at Intel Friday Night Game in Cologne, Germany.

Teams finishing second in their group

aTTaX
fnatic
roccat
mTw / mousesports

Teams finishing third in their group

Gravitas
Virtus.pro
wooSai
atLanteam

The team finishing second and third in their group, will have to play a playoff match, to advance to the finals. The matchups will be drawn tomorrow by ESL, right after mTw and mousesports finished playing. Teams finishing second in their group, will face a team finishing third in their group. These playoff matches will determine which four teams will advance to the finals at CeBIT. The playoff matches will be played some time during next week.

Reaching the end of the group stage means saying goodbye to some of the teams that did not make the cut for the finals or the playoffs. Even big prominent names will not make it to the finals, and following teams did not make it.

MYM
mTw
aAa
forZe
Man1a
MYM (removed from Extreme Masters)
Competo
UNITED
unsterblich (removed from Extreme Masters)
McPoker.emL
Playzone
x6tence

Not all will leave empyt handed, as teams winning matches will receive 400$ for each match they won. Team participating in the matches being played at DreamHack also had their chances to grab some money, as a total of 10.500$ was up for grabbing. Teams advancing to the finals, will however have a chance to grab 50.000$, which is given to the Extreme Masters II winner.

Drop by our coverage section to have a look at the final standings in the groups, all demos from the group stage and a lot more.

The playoff matches and the finals will all be broadcasted and covered here at HLTV.org, so don't miss out!