Virtus.pro, fnatic win in Cologne

Group C at the Cologne major began with red-hot favourites fnatic taking on Team eBettle, who had been the surprise package of the European offline qualifier. Facing the Swedes, however, proved to be too big of a task for the Polish side, who looked way off the pace throughout the match.

The only round that went eBettle's way during the first half came courtesy of a 1-vs-2 clutch from Bartosz "⁠Hyper⁠" Wolny, the man of the match against Titan, during the qualifier. The rest of the half was simply a one-way street as fnatic's strict defensive setup was effective.

fnatic did not have to break a sweat to beat eBettle 

In the second half, eBettle were able to pick up a round, but it was simply too little, too late as fnatic quickly got their 16th round on the board to advance to the Upper Bracket final.

Group D featured an interesting match between Virtus.pro and Immunity. The Australian side were able to give Virtus a run for their money during the first half as only three rounds separated the two teams at the break.

However, once the Poles switched to the Terrorist side they were in full control as they conceded just two rounds before sealing a 16-8 victory.