DreamHack Masters group stage photos

Day one in Sweden saw four teams eliminated in the group stage, most notably including Virtus.pro, who conceded one-sided maps to Natus Vincere and Renegades in Group B. On day two, North, Astralis, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and G2 emerged on top of their respective groups to claim the high seeds going into playoffs.

SK started the last day of groups with a 2-0 win over Cloud9, sending the debuting team home, before the Danylo "⁠Zeus⁠" Teslenko-infused Natus Vincere bested Renegades on two maps in Group B. In Group C, Gambit outlasted FaZe in a close three-mapper, and day three came to a close with Immortals clinching the remaining playoffs spot over fnatic.

We've compiled some of the best photos from the group stage, highlighting the emotion that ran high throughout the first three days of play in Malmö:

For more photographs from the first days of play in Malmö head over to the event's galleries, here.