NAVI top EPL Group C; fnatic, mouz squeeze through to playoffs

An unfavorable three-way tie eliminated FaZe from the tournament.

The final round of ESL Pro League Group C matches have been played out, with Natus Vincere claiming the top spot with a victory over FaZe. Finn "⁠karrigan⁠" Andersen's men weren't out of playoff contention after the 2-0 loss, but the other two games didn't finish favorably for them, leading to elimination.

fnatic dispatched Evil Geniuses as was expected, which combined with Natus Vincere's victory secured Alex "⁠ALEX⁠" McMeekin's men a place in the playoffs. The final spot was decided by the BIG - MOUZ game, where Christopher "⁠dexter⁠" Nong and co. claimed a 2-1 win to push on in the event.

Perfecto's clutches enabled a 2-0 win for NAVI

Ultimately, the group stage standing saw three teams tied in the 2nd-4th fourth spot with three wins each: MOUZ, fnatic, and FaZe. The international trio entered a three-way tie, where FaZe finished last of the bunch due to head-to-head map difference. Despite beating Natus Vincere, BIG placed fifth with just two wins, while Evil Geniuses mirrored the form of Bad News Bears and G2 going 0-5 in ESL Pro League.

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EPL Group C: Four teams battle for two playoffs spots

Finishing first sees Natus Vincere skip the first round of playoffs, while MOUZ and fnatic will start the bracket play in the round of 12 alongside the likes of Vitality and Complexity.

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ESL Pro League Season 14 Group C final standings:

Denmark Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Age:
31
Team:
Rating 1.0:
0.92
Maps played:
1853
KPR:
0.63
DPR:
0.69
United Kingdom Alex 'ALEX' McMeekin
Alex 'ALEX' McMeekin
Age:
25
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.00
Maps played:
1037
KPR:
0.70
DPR:
0.71
Australia Christopher 'dexter' Nong
Christopher 'dexter' Nong
Age:
27
Team:
Rating 1.0:
1.11
Maps played:
868
KPR:
0.76
DPR:
0.66
EZ FOR FNATIC
2021-08-31 23:49
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18 replies
FaZe fans malding
2021-08-31 23:49
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12 replies
#fazedown
2021-08-31 23:54
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1 reply
Godfecto with 10 1vX clutches in EPL. s1mply a god
2021-09-01 00:00
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#60
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United States Artsywyo
2 rounds was the difference between fnatic and faze
2021-09-01 00:59
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7 replies
#63
nexa | 
Serbia XD___
"The international trio entered a three-way tie, where FaZe finished last of the bunch due to head-to-head map difference." it wasnt decided with rounds
2021-09-01 01:16
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5 replies
#64
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Asia Torsyen
This is a bad format, if it was the double elimination format, Faze was qualified long ago
2021-09-01 01:21
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4 replies
#65
nexa | 
Serbia XD___
you cant compare what they did in this format to what they would do in d.e. format. They most likely wouldnt get to play Mousesports first, and they surely wouldnt meet EG in 2nd round, so no FaZe wouldnt have already qualified. Also this format is pretty good, we get to see more interesting matches. I wish we had a league where everyone played everyone like the academy league but that seems unlikely to happen.
2021-09-01 01:33
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#75
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North America 007DBR9
that would mean the worst teams would be in the same bracket, seeding is done better than this so no, this wouldn't have happened either way
2021-09-01 03:34
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cry
2021-09-01 03:56
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Cry is free
2021-09-01 11:00
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#74
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North America 007DBR9
no it was h2h, round difference is literally the last thing they use for tiebreakers
2021-09-01 03:33
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#77
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Canada AyyyJayyy
Can't believe it lol. At least they seem to be improving!
2021-09-01 03:35
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So happy clown clan didn't qualify
2021-09-01 10:40
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almost lost to big
2021-08-31 23:57
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3 replies
Navi lost to big, so Fnatic>Big>Navi Fnatic top 1 confirmed
2021-09-01 00:18
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2 replies
But... Navi 2-0 fnatic
2021-09-01 00:52
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1 reply
Shhhhh we dont talk about that.
2021-09-01 01:03
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YES SIR
2021-09-01 00:24
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gg
2021-08-31 23:48
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#3
ZywOo | 
United States Frotha
Good
2021-08-31 23:49
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#4
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
rugrat | 
Hungary Therealkabumm
faze is finished
2021-08-31 23:49
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Unfortunate
2021-08-31 23:49
0
Faze ((
2021-08-31 23:49
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#7
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
World zookeeper
rip faze
2021-08-31 23:49
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#8
Faceit premium user Faceit level 10  | 
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Ireland Dissapppointment
pretty nice group
2021-08-31 23:49
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Navi era lessgooo
2021-08-31 23:49
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Bye faze was a good run
2021-08-31 23:50
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#12
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England Triturn
Online = Faze out :(
2021-08-31 23:50
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VAMOUZ!
2021-08-31 23:51
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9 replies
+1
2021-08-31 23:52
0
+1
2021-08-31 23:54
0
+1
2021-09-01 00:05
0
#39
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Germany zsazsazsu
+1
2021-09-01 00:06
0
#93
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Czech Republic JameS_19
+1
2021-09-01 07:08
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#95
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India hax_w0w
+2
2021-09-01 07:50
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+1
2021-09-01 10:05
0
+1
2021-09-01 10:37
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#134
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India Specc_GG
+1
2021-09-01 14:00
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WTF Faze is out
2021-08-31 23:52
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wp Perfecto nice clutches
2021-08-31 23:52
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6 replies
especially 1v1 against scout in window
2021-09-01 01:38
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4 replies
perfect0 > zywho anyday
2021-09-01 01:39
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3 replies
what does it have to do with zywho? do i look like his fan?
2021-09-01 01:40
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2 replies
2021-09-01 01:40
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#101
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Mongolia le_pepe
Men you snake!
2021-09-01 08:51
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ClutchKing
2021-09-01 12:07
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#21
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
roman | 
Portugal MUTIRIS_VAC_SHOT
wp fnatic
2021-08-31 23:53
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shitty group system
2021-08-31 23:53
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8 replies
what do you suggest hm?
2021-08-31 23:54
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5 replies
a system where teams dont get eliminated with a positive 3-2 score maybe swiss system, or single elimination system
2021-08-31 23:55
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4 replies
Someone has to miss out
2021-08-31 23:59
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They all were 3-2 so the teams with more map wins went trough just like the UCL, World Cup and all football tournaments do with goal difference. the way to break the tie its the most fair wym?
2021-09-01 00:11
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1 reply
there should be no ties. we have better systemes
2021-09-01 12:08
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swiss has to be 16, unless they cut down to 16 teams(which would leave out a lot of good teams) or expand to 32 teams(which would be pretty huge) and have 2 swiss systems where 16 move onto playoffs(which i wouldnt be an opponent to but that's a lot of cs if we're running full bo3s swiss and 16 teams in playoffs) single elimination bad bc way too unforgiving for one loss/upset
2021-09-01 03:36
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#40
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Argentina Saazu
I think it is a great system since it is "fair". everyone has a go at everyone, like BIG upseting NAVI or OG showing clear dominance over everyone. and it resulted in a tense group where nothing was decided until last moment. thrilling to watch and fun to play I guess.
2021-09-01 00:08
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Lol faze fans crying
2021-09-01 10:16
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Get fucked BUG
2021-08-31 23:53
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EZ 4 Perfect10
2021-08-31 23:54
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xD poor faze
2021-08-31 23:55
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#32
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Brazil Elakk
Well they had a bad day against fnatic and lost to number one in the world, it was a good run
2021-08-31 23:55
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I am happy for fnatic. Good JOB !
2021-09-01 00:03
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Rip faze tbh it's their fault losing to fnatic like that
2021-09-01 00:05
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#41
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Brazil Anarchybr
Unlucko FaZe
2021-09-01 00:08
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#42
Faceit level 10 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Portugal hpn-
Such an amazing group! Very unfortunate for faze.
2021-09-01 00:08
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#46
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United Kingdom Legoshi
Faze robbed!
2021-09-01 00:20
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8 replies
Faze fault tbh
2021-09-01 05:05
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7 replies
#82
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United Kingdom Legoshi
if they won 2 more rounds they make playoffs comedy
2021-09-01 05:10
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6 replies
I've seen more than 5+ rounds faze could of won, but they choked / incompetent. Only competent teams go through my friend
2021-09-01 05:30
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3 replies
#86
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United Kingdom Legoshi
fnatic is not very competent neither is mouz
2021-09-01 05:33
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2 replies
much more than faze apparently
2021-09-01 05:43
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1 reply
Mouz doesnt seem to be a more competent team tbh, on the other hand, fnatic after changes does
2021-09-01 08:54
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#99
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Czech Republic PaYaB
no, read the rulebook first, here: cdn.eslgaming.com/misc/media/lo/ESL%20Pr..
2021-09-01 08:19
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1 reply
#100
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United Kingdom Legoshi
me no read me stupid
2021-09-01 08:32
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#47
Faceit level 10  | 
Ukraine Drink_Water
Unlucky for FaZe.
2021-09-01 00:23
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Great group, wouldve liked to see FaZe in playoffs but whatever
2021-09-01 00:24
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Faze was fighting for 1st place or out of group XD What a joke
2021-09-01 00:27
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1 reply
#92
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Poland fslexcduck
It's exciting.
2021-09-01 06:41
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sadge for faze but happy for mouz)
2021-09-01 00:29
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12-3 on Half and losing the map for Fnatic like that way then don't wait anything to qualify olof thanks for everything rain thanks for eveyrthing leave us please
2021-09-01 00:37
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#54
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
jackasmo | 
Russia *Tpo-_-JI.b*
Expected fro navi
2021-09-01 00:39
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Perfecto clutch god
2021-09-01 00:41
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#56
Faceit level 7 Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Portugal dracø
faze rekt themselves on the fnatic game, serves them right. Ez mouz!
2021-09-01 00:48
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Lol sad for faze. Bur it didnt make sense, faze get all head to head against mouze and big but in the end that head to head is not used anymore
2021-09-01 00:50
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2 replies
what are you on about? it was a 3 way between faze mouz and fnatic in the first place and losing to fnatic 2-0 cost them the spot cus h2h was tied (its map difference after h2h)
2021-09-01 05:45
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#97
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Czech Republic PaYaB
read the rulebook before spitting nonsence
2021-09-01 08:07
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Damn all my fav teams won<3 (i like faze too)
2021-09-01 00:50
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3 replies
I would've swapped faze with mouz tbh
2021-09-01 01:14
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2 replies
#87
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Israel patchy1
+1
2021-09-01 05:38
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#96
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Czech Republic PaYaB
-1
2021-09-01 08:07
0
whre is the 74% chance for faze?
2021-09-01 01:50
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#72
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United States B_A_
Mousesports doing well
2021-09-01 01:59
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#73
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Germany KEMSN
#FAZEDOWN HAHAHHAHAHHAAHAH THATS THE BEST THING COULD HAPPEN HAHAHHHA
2021-09-01 03:24
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EZ4NAVI
2021-09-01 05:17
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#84
Faceit premium user Faceit level 9  | 
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Germany Smartest_Fakeflagger
Winning against Navi and then Not winning 1 Match against one of mouz, faze and fnatic Sounds like the most BIG thing to do
2021-09-01 05:24
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mannn faze i feel so bad
2021-09-01 05:43
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ASSUP fazedown
2021-09-01 06:00
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Kinda joke system, if you win 1 more series you top group if you lose than you wont go trough.
2021-09-01 07:14
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11 replies
#103
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India pranavlko
Not really, faze just seemed to be doing better than mouz and fnatic when the final day of play began .. kind of an illusion .. the other two had already faced daddy navi
2021-09-01 08:52
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10 replies
Its not about Faze. It looks just dumb when last game if you win you top group or if you lose you wont make to playoffs.
2021-09-01 09:28
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9 replies
it's fair actually... everyone plays against everyone... no luck involved, it's just that FaZe got to play against NaVi (best team in the group) in the last day... the reason they are out is because they dropped a map against mouz... mouz got second place cause they beat fnatic 2-0 and lost to faze 2-1 (they won 1 map)
2021-09-01 10:46
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8 replies
I would still prefer less groups and swiss system
2021-09-01 11:12
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7 replies
swiss is random af... #1 team and #2 team can play against each other in the first or second round, and the loser will have bad tiebreakers at the end
2021-09-01 11:16
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6 replies
Its more fair than counting maps and rounds, andthere are no games for nothing. There is always a stake. And here you have example of fair groups? Only EG was weak in this one rest would be in playoffs no matter were they end up. What tie breakers you mean? There are none couze after you are faced elimination every game until you go playoffs.
2021-09-01 12:09
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5 replies
#127
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Germany Moe1990
Group stages in sports always were like that. If you watch soccer world championships, everything can happen sometimes in a group stage in the last game. That’s just how it is. Swiss is a lot more random and unfair
2021-09-01 12:17
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2 replies
+1 stacked groups always get close and anything can happen but it's fair... FaZe dropped a map vs mouz and that's what cost them the spot in the playoffs, they had their chance to 2-0 mouz or at least steal a map from fnatic instead of losing 2-0
2021-09-01 12:24
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I dissagree
2021-09-01 13:14
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there are tiebreakers in swiss too... if you have lost a game in early stages you will have bad tiebreakers... +every round you are facing a RANDOM team with the same wins as you... anyways i'm not here to explain this to you... round robin is the best format and you can cry as much as you want :D
2021-09-01 12:21
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1 reply
Swiss works for me and stop with this childlish bs, if you dont care dont waste your time.
2021-09-01 13:15
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#102
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Netherlands Mauu
This group deserves 5 playoff spots
2021-09-01 08:52
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2 replies
EG - Eternal Garbage LMAO
2021-09-01 09:34
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#115
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Russia ToughGuy
+1 atleast faze deserve to go through and could be now in playoffs if they played in another group
2021-09-01 10:42
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#108
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Turkey razendd_
RIP BIG
2021-09-01 09:55
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im just glad that Mouz qualified. already knew NaVi would do that easily so no sweating
2021-09-01 10:48
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#121
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Russia mshkoda
Godfecto
2021-09-01 11:13
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ClutchKing Perfecto made it look very s1mple Best team in the world rn no doubt about that
2021-09-01 12:12
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<3 mouz
2021-09-01 13:14
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#133
Faceit level 10  | 
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Poland SebL
Great job for NaVi, they are the favourites to win it imo. fnatic kind of surprised me, but I doubt they will make it deep in the playoffs. Same for mousesports tbh. This was kind of surprising group. GL to every team in the playoffs. Let's go NaVi!
2021-09-01 13:52
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faZe unluko
2021-09-01 14:11
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#136
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
World shekidem
dog ass format lmfao classic dog esl
2021-09-03 09:43
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