Relegation stage up next

15-1-2010 16:26

The Extreme Masters IV European Championship Finals is ready to enter the relegation stage.

With Group B concluding, we up next will see the relegation stage, to determine which two teams will advance to the playoffs. As predicted, the 2009 team of the year, the Swedes from fnatic, clinched top spot of Group B. To place second came KerchNET, following their solid defeat of Alternate, while mTw managed to get a hold of the fourth place (which qualifies them for the World Championship Finals, in a match where the Danes looked to lose in the end.

ave leads mTw to the World Championship Finals

In the relegation stage, second and third place crossed from each group will be paired, playing on best-of-three match to determine who will advance to the playoffs. The relegation stage matches are as follows:

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None of the relegation stage matches will feature HLTV. An additional two matches will be played to determine 7th/8th place and 9th/10th place. 9th place finisher will be the first in line to receive invite to the World Championship Finals, should a team drop their participation. The matches will feature HLTV and matchups are as follows:

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Once these matches conclude, it will be end of the day and the next matches we will witness will be the playoff matches, being played 17:30CET and 19:45CET tomorrow, both without HLTV.

2010-01-15 16:27

GO AGAIN!!

GO MYM

2010-01-15 16:28

again will pwn alternate

Ravens> oXmoze AGAiN> Alternate KerchNET> mousesports mTw> MYM

2010-01-15 16:34

Ravens and Kerch.

2010-01-15 16:35

AGAiN vs Alternate mTw vs MYM tell me prizes,why they play?

2010-01-15 16:36

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mTw and MYM will play for $1,100/$1,100. AGAiN and Alternate will both get $750, but the winner will be first in line, to receive invite to the World Championship Finals, should a team drop their participation.

2010-01-15 16:42

go go go KerchNET (Arbalet.UA)

2010-01-15 16:37

Mouz > KerchNet

2010-01-15 16:38

edward and markeloff will rape their asses for that fucking unsportsmanship in the relegation match before

5 replies

What?

2010-01-15 16:43

4 replies

He fool.

2010-01-15 16:46

remember hr - mouz in the online relegation?

2010-01-15 16:50

Ah right, I get you now.

2010-01-15 16:59

i'm sure his talking about revenge for the match mouz vs. hellraisers =]

2010-01-15 17:01

Weirdest European Finals ever. mTw, AGAiN, MYM and Alternate were all teams I thought would get top 3. Instead we see Ravens, KerchNET and oXmoze... What a mess! :p

2010-01-15 16:47

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true

have you watch any match of Ravens oxmoze or kerchnet?i don't think so. This 3 teams deserve absolutly their rank here. Please stop to be stereotype minded :)

2010-01-15 18:33

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I'm not saying they don't, but prior to the tournament you can't say you expected these rankings we've seen. KerchNET, oXmoze and Ravens were NOT favorites to get top 3.

2010-01-15 19:10

you're absolutly right but as i sas before it's a surprise on hltv.org. They can't know well each team. For example : ofc for the moment oXz (not emL) didn't prove anything @international lan, so it's normal to think that they would lose. On the other hand, french people knew that oXz can make a good performance because we follow them well.

2010-01-15 19:21

How can you have thought that four teams would end up in top3?:(

2010-01-22 23:43

Please, think with your brain. I mentioned four teams that I thought would get in the top 3 before the others one. I wasn't saying they would be all 4 in the top 3.

2010-01-23 02:14

GL Ravens... :-)

2010-01-15 16:49

Ravens and KNET

2010-01-15 16:55

Go oXmoze! ;)

2010-01-15 17:04

GOGO AGAIN FOR $ ahahahah ; d

2010-01-15 17:05

go KerchNET marik zharit, go mTw gonna be tough matches

2010-01-15 17:26

so wait ... Group play decided who got the last two spots in the Global Finals and not the relegation matches? Haven't really payed attention so I'm a little confused.

2010-01-15 17:37

The three best placed teams of each group qualified for the World Championship, but SK and fnatic are already qualified so they just made a table without them and thereof they could determine who to send to the World Championship.

2010-01-22 23:45