FURIA vs FlyQuest headlines EWC Last Chance Stage Round 1

Eight teams will duke it out in a single-elimination bracket for one spot in the playoffs.

The Esports World Cup's Counter-Strike tournament will continue on Thursday with the Last Chance Stage, a lose-and-you're-out single-elimination bracket where every match will be played in a fearsome best-of-one format.

MENA Closed Qualifier winners JiJieHao will enter the fray, joining the seven losing sides from Day 1 in this next stage. In the end, only one team will advance to the playoffs.

The opening round of this elimination stage will be headlined by a clash between FURIA and FlyQuest, two teams separated by only one ranking position.

The Brazilians won all three previous matches against FlyQuest (all of which while the Australians still competed under Grayhound), though this will be the first time that they will face each other in Counter-Strike 2.

Complexity, the highest-ranked team in this stage at No.9, will take on M80 in a North American derby, while The MongolZ will face MIBR. Sashi will be fighting for their tournament life against JiJieHao.

Below you can find the schedule for the first round:

Date	Matches
Esports World Cup 2024
18/07/2024	FlyQuest 12:35 FURIA	Match
18/07/2024	JiJieHao 12:45 Sashi	Match
18/07/2024	The MongolZ 14:15 MIBR	Match
18/07/2024	M80 14:15 Complexity	Match