DH Summer enters playoff stage

20-6-2011 03:42

12 teams have been reduced to six now that the DreamHack MSI Championship tournament has entered the playoff stage.

Six teams are still in contention for a share of the €11,000 prize purse that is involved in the Counter-Strike competition at DreamHack Summer 2011.

ESC Gaming and SK Gaming, who both topped their respective groups, have advanced directly into the semifinals, which will start at 15:00 CET.

mTw will cross swords with Moscow Five in their quarterfinal match, while fnatic will have to take on Natus Vincere in their opening playoffs match.

The first stage of the playoffs, the quarterfinals, are scheduled to start at 12:00 CET, and will be played in a single-elimination, best-of-three mode.

The Grand Final will take place in the DreamArena Extreme, which is able to hold over 1,100 spectators, and is scheduled to start at 21:00 CET.

Quarterfinal match-ups:

mTw	vs.	Moscow Five
fnatic	vs.	Natus Vincere

Head over to our coverage section to see the entire bracket system. Do so by clicking here.

nice

2011-06-20 03:43

Go mTw&fnatic.

2011-06-20 03:43

3 replies

where is SK?

2011-06-20 10:20

2 replies

read the post man :)

2011-06-20 10:34

1 reply

oh i just got nervous! ty man :)

2011-06-20 10:35

GO SK

2011-06-20 03:43

ESC!

2011-06-20 03:44

if fnatic play like this weekend, no chance for them

2011-06-20 03:44

GO m5 and Na`Vi

2011-06-20 03:44

2 replies

+ :]

2011-06-20 04:03

2011-06-20 11:02

Hope the match fnatic vs na`vi, it's not easy for fnatic

2011-06-20 03:45

Awesome! ESC will take it all! : )

2011-06-20 03:46

awsum

2011-06-20 03:46

Go Go NAVI <3

2011-06-20 03:47

NAVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

2011-06-20 03:48

will there be high-quality streaming like the one for last DHW/DHS playoffs with joe miller? really enjoyed that

2011-06-20 03:49

mtw > na'vi >

2011-06-20 03:48

NaVi will rape fnatic

2011-06-20 03:49

2 replies

And SK :)

2011-06-20 03:57

1 reply

we will see :)

2011-06-20 03:58

wp sk, wp esc, now only to decide which match to watch...

2011-06-20 03:55

1 reply

2011-06-20 10:53

Super wise decision for mTw. They avoid SK fnatic and na'vi before coming into the final. I'm sensing a mTw vs SK epic final. Plus SK vs Na'Vi is gonna be nasty!!!

2011-06-20 03:59

4 replies

I'm sensing mTw won't even get past M5 and M5 will go to the final after beating ESC.

2011-06-20 07:42

3 replies

perfect scenario

2011-06-20 08:20

nice sensivity ;)

2011-06-20 11:03

M5 are beasts, shouldnt be taken lightly

2011-06-20 11:12

i guess fnatic is scary of beating navi... sk on next stage hehe ofc im just kidding, they cant beat navi anyway

2011-06-20 04:02

1 reply

it`s depends from microtimings

2011-06-20 10:13

SK GO GO GO.COME ON. Walle now must be watching the game and this event. If walle was SK coach,that will be great. HAHA. missing walle.

2011-06-20 04:04

Go fnatic!

2011-06-20 04:06

fnatic will surprise :)

2011-06-20 04:07

I'm sure,that will be in grand final SK-GAMING vs NA`VI Gaming. :) And NA`Vi get's the prize.

2011-06-20 04:08

2 replies

it's impossible.. assuming that Na'Vi beats fnatic the winner of SK/Na'Vi will be in the grand final facing mTw most likely

2011-06-20 05:13

immposible that`s semifinal

2011-06-20 11:25

cArn, show us all why a lot of people call u the best IGL in the world...

2011-06-20 04:09

If Navi go trough I would have prefered SK and Navi to face each other in the final... anyway gl

2011-06-20 04:10

ESC will take 1th place ;D kalle & co FTW :)

2011-06-20 04:18

1 reply

1st* :D and yes ESC is strong, they have a good chance

2011-06-20 05:00

2011-06-20 04:40

if fnatic play like this two days... navi rape them..., but if they are motivated and play like FNATIC they have chance :DDDD glgl fnatic

2011-06-20 04:40

poor TCM

2011-06-20 04:41

My face when SK, NaVi and fnatic are in the same side of the bracket.

2011-06-20 04:42

fnatic had tough luck non stop. they will have to believe in themselves. they have the skills.

2011-06-20 04:57

carn, lead em to the finals :P

2011-06-20 05:01

Go M5. For mother Russia!

2011-06-20 05:03

Go fnatic :)

2011-06-20 05:09

fnatic!!!!

2011-06-20 05:18

bo?

2011-06-20 05:23

Moscow Five GO GO! FMR

2011-06-20 06:38

go go m5!

2011-06-20 06:44

This is utter nonsense Na'Vi has topped the grp as it has better RD...

2011-06-20 06:49

1 reply

head2head s0n.

2011-06-20 07:18

SK top1 ofc

2011-06-20 06:53

m5 davi!

2011-06-20 07:02

m5 win 2:1 na`vi win 2:0

2011-06-20 07:06

didnt sk stomp esc ? whatever no one is beating sk's lineup right now gl trying

2011-06-20 07:14

nix0n, to spectate the final there you have to pay? or how are the 1,100 slots distributed? I'm curious :o

2011-06-20 07:19

4 replies

:)) In the arena , there is space only for 1100 slots.If you speak about hltv it's free and there are countless places.

2011-06-20 08:16

3 replies

Read again my question................

2011-06-20 08:18

2 replies

you`re right.My bad.I suppose you have to pay the entrance ticket:-?.

2011-06-20 09:18

1 reply

huhuhu I would pay to enter :D

2011-06-20 09:40

mTw Na'Vi gl ;]

2011-06-20 07:25

WTF? Why Na'Vi in second place? ESC Gaming 5 4 0 1 +15 12 Natus Vincere 5 4 0 1 +36 12

2011-06-20 07:39

2 replies

NaVi lost to ESC Gaming and head-to-head results > rounds difference.

2011-06-20 07:43

1 reply

Now clear(

2011-06-20 07:55

M5 will play even stronger today. I think they will win 2-1 against mTw and then easily get past ESC to go to the final where they will probably meet NaVi. NaVi vs M5 is going to be one epic final.

2011-06-20 07:45

brothers Slovyane > all

2011-06-20 07:57

go M5,go Russia.

2011-06-20 08:16

M5 vs NaVi final SNG gogogogo

2011-06-20 08:41

go esc-gaming win this shit (:

2011-06-20 08:44

gogogo brothers m5 NAVI

2011-06-20 08:47

go m5

2011-06-20 08:48

M5 vs Na`Vi final gogogo!!! mtw easy :))

2011-06-20 09:04

go m5 and navi! FINAL budet slavyanskii:D

2011-06-20 09:10

really hope m5 will not be obsessed with the result and pressure they have got already... imo they should play as yesterday, i mean same style without inventing something new... so my bet yesterday's m5 > mtw navi > fnatic m5 > esc doubt about navi vs sk anyway final m5 vs navi am i so naive ? =(((

2011-06-20 09:20

new day,new game-everything can be.gl BOTH teams.waiting for a nice taktic rounds and incredible frags.nice capitans duel between carn and zeus.think that mark will dominate with awp on this map(versus dsn or manne).

2011-06-20 09:21

ofc Na'Vi beat fnatic

2011-06-20 09:24

1 reply

+1 ofc

2011-06-20 09:34

Why did esc gaming enter into the semifinal, not NA`VI? They have the same score.. (13)

2011-06-20 09:25

1 reply

potomuchto esc proebalo navi 0_0 because navi win esc

2011-06-20 09:35

Na'Vi GL! <3

2011-06-20 09:31

GRA4U tawiii!!!!! m5 gogogogo!!1111

2011-06-20 09:34

if you try to be stupid, some remain so, do not try to be smart! m5 Orthodox brothers <3

2011-06-20 09:42

is there also a loser bracket? i thought its single-elimination.

2011-06-20 09:47

nice matches to predict...

2011-06-20 09:51

w0w i dont believe in it.MTW faggots played 15-15 with KAOS and have lost Millenium match cause they wanted easy brackets,like that was in WCG.

2011-06-20 10:01

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lol,you're dumb. They played serious against Kaos,look at Kaos results(except kaos-navi game). And if you know math,mTw-Millenium would not change anything in play-offs,just mTw would show some tacs and will be tired next day. owned Edit: and btw it's navi fault that they lost to ESC

2011-06-20 10:15

3 replies

millenium match meant anything because they had tie with Kaos.So if they played their maximum they could manage the 2nd place in groupstage. P.S Don't compare Na'vi on nuke vs ESC and mTw-Kaos.

2011-06-20 10:29

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Sorry for agression in #86. Believe me dude,they played serious I know this team since beginning of 2008.Also they were down 15-14,they could lose you know and could've fail to progress if Millenium>Navi(which is not such a miracle)

2011-06-20 10:39

and what if they took 2nd place?

2011-06-20 11:28

It wouldn't matter if they won or lost against Millenium, they would still be in the same bracket :)

2011-06-20 10:16

GOGO MOSCOW PLS

2011-06-20 10:03

m5 navi go |! easy for you )

2011-06-20 10:05

Moscow Five and Natus Vincere! Go to the final!!

2011-06-20 10:11

Hope ESC can make more surprises :D

2011-06-20 10:31

1 reply

we'll it's not much of surprise since they have a top5 world aimer, an amazing awper, igl and probably the most growing player in the last couple of months in kalle

2011-06-20 12:05

go NaVi and m5! Good luck!

2011-06-20 10:35

M5 & NaVi :)

2011-06-20 10:40

ESC

2011-06-20 10:48

Gl fnatic and M5!

2011-06-20 10:55

Navi + m5 = SNG POWER!!!11

2011-06-20 11:06

SNG FINAL

2011-06-20 11:09

gogogo M5 and Na`Vi!!!!!!!!!!!!win m5!!!!!

2011-06-20 11:50

Go MoscowFive ! :)

2011-06-20 11:56

probably from this 6 teams....fnatic has the least chances of winning this tour...I'm hoping for a M5 and SK final...it would epic...their matches are always easy on the eye but before that we'll have 4 amazing matches and an epic semi between SK and fnatic/Na'Vi

2011-06-20 12:03