Tomorrow will be the last chance for teams with a 2-2 score at Shanghai Major to get their spot in the Playoff Stage. Some of the top teams will have to go home, which is inevitable since they’re playing against each other. Three matches will be played tomorrow, and it’s surprising to see the best team in the world, Natus Vincere, on the edge of being out of the Playoff Stage.
Matches Schedule
December 8
- MIBR vs. MOUZ starting at 04:00 CET
- HEROIC vs. Natus Vincere starting at 07:00 CET
- FaZe vs. FURIA starting at 10:00 CET
MIBR vs. MOUZ
MOUZ has been more of a favorite to make it to the Playoff Stage from the start than MIBR, but now it doesn’t seem like that. MIBR surprised many by winning their first match against 3DMAX with a 13-11 score, and then they played against Natus Vincere and were able to take them down with a 13-11 score as well, and from that point, MIBR showed everyone that they’re dangerous team to play against. MOUZ played against underdog team paiN in their first match and won with a 13-6 score, but the next two games against TheMongolZ and FaZe were hard for them, and they ended up being on the edge of going home. They were able to make it to the elimination match by winning against 3DMAX with a 2-0 score. Now, they’re here to prove that they’re one of the best European teams, but it might be hard against a motivated Brazilian team.
HEROIC vs. Natus Vincere
If you ask anyone before the start of the tournament, there are probably only a few people who would say that Natus Vincere will be that close to being out of the Playoff Stage. Now they’re here at an elimination match against HEROIC, and one of these two teams will go home after that match. Natus Vincere lost the important match against MIBR, and then they were demolished by Team Spirit with a score of 2-13. HEROIC had a hard way to even get here; they won the first two matches against BIG and FaZe, but then they played against TheMongolZ and Team Spirit and lost both matches with a score of 1-2. Natus Vincere will have to give their all to prove they’re still the best team in the world and make it to the Playoff Stage.
FaZe vs. FURIA
It might be the best chance for FaZe to prove that they’re still able to hold that top level after a rough year when they had a big slump period. FURIA surprisingly was able to win against Spirit with a 13-6 score, but then they lost to Vitality and Liquid, and to make it to this elimination match, they were able to win against their home team paiN with a 2-1 score. It will be an interesting match with experienced in-game leader ‘FalleN’ against one of the most experienced in-game leaders ‘karrigan’.
We will return with the matches predictions on December 12 when the Playoff Stage starts, but if you want to bet now for your favorite team to win you can check out our list of the best betting sites and make your choice.
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