Day 1 of Krakow Major Offline Qualifier: Results and Highlights
The first day of the Krakow Major Offline Qualifier is complete, with the initial round of the Swiss Format wrapping up. The matches were intense, with six teams taking it to overtime and others fighting for match point. Let’s take a closer look at the highlights:
G2 Esports and Team Liquid emerged victorious in thrilling double-overtime matches on Inferno. G2 Esports defeated Immortals 22-20, while Team Liquid knocked down TyLoo 22-19. FlipSid3 Tactics also made a comeback in overtime against Renegades, winning with a score of 19-16.
Penta Sports narrowly defeated OpTic Gaming on Train with a score of 16-14. Similarly, GODSENT secured a 16-14 victory against Team Dignitas on Overpass, thanks to a phenomenal performance by Markus “pronax” Wallsten.
Cloud9 and HellRaisers both triumphed over their opponents, BIG and Vega Squadron, respectively, with a score of 16-10. Notably, Jake “Stewie2K” Yip and Tyler “Skadoodle” Latham from Cloud9 showcased impressive clutches during their matches.
The standout match of the day was mousesports’ dominant performance against Tengri on Inferno, resulting in a crushing 16-1 victory.
Tomorrow’s matches are set to be equally exciting. Here are the matchups and times in local Bucharest time (UTC +2) and Eastern Standard Time:
10am UTC +2 / 3am ET: Team Liquid vs Penta Sports (1-0 high match)
11:30am UTC +2 / 4:30am ET: OpTic Gaming vs Vega Squadron (0-1 low match)
1:00am UTC +2 / 6am ET: TyLoo vs Renegades (0-1 low match)
2:30am UTC +2 / 7:30am ET: BIG vs Tengri (0-1 low match)
4am UTC +2 / 9:00am ET: Team Dignitas vs Immortals (0-1 low match)
5:30am UTC +2 / 10:30am ET: HellRaisers vs FlipSid3 Tactics (1-0 high match)
7am UTC +2 / 12am ET: G2 Esports vs Cloud9 (1-0 high match)
8:30am UTC +2 / 1:30am ET: mousesports vs GODSENT (1-0 high match)
Teams will have a lot riding on these matches, as they will determine their path through the Swiss system.