The European Masters tournament is about to kick off, featuring the rising talent of European League of Legends. The tournament taps into the same national pride that fans have for their soccer teams, creating an exciting and vibrant semi-professional scene.
The teams competing in this split’s edition of the tournament include familiar faces like AGO ROGUE and LDLC OL, who have made multiple appearances in the past. Dusty and Team Heretics are also looking to make a splash in their EU Masters debut, fresh off their domestic championships.
However, there are notable absences from this split’s tournament, including three-time defending champions Karmine Corp, Misfits Premier, and Berlin International Gaming (BIG).
The tournament begins with the group stage, where the 16 teams are divided into four groups. Each team will play against every other team in its group in a double round-robin format. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.
Here are the group standings and match results for each group:
Group A:
– Giants 1-0 Zero Tenacity
– UOL Sexy Edition 1-0 Vitality.Bee
– Zero Tenacity 0-1 Vitality.Bee
– UOL Sexy Edition 1-0 Giants
– Zero Tenacity 0-1 UOL Sexy Edition
– Vitality.Bee 1-0 Giants
Group B:
– X7 Esports 1-0 Anorthosis Famagusta Esports
– LDLC OL 1-0 AGO ROGUE
– Anorthosis Famagusta Esports 0-1 AGO ROGUE
– LDLC OL 0-1 X7 Esports
– Anorthosis Famagusta Esports 0-1 LDLC OL
– X7 Esports 1-0 AGO ROGUE
Group C:
– Team BDS Academy 1-0 Valiance
– Team Heretics 1-0 SK Gaming Prime
– Valiance 0-1 Team Heretics
– SK Gaming Prime 0-1 Team BDS Academy
– Valiance 0-1 SK Gaming Prime
– Team Heretics 0-1 Team BDS Academy
Group D:
– Macko Esports 0-1 Dusty
– Schalke 04 0-1 GameWard
– GameWard 1-0 Macko Esports
– Dusty 1-0 Schalke 04
– Macko Esports 0-1 Schalke 04
– GameWard 1-0 Dusty
The knockout stage of the tournament will be a single-elimination bracket, with each match being a best-of-five. The quarterfinals will feature first-place teams from the group stage facing second-place teams.
The schedule for the knockout stage is as follows:
Quarterfinals:
– GameWard 3-0 X7 Esports
– LDLC OL 3-2 Dusty
– Team BDS Academy 3-0 Vitality.Bee
– UOL Sexy Edition 2-3 Team Heretics
Semifinals:
– Team BDS Academy 3-0 GameWard
– Team Heretics 3-1 LDLC OL
Finals:
– Team Heretics 3-2 Team BDS Academy
Stay tuned as the tournament progresses for more updates.
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