Xperia PLAY reaches playoffs

Eight teams moves on from the second group-stage at Xperia PLAY, entering the final stages of the tournament, which will be played in a best-of-three map single-elimination bracket.

The second group-stage has settled, seeing sixteen teams being cut to just eight remaining. In the "Group of Death" also known as Group B, Lions came short of scoring any points, losing to SK and fnatic, the Swedes decided to leave WO against munkka. SK got the bragging rights against fnatic, sealing a 16-10 win for the top spot.

Danish stronghold mTw topped their group, despite a loss against Online Kingdom in the last match of the group. Joining them in the playoffs are Moscow Five, who advance based on a better round difference than Online Kingdom, with who they were in a three-way tie with (alongside mTw).

In Group D RG-Esports secured first place in the group, following a 16-14 win against TCM-Gaming on de_inferno. The Danes will despite the loss move on to the playoffs.

The last match to finish was Frag eXecutors against mousesports, a battle where the two teams tied, meaning the Polish team advance in first place, with the German squad following in second.

The picture for the playoffs has been painted and the bracket looks as follows:

Frag eXecutors	vs.	TCM-Gaming
mTw	vs.	fnatic
mousesports	vs.	RG-Esports
SK Gaming	vs.	Moscow Five

The quarter-finals is scheduled to start at 18:00CET, with semi-finals to follow at 21:00CET. Grand Final and third place decider is scheduled to begin around midnight.