Team Falcons, BetBoom Team and PARIVISION each recorded a win on Wednesday to punch their tickets to the upper-bracket semifinals in the ESL One Bangkok group stage in Thailand.
Falcons dispatched Natus Vincere in a Group A match while BetBoom Team swept Gaozu and PARIVISION brushed aside Nigma Galaxy in Group B contests.
AVULUS earned the final spot in the upper-bracket semifinals by virtue of their 1-1 draw versus Shopify Rebellion in Group A.
Twelve teams, including eight regional qualifiers, began the $1 million ESL One Bangkok tournament on Monday.
The top two teams from each group advanced to the upper bracket of the playoffs. The third- and fourth-place teams from each group moved into the lower bracket and the others were eliminated. The double-elimination playoff bracket features best-of-three matches except for Sunday’s grand final, which is best-of-five.
Team Falcons posted a 69-minute win on red and 45-minute victory on green to capture their match and set up their clash versus BetBoom Team on Thursday. BetBoom Team prevailed Wednesdayt with 44- and 33-minute wins on green.
PARIVISION recorded 34- and 28-minute victories on green to book their match versus AVULUS, who collected a 33-minute win on green before Shopify Rebellion responded with a 33-minute win, also on green.
As for Shopify Rebellion, they will face Team Liquid while Team Spirit will square off versus Nigma Galazy in their respective lower-bracket first-round matches.
Group A standings (W-L-T match record, map record)
1. Team Falcons, 3-0-2, 8-2
2. AVULUS, 1-0-4, 6-4
3. Team Spirit, 1-1-3, 5-5
4. Shopify Rebellion, 1-1-3, 5-5
5. BOOM Esports, 0-1-4, 4-6
6. Natus Vincere, 1-4-0, 2-8
Group B standings (W-L-T match record, map record)
1. PARIVISION, 4-0-1, 9-1
2. BetBoom Team, 3-0-2, 8-2
3. Nigma Galaxy, 0-1-4, 4-6
4. Team Liquid, 1-2-2, 4-6
5. Gaozu, 0-2-3, 3-7
6. beastcoast, 0-3-2, 2-8
–Field Level Media
