forZe, Winstrike & Espada to the playoffs at Malta Vibes: Week 9

The group stage of the ninth week of the Malta Vibes tournament has come to finished, as a result, eight strongest teams: Dignitas, MAD Lions, Apeks, MIBR, Winstrike, Espada, AGF, forZe, and Dignitas got a spot in the playoffs. At the same time, all three representatives of the CIS region came out from the top places in their groups.

Play-off Malta Vibes: Week 9 starts on August 29 in Single Elimination BO3 format. The final of the tournament will take place on August 30. The winner will receive $25,000 of the total prize fund of $40,000, as well as the opportunity to run a boot camp in a 5-star hotel in Malta.

Two tournament debutants, MIBR and MAD Lions, will meet in the first quarter-finals. The rest of the couples look as follows: Espada - AGF, forZe - Apeks and Winstrike - Dignitas.

The results of the group stage:

Playoffs brackets:

The most successful team of the previous eight Malta Vibes tournament is Gambit Youngsters, which has two championships. One victory each on the account of Nordavind, ALTERNATE aTTaX and Illuminar, Espada, forZe and Team Spirit.