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OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division – Playoffs Preview

OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division is about to enter its Playoffs Stage. Eight of the initial 12 teams are... Radu M. | 1. September 2020

OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division is about to enter its Playoffs Stage. Eight of the initial 12 teams are left in the race and they will compete for a total of $485,000. For an online event, that’s a lot of money. So it’s no surprise that teams are trying their best to win and are treating this tournament a lot more seriously than other online events.

OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division Group Stage Results

The Group Stage of OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division had the 12 teams divided into 2 groups of 6. In each of these groups, the single round-robin format was used. Every match was Bo3, so the results are definitely relevant.

Group A

  • 1st place: Team Nigma: 4 W – 1 L
  • 2nd place: Evil Geniuses: 3 W – 2 L
  • 3rd place: Virtus.pro: 3 W – 2 L
  • 4th place: Alliance: 2 W – 3 L
  • 5th place: 5men: 2 W – 3 L
  • 6th place: Natus Vincere: 1 W – 4 L

The big disappointment in this group was Alliance. The European squad entered the tournament with high hopes and everyone did indeed have high hopes for them. On paper, this is a formidable roster with highly skilled and highly accomplished veterans. So it’s strange that they only managed to win 2 matches out of 5.

On the other hand, Team Nigma and Evil Geniuses proved worthy of their reputation. Nigma won the group without KuroKy while Evil Geniuses finished 2nd while playing with a stand-in.

Group B

  • 1st place: Team Secret: 5 W – 0 L
  • 2nd place: OG: 3 W – 2 L
  • 3rd place: Vikin.gg: 3 W – 2 L
  • 4th place: Team Liquid: 2 W – 3 L
  • 5th place: FlyToMoon: 1 W – 4 L
  • 6th place: Ninjas in Pyjamas: 1 W – 4 L

After a great start (3 W – 0 L), OG lost two important matches and finished 2nd. By contrast, Liquid started with 3 losses but managed to beat OG and FTM in its final two. The only team that had an easy time was Secret. Judging by what we’ve seen so far, Puppey and his squad will easily win this tournament, as they have no real opponent.

For me, the big disappointment of this group was FlyToMoon. In spite of having RodjER, Iceberg and other superstar players, FTM only managed to win one match.

Playoffs Preview

The Playoffs Stage of OMEGA League: Europe Immortal Division will be played in the usual format: double-elimination. Every match is Bo3. The top 2 teams from each group start in the Upper Bracket. The 3rd and 4th place teams start in the Lower Bracket.

The initial 4 matches are the following:

  • Team Nigma vs. OG
  • Team Secret vs. Evil Geniuses
  • pro vs. Team Liquid / 5men (to be decided)
  • gg vs. Alliance

The big favorites are Team Nigma, Team Secret, Virtus.pro, and Alliance. But by far, the most likely team to win the tournament is Secret.

The Playoffs are scheduled to take place between September 2nd – 6th.

 

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