G2 Esports won 2-0 against Sentinels on the 6th day of competition, and became the No. 1 seed of Group D. This result made European representatives easier to breathe when entering the Play-off phase. Source from UPCOMER said, it is likely that M1xwell and his teammates only meet Kru Esports, Seed No. 2 of Group B.
In the opposite direction, Sentinels was pushed in a difficult position with the defeat of G2 Esports. Accordingly, the defending champion Masters will meet the No. 1 seed team in Group B, Team Envy. In theory, Team Envy is underestimated than Sentinels. However, when entering the play-off round, the Envy team will probably show their best to assert the position of the leading team in North America.
In addition to the above matches, the remaining two matches of the Play-off will be determined when the last day of the Masters 3 group stage closed. If winning, Acend or Supermassive will cope with 100 Thieves. Meanwhile, the opponent of Vision Strikers will be the winning team in the Crazy Raccoon – Gambit Esports. Compared to Masters 2, the competition format at Masters 3 has been changed.
Specifically, 8 teams passing the group stage will play in the form of live type instead of the winning branch – the branch lost. In addition, the total prize value of Masters 3 has also been raised to 700,000 USD. In particular, the championship received $ 225,000, the runner -up team received $ 125,000 and the third ranked team will receive the amount of $ 85,000.
In addition to the bonus value, the teams entering the Play-off will receive more accumulated points to eligible to attend the World Champions Finals. Up to now, the teams present at Masters 3 won tickets to Worlds 2021 including Sentinels, Kru Esports, Crazy Raccoon, Vision Strikers and Vivo Keyd from Brazil.
