MOUZ, paiN Gaming, PARIVISION and The MongolZ advanced to the lower-bracket finals in Thursday’s action at the CS Asia Championships in Shanghai.
The $400,000 Counter-Strike 2 event began Wednesday with two double-elimination groups, with the top three teams from each group advancing to the playoffs: group stage winners to the semifinals, runners-up to the quarterfinals as the high seeds, and the third-place teams to the quarterfinals as low seeds.
The single-elimination playoff bracket begins Friday, with all playoff matches best-of-three until Sunday’s best-of-five grand final. The winning team will take home $150,000.
MOUZ and paiN Gaming advanced to the lower-bracket final in Group A. MOUZ moved on with 2-1 wins against NRG and M80, while paiN Gaming swept BC.Game Esports and posted a 2-1 win against TYLOO.
In Group B, PARIVISION and The MongolZ reached the lower-bracket final. PARIVISION beat Ninjas in Pyjamas 2-1 and swept Lynn Vision Gaming, while The MongolZ eliminated Team Liquid with a 2-1 win.
Friday’s schedule:
Group A:
–Team Falcons vs. Legacy (upper-bracket final)
–paiN Gaming vs. MOUZ (lower-bracket final)
Group B:
–B8 vs. MIBR (upper-bracket final)
–PARIVISION vs. The MongolZ (lower-bracket final)
Playoff quarterfinals:
–Group B 2nd place vs. Group A 3rd place
–Group A 2nd place vs. Group B 3rd place
CS Asia Championship prize pool:
1. $150,000
2. $70,000
3. $60,000
4. $40,000
5-6. $20,000
7-8. $10,000
9-12. $4,000 — TYLOO, M80, Lynn Vision Gaming, Team Liquid
13-16. $1,000 — BC.Game Esports, NRG, Ninjas in Pyjamas, 3DMAX
–Field Level Media
