Team Falcons, Aurora Gaming, and 1w Team were the latest teams to qualify for the playoff stage at ESL Pro League Season 24, having won their respective Round 4 High matches on Tuesday in Katowice, Poland.
Falcons defeated Natus Vincere 2-1, Aurora did the same to FURIA and 1w notched a 2-0 sweep of Team Spirit.
The three losing sides have one more chance to reach the playoffs, as they enter Round 5 matches against teams that won the Round 4 Low matches on Tuesday: PARIVISION, 9z Team and M80.
The $1 million Counter-Strike 2 event runs through Sunday. The group stage features 16 teams playing best-of-three matches in a Swiss format and will conclude Wednesday.
The top eight teams advance to the playoffs, which begin Friday with single elimination and continue as best-of-three until the best-of-five grand final on Sunday.
On Tuesday, Falcons beat Inferno 13-6 before Natus Vincere pulled off a 19-15 overtime win on Anubis. The final map was Mirage, where Falcons prevailed 13-8. Nikola “NiKo” Kovac of Bosnia and Herzegovina starred for Falcons with a match-high 65 kills against 48 deaths.
Aurora dropped a 13-8 decision to FURIA on Dust II before scoring consecutive 13-9 wins on Mirage and Nuke. Turkey’s Ali “Wicadia” Haydar Yalcin led Aurora with 52 kills to 47 deaths.
The all-Russian 1w Team beat Spirit 13-5 on Cache and 13-9 on Anubis, with Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov and Andrey “BELCHONOKK” Yasinskiy getting 33 kills apiece for 1w.
The three teams that lost the Round 4 Low matches were eliminated. PARIVISION sent G2 Esports packing with a 2-1 win, 9z Team swept BetBoom Team 2-0 and M80 knocked out Legacy 2-1.
The tournament continues Wednesday with three Round 5 matches:
–FURIA vs. 9z Team
–Natus Vincere vs. PARIVISION
–Team Spirit vs. M80
The $1 million prize pool with total, player prize and team share:
1. $295,000 ($125,000, $170,000)
2. $175,000 ($50,000, $125,000)
3. $120,000 ($30,000, $90,000)
4. $85,000 ($20,000, $65,000)
5-8. $50,000 ($10,000, $40,000)
9-11. $26,000 ($6,000, $20,000)
12-14. $14,000 ($4,000, $10,000) — BetBoom Team, G2 Esports, Legacy
15-16. $2,500 ($2,500, $0) — ShindeN, TYLOO
–Field Level Media
