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Final Matchday Permutations For EMEA and AMER

As we approach the final matchday for EMEA and AMER, here are all the possible permutations that we can get from the results.

EMEA

Literally only one match matters here, and that's Crownfall vs Vengeful. The winner of this match will finish 4th and qualify for the playoffs and face off vs Virtus Pro, and the loser will finish 5th and be eliminated. The other two matches are meaningless. FYR Strays, The Chosen Ones, RAD, and Team Heretics are all locked into their respective places.

Thus, the EMEA playoff bracket will look like:

- NAVI vs Team Hypertune

- Pulsar Esports vs Shikigami

- Team Heretics vs RAD

- Virtus Pro vs Crownfall/Vengeful (winner of that match)

AMER

This region has all three of its matches "matter" although only two actually matters for playoff contention and/or seeding.

Equinox Gaming vs Straw Hats.

Ok, this game doesn't actually mean anything substantial, these teams are both eliminated from playoff contention, but the winner of this match finishes 5th in the group so you could say it's a battle for pride to not be last place.

Spacestation Gaming vs 100 Thieves

Both teams are already in the playoffs, however, this match does matter for seeding. Regardless of margin of victory, if Spacestation Gaming wins, they will finish 2nd in the group, 100 Thieves will finish 4th, and Team Liquid Citadel will finish 3rd. If 100 Thieves win, regardless of margin of victory, they will finish 3rd, Spacestation Gaming will finish 4th, and Team Liquid Citadel will finish 2nd.

Sentinels vs Yeah We Lost

This is the only match that actually determines playoff contention (Dreamland or Sentinels). If Yeah We Lost wins, Dreamland will qualify, if Sentinels wins, they qualify. Thus, Sentinels control their own fate, win and in.

The margin of victory only matters for seeding and that's only if Sentinels win. If Yeah We Lost wins, they will finish 3rd and Dreamland will finish 4th. If Sentinels win, whether they finish 3rd or 4th depends if they 2-0 or 2-1. A 2-0 will see them finish 3rd, and a 2-1 will see them finish 4th.

Thus, we have six different possible playoff brackets.

If Spacestation Gaming win AND Sentinels win 2-0:

- Flyquest vs Yeah We Lost

- Spacestation Gaming vs Sentinels

- Team Liquid Citadel vs NRG Shock

- 100 Thieves vs Swamp Gaming

If Spacestation Gaming win AND Sentinels win 2-1:

- Flyquest vs Sentinels

- Spacestation Gaming vs Yeah We Lost

- Team Liquid Citadel vs NRG Shock

- 100 Thieves vs Swamp Gaming

If Spacestation Gaming win AND Yeah We Lost win:

- Flyquest vs Dreamland

- Spacestation Gaming vs Yeah We Lost

- Team Liquid Citadel vs NRG Shock

- 100 Thieves vs Swamp Gaming

If 100 Thieves win AND Sentinels win 2-0:

- Flyquest vs Yeah We Lost

- Team Liquid Citadel vs Sentinels

- 100 Thieves vs NRG Shock

- Spacestation Gaming vs Swamp Gaming

If 100 Thieves win AND Sentinels win 2-1:

- Flyquest vs Sentinels

- Team Liquid Citadel vs Yeah We Lost

- 100 Thieves vs NRG Shock

- Spacestation Gaming vs Swamp Gaming

If 100 Thieves win AND Yeah We Lost win:

- Flyquest vs Dreamland

- Team Liquid Citadel vs Yeah We Lost

- 100 Thieves vs NRG Shock

- Spacestation Gaming vs Swamp Gaming

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