Grizzlys win second WESG Canada qualifier; playoff teams set
The second WESG Canadian online qualifier has concluded, with Grizzlys coming out on top. They will join Ghost as the second team confirmed for the WESG Canada regional playoffs at EGLX next month.
Grizzlys went undefeated the entire bracket, cruising their way through the upper bracket and only having a close call against up north, who took Grizzlys into overtime before ultimately falling to them 19-16.
Poutine Warriors, the other grand finalist, reached the round-of-four in the upper bracket before being knocked down by up north. Powering their way through Farmers Reborn and LiviD in the lower bracket, they rematched with up north in the lower bracket finals. The two teams were evenly matched, with the series going 2-1 to Poutine Warriors after the team edged out a 16-14 win on the third map, Mirage.
Grizzlys and Poutine Warriors eventually met in the grand finals. Cedric "M3lio" Perrault led his team to a strong 16-8 victory on Inferno, kicking off the series 1-0 in Grizzlys' favor. Despite a miracle performance from Alex "vek" Voynov on Overpass, Poutine Warriors were unable to close the map, with Grizzlys taking the second map 16-12 and the series 2-0.
The Co-Ed qualifier B standings were as follows:
1. 
Grizzlys (INCREDIBLE, NANO, M3lio, Kizy, J0LZ) - LAN
2. Poutine Warriors (TenZ, vek, LILMAN, cardiac, djay, hades, AGN) - 12 points
3. up north (OCEAN, els, DAVEY, Semphis, tyfoon) - 5 points
4. LiviD (smL, KOLER, miLLe, huynh, MkaeL) - 3 points
5-6. powerMode (n0swal, theguy, prevox, deriquo, KTX) - 1 point
5-6. Farmers Reborn (rugrat, skelly, FaNg, Magowi, fisher) - 1 point
The team list for the WESG Canada regional finals are as follows:
| Ghost |
Grizzlys |
| Playoffs |
Playoffs |
The current point standings for WESG Canada are as follows:
| Team Name | Points |
| LiviD |
15 |
| Poutine Warriors |
12 |
| up north |
10 |
| Farmers Reborn |
4 |
| powerMode |
2 |
| Dans ta yuele |
1 |
With both online qualifiers now over, LiviD, Poutine Warriors, up north, and Farmers Reborn have qualified for the WESG Canada Online Playoffs. The playoffs will see the four teams play in a double-elimination bracket on October 6th, with the top two teams joining Ghost and Grizzlys at EGLX for the regional finals.
The WESG Canadian regional finals will kick off at EGLX 2018 on October 26th and run through the 28th. The regional finals will feature a $37,000 CAD prize pool, with the winner qualifying for the WESG world finals.
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