Playoffs set to start in Chicago

With the Group Stage having wrapped up with the 16-14 finish of RivaL over Drip or Drown, the bracket has been created for Mad City: Chicago. 

The Round of 16 match-ups look as follows:

PUGLIFE	vs	Kaleb's Cash Crew
The X1 Mob	vs	Drip or Drown
Devour	vs	Illini
Mask Off	vs	Late Arrivals
Alex Jones 2020	vs	eRa
Etherian	vs	ESEA Clout Tokens
RivaL	vs	Simplify
Cyclone	vs	Power Buff Boys

RivaL will  be playing a sub known as "examples" and X1 will be fielding "AWOL" after the incident involving Jasper "sfX" Ko and Alex "PTRIP" Kruszewski.

Also read: Mayhem at Mad City; two players disqualified from event

Due to the way the seeding was done, Etherian will be playing their Group 5 rivals, ESEA Clout Tokens. Shawn "witmer" Taylor will see to it that the team he found to be the biggest threat, Drip or Drown, will be defeated in the Round of 16 as the two will play each other right away.

Also read: witmer: "I'm not worried until finals, even though I have zero hours"

Matches will be played in a Best of 1 format until the Quarter-finals begin later on today, in which they will become Best of 3. The Grand Finals being played tomorrow will have a Best of 5.

For the full bracket go to the Toornament page here.