ECL S43 NA Playoffs about to begin

ESL Challenger League Season 43 North America reached the end of the group stage some days ago, and this means the playoffs are right around the corner for those that qualified. The most important phase for those aspiring to conquer the ESL Pro League Conference spot is starting today.

Following an unbeaten run through groups, EG Black aims to continue the winning streak against Vendetta. Iron Blood will set out to upset Nouns, who have recently lost two important pieces in Jeorge "jeorgesnorts" Endicott and Danny "cxzi" Strzelczyk. oNe is looking to shut down Disconnected after losing the #1 seed in the group against EG Black. ATK, in a similar fashion to the aforementioned Evil Geniuses squad, will aim to maintain their flawless record against the struggling Brazilian side from MIBR.

There will be some amazing storylines coming out of this round, but those will have to wait for another time, as teams are ready to take the playoffs one match at a time.

The opening round will commence on Tuesday 08:00PM, and here's hoping the games will deliver in terms of Counter-Strike quality.

The first round of the playoffs will see the following matches:

EG Black vs. Vendetta
Iron Blood vs. Nouns
oNe vs. Disconnected
ATK vs. MIBR