Brazilians secure Major spot after strong IEM Fall group stage
Epitacio "TACO" de Melo will once again attend a CS:GO Major, after he leads GODSENT to 2nd place in Group B at IEM Fall NA.
The group stage at IEM Fall North America was concluded Thursday night, as we saw GODSENT and paiN grab one ticket each for the PGL Major. The two Brazilians rosters join Liquid and FURIA as the first four qualifiers from the North American region.
The last remaining spot will be occupied either by EXTREMUM or Evil Geniuses, owing to them ending in 3rd place in the two groups. The match between EG and EXTREMUM will be played on Sunday at 00:15 (CET).
Down below you'll find the results, standings and stats from IEM Fall North America.
IEM Fall NA | Thursday results
Tiebreaker (MR3 format):
TeamOne – Triumph | 0-4
Triumph – Evil Geniuses | 5-7
TeamOne – Evil Geniuses | 7-10
Evil Geniuses – Triumph | 7-4
TeamOne – Triumph | 0-4
TeamOne – Evil Geniuses | 4-2
Evil Geniuses – Triumph | 4-1
TeamOne – Triumph | 2-4
TeamOne – Evil Geniuses | 4-2
Bo1 matches:
Evil Geniuses – FURIA | 14-16
GODSENT – Triumph | 16-11
00Nation – TeamOne | 8-16
EXTREMUM – Bad News Bears | 16-9
Liquid – Extra Salt | 16-8
paiN – ATK | 16-2
IEM Fall NA | Final standings
Group A
1. Liquid | 15 points (+42)
2. paiN | 9 points (+15)
- - - - Not qualified - - - -
3. EXTREMUM | 9 points (+19)
4. Bad News Bears | 6 points (-3)
5. Extra Salt | 6 points (-10)
6. ATK | 0 points (-63)
Group B
1. FURIA | 15 points (+33)
2. GODSENT | 12 points (+26)
- - - - Not qualified - - - -
3. Evil Geniuses | 6 points (-6)
4. Triumph | 6 points (-3)
5. TeamOne | 6 points (-11)
6. 00Nation | 0 points (-39)
IEM Fall NA | Playoff schedule
Saturday
00:15: FURIA – paiN (semifinal)
Sunday
00.15: EXTREMUM – Evil Geniuses (5th place decider)
00.15: Liquid – GODSENT (semifinal)
Top 5 Highest-Rated Players
1. EliGE (Liquid) 1.51
2. jkaem (EXTREMUM) 1.39
3. junior (Bad News Bears) 1.32
4. NAF (Liquid) 1.31
5. KSCERATO (FURIA) 1.30