As the Americas group stage nears its end and the region's knockout stage approaches, teams have started to secure a place in the final phase of regional play. This week left only two slots up for grabs, with five teams still in contention.
The following are the results for week four:
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Cloud9
Cloud9 North America Rank #7 Xeppaa Erick Bach v1c Victor Truong mitch Mitch Semago neT Michael Bernet OXY Francis Hoang 2-0 2Game Esports
2Game Esports Brazil Rank #10 gobera Vitor Gobo lz Luiz Reche spike Rodrigo Lombardi silentzz Caio Morita pryze Luis-Henrique Viveiros
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MIBR
MIBR Brazil Rank #4 artzin Arthur Araujo xenom Eduardo Soeiro cortezia Gabriel Cortez Verno Andrew Maust aspas Erick Santos 0-2 NRG
NRG North America Rank #2 s0m Sam Oh brawk Brock Somerhalder mada Adam Pampuch skuba Logan Jenkins Ethan Ethan Arnold
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Sentinels
Sentinels North America Rank #1 N4RRATE Marshall Massey bang Sean Bezerra Zellsis Jordan Montemurro zekken Zachary Patrone johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid 2-0 Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses North America Rank #19 Derrek Derrek Ha NaturE Nicholas Garrison supamen Phat Le icy Jacob Lange yay Jaccob Whiteaker
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LEVIATÁN
LEVIATÁN North America Rank #12 tex Ian Botsch Okeanos Anthony Nguyen Sato Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato kiNgg Francisco Aravena C0M Corbin Lee 2-1 KRÜ Esports
KRÜ Esports Latin America South Rank #2 keznit Angelo Mori Dantedeu5 Jesús Federico Larrosa Mazino Roberto Rivas Shyy Fabian Usnayo Melser Marco Eliot Machuca Amaro
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FURIA
FURIA Brazil Rank #35 heat Olavo Marcelo basic Luis Henrique Ferlin Tessaro Palla Davi Alcides adverso Benjamín Poblete stand-in Urango Victor Rodrigues tuyz Arthur Andrade 0-2 G2 Esports
G2 Esports North America Rank #3 jawgemo Alexander Mor trent Trent Cairns valyn Jacob Batio JonahP Jonah Pulice leaf Nathan Orf
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LOUD
LOUD Brazil Rank #7 lukxo Lucca Travaioli Virtyy Leandro Moreno RobbieBk Robbie Boerkamp pANcada Bryan Luna cauanzin Cauan Pereira 1-2 100 Thieves
100 Thieves North America Rank #5 Kess Drew Lee zander Alexander Dituri Cryocells Matthew Panganiban eeiu Daniel Vucenovic Asuna Peter Mazuryk
The week started with
Cloud9
Cloud9
North America
Rank #7
Xeppaa
Erick Bach
v1c
Victor Truong
mitch
Mitch Semago
neT
Michael Bernet
OXY
Francis Hoang
coming out on top over
2Game Esports
2Game Esports
Brazil
Rank #10
gobera
Vitor Gobo
lz
Luiz Reche
spike
Rodrigo Lombardi
silentzz
Caio Morita
pryze
Luis-Henrique Viveiros
, with a 13-1 score on Bind and a comfortable 13-7 on Lotus. 2G was never able to find their footing, as the North American team maintained the lead throughout the series.
OXY
remains towards the top of the region in terms of statistics, with a 1.79 rating returning him to the top of the overall scoreboard.
Conversely,
NRG
NRG
North America
Rank #2
s0m
Sam Oh
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
mada
Adam Pampuch
skuba
Logan Jenkins
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
and
MIBR
MIBR
Brazil
Rank #4
artzin
Arthur Araujo
xenom
Eduardo Soeiro
cortezia
Gabriel Cortez
Verno
Andrew Maust
aspas
Erick Santos
's encounter was a closer affair, albeit still a 2-0 in NRG's favor. Overtime multikills from
mada
and
Ethan
helped secure Lotus in overtime. Similar heroics (as in, a second and third ace from mada, as well as a handful of clutches) kept them ahead of MIBR on Bind, confirming a playoffs appearance from the United States roster and all but leaving MIBR's fate out of their own hands.
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
Rank #1
N4RRATE
Marshall Massey
bang
Sean Bezerra
Zellsis
Jordan Montemurro
zekken
Zachary Patrone
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
continued their Stage 2 winning streak against
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #19
Derrek
Derrek Ha
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
supamen
Phat Le
icy
Jacob Lange
yay
Jaccob Whiteaker
, confirming top seed and a playoffs bye in the process. The Madrid winners had been the first Americas team to secure playoffs, but the win would still have implications for the final Group Alpha team to advance. EG's loss and the awkward back-and-forth between the bottom teams, 2Game and FURIA, meant either of the struggling teams are still able to make the knockouts over the 2023 Champions.
Both of the region's Latin-America-based organizations faced each other in their most recent match. They were part of a tightening mid-table battle in Group Omega, looking to clinch playoffs or pave their way to do so in next week's series. A strong start was not enough to secure the victory for
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #19
Derrek
Derrek Ha
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
supamen
Phat Le
icy
Jacob Lange
yay
Jaccob Whiteaker
, as
LEVIATÁN
LEVIATÁN
North America
Rank #12
tex
Ian Botsch
Okeanos
Anthony Nguyen
Sato
Eduardo Kenzo Nagahama Sato
kiNgg
Francisco Aravena
C0M
Corbin Lee
recovered in the second and decider maps to earn the 2-1 win. This result still let KRÜ end in the top four of the group, but it was not enough to guarantee playoffs for LEVIATÁN, who still needs one more win to advance.
Closing out the week, both
FURIA
FURIA
Brazil
Rank #35
heat
Olavo Marcelo
basic
Luis Henrique Ferlin Tessaro
Palla
Davi Alcides
adverso
Benjamín Poblete
stand-in
Urango
Victor Rodrigues
tuyz
Arthur Andrade
and
LOUD
LOUD
Brazil
Rank #7
lukxo
Lucca Travaioli
Virtyy
Leandro Moreno
RobbieBk
Robbie Boerkamp
pANcada
Bryan Luna
cauanzin
Cauan Pereira
suffered losses at the hands of
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
North America
Rank #3
jawgemo
Alexander Mor
trent
Trent Cairns
valyn
Jacob Batio
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
leaf
Nathan Orf
and
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #5
Kess
Drew Lee
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
, respectively. FURIA's defeat saw them winning only seven rounds, while LOUD was able to 13-2 Group Omega's leading team in the opener, Sunset. 100 Thieves ultimately forced overtime on the decider, winning previous permaban Lotus 14-12. This cemented their status for the week as top Omega team, as well as helped the North American lineup avoid a direct entry into the lower bracket. A 100T loss could have muddied the waters enough for the overall picture to remain unclear heading into the final matches, but, in the end, the result meant MIBR was directly eliminated from playoffs and only one slot was left open for the group.
The following matches will conclude the Americas Stage 2 groups: