Following the conclusion of the Swiss stage, the Masters Shanghai playoffs have been set. The event will continue on May 30, with two weeks of matches playing out until June 9, when the next Masters winner will be crowned.
The playoffs will be an eight team, double elimination bracket with best-of-three matches until the lower final. The final two matches, the lower final and the grand final, are best-of-five. The winning team will earn $350,000 USD and three championship points.
Four of the eight teams earned their spot through the VCT leagues. The winners of their respective league were seeded directly into the knockout bracket. Additionally, Masters Shanghai was the first event to feature a playoffs draw where teams picked their opponent. The teams that received a bye were able to select one of the four teams that qualified through the Swiss stage in a live draw.
Eight teams remain in contention for the next Masters trophy
The selection order was randomly determined.
Paper Rex
Paper Rex
Asia-Pacific
Rank #3
mindfreak
Aaron Leonhart
Jinggg
Wang Jing Jie
f0rsakeN
Jason Susanto
d4v41
Khalish Rusyaidee
something
Ilya Petrov
was the first team to be drawn, picking
G2 Esports
G2 Esports
North America
Rank #3
jawgemo
Alexander Mor
trent
Trent Cairns
valyn
Jacob Batio
JonahP
Jonah Pulice
leaf
Nathan Orf
.
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #6
zander
Alexander Dituri
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
eeiu
Daniel Vucenovic
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
next picked
FUT Esports
FUT Esports
Europe
Rank #7
xeus
Doğan Gözgen
MrFaliN
Furkan Yeğen
yetujey
Eray Budak
AtaKaptan
Ata Tan
cNed
Mehmet Yağız İpek
qRaxs
Doğukan Balaban
, followed by
EDward Gaming
EDward Gaming
China
Rank #1
S1Mon
Hsien Meng-Hsun (谢孟勋)
ZmjjKK
Zheng Yongkang (郑永康)
nobody
Wang Senxu (王森旭)
CHICHOO
Wan Shunzhi (万顺治)
Smoggy
Zhang Zhao (张钊)
choosing
Team Heretics
Team Heretics
Europe
Rank #1
MiniBoo
Dominykas Lukaševičius
Wo0t
Mert Alkan
RieNs
Enes Ecirli
benjyfishy
Benjamin David Fish
Boo
Ričardas Lukaševičius
as their opponent.
FNATIC
FNATIC
Europe
Rank #3
crashies
Austin Roberts
Boaster
Jake Howlett
kaajak
Kajetan Haremski
Chronicle
Timofey Khromov
Alfajer
Emir Ali Beder
and
Gen.G
Gen.G
Korea
Rank #1
Foxy9
Jung Jae-sung (정재성)
t3xture
Kim Na-ra (김나라)
Munchkin
Byeon Sang-beom (변상범)
yoman
Chae Young-moon (채영문)
Karon
Kim Won-tae (김원태)
were the final teams remaining, rounding out the playoffs bracket as the last matchup.
Further details on dates, live scores, and statistics can be found on the Masters Shanghai event page.