This article is part of our DraftKings CS:GO series.
Games (EDT)
- 1:00 p.m: Chaos (C) vs. HAVU (HAVU)
- 3:45 p.m: Orgless (ORG) vs. MiBR (MiBR)
- 4:00 p.m: Evil Geniuses (EG) vs. Team Liquid (TL)
Chaos vs. HAVU
The first match of the day features a Flashpoint playoffs Round 1 match between Finnish side HAVU and North American side Chaos. HAVU come in as the heavy favorites, and it's hard to argue against them. During the group stage they posted a 2-1 record in Phase 1, while in Phase 2 they took top honors, going 3-0. Not only did HAVU go 3-0, a dominant 38-round difference placed them well above MAD Lions or MiBR as well. Chaos have had a near opposite run so far, in Phase 1 they posted a 2-1 record, before falling 0-2 in Phase 2. While the value from Chaos might look nice, the match looks to be one of the toughest around for them, and they could struggle to get going. HAVU on the other hand will look to be as clean and dominant as they were for all of Phase 2, with sLowi and doto looking like contenders for tournament MVP.
HAVU Players to Target: sLowi ($13,500 Captain, $9,000 Flex), ZOREE ($12,900 Captain, $8,600 Flex)
C Players to Target: steel ($12,000 Captain, $8,000 Flex)
Orgless vs. MiBR
The second match of the day is the final Round 1 Flashpoint match, and could prove to be one of the most exciting ones of the tournament. Orgless, the exciting team of North American misfits, go up
Games (EDT)
- 1:00 p.m: Chaos (C) vs. HAVU (HAVU)
- 3:45 p.m: Orgless (ORG) vs. MiBR (MiBR)
- 4:00 p.m: Evil Geniuses (EG) vs. Team Liquid (TL)
Chaos vs. HAVU
The first match of the day features a Flashpoint playoffs Round 1 match between Finnish side HAVU and North American side Chaos. HAVU come in as the heavy favorites, and it's hard to argue against them. During the group stage they posted a 2-1 record in Phase 1, while in Phase 2 they took top honors, going 3-0. Not only did HAVU go 3-0, a dominant 38-round difference placed them well above MAD Lions or MiBR as well. Chaos have had a near opposite run so far, in Phase 1 they posted a 2-1 record, before falling 0-2 in Phase 2. While the value from Chaos might look nice, the match looks to be one of the toughest around for them, and they could struggle to get going. HAVU on the other hand will look to be as clean and dominant as they were for all of Phase 2, with sLowi and doto looking like contenders for tournament MVP.
HAVU Players to Target: sLowi ($13,500 Captain, $9,000 Flex), ZOREE ($12,900 Captain, $8,600 Flex)
C Players to Target: steel ($12,000 Captain, $8,000 Flex)
Orgless vs. MiBR
The second match of the day is the final Round 1 Flashpoint match, and could prove to be one of the most exciting ones of the tournament. Orgless, the exciting team of North American misfits, go up against the legendary MiBR side. MiBR were dominant in both Phase 1 and Phase 2 ending with a combined 6-1 record and a +52 round difference. Orgless, on the other hand, struggled in Phase 2, dropping out 0-2, admittedly in a tough group. If Orgless want to progress past MiBR they will need WARDELL and Subroza to step up and provide the firepower against the highly-touted Brazilian side. MiBR on the other hand need to focus on playing the way that has seen them dominate Flashpoint so far. In the end while MiBR might be favorite, Orgless could provide excellent value.
ORG Players to Target: Wardell ($11,100 Captain, $7,400 Flex), Infinite ($9,300 Captain, $6,200 Flex)
MiBR Players to Target: fer ($12,300 Captain, $8,200 Flex), kNgV ($10,500 Captain, $7,000 Flex)
Evil Geniuses vs. Team Liquid
The final match of the day is in ESL Pro League North America and features the two top teams in North America squaring off for a spot in the Grand Finals. While Team Liquid come in as the betting favorite, Evil Geniuses ended the group on the same 3-2 record and narrowly lost the head to head 2-1. Team Liquid will be looking for superstars EliGE and NAF to be the difference maker in what should be an incredibly close game. Evil Geniuses on the other hand will know that they need a full team performance to take down Team Liquid. That said Evil Geniuses could offer some of the best value of the round if they pull off the upset; a team that's built around a full team performance could exploit the weaker individual members of Team Liquid, such as Stewie2k. The match should be incredibly tight, going all the way to Map 3 should almost be expected.
EG Players to Target: CeRq ($9,900 Captain, $6,600 Flex), Ethan ($8,400 Captain, $5,600 Flex)
TL Players to Target: EliGE ($12,600 Captain, $8,400 Flex), NAF ($10,800 Captain, $7,200 Flex)
