Check out our recap of the Wildcard playoffs here.

ROUND 1

MVP.Phoenix vs. NewBee: 1-0

The first round of the groupstage sees the first upset as well! Korean team MVP.Phoenix slay the TI4 champions NewBee with their signature Warlock!

Invictus Gaming vs. LGD-Gaming: 1-0

A smart draft by iG with an all ranged line-up together with a Drow Ranger and a weak performance by LGD secure iG their first victory.

TongFu vs. Rave: 0-1

Rave crush their Chinese adversaries with an aggressive and teamfight orientated line-up, giving them no space to catch a break.

ROUND 2

Vici Gaming vs. Evil Geniuses: 0-1

Both teams picked unusual drafts, as Vici opted for a midlane Dazzle and EG relied on a carry Lone Druid. EG's draft worked out a lot better and quickly gained the upper hand and left no doubt about their victory.

Cloud 9 vs. HyperGloryTeaM: 1-0

The North-American representative takes down Wildcard team HGT with an aggressive style. A dual-offlane with Omniknight and Batrider give the Chinese a hard time and the coordination from C9 secure them the first victory.

CDEC-Gaming vs. EHOME: 1-0

A lot of back and forth ensued after EHOME gained an early lead but CDEC fought their way back and proved to be superior in both teamfights and map presence.

ROUND 3

Big God vs. Team Secret: 0-1

A stale game in which Secret took objective after objective, while Big God tried to avoid direct encounters. Despite a 4-man Echo and RP, Big God could not take down the tanky line-up of Secret.

Rave vs. LGD-Gaming: 0-1

LGD-Gaming took an early advantage and Rave did not find the opening to come back into the game despite a farmed Legion Commander. LGD slowly but steadily took objectives and teamfights and never let any doubt come up about their dominance.

Natus Vincere vs. Hellraisers: 0-1

Hellraisers picked themselves a very aggressive line-up and showed that the weak performance in Kiev was just a fluke and they are here to raise hell with their full squad. Non-stop aggression and multiple stolen Reverse Polarities was too much for Na`Vi to handle as they took a beating.

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