ESL Los Angeles EU & CIS: Virtus.pro in Playoffs, B8 Eliminated
ESL Los Angeles EU & CIS: Virtus.pro in Playoffs, B8 Eliminated
With only two days remaining for the group stage of ESL One Los Angeles 2020 – Online: Europe & CIS, Virtus.pro have become the first team to guarantee themselves a place in the playoffs upper bracket, while B8 have lost their chances to advance to the next stage.
Virtus.pro have won six series in a row – yesterday they defeated Nigma (2-0), while earlier they managed to outplay OG (2-0), Vikin.gg (2-0), Cyber Legacy (2-0), Gambit Esports (2-1) and HellRaisers (2-1). In their last series they will face B8, who currently have the worse score in the group – they managed to win only one series against HellRaisers (1-2), and lost all remaining matches. The series between the teams will begin at 4:00 PM UK Time on April 16th, however it will have no effect on the group standings.
Current Group A Standings:
| 1. | Virtus.pro | 6-0 | 12-2 |
| 2. | OG | 4-2 | 9-5 |
| 3. | Vikin.gg | 4-2 | 8-6 |
| 4. | Team Nigma | 3-3 | 6-7 |
| 5. | Gambit Esports | 2-4 | 7-8 |
| 6. | HellRaisers | 2-4 | 6-9 |
| 7. | Cyber Legacy | 2-4 | 6-10 |
| 8. | B8 | 1-5 | 4-11 |
Earlier Team Liquid from Group B also lost their chance to advance to the next stage.
The event’s group stage will conclude on April 16th, determining eight participants of the double-elimination playoffs bracket. The grand finals of the tournament will be played as a best-of-five series on April 19th, its winner will claim $60,000.