The rosters of Astralis and 3DMAX secured their spots in the playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 19. They advanced to the upper bracket final of Group A, where they will face off for the top seed in the next stage of the tournament.
In the upper bracket semifinals, Astralis prevailed over FaZe (13:11 on Ancient and 13:9 on Nuke), while 3DMAX proved stronger than Fnatic (13:5 on Anubis and 13:10 on Ancient). The defeated teams dropped to the lower bracket.
Additionally, during the previous gaming day, the initial matches of the lower bracket took place. Virtus.pro sent SAW to the lower bracket (13:3 on Overpass and 13:11 on Vertigo), while Eternal Fire defeated Imperial (10:13 on Mirage, 13:4 on Anubis, and 13:9 on Inferno).
Tomorrow, April 25, the pairs of the lower bracket quarterfinals of Group A will play: FaZe vs. Virtus.pro and Fnatic vs. Eternal Fire. The match in the lower bracket, SAW vs. Imperial, will take place on April 26, and the upper bracket final, where Astralis and 3DMAX will clash, is scheduled for April 27.
The current Group A bracket is as follows:
