With the conclusion of day two of the RO24 group stage, the final 12 competitors in the IEM Katowice playoff bracket have been determined.

Group C was predicted to be chaotic from the outlook, but few would have expected Bunny to rise above the fray to finish in first place and seize a direct ticket to the quarterfinals. The Team NV Terran was the only player in the group to achieve a 4-1 record, losing his only series to Zest. Unfortunately for Zest, he suffered two more losses to Lambo and HeroMarine, and was eliminated from the group stages in what is most likely to be his final major event. With Zest out of the running, it was instead HeroMarine and Trap who claimed the 2nd and 3rd place spots in the group. In an amusing turn of events, Big Gabe actually finished the group with the best map differential despite only going 3-2 in matches.

Defending IEM World Champion Reynor topped Group D, besting fellow championship favorite Maru on his way to a 5-0 finish. While Reynor didn’t achieve the perfect 10-0 map score of Serral from Group B, the overall quality of his gameplay made it abundantly clear that he’s in championship form. While Maru was pegged as the tournament favorite beforehand, he had a surprisingly tough go of things in the group. Besides losing to Reynor, he also gave up a loss to underdog Zoun and finished with a modest +3 map differential. Group D had a minor upset in the race for the 3rd place spot, with Zoun able to edge out Clem for the final playoff ticket. After going 0-4 against Maru and Reynor to start, Clem needed every possible win to have a chance at reaching the playoffs. While he mounted a great comeback with wins against Zoun and Scarlett, a heartbreaking loss to ByuN sealed his elimination.

IEM Katowice continues with the RO12 and RO8 rounds of the playoffs on Saturday, Feb 26 10:45am GMT (GMT+00:00).