PGL Major Playoff Bracket Set: NAVI And Vitality To Face In Quarters

Following the conclusion of the Legends Stage of PGL Major Stockholm, the eight teams that will head to the Avicii Arena and play in front of a live audience in Sweden have been determined, and the bracket has been set.

The two teams that advanced with flawless records from the Swiss stage will head up opposite sides of the single-elimination, best-of-three bracket, which will kick off with a match between Heroic and Virtus.pro on Thursday.

s1mple will look to finally claim a Major title in Stockholm

G2 will then take on the last team that advanced from the group stage, NIP, while Friday will see the clash of Gambit and FURIA — one where the CIS side will truly be tested, playing in front of a 16,000-strong crowd after being one of the most dominant teams during the online era.

The final quarter-final series is easily the most appealing of the set, featuring a brawl between Aleksandr “⁠s1mple⁠” Kostyliev and Mathieu “⁠ZywOo⁠” Herbaut as the tournament favorites, Natus Vincere, take on Vitality. s1mple‘s side will have their work cut out for them as, if they beat Vitality, their path to the Major title looks formidable, with possible match-ups against Gambit, G2, or NIP awaiting in ensuing rounds.