LoL – EMEA Masters Day 3: KCB, Boostgate, BK ROG, and GIANTX Pride have secured their spot in the playoffs

Day 3 of the EMEA Masters delivered the first four teams to qualify for the playoffs: Karmine Corp Blue, Boostgate, BK ROG Esports, and GIANTX Pride. It also marked the end of the road for the first four eliminated teams: Colossal Gaming, Crvena zvezda, For The Win, and Nightbirds.

GIANTX Pride/KCB/BK ROG/Boostgate

The LFL, SuperLiga, and TCL are the first leagues to secure spots in the playoffs

The third day of competition at the EMEA Masters saw action from Groups A, B, E, and H, and already delivered the first four playoff qualifiers: Karmine Corp Blue, BoostGate Esports, BK ROG Esports, and GIANTX Pride. On the other end, four teams were eliminated from the tournament—Colossal Gaming, Crvena zvezda Esports, For The Win Esports, and NightBirds. The LFL secures both of its top seeds for the playoffs, while SuperLiga sends its second seed and the TCL locks in its first.

On Thursday, KCB (#2 LFL) made quick work of Fog Esports (#2 Arabian League), while BK ROG (#1 LFL) had a tougher time against Berlin International Gaming (#2 PRM) but ultimately closed out the series 2-1. GX Pride (#2 SuperLiga) cruised past Partizan Sangal (#2 EBL) in under an hour of total game time, and Gamespace Mediterranean College Esports (#2 HLL) eliminated Crvena zvezda (#1 EBL) in a bloody 2-0 series featuring over 80 kills.

Gentle Mates (#3 LFL) fell to BoostGate (#1 TCL) in a long best-of-three that went the distance, while ULF Esports (#3 TCL) won the do-or-die match against Colossal (#1 LIT). Los Heretics (#3 SuperLiga) bounced back from their Day 1 loss to eliminate FTW (#2 LPLOL), and StormMedia FMS (#2 RL) knocked out Nightbirds (#1 HM) after a full three-game series.

On Friday, four teams will qualify for playoffs, and four will be eliminated

Friday will see four crucial qualification matches for a spot in the playoffs: Geekay (#1 Arabian League) faces NORD Esports (#2 NLC), SuperLiga champions Barça eSports take on NLC champions Los Ratones, GnG Amazigh (#3 AL) go up against Misa Esports (#2 TCL), and CGN Esports (#1 PRM) clash with eSuba (#2 HM).

EMEA Masters Spring Day 4 Schedule. Credit: Sheep Esports

On the elimination side, four teams will see their tournament run end: Axolotl (#2 LIT) face Kaufland Hangry Knights (#3 PRM), Team Phantasma (#1 HLL) go up against Zero Tenacity (#1 RL), GMBLERS ESPORTS (#3 LIT) meet ZenniT (#1 ROL), and mCon esports (#2 ROL) take on FlameHard (#1 LPLOL).

Header photo credit: GIANTX/Karmine Corp/BK ROG/BoostGate