Following a 2-0 victory for Empire over Speed Gaming, the ESP Shock Therapy Upper and Lower Bracket Finals will commence at 16:00 CET and 19:00 CET respectively.
After a crushing 2-0 loss for Speed Gaming, the Empire powerhouse moves on to the Lower Bracket Finals of ESP Shock Therapy which will begin at 19:00 CET after the Upper Bracket Finals between the two American teams Team Liquid and SADBOYS at 16:00 CET on February 4th.
Empire is currently on a rampage through the Lower Bracket going 2-0 against both Fnatic and Speed Gaming. Their loss to Team Liquid in the Upper Bracket could mean a rematch following the Upper Bracket Finals, or a run in with the tournaments newest team SADBOYS, featuring Fear, Universe, Arteezy, Zai, and Peterpandam. Team Liquid and SADBOYS recently went head to head with Team Liquid coming out on top 2-0, giving SADBOYS a chance for revenge.
Prior to Speed Gaming and Empires fall to the Lower Brackets, both RoX.KiS and Sigma International were eliminated from the tournament without a single win. eHug and Fnatic were eliminated shortly thereafter by Speed Gaming and Empire.
The tournament brackets are as follows:
