magic vs BIG at Stake Ranked Episode 5 Playoffs

Match Breakdown

TheMongolz and PARIVISION both ended recent playoff runs for magic and BIG, but BIG went further at Private Club #2. Both teams lost 2-0 to PARIVISION in the upper bracket; magic then fell 2-0 to TheMongolz in the lower-bracket quarterfinals, while BIG reached the lower-bracket final before losing 2-1 to the same opponent. BIG had beaten TheMongolz 2-0 in the upper-bracket semifinals.

The teams meet on 27 October in upper-bracket quarterfinal 2 of the Episode 5 playoffs. Both have won three of their last ten matches, although BIG collected two victories at Private Club #2 compared with magic’s one. magic’s win came against Liquid, whom they beat 2-0 between their defeats to PARIVISION and TheMongolz.

Their head-to-head record is level at one win apiece. BIG won 2-0 in April, before magic returned the score in a Beijing Global Qualifier playoff match in September. The winner of this quarterfinal advances to upper-bracket semifinal 1 on 28 October.