Four teams open the lower bracket this weekend. Three are eliminated by June 1 — and the two regular-season leaders are among those fighting to stay alive. Three are eliminated by June 1 — and the two regular-season leaders are among those fighting to stay alive.
Both now sit in the lower bracket. Team Vitality went 8-1 and Karmine Corp went 7-2 across seven weeks — then each lost their opening playoff series and dropped to the elimination side of the draw. This weekend, they start the climb back, and most of the field does not survive it.
Where the bracket stands
is already through. , then edged — booking the grand final on June 7 and the first of two spots that carry qualification to MSI 2026. , the No. 4 seed, swept Vitality 3-0 before losing to G2. They drop only as far as the lower bracket final on June 6.
