All matches that will take place on May 3 as part of the playoff stage of the ESL One Berlin Major 2023 championship have been determined. There will be three bo3 matches on that day.
The third game day of the Berlin Major playoffs will begin with PSG.LGD and Talon Esports facing off in the lower bracket. The match starts at 13:00 GMT+3. The Chinese team started the playoffs with a loss to Tundra Esports, before dropping to the losers bracket. Talon were initially placed in the lower bracket.
The next match is a confrontation between Gaimin Gladiators and OG - it starts at 16:25. Anton dyrachyo Shkredov's squad continues to dominate the major with five victories and three draws in Group A, and they beat Team Spirit without a chance in the upper bracket playoffs. OG have two substitutions at this championship, but in spite of this, show a good game. Bozрidar bzn Bogdanov has already knocked Team Liquid into the losers bracket.
9 Padnas vs Tundra will conclude the game day in an upper bracket match for the final. In the first round of the winners bracket, the teams defeated Shopify Rebellion and PSG.LGD, respectively. In Group B, Tundra had six wins and two draws, while 9 Pandas had two wins and six draws.
The winners of the matches will advance to the next stages of the playoffs, and then there will be a one-day break. The games will continue in a German arena on May 5. The teams will play at the Velodrom stadium in front of the spectators.
Recall that after the second day of the playoffs, Team Spirit, Xtreme Gaming and Shopify Rebellion left the Berlin major. The teams were ranked 9-12 at the tournament and were left without prize money or DPC points, which are needed to qualify for The International 12.
ESL One Berlin Major 2023 takes place in Berlin, Germany, April 26-May 7. Eighteen teams from around the world are fighting for $500,000 in prize money and 2,700 DPC points.