Crew Falcons and Astralis safe playoffs, NAVI knocked out

MOUZ, Astralis, FURIA and Crew Falcons have turn out to be the primary 4 groups to safe a spot within the IEM Chengdu 2025 playoffs.

The 4 groups secured a spot within the higher bracket finals of Teams A and B, guaranteeing a spot within the subsequent part of the match.

After opening its IEM Chengdu marketing campaign with a victory over NAVI, Astralis regarded to maintain its momentum going towards The MongolZ.

A back-and-forth Nuke went in favour of the Danish facet, with Emil ‘Magisk’ Reif persevering with to excel with two essential clutches on assault and defence.

Inferno was one other hotly contested map, with the Astralis assault making the distinction within the second half to safe a 13-8 win and a 2-0 sweep.

With playoffs secured, Astralis takes on Crew Falcons within the higher bracket ultimate to find out which group begins their playoff run within the semifinals.

Following a slim 2-1 defeat to Astralis in its opening Group A match, NAVI regarded to remain alive within the decrease bracket with a victory over HEROIC.

A powerful attacking show within the second half of Nuke was sufficient to safe a 13-8 win, placing NAVI on the verge of advancing to the following spherical.

HEROIC responded with a 13-8 win of its personal on Historic, with a dominant offensive technique proving the distinction within the second half.

The third and ultimate map on Inferno was one other shut contest. Just like Historic, HEROIC’s assault made the distinction, profitable seven rounds within the second half to safe a 13-8 win and a 2-1 sequence victory, sending NAVI out of the match.

Elsewhere in Group A, paiN Gaming stored its playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory over TYLOO.

Crew Falcons and Crew Spirit headlined day two of IEM Chengdu 2025, with two of the world’s greatest groups battling it out to safe a playoff place on the earliest alternative.

Falcons’ Mud II defence shone by way of in map one, scoring a cushty 13-6 win to kick off the sequence.

Crew Spirit regarded to bounce again on Historic, ending the primary half with a 9-3 benefit due to the firepower of Dmitriy ‘sh1ro‘ Sokolov, who managed to halt any offensive play from Crew Falcons.

Regardless of the wholesome first-half lead, Crew Falcons managed to cut back the deficit and power additional time. Ilya ‘m0NESY’ Osipov‘s exact AWPing stored the momentum in favour of Crew Falcons, racing to a 16-13 win to earn its place within the playoffs.

The Saudi Arabian organisation will face Astralis within the higher bracket ultimate of Group A.

Within the decrease bracket, the Chinese language facet of Lynn Imaginative and prescient Gaming continued its run with a shock 2-1 victory over 3DMAX.

With the second day of matches concluded, day three is the final likelihood for the remaining groups to e-book a spot within the playoffs.

The schedule for November fifth, 2025, is as follows:

The winners of each matches advance to the decrease bracket ultimate, with the winner securing the third and ultimate playoff place.

Followers can tune into the remaining Group Stage video games throughout ESL’s Twitch and YouTube channels.