four are slouches, though, as they are competent teams that will surely put up a fight. Str8, however, didn't get off to the best start, as it was swept by Liquid in a lopsided match that included a 100-1 win in Game 3 Strongholds for Liquid.

Str8 was then sent to the lower bracket to face Splyce, and from the start, it was looking as though the North American hopefuls would be decimated by their fellow Americans. Splyce rushed out to a quick 2-0 lead in the series before Str8 rattled off three straight rounds on the back of some ridiculous slaying from Jonathan "Renegade" Willette. While Splyce forced a Game 7, Str8 won a tight Slayer round to move into the lower bracket semifinals.

Rounding out the top fouris Team EnVyUs, a team that many had pegged as the second best coming into the weekend. After a less-than-stellar opening day, nV was forced to come all the way from Round 1 of the lower bracket to try and break into the grand finals. Despite being in the lower bracket, nV showed off why many hold this team in such high regards by not dropping a single game in three series against Supremacy, TMMT Crowd Pleasers and Luminosity Gaming. With Austin "Mikwen" McCleary leading this team with such strong overall play, nV is riding a ton of momentum going into its lower bracket semifinal matchup against Str8.

The stage is now set for what is sure to be an action packed day filled with its fair share of