Only four playoff spots remain in Shanghai after Legacy and Team Liquid advanced to the upper-bracket final in Group A.
Legacy, Team Liquid storm into CS Asia Championships playoffs
Legacy and Team Liquid are the first two teams to secure CS Asia Championships 2025 playoff spots, after reaching the Group A upper-bracket final.
With those spots locked in, the remaining 12 Counter-Strike teams will battle it out on Wednesday for the last four slots.
Legacy, who entered the CS Asia Championships as one of the outsiders, are now guaranteed a top-six finish and at least US$20,000 after beating Virtus.pro and 3DMAX on Tuesday.
The Brazilians started their quest for the CAC trophy with a dominant display against Virtus.pro, winning 13-2 on Mirage.
After the phenomenal performance in the first round, Bruno “latto” Rebelatto and his crew collected another big scalp when they defeated DMAX 2-.
Legacy took an early lead, winning 13-6 on Dust2. While they could not keep up on Nuke (8-13), the underdogs closed it out with a comfortable 13-6 victory on Inferno.
The win over 3DMAX is a big milestone for Legacy, who earned their first LAN playoff appearance since their miracle run at the BLAST.tv Austin Major.
Meanwhile, Team Liquid’s road to the upper-bracket final was fairly smooth. They kicked off their campaign with a 13-9 victory over GamerLegion, then added a convincing 2-0 sweep of MIBR.
The game started with a dominant display from Liquid on Mirage, which they won 13-5.
Nuke was much tighter in the first half, ending with a 7-5 lead for Liquid. However, MIBR could not crack the code on defense and lost with just five maps in their pockets.
The attention now turns to the remaining lower-bracket semifinals in Group A and a pair of Group B upper-bracket semifinals on Wednesday, October 15.
Team Liquid and Legacy will face off for a direct bye into the semifinals on Thursday. The best Counter-Strike 2 betting sites have Liquid priced as -175.44 favorites, while Legacy are +125 underdogs.
What’s next at CS Asia Championships 2025
Wednesday, October 15
- FaZe Clan (-357.14) vs B8 (+250) – 11:00 CST
- paiN Gaming (-303.03) vs Fluxo (+225) – 11:00 CST
- Fnatic (+110) vs TYLOO (-151.52) – 14:00 CST
- FUT Esports (-120.48) vs HEROIC (-120.48) – 14:00 CST
- Lynn Vision (+175) vs 3DMAX (-250) – 17:00 CST
- Virtus.pro (-111.11) vs MIBR (-125) – 17:00 CST
Thursday, October 16
- Team Liquid (-175.44) vs Legacy (+125) – 14:00 CST
Mark Prezelj
Esports Betting Analyst
Mark Prezelj is a Slovenian esports betting analyst with over 3,500 articles at EsportBet and the founder of Lines64.com — someone who has been reading odds longer than most readers have been watching esports.
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