IEM Dallas' best-of-one round is now over with Group B winning the first round of competition. ENCE, FaZe, and Cloud9 all passed their initial tests and advanced to the upper bracket; Liquid, the only team with a favorable record on paper, lost their first game.
The second group of matches began with victory from ENCE and FaZe, and while ENCE had an easy day against a Complexity team without their top player. Meanwhile, AWPer Hkon "hallzerk" Fjaerli and Faze had to work harder, to stay out of the lowest bracket. Finn "karrigan" Andersen and his team only managed an 8-7 half after a sluggish first period on the T side. Evil Geniuses took the lead early in the second half after winning the pistol round. To stay in the higher group, they eventually found their form, winning 19-17 in overtime. The four winners of Group B will compete for playoff positions in the higher bracket in the next round, while the other four clubs will be eliminated.