In order to secure a place in the BetBoom Playlist Urbanistic grand final, Cloud9 defeated GODSENT by a score of 2-0. The winners of the MOUZ vs. FORZE encounter, which is scheduled for Sunday at 19:30, will be their opponents in the championship game. Due to the postponement of their match against the French team, Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov and company were invited directly to the tournament's quarterfinals and made the most of it by beating Falcons and GODSENT in a single day of play.
After on their amazing performance at ESL Pro League S17, where they overcame teams like G2, Outsiders, and MOUZ to get to the championship match, Cloud9 is currently considered the favourites to win the tournament. They had an easier time winning the $165,000 top prize since several of the favourites, such as Virtus.pro and BIG, were ousted in the quarterfinal round due to shocks.