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Osaka Major playoff preview

door Goose12 november 2026Ga naar de reacties

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Playoffs are just around the corner in Osaka. Many tournament favorites made it, while there was much heartbreak at the end of Swiss with Weibo, LOS, and 100 Thieves failing at the final hurdle. Team Liquid finally look back in form as they lay their eyes on the defending champions, DarkZero. Falcons look for their first championship, starting with a hot Geekay. M80, after getting revenge against the NAL Stage 2 champs, look to take down a formidable VP. FaZe look to continue their reign in Rainbow Six while G2 look to upset the Brazilian giants.


This is your Osaka Major playoff preview.

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VP VS M80

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M80 and Virtus.pro go up against each other in a rematch of the promotion game in Swiss. Virtus.pro beat M80 2-0 in that match with both maps going 7-5. One of the upper hands VP had on M80 that game was putting up a better attack. M80’s attacks were very solid, getting three rounds on each map, but it was VP who bettered them with four attacking wins on each map. This is especially surprising as the first map, Kafe, is not only the North Americans' map pick but also one of their strongest maps in recent history. One would hope going into this quarterfinal match that the American squad would have cleaned up on some of their mistakes and can put up a more competitive attack strategy.


LIQUID VS DARKZERO

The reigning major champions and legacy Brazilian squad faced off in the first round of Swiss earlier this event, with Liquid taking it 7-2 on Clubhouse after a fantastic attack half started putting up four rounds. Clubhouse has been a mixed bag for the major champs. They have played it four times this event, winning it twice vs

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, but losing it twice vs Liquid and then G2. Now with a Bo3 ahead of both teams, this will give more wiggle room for DarkZero to avoid playing that map against the Brazilians. Will that be enough for the North Americans? That is the real question, as with the struggles they have had, they will not have as many opportunities to make those same mistakes against a Liquid team that went flawless in Swiss and looks to be at full power.


FALCONS VS GEEKAY

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This is the first time the Falcons and Geekay will meet since their match in the grand final in Stage 2 of the EML. Falcons went on a flawless run in Swiss winning all of their games, not only not dropping a map, but also beating FaZe. For Geekay, it was a rougher journey having to make it to playoffs in the final round of Swiss, where they were able to eventually beat LOS 2-0. While Falcons may have won the head-to-head and look to be the strong favorites, it's Falcons who have much to prove, as most recently at EWC they bottomed out at 9th while their EML counterparts were able to place 3rd. Odds can only get you so far in Siege, so while they may be in favor of Falcons, will they be able to stop the momentum that Geekay have built behind them?


FAZE VS G2

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The match everyone's been waiting for—well, we did already see it in round one of Swiss with FaZe making quick work of G2, winning on Border 7-2. One would hope that for a historic matchup, a Bo3 will bring the best out of both teams. The real question is if G2’s best performance is even enough to beat FaZe. Ever since picking up Stompn early last year, the historic squad hasn't really been able to net any real, meaningful results. They made the finals in Salt Lake but lost to the eventual grand finalist Shopify Rebellion in the quarterfinals of playoffs and failed to make the EWC this year. On the other hand, FaZe were able to make both events; after a loss in the semifinals of Salt Lake to the eventual major champions DarkZero, the Brazilian squad came back to win EWC and reclaimed their throne. Noticeably enough, the top two rated players in the competition face off, with Cyber in 2nd at a 1.31 rating and in 1st Stompn, beating out arguably the best player in the world with a 1.32 rating. Calling this a clash of the titans is an understatement, but G2 has all the makings of a championship roster. Will it simply be just talk, or will the superstar squad finally get the job done against one of the greatest rosters our esport has ever seen?