First playoffs duel, mouz vs TBH.MSI

It is playoffs time for the Germany teams in ESL Pro Series XIII – First duel is mousesports against TBH.MSI.

This weekend sees the playoffs for the ESL Pro Series XIII in Germany. The four best teams of the main round have found their way to Cologne, to participate for pride, honour and big checks.
The German giants from mousesports went through the main round with 13 wins, 1 tie and 1 loss, securing them the top stop of the main round.

Following on second place we have Alternate. The team have been going through some rough times, losing one key player as CHEF-KOCH had to focus on his studies.
Third placing team of the main round we see n!faculty claiming. The team has been a very consisting team during the main round, now it is time to show what they are worth as they face Alternate in their first match.

Fourth team coming trough is TBH.MSI. The team was fighting with mTw.de in order to secure the fourth place, but as mTw.de lost their remaining match, TBH.MSI went through.

First place take on fourth, while second face third place. This gives us following matchups for the ESL Pro Series XIII playoffs.

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Matches will be played best of three maps and the tournament structure used this time will be single elimination. The final and third placing match will be played on Sunday. Teams will be competing for pride, honour and large checks. Here is a detailed breakdown of the prize distribution.

Prize distribution

1. 15.000€
2. 8.000€
3. 5.000€
4. 1.500€

Watch the entire ESL Pro Series XIII Germany playoffs right here on HLTV.org as we will be providing you with full coverage.