Lions and EG go through

It's been a long day one over in Beijing, at the MSI Beat IT finals, yet not without results, as we see both Lions and EG go through to the semi-finals.

Technical problems, delays, exciting matches, interesting results, group A had it all. Meanwhile EG crushed WMF with 16-5 in their last match on nuke, Lions breezed through both ATE, with 16-3 and wNv, 16-8.

The Swedes now qualify from a more than deserving first spot, having shook hands only with WMF on a tie, yet defeated EG with a confident 16-8.

Both teams will now await tomorrow's early group B matches, which sees Swedish side, fnatic, lost in a sea of East Asian teams.

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