1w Team ended their 1win Essence III campaign with a win, beating Froglings 2:1 in the last Group D match on Saturday night at 23:15. It was not enough to keep the team in the tournament.
The three-team group finished with every side on one win and one loss. Froglings and Team Spirit advanced on game difference, while 1w Team finished third with a 2-3 record in games and were eliminated.
Earlier in the group, 1w Team lost 0:2 to Team Spirit on Thursday. The series against Froglings went the distance, and one of the three games lasted more than 72 minutes.
Froglings and Team Spirit now move on to the upper bracket quarterfinals of the double-elimination playoffs. Froglings face LEGION and Team Spirit play LGD on Sunday. 1w Team's run in the $200,000 Tier 1 event is over.