The Extreme Masters IV European Championship Finals is ready to enter the relegation stage.

With Group B concluding, we up next will see the relegation stage, to determine which two teams will advance to the playoffs. As predicted, the 2009 team of the year, the Swedes from fnatic, clinched top spot of Group B. To place second came KerchNET, following their solid defeat of Alternate, while mTw managed to get a hold of the fourth place (which qualifies them for the World Championship Finals, in a match where the Danes looked to lose in the end.

ave leads mTw to the World Championship Finals

In the relegation stage, second and third place crossed from each group will be paired, playing on best-of-three match to determine who will advance to the playoffs. The relegation stage matches are as follows:

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None of the relegation stage matches will feature HLTV. An additional two matches will be played to determine 7th/8th place and 9th/10th place. 9th place finisher will be the first in line to receive invite to the World Championship Finals, should a team drop their participation. The matches will feature HLTV and matchups are as follows:

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Once these matches conclude, it will be end of the day and the next matches we will witness will be the playoff matches, being played 17:30CET and 19:45CET tomorrow, both without HLTV.