CB NationsCup XV reaches playoffs
By: Nix0n
Time: 2012-03-17 17:23
Game: Counter-Strike 1.6

ClanBase has released the matchups for the NationsCup XV playoffs, twenty-four teams have been cut down to twelve, who will now play best-of-three matchups to determine the season winner.

The group stage came to a close yesterday when Sweden defeated Russia, meaning the time has come to move on to the playoffs. The playoffs will be played best-of-three maps in a single elimination bracket, with the teams finishing first in their groups receiving a BYE in the first round.

Last season's winners from France did not make the cut to the playoffs as finishing fifth in their group, so a new champion will be found this season. Three out of four Scandinavian nations topped their group, Norway in group A, Sweden in group B and Finland in group D. Ukraine topped group C, in front of Slovakia and Poland.

ClanBase today announced the bracket for the playoffs and the teams will schedule the matches themselves, so expect to see the first matches from next week already. The matchups for round one are as follows:

Norway vs. BYE
Russia vs. Netherlands
Denmark vs. Slovakia
Finland vs. BYE
Ukraine vs. BYE
Portugal vs. UK
Poland vs. Bulgaria
Sweden vs. BYE

Click here to view the bracket and you will obviously be able to follow all of the matches right here on HLTV.org.


gl Netherlands
2012-03-17 17:24:12
Thanks! :p we'll need it, tough draw ;(
2012-03-17 19:28:42
Go Go BULGARIA!
2012-03-17 17:24:13
gl BG Lions!!!!!
2012-03-17 17:24:16
Very very very hard match against Poland, but you can do it. GO BULGARIA !
2012-03-17 17:52:31
POLSKAAA <3
2012-03-17 17:24:27
by: Sal2k
#6
gl swedes :D
2012-03-17 17:24:44
Russia vs Netherlands
It would be a great mtach if we got a good line-up for both
2012-03-17 17:25:12
hoochR vs chrisJ :P
2012-03-18 19:19:40
gl bulgaria
but SWEDEN>all :D
2012-03-17 17:26:02
Sweden vs Poland?
2012-03-17 17:28:42
no, Poland vs. Bulgaria
Sweden goes to second stage.
2012-03-17 17:48:58
Obviously Poland will defeat Bulgaria, then, Sweden vs Poland
2012-03-17 18:07:24
So Poland vs. Ukraine next
2012-03-17 18:43:01
Ukraine were the luckiest in the draw ;)
2012-03-17 17:30:20
gl BULGARIA : )
2012-03-17 17:31:22
GO GO BYE GO GO
2012-03-17 17:32:43
Go Norway :)!
2012-03-17 17:34:07
by: uno1
#18
Nicky you are top joker :D .. why you changed playoff ? :).. First we MUST play matches and other teams not, now this...This is really shit
2012-03-17 17:34:49
How can you say that I changed something!? Nobody changed anything...playoff tree layout has been like that for years. You should have just checked the rules which you obviously didn't.

2012
http://clanbase.ggl.com/rules.php?lid=12505#chap_1..

2011
http://clanbase.ggl.com/rules.php?lid=11637#chap_1..

2010
http://clanbase.ggl.com/rules.php?lid=10148#chap_1..

2009
http://clanbase.ggl.com/rules.php?lid=8336#chap_73..

etc etc

I really can't understand how can you even post something like that in public...
2012-03-17 20:40:50
sorry man, but you wrote me that we go to play against group Russia/UK/SWE ..You also wrote it to match Poland vs. Spain and you deleted it (5days ago man) . So i really dont understand this one :)
2012-03-18 12:29:08
Rules are there from the start of the cup (and can't be changed, and I can't change), so just read it.
2012-03-18 14:10:04
But why you wrote it :o ?
2012-03-18 14:12:06
no ANSWER
2012-03-20 10:35:02
Slovak <3
2012-03-17 17:37:25
GL BYE :D
2012-03-17 17:37:38
+++
2012-03-18 22:58:05
It will be a great match against UK :)
2012-03-17 17:37:59
bad draw for bulgarians.. but still would be nice to watch! HF !
2012-03-17 17:44:11
gl ru :D
2012-03-17 17:44:23
'BYE' means that there wont be match to Sweden, Norway etc?

Russia, Denmark, Poland, Portugal =)
2012-03-17 17:44:29
Yes.
2012-03-17 17:46:04
ty
2012-03-17 20:35:29
GL UK and NL, the rest should be pretty straightforward.
2012-03-17 17:45:11
gl Sweden :)
2012-03-17 17:45:17
Neo > All
2012-03-17 17:47:13
GO PORTUGAL!
2012-03-17 17:50:40
gl SVK
2012-03-17 17:51:52
by: spi-
#35
fail by germany :/
2012-03-17 17:52:13
GO DK!!!
2012-03-17 17:54:04
GOGO UK :)
2012-03-17 17:55:11
GL NETHERLANDS AND UKRAINE
2012-03-17 17:56:39
gl Slovakia :)
2012-03-17 17:56:50
Good luck UK and Slovakia!
2012-03-17 17:58:57
Gl Portugal :D
2012-03-17 17:59:14
When?
2012-03-17 18:02:16
Round 1:

Russia > Netherlands
Denmark > Slovakia
Portugal > UK
Poland > Bulgaria

Round 2:

Russia > Norway
Finland > Denmark
Ukraine > Portugal
Poland > Sweden

Semi-Finals:

Russia > Finland
Poland > Ukraine

Final:

Poland > Russia

xD
2012-03-17 18:05:55
norway>russia :)
2012-03-17 18:10:24
UK > Portugal :)
2012-03-17 18:17:44
Poland < Sweden
Wake up fanboy.
2012-03-17 18:30:15
Poland > Sweden? Whaaaat...
2012-03-17 18:31:23
Poland < Sweden !
Poland < Slovakia !
Poland is not "ESC" !
Welcome to reality !
2012-03-17 18:35:36
75% of the Polish team is ESC. In losing matches of group play substitutes.
2012-03-17 18:45:41
And Sweden is not it ? Infants ? ... trololol
2012-03-17 18:49:35
NEO and Kuben is substitute?
2012-03-17 21:00:32
nice, slovakia won one unimportant match on the internet and now some shit heads try to flame
2012-03-17 21:46:06
Slovakia 20:10 Spain
Slovakia 20:10 Poland

you know :) ONE "unimportant"

2012-03-18 10:42:15
calm down gentlemen o_O
2012-03-19 17:24:16
lol, try not to jizz in your pants, dude :D
2012-03-20 09:34:46
Poland>Sweden
Finland>Denmark
joke? =D
2012-03-17 20:36:41
lol
2012-03-28 20:37:47
gl slovakia
2012-03-17 18:10:39
Netherlands And Norway Good Luck...
2012-03-17 18:17:27
BYE > norway.
2012-03-17 18:21:50
Finland easy
2012-03-17 18:28:27
go PORTUGAL! <3
2012-03-17 18:35:09
GL SLOVAKIA!!!!!
2012-03-17 18:36:43
Sweden ftw !
2012-03-17 18:36:52
Norway ftw!
2012-03-17 18:39:30
"Three out of four Scandinavian nations topped their group, Norway in group A, Sweden in group B and Finland in group D."

Finland isn't Scandinavian..? Should've used Nordic instead.
2012-03-17 18:45:34
yarr
2012-03-18 19:11:28
GL Chrisj
2012-03-17 18:46:35
gl BYE
2012-03-17 18:50:47
Gl UK

Gl Suffz
2012-03-17 18:54:02
GL PORTUGAL :D
2012-03-17 18:57:17
UK!
2012-03-17 19:07:14
slovakia
2012-03-17 19:21:29
POL > BUL
2012-03-17 19:21:30
Slovakia will surprise them all :D
2012-03-17 19:40:28
gl denmark & russia
2012-03-17 20:22:47
GL RUSSIA
2012-03-17 21:13:44
SLOVAKIA!!
2012-03-17 22:38:55
And the Brazil??????
2012-03-17 23:18:22
LEFT SIDE
2012-03-17 23:52:40
"three out of four Scandinavian nations topped their group"

Finland is not a part of scandinavia! Scandinavia is Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
2012-03-18 00:02:47
gl RUSSIA
2012-03-18 00:31:49
gl SVK
2012-03-18 02:15:19
cmooon SLOVAKIA !!!
2012-03-18 10:43:01
gogogogogo Poland, polish power!
GL!
2012-03-18 12:46:21
no
2012-03-28 20:33:10
Cy@ portugal
2012-03-18 13:13:08
GL Slovakia!
2012-03-18 14:00:05
BYE > ALL
2012-03-18 22:58:20
GL Svk
2012-03-19 13:25:23
by: jz-
#115
Gl netherlands :D
2012-03-19 23:59:10
will be announced HLTV IP for todays (28th march) match Denmark vs Finland?
2012-03-28 20:03:30
gj
2012-03-28 20:32:53

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