FPX eliminated as Fantasyexpo Spring Cup reaches playoffs

The European roster missed out on a playoff spot following a 10-16 defeat to LDLC.

FunPlus Phoenix are out of contention for a spot in the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown after falling in back-to-back match-ups to LDLC in the Fantasyexpo Spring Cup.

After an initial defeat to LDLC on Inferno in the Group B opening match, Martin "⁠STYKO⁠" Styk and company fought past the Polish side of Pompa to set up a rematch against the Frenchmen, but were ultimately unable claim revenge as they were felled 10-16 on Nuke.

The European troupe were the highest ranked side in attendance in the regional BLAST qualifier, followed by MOUZ, who were themselves eliminated from contention on Tuesday following losses to PACT and DBL PONEY, a French team featuring Nathan "⁠NBK-⁠" Schmitt and Alexandre "⁠bodyy⁠" Pianaro.

FPX failed to advance to the playoffs in the Fantasyexpo Spring Cup

The elimination leaves FunPlus Phoenix with no events on their calendar other than the playoffs of ESL Pro League Season 13, which they reached after finishing in third place in Group A over OG, Renegades, and BIG.

With the conclusion of the group stage, four teams are left standing in the Fantasyexpo Spring Cup, vying for the first-place prize of $25,000 and a spot at the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown. The match-ups for the single-elimination, best-of-three playoffs, which will kick off on Thursday at 15:00 , look as follows:

DBL PONEY vs. LDLC
Endpoint vs. Sprout

Nathan 'NBK-' Schmitt Age: 26 Team: DBL PONEY Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1943 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 OG #20 Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn VangsåAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenNikolaj 'niko' KristensenMateusz 'mantuu' Wilczewski Sprout #23 Timo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' HowellMarko 'kressy' ĐorđevićJosef 'faveN' BaumannFritz 'slaxz-' Dietrich Renegades #43 Simon 'Sico' WilliamsAlistair 'aliStair' JohnstonJoshua 'INS' PotterJordan 'Hatz' BajicLiam 'malta' Schembri Time is adjusted to your selected timezone MOUZ #18 Christopher 'dexter' NongDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýFrederik 'acoR' GyldstrandRobin 'ropz' KoolAurimas 'Bymas' Pipiras DBL PONEY #57 Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittAlexandre 'bodyy' PianaroLucas 'Lucky' ChastangThomas 'Djoko' PavoniAurélien 'afro' Drapier Endpoint #36 Robin 'robiin' SjögrenJoey 'CRUC1AL' SteuselMax 'MiGHTYMAX' HeathKia 'Surreal' ManShahar 'flameZ' Shushan BIG #8 Johannes 'tabseN' WodarzTizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschFlorian 'syrsoN' RischeIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşNils 'k1to' Gruhne LDLC #47 Christophe 'SIXER' XiaLambert 'Lambert' PrigentAli 'hAdji' HaïnoussBryan 'Maka' CandaNicolas 'Keoz' Dgus Alexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro Age: 24 Team: DBL PONEY Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 933 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.68 PACT #63 Jacek 'MINISE' JeziakDawid 'lunAtic' CieślakKacper 'darko' ŚcieraArek 'Vegi' NawojskiKamil 'Sobol' Sobolewski Martin 'STYKO' Styk Age: 25 Team: FunPlus Phoenix Rating 1.0: 0.99 Maps played: 1345 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.66 Pompa #84 Konrad 'koyot' HadałaMikołaj 'Miki' SzemrajDenis 'Grashog' HristovSebastian 'fr3nd' KuśmierzBartosz 'bnox' Niebisz FunPlus Phoenix #16 Jesse 'zehN' LinjalaMiikka 'suNny' KemppiMartin 'STYKO' StykPavle 'Maden' BoškovićAsger 'Farlig' Jensen