IS Cup 4 Playoffs: The Final Four

NHLGamers,

Even though there were three sweeps, the IS Cup 4 playoff-quarterfinals provided us some exciting one goal and overtime games. This time around, two of the four lower seeded teams made it to the next stage, documenting the parity atop the European scene. AND: The four remaining teams have paved their way all the way to the live event at GameXpo next weekend!

The GameXpo event is held at Messukeskus in Helsinki, Finland between 15.-17.11.2019. The event includes all kinds of gaming an esports with the IS Cup 4 final event being one of the big tournaments. Head over to the GameXpo 2019 website for more info and tickets.

Please note that the schedule for the IS Cup 4 playoffs is as follows:

Round 1: 28.10 - 30.10
Round 2: 31.10 - 3.11
Quarterfinals: 4.11 - 6.11
Semifinals & Finals @ GameXpo: 15-16.11

Here are the matchups for the quarterfinals:

(1)  HAVU Gaming vs. Butterfly Effect  (6)
(2)  Delusion vs. FILADELPHIA  (5)

We reached out to a player from each finalist team for some comments about how they feel going into the final weekend:

@willekunq (Defenseman for HAVU Gaming): "I expect tight games. It's nice to see everyone again and just have fun!“

@jergelii (Center for Butterfly Effect): "HAVU is a very familiar team for us, there´s basically no tournament without this matchup in the semifinals. So I´m expecting tight games. I think we will see a low-scoring series and tight defensive battles in both ends."

@ICappeI (Goaltender for Delusion): "I expect a tough matchup. We're facing an experienced team with players that have a winning mentality. I've played Eki in the last two live events I've been at and it will be important for us to shut him down. I have confidence in my team and we'll do everything we can to beat them. This time I want to leave Finland as a winner!"

@Eki (Forward for FILADELPHIA): "We know what to expect from Delusion. They have four players from the old Symphony team we beat in the FCL semifinal. And of course, Janzuh who played for us for many seasons and with some of us for years. We will have to play well to beat them, but I'm always confident in my team, especially on LAN."

We would like to wish all of the teams good luck for the live event! Feel free to let us know your predictions in the comments!