Meet Your Makers will not advance to the playoffs, as the rules state round difference determines which team goes through in the event of a tie on points.

As WeMade FOX managed to beat TyLoo 19-11 on de_train in the last match of the group stage, it secured the South Koreans their second win, putting them on level with the Russians in terms of points. Normally the deciding factor is the match between the two tied teams, which MYM won 17-13 on de_tuscan.

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However, the rules in the e-Stars Seoul rulebook state different. They explain that the deciding factor is based on the round difference, in which WeMade FOX had +14, while MYM had -10.

"We are very dissapointed with this, the rules are not fair, but rules are rules." - Said Dmitry "hooch" Bogdanov about the situation.

The e-Stars Seoul 2010 rulebook states the following:

Score in this case is referring to points.

This means that WeMade FOX will progress to the playoffs, where they will face fnatic. The second semi-final will see TyLoo and Frag eXecutors clash.