These two teams arrive in the 1-1 pool through almost identical routes. Both lost to GamerLegion in the opening round, and both responded with victories over SINNERS to keep their Stage 2 hopes alive. FlyQuest needed overtime to get past SINNERS before falling short against GamerLegion, while NRG recovered from their own opening defeat by comfortably handling SINNERS.

This feels like one of the more evenly matched series of Round 3. FlyQuest have enough experience and firepower to trouble almost anyone in Stage 1, with players like nettik and jks capable of taking over maps when given space. However, NRG have looked slightly more organized throughout the tournament. Their victories tend to come from strong team play rather than individual heroics, which is often valuable in longer best-of-three series. If Grim and oSee perform at their usual level, NRG should have enough consistency to edge a competitive matchup that could easily require all three maps.