Meanwhile, K27 fe left the tournament at the bottom of the table.

zAAz ended the day as the player with the highest rating in the tournament, reaching 1.57 across 2 maps.

The first match day of ESL Impact League Season 6 Finals in Stockholm, Sweden ended with 6 BO1 matches and 1 BO3 match held. FURIA fe and Imperial fe qualified for the playoffs thanks to two consecutive BO1 victories, while K27 fe became the first team to be eliminated from the tournament.

In Group A, Imperial fe took the top spot by defeating rival NAVI Javelins on the Nuke map thanks to an excellent half of the match on the CT side. Then, with Zainab "zAAz" Turkie's top performance of 1.70 rating, they overcame the difficult Fluxo Demons on the Ancient map.

In Group B, FURIA fe took the top spot with overwhelming victories over K27 fe and BIG EQUIPA on maps Anubis and Nuke. The duo Izabella "izaa" Galle and Karina "kaahSENSEI" Takahashi are the bright stars of the Brazilian team, ending the day with ratings of 1.52 and 1.33 respectively.

Group B also saw its first team eliminated from the tournament when K27 fe suffered defeat to NIP Impact. NIP's strong T-side match on the Mirage map caused K27 fe to suffer a defeat with a score of 5-13 after a close first round. NIP continued their form on the Inferno map to complete the victory.

Kiara "Qiyarah" Janssen was the star of this match, helping the team stay in the tournament with nearly 40 kills and an average of nearly 90 ADR over 2 maps.

The next matches of ESL Impact Finals will take place in 3 BO3 series today. Opening is the knockout match between NAVI Javelins and FlyQuest RED. The remaining 2 matches will decide the remaining playoffs spots, with the confrontation between BIG EQUIPA and NIP Impact, while Fluxo Demons waits for the winner of the pair NAVI Javelins and FlyQuest RED.