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Team Vikings will face X10 Esports, and Ying Sharks will play NUTURN in round one of the upper bracket. Sentinels will play the winner of Fnatic vs. KRU, and Team Liquid will play the winner of V1 vs. Crazy Racoon. Here is the schedule for the VCT Masters Reykjavik tournament: Day one\u2014Monday, May 24 Two play-in rounds and one upper round one match Day two\u2014Tuesday, May 25 Three upper round one matches Day three\u2014Wednesday, May 26 Two lower round one matches and one upper round (semis) match Day four\u2014Thursday, May 27 One upper round two match and two lower round two matches Day five\u2014Friday, May 28 Two lower round three matches and one upper final match Day six\u2014Saturday, May 29 One lower semi match and two lower final matches Day seven\u2014Sunday, May 30 Grand final The Masters Two tournament features a $600,000 prize pool, and every team will earn a minimum of $15,000. 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Two lower round one matches and one upper round (semis) match<\/li><\/ul>

Day four\u2014Thursday, May 27<\/h4>