It's time for the playoffs at the Electronic Sports World Cup 2011 in Paris, eight teams have made it into the money, but surely want to go deeper in the tournament bracket, for a shot at the $12,000 first place prize.

The group stage has concluded and we have now learned which eight teams made it to the playoffs. It's the big names left in the tournament, seeing AGAiN, Lions, SK Gaming and Moscow Five advance after day one, while Natus Vincere,WinFakt, mousesports and Alternate advance just recently.

The matchups for the playoffs look as follows:

AGAiN	vs.	Alternate
Natus Vincere	vs.	Moscow Five
Lions	vs.	mousesports
WinFakt	vs.	SK Gaming

You can stay updated with the scores in the playoffs by following our bracket, which can be found by clicking here.

Some great matches are in store for us, the four quarter-finals have been scheduled to start at 14:30 , but could surely begin earlier than scheduled. One of the semi-finals will be played today, scheduled for 17:00 , while the second semi-final will be play Monday at 09:30 .

For those wondering about the schedule for Monday, the third place decider will be played at 12:00 and the ESWC 2011 Grand Final at 15:00 .

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