We have absolutely no idea what’s going on in YaLLa Compass 2024.

Not just because you’re not allowed to clip anything, for some reason. Not just because it’s coming to the end of the season and we assumed an event like this would be filled with teams we’ve never heard of - but because it’s mental.

FURIA are actually winning games, for a start.

It’s been a while since we saw a good face of FURIA, and when they lost their first game we were all expecting more of the same old rubbish they’d been delivering, but they fired back to win all four other BO1s to top their group - with BetBoom in second place, by the way.

fnatic stole the third spot, which means that Complexity, BIG and Eternal Fire all miss out in Group B. Eternal Fire’s only win came over BIG, and BIG’s only win was FURIA’s only loss.

What on Earth is going on?

In the A group, things made a little more sense. A little bit, anyway. Sashi beat Astralis, but lost every other game, while ENCE similarly stumbled to a ignominious end, going out 1-4.

HEROIC’s patchy form continued, but Astralis snuck in in 3rd, leaving TheMongolz and Ninjas in Pyjamas at the top with four wins apiece.

Yes, that NIP. Honestly, we’re sort of glad to see them looking like a real team again. It’s no fun punching down that much - and if we’ve learnt anything about them, it’s that pride always comes before a fall.

TheMongolz’ only loss came to Astralis to close out the group, and they seem to be in fine form. Perhaps their time has come - or perhaps they too are just looking good against new teams in a smaller tournament.

Time will tell.