The 14-team event has been whittled down, with just eight squads still in the running.

The WePlay Academy League Season 6 group stage has officially drawn to a close after two weeks of competition. The tournament is now set to transition into the play-in, which gets started on Sunday, October 30, from where just two teams will be able to clinch a playoff berth.

The reigning champions of WePlay Academy League, fnatic Rising, are still in contention to defend their crown. The European combine locked in their spot in the play-in after finishing Group A in third place with a 7-5 record.

NAVI Junior, who continue to field the transfer-listed Daniil "⁠headtr1ck⁠" Valitov, and Spirit Academy had the most dominant runs through the opening round of play. The two teams put up 8-4 and 9-3 records in Group A and B, respectively, to bypass the play-in stage and advance directly to the playoffs. Their runs were far from easy, however, as both sides often had to break a sweat to get their much-needed victories on the board.

MOUZ NXT are also in with a shot at taking home both the trophy and first-place prize of $45,000. The new-look roster, whose organisation are four-time WePlay Academy League winners, booked themselves a spot in the play-in after finishing Group A as the second seed with a 7-5 record. Jimi "⁠Jimpphat⁠" Salo was key in earning his team a slot in the next stage, averaging a tournament-high 1.32 rating throughout the groups.

A notable absence from the knockout portion of the competition is BIG Academy. The roster, who secured a podium finish in the last iteration of the tournament, struggled to get anything going this time around, and now head home in 9-10th place after putting up a modest 5-7 showing.

Teams who finished in 2-4th place of their respective group will now be thrown into the play-in, where just two spots for the playoffs are up for grabs. MOUZ NXT and Young Ninjas, who won the Group B third-place decider, will start the play-in from the second round thanks to their runners-up group-stage finishes. fnatic Rising, OG Academy, PROSPECTS, and Astralis Talent, meanwhile, will all start their quests for a place in the playoffs from the first round.

The final standings from the group stage are:

The play-in kicks off on Sunday, October 30, and will feature the following matchups:

Date	Matches
WePlay Academy League Season 6
30/10/2022	fnatic Rising15:15 PROSPECTS	Match
30/10/2022	Astralis Talent17:30 OG Academy	Match
31/10/2022	Young Ninjas15:00 PROSPECTS	Match
31/10/2022	MOUZ NXT17:10 OG Academy	Match