Ascent and SVIFT NA have remained rival teams throughout the Regular Season and with both teams in full throttle to fight their way into the Grand Finals, we've seen some of the closest and most competitive playoff action in a long time. With Ascent barely edging out SVIFT NA and nearly taking a map off froyotech—who maintained a perfect record in Season 26—and an astute victory over SVIFT NA at Rewind II, Ascent have reaffirmed their position as the second best team in North America. However, SVIFT NA have managed to trip up Ascent before and upset the Lower Bracket Finals before. Whether they can repeat history is yet to be seen, but if history has shown us anything, it's that this will be one of the most competitive matches in the ESEA Invite Playoffs! Make sure to catch the action on TFTV with row and Marxist, with Console on production!