Yeah the 2nd phase is pretty weird, basically 16 teams left and none will get eliminated on the 2nd phase according to the description because 16 teams will still get to the playoff (?). Most likely the same as regular group stage on the 1st phase but they kinda reword it completely so this is going to be the decider for upper and lower bracket for the playoff huh
It is simple when you see it. Just one extra match where 1st in the group takes 4th, and so on, for the placing in upper/lower bracket. Does not change much how things will go on afterwards but sort of kills many good questions for me since it will be finished before the deadline
Have to study it a bit more and see what time the games are played later on.
What are my chances if an eSports expert like you had to research the entire tournament? Well, I enjoy DOTA questions, so go ahead. This is just what I needed to begin the season.