Brazilian duo qualify for the FC Pro Open Finals

In the all-Latin American Group B, it was PHzin and Young who emerged victorious - although it was far from plain sailing for the pair.

January 17

Brazilian duo Young and PHzin celebrating after qualifying for the Finals.

On an action-packed Monday night, two more players booked their places in the FC Pro Open Finals, joining the already-qualified Umut and Emre Yilmaz from Group A.

Match Week 6 saw those in Group B compete for just two qualification spots, and as fate would have it, they were still up for grabs heading into the final seconds of the night's very last games.

Indeed, heading into the tenth and final round of matches on Monday, four of the five players in Group B were still in with a chance of qualifying from Group B.

In the end, Brazilian pair PHzin and Young edged out FacuCowen and Happy for the top two spots, with the latter advancing by a single goal.

Ajax new-boy PHzin topped the group, although it is fair to say he made harder work of qualifying than many would have expected before Match Week 6 got underway.

Having won three of his four games in Match Week 2, he was far less impressive on Monday night, where he lost 4-0 to FacuCowen and drew with Young.

And yet, a narrow 6-5 victory over winless Bonanno in Round 10 saw him end his campaign on 17 points - more than enough to qualify.

"I think I didn't play very well today, I conceded a lot of goals," PHzin said afterwards.

"I need to get better, but I'm very happy to get through to the knockouts."

Young, meanwhile, was made to sweat over his place in the Finals.

The Tuzzy Esports player finished level on points with third-placed FacuCowen, but thankfully for Young, he went through on account of scoring more goals than the Argentine rising star.

Tough tests lie ahead for both players in February's Quarter-final matches.

In the case of PHzin, he will face off against the Group C runner-up - most likely to be AbuMakkah.

As for Young, he'll play the winner of Group C next, which means he'd take on the supremely talented Vejrgang as things stand.

At the end of the evening, PHzin spoke of his delight at reaching the Finals with his fellow countryman, saying: "I'm very happy to have qualified with this guy [Young], he's my brother!"

Young added: "It's funny that like, two years ago, I hated this guy! [PHzin].

"And now he's one of my best friends for life...we hope to go to the World Cup now."

Next up, it's time for the small matter of Match Week 7, which will see two more players qualify for the Finals from Group C.

We'll see you then!