Both teams negotiated the group stage of the competition yesterday to reach the knockout phase.

Romania automatically qualified for the quarter-finals as Group A winners, with a 2-0 victory over Sweden booking their place in the semi-final.

North Macedonia edged Slovakia 2-1 in their opening knockout match, before recording a 2-0 win over Kosovo.

The semi-final of the multiplayer first-person shooter game proved a close contest, with Romania eventually edging North Macedonia 2-1.

The two teams could still meet in the final, with North Macedonia set to face the winners of a repechage.

Ukraine and Sweden will meet for the right to play North Macedonia after they triumphed in their opening repechage matches against Kosovo and Slovakia respectively.

Italy’s Carlo Vinci advanced to the semi-finals of the Tekken tournament following a surprise win here today.

Vinci had qualified for the knockout stage after finishing fourth in their five-team group, recording one win and suffering three defeats.

The Italian was drawn against the top seed from Thailand but clinched a 3-1 victory to reach the quarter-finals.

A 3-0 win over Poland saw Vinici progress to the last four of the competition, where he will face Richard "PiKaH" Donders on Belgium.

The Belgian player won both of his knockout matches 3-0, after topping his group yesterday.

Venezuela and South Korea will compete in the second semi-final match.

Dota 2 competition continued with the Czech Republic and Kosovo advancing to the semi-finals.

Kosovo earned a 2-0 win over Guatemala in their opening knockout match, before beating Hungary 2-1.

The Czech Republic earned back-to-back 2-0 wins over Sweden and hosts Israel respectively.

The winner of the match between the Czech Republic and Kosovo will progress to the final.

The beaten team will have a second chance when they play the winners of a "losers round" bracket, featuring Israel, Guatemala, Hungary and Sweden.

Group-stage matches in the eFootball PES Series tournament also concluded today, with the line-up for the knockout stage confirmed.

Italy’s Raffaele Pagliuca recorded five consecutive victories to finish top of the Group A standings.

He will face competition from Senegal’s Haddiyatou Lahi Diouf in the quarter-finals of the competition.

Diouf finished second in Group D, with Israel topping the group on head-to-head record after both players secured four wins and one defeat.

Israel and Spain will compete in the quarter-finals, with the winner facing either second seeds Mexico or Thailand in the last four.

Luxembourg and Georgia complete the last-eight line-up, with the victor meeting either Italy or Senegal.