ESL have revealed the groups and initial match-ups for the upcoming ESL ESEA Pro League Finals in Cologne, Germany, taking place from July 2-5.
Four teams from each the European and North American divisions will attend ESL ESEA Pro League Finals in just under a week following the close of the online group phase, where everyone played each other twice.
FalleN's Keyd have a tough task ahead to surprise again
Today ESL have revealed the group draw, as well as the initial match-ups. Apparently seeds have been done according to the teams' placement in the online group phase, and the groups are following:
Group A
Group B
Cloud9
fnatic
Virtus.pro
Keyd Stars
Luminosity
TSM
EnVyUs
CLG
Two main favourites of the tournament, fnatic and TSM, have been set into the same group, but they won't see each other until round two of group play, as the first match-ups for day one, Thursday, July 2nd, are:
Virtus.pro
vs. Luminosity
Cloud9
vs. EnVyUs
fnatic
vs. CLG
Keyd Stars
vs. TSM
The full schedule is as follows:
Thursday, July 2nd:
11:00 - Doors Open
11:45 - Show Start
Group A Match 1
Group A Match 2
Group B Match 1
Group B Match 2
Group A Winner Match
Group A Elimination Match
Group B Winner Match
Group B Elimination Match
Friday, July 3rd:
14:00 - Doors Open
14:45 - Show Start
Showmatch
Quarter-final #1
Quarter-final #2
Saturday, July 4th:
14:00 - Doors Open
14:45 - Show Start
Showmatch
Semifinal #1
Semifinal #2
Sunday, July 5th:
15:30 - Doors Open
16:15 - Show Start
Showmatch
Grand Final
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