EMS VII: Groups

We now know all the teams that qualified in the ESL Major Series VII Group Stage. 16 teams managed to qualify for this stage, and they are certainly the best teams at the moment, just because they won their place even from the qualifiers. Who are those teams? Check below!

We had 4 seeding groups, one for each place(1st/2nd/3rd/4th) and one single restriction. The teams that were in the same qualifier will not meet again in the Group Stage. Without further more introduction, here are the groups:

We also have a tight schedule for the Group Stage, but the difference is that we won't give forfeit wins only if it is really necessary, like we did in the Qualifiers. We have 4 play weeks, the last being part of the backup week, in which wildcarded matches can be played. These been said, the schedule looks like this:

• Week 1: Monday October 11 - Sunday October 17
  
• Week 2: Monday October 18 - Sunday October 24
  
• Week 3: Monday October 25 - Sunday October 31
  
• Backup Week: Monday November 1 - Sunday November 7

Also, please check the rules, as there are some modifications for this season:

• Map choice
  
• Wildcards
  
• Line-up changes
  
• Penalties
  
• Penalties affect prize money!
  
• SLAC is forced! Only players with an added SLAC ID can play.

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