5. This year it窶冱 likely to be even higher. If you want a brief primer on what went down at least year窶冱 event, we窶况e got you covered.
The tournament starts with four groups of four teams competing to make it to the knockout stage. After each team has played one another twice, the top two teams from each group will advance to a knockout bracket that begins with the quarterfinals. Below are the teams competing in each of the groups:
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Group A:
- ROX Tigers (Korea)
- G2 Esports (Europe)
- Counter Logic Gaming (North America)
- Albus NoX Luna (Russia)
Group B:
- Flash Wolves (Taiwan)
- SK Telecom T1 (Korea)
- IMay (China)
- Cloud 9 (North America)
Group C:
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- Edward Gaming (China)
- ahq e-Sports Club (Taiwan)
- H2k-Gaming (Europe)
- INTZ e-Sports (Brazil)
Group D:
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- Team Solo Mid (North America)
- Royal Never Give Up (China)
- Samsung Galaxy (Korea)
- Splyce (Europe)
The group stage will run through next Sunday, October 9, with the quarter finals beginning the following Thursday, October 13. The semifinals will take place the Friday and Saturday after, on October 21 and 22, with the grandfinals to follow a week later on October 2