FACEIT has revealed the talent crew and groups for the regional minor which would be held from July 7-22 at the Twickenham Stadium, London. Thirty-two teams would be participating in four regional minors – America, Europe, CIS and Asia over the span of sixteen days. Two teams from each minor would determine the eight teams appearing at the FACEIT Major’s New Challengers Stage. The prize pool for each regional minor would be $50,000 USD.
Participants:
American Minor: July 7-11
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Group A –
Não Tem Como
NRG Esports
eUnited
Swole Patrol
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Group B –
Furia eSports
Rogue
compLexity Gaming
Team Dignitas
CIS Minor: July 10-13
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Group A –
pro100
HellRaisers
TBD
PLINK-TECH
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Group B –
AVANGAR
Team Spirit
forZe
Monolith Gaming
Asian Minor: July 16-20
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Group A –
Signature Gaming
VG.FlashGaming
SZ Absolute
Renegades
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Group B –
TyLoo
5Power Gaming
Uniquestars
Tainted Minds
European Minor – 19-22 July
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Group A –
OpTic Gaming
ENCE eSports
3DMAX
LeftOut
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Group B –
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Team Kinguin
Sprout
Red Reserve
Map pool
Format:
Group stage will feature double-elimination (GSL) format. Initial matches would be best-of-one while the rest of them would be a best-of-three encounter. Top two teams from each group would advance to the playoffs. Playoffs will also have a double-elimination best-of-three scenario. All the four regional minors would follow the same format.
Prize-pool Distribution:
1st: $30,000 USD
2nd: $15,000 USD
3rd-4th: $5,000 USD
Broadcast Crew:
Stream:
All the matches would be streamed live on FACEIT TV.
Additional information regarding the Minors can be found on FACEIT Major’s website and the article will be updated as more details are released.
