Groups for ECS Season 1 Finals Announced

Esports Championship Series (ECS) has released the groups and schedule for ECS Season 1 Finals. The event will feature eight teams from around the world battling it out for their share of the prize pool, which is yet to be announced. The event will take place at the SSE Arena in London, England from June 24th to June 26th. 

The finals format will be double-elimination for group stages. The first day matches will be best-of-one and the decider and elimination matches will be played in best-of-three format. The top two teams out of both groups will move onto the semifinals and will be played in the best-of-three format.

Group A:

• Luminosity (Brazil)
• G2 eSports (France)
• Ninjas in Pyjamas (Sweden)
• Team Liquid (United States)

Group B:

• Astralis (Denmark)
• Cloud 9 (United States)
• Team SoloMid (Canada)
• Fnatic (Sweden)

Schedule of ECS Season 1 Finals:

Day 1 (June 24th)

• 12:15 – 13:30: Luminosity Gaming vs. NiP (Group A.1 – Upper Bracket Semi #1)
• 13:30 – 14:45: Team Liquid vs. G2 Esports (Group A.2 – UB Semi #2)
• 14:45 – 16:00: Winner A.1 vs. Winner A.2 (Group A.3 – UB Final)
• 16:00 – 17:15: astralis vs. TSM (Group B.1 – UB Semi #1)
• 17:15 – 18:30: Fnatic vs. Cloud9 (Group B.2 – UB Semi #2)
• 18:30 – 19:45: Winner B.1 vs. Winner B.2 (Group B.3 – UB Final)

Day 2 (June 25th)

• 11:15 – 14:15: Loser A.1 vs. Loser A.2 (Group A.4 – Lower Bracket #1)
• 14:15 – 17:15: Loser B.1 vs. Loser B.2 (Group B.4 – LB #1)
• 17:15 – 20:15: Winner A.4 vs. Loser A.3 (Group A.5 – LB Final)
• 20:15 – 23:15: Winner B.4 vs. Loser B.3 (Group B.5 – LB Final)

Day 3 (June 26th)

• 12:00 – 15:00: #1 Group B vs. #2 Group A (Semifinal #1)
• 15:30 – 18:30: #1 Group A vs. #2 Group B (Semifinal #2)
• 20:00 – 23:00: Winner Semi #1 vs. Winner Semi #2 (Grand Final)

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Photo via The Daily Dot 

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