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.
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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:
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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:
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The full schedule is as follows:
Thursday, July 2nd:
Friday, July 3rd:
Saturday, July 4th:
Sunday, July 5th:
HLTV.org will keep you up to date with the information on the $250,000 ESL ESEA Pro League Finals, which is set to take place in ESL's studios in Cologne, Germany on July 2-5.
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