WESG 2018: the information about a format, a seeding, and a schedule was revealed
The LAN final of WESG 2018 will be hosted on March 11-17. 31 teams from all over the world will take part in it. 32 teams had to come initially but Isurus Gaming will not be able to visit the event due to visa issues. The general prize pool amounts $890,000 and the main money prize is $500,000.
All participants have been divided into eight groups with four teams in each where they will play bo2 matches by a Round Robin system. The top two teams from each group will make it to the playoffs. Teams will play in a Single Elimination bracket in the final stage and all matches will be hosted in a bo3 format.
The distribution of participants by groups:
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Group A |
Ninjas in Pyjamas
G2 Esports
Revolution
Team Singularity
Group B
Valiance
NASR eSports
Denial Esports
OpTic Gaming
Group C
MIBR
AGO Gaming
k23
Isurus Gaming (снялись с турнира)
Group D
Furious Gaming
FrostFire
Absolute
MVP PK
Group E
ENCE eSports
Fnatic
Windigo
Movistar Riders
Group F
Imperial e-Sports
Panda Gaming
Team Russia
Ghost Gaming
Group G
5Power Gaming
Big Time Regal.Hong Kong
Team1
TNC Pro Team
Group H
Viva Algeria
Altima
ALPHA Red
Chiefs eSports Club
The schedule of the championship (UTC +0):
March 13
04:00 — Round of 16
04:00 — Round of 16
07:15 — Round of 16
07:15 — Round of 16
10:30 — Round of 16
10:30 — Round of 16
13:45 — Round of 16
13:45 — Round of 16
March 14
05:00 — quarterfinal
05:00 — quarterfinal
08:00 — quarterfinal
08:00 — quarterfinal
11:00 — quarterfinal
11:00 — quarterfinal
14:00 — quarterfinal
14:00 — quarterfinal
March 16
07:45 — semi-final
11:45 — semi-final
March 17
08:00 — 3rd place match
11:45 — grand-final
OpTic Gaming
NiP
fnatic
Chiefs Esports Club
G2 Esports
ENCE
Team K23
Singularity
AGO
NASR
Ghost Gaming
Denial(USA)
5Power
MVP PK
SZ Absolute
Movistar Riders
Windigo
Valiance
Isurus
Team Russia
Furious
Viva Algeria
Revolution_1
Alpha Red
MIBR
FrostFire
Imperial Esports
Altima
Panda
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