After 5 weeks of intensive and exciting matches we found the teams for the further tournament!

Here are the final rankings of the groupstage:

Group A

1. Impact Gaming
2. re-play Sleeperz (*)
3. overload gaming (*)
4. Necroraisers (*)
5. Authentic
6. invitium
7. TAG.et
8. SMASHED Alpha

Group B

1. megaProGaming e-Sports e.V.
2. cortana (*)
3. 8Bits FiF (*)
4. ElitePlayers (*)
5. Zero Empathy
6. inteRaction
7. unKind.et
8. dECLINE

The teams marked with a (*) will join the ESL Survival Cup, the italic marked teams will directly join the ESL EMS Final Stage.

Forgot how the rest of the tournament will look like?
No problem, here is a short summary with all important facts!

EMS Survival Cup

single Elimination Bracket
teams placed 2nd in the Groupstage will have a bye in the 1st round
1st map is forced, 2nd and 3rd map (if needed) are Loser's choice
maps & config: the same like in the Groupstage
pre-Matchstatements for each match are mandatory!
one line up change before your first match is allowed, therefore please contact an admin in #esl.et or write a Support Ticket
forced match dates (every sunday), but you can move the match within the matchweek if both teams agree. therefore open a protest ticket or both teams have to leave a match comment which confirms the new date
Failure to appear to a match will be rated as a default win in favour of the opponent like!

EMS Final Stage

will look like the EMS Survival Cup, only a few changes:
double Elimination Bracket
teams placed 1st in the Groupstage and teams which placed 1st and 2nd in the EMS Survival Cup

Prize money distribution:
1st €500
2nd €300
3rd €200

Maps

Bremen Adlernest Radar Supply SW Goldrush TE Braundorf All maps are played in their most recent version (e.g. b2)

Config: Download

Contact:
If you have any questions or problems with your opponent, you can find support in #esl.et @quakenet or via the Support Ticket.

Good Luck to the rest of the teams!