EPT*Unless you're practicing hard for ESL Cologne and don't want to reveal your strats.
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Hosts:
Chris Puckett, Scott "SirScoots" Smith
Analysts:
Duncan "Thorin" Shields, Spencer "Hiko" Martin
Casters:
Luca "misled" Graham, Dustin "dusT" Mouret, Joey "Helium" Cunningham,
Mohan "launders" Govindasamy, Henry "HenryG" Greer, Pat "Sabo" Flannigan
Chris Puckett, Scott "SirScoots" SmithAnalysts:
Duncan "Thorin" Shields, Spencer "Hiko" MartinCasters:
Luca "misled" Graham, Dustin "dusT" Mouret, Joey "Helium" Cunningham, Mohan "launders" Govindasamy, Henry "HenryG" Greer, Pat "Sabo" Flannigan<div class="lrthread2-heading"><div class="lrthread2-heading-right">Format</div></div>
The Group Stage will be a BO3 GSL format, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the playoffs. The playoffs will be a single-elimination bracket, with a BO3 semi-finals and BO5 Grand Final.
<div class="lrthread2-heading"><div class="lrthread2-heading-left">Prize Pool</div></div>
A $75,000 total prize is up for grabs with the first and second place winners receiving a direct invite to the CEVO Season 8 LAN finals. Each attending team also receives $7,000 for travel support.<table><tr>
<td>1st: $30,000<td>
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<td>2nd: $15,000<td>
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<td>3rd-4th: $10,000<td>
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<td>5th-6th: $5,000<td>
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<td></tr></table><div class="lrthread2-heading"><div class="lrthread2-heading-right">Maps</div></div>
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The map selection is decided by Team A (the winner of the coin toss) banning one map and then Team B banning a second map. Team A then gets to pick the map for Game 1, Team B picks the map for Game 2 and the Server will randomly decide the map for Game 3 from the three remaining maps.
<div class="lrthread2-heading"><div class="lrthread2-heading-left">Teams</div></div>
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Team EnVyUs and fnatic were both invited directly to the finals based on their previous results. However the Swedish team were unable to attend the tournament, and Na`Vi (the fourth place finishers in the European league) were invited to replace them.
Later, EnVyUs and Ninjas in Pyjamas also announced they couldn't come due to last minute unforseen circumstances and were replaced by Tempo Storm and CLG respectively.
<div class="lrthread2-heading"><div class="lrthread2-heading-right">Schedule</div></div>
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<div class="lrthread2-heading"><div class="lrthread2-heading-left">Streams</div></div>
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<meh style="font-size:36px; font-weight: bold">PlayCEVO</meh>The primary stream will feature a dedicated in-game observer.
<meh style="font-size:36px; font-weight: bold">PlayCEVO 2</meh>The secondary stream will show the in-game camera, controlled by the casters.
<div class="lrthread2-heading"><div class="lrthread2-heading-right">Results</div></div>
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<div class="lrthread2-heading"><div class="lrthread2-heading-left">Polls</div></div>
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Luckily it's the weekend 
