Live on stage at EPIC.40, the groups for the Intel EPIC Masters Cup Kettering tournament were drawn. The draw came at the end of a long show on the EPIC.LAN main stage, a talk show going across every game that was taking place this weekend. Led by the on-stage panel, the groups were drawn in pots, into their groups through random wheels .
The tournament will feature four groups of eight teams, played as best-of-ones. In a change to the previously announced format, in order to adapt for MR12 that’s required for CS2. First, as seen if you play the Premier matchmaking mode, there will only be one round of overtime if teams end regulation time in a draw. This will only count in groups, and will revert to normal once playoffs come.
As per that, the points that’ll be dished out will be the following:
Regulation Win
3 points
Overtime Win
2 points
Overtime Draw
1 point
Overtime Loss
1 point
Regulation Loss
0 points
For seeding of the groups, they were put into the following pools in order for the best teams to avoid playing each other right at the start of the event. The pools are as follows:
Pool 1
Pool 2
Pool 3
Pool 4
Raptors EC
Make A Wish
K10
Puffle Pals
Souls Land
Invictum
Grannys Knockers but Good
genetexe
I need more bullets
The Bald, The Gothic and the Squid Nose
Chucklestorm Strikers
4NR Disposal
Flowstate
Frogians
Ross Kemp Bald
Jeffrey Rizzstein
Pool 5
Pool 6
Pool 7
Pool 8
Left Lean Gang
I-I-I-_-I-I-I
The Binmen
Algorithm
Weenie Hut
The Last Resort
The Book Club
Temporary Fire
VALIANCE
Tokugaywa
Flashing Somewhere
Sharp Dressed Men
TESCOOL
Granny’s Knockers
Diablo
Litter Pickers
As such, after the draw live on stage and stream, the groups will be as follows:
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Puffle Pals
Grannys Knockers but Good
4NR Disposal
Frogians
Algorithm
The Book Club
Flashing Somewhere
Litter Pickers
K10
Souls Land
I need more bullets
Flowstate
The Binmen
Temporary Fire
VALIANCE
TESCOOL
Make A Wish
Invictum
The Bald, The Gothic and the Squid Nose
Ross Kemp Bald
Left Lean Gang
The Last Resort
Tokugaywa
Diablo
RAPTORS EC
genetexe
Chucklestorm
Jeffrey Rizzstein
I-I-I-_-I-I-I
Weenie Hut
Sharp Dressed Men
Granny’s Knockers
From immediately looking at the groups, Group B is this LAN’s group of death, with a number of exceptionally strong teams from their pools placed right into it. Fireworks are expected throughout, so a good weekend of Counter-Strike is set to come upon us.
