ESL One: Road to Rio groups revealed

ESL presented group stage seed for all six regional tournaments of the Road to Rio online championship, which will take place from April 22 to May 17. A total of 56 teams will share a prize pool of $255,000 and points in the ranking that will determine the participants in Major ESL One Rio 2020.

In Europe, North America, the CIS and Asia, the teams have been seeded into two groups and, just as in South America and Oceania, will fight in a circular system with matches of up to two wins. All the championships will end with a playoff stage, the format of which will be announced later.

ESL One: Road to Rio:

Europe ($115,000; April 22 - May 17)

Group A

 Astralis
 fnatic
 Vitality
 NiP
 Dignitas
 ENCE
 Complexity
 Heretics

Group В

 mousesports
 G2
 FaZe
 North
 GODSENT
 c0ntact
 Movistar Riders
 Copenhagen Flames

North America ($60,000; 22 April to 10 May)

Group A

 Evil Geniuses
 100 Thieves
 Gen.G
 Cloud9
 Orgless
 Triumph

Group В

 Liquid
 FURIA
 MiBR
 Envy
 Bad News Bears
 Yeah

CIS ($50,000; 30 April-17 May)

Group A

 forZe
 Team Spirit
 Gambit Youngsters
 Winstrike
 Unique
 Nemiga

Group B

 Natus Vincere
 Virtus.pro
 Hard Legion
 Espada
 Syman
 pro100

Asia ($10,000; 6-10 May)

Group A

 ViCi
 Lucid Dream
 TIGER
 Beyond

Group В

 TYLOO
 Mazaalai
 Camel Riders
 D13

South America ($10,000; 22-26 April)

 RED Canids
 BOOM
 Isurus
 paiN /  Imperial

Oceania ($10,000; 6-10 May)

 Renegades
 ORDER
 Chiefs
 Ground Zero

Origin: www.esl-one.com