ESL One: Road to Rio. Viewer's guide

Online tournament ESL One: Road to Rio will run from April 22 to May 17. A total of 56 teams in six regions will share a prize pool of $255,000 and points in the rating that will determine the participants of the major ESL One Rio 2020.

In Europe, North America, the CIS and Asia teams have been seeded into two groups and, just as in South America and Oceania, will fight in a circular system with up to two wins. All the championships will end with the playoff stage: European finalists will face the Double Elimination bracket, while the rest of the regions will use the Olympic system.

Group stage sowing, monetary reward and dates:

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

Group A

 Astralis (Xyp9x, dupreeh, gla1ve, device, Magisk)
 fnatic (flusha, JW, KRIMZ, Golden, Brollan)
 Vitality (shox, RpK, apEX, ZywOo, misutaaa)
 NiP (twist, Lekr0, REZ, nawwk, Plopski)
 Dignitas (f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, Xizt, friberg, hallzerk)
 ENCE (allu, Aerial, suNny, xseveN, sergej)
 Complexity (RUSH, k0nfig, poizon, oBo, blameF)
 Heretics (kioShiMa, xms, Maka, Lucky, Nivera)

Group B

 mousesports (karrigan, chrisJ, woxic, frozen, ropz)
 G2 (JaCkz, huNter-, kennyS, AmaNEk, nexa)
 FaZe (olofmeister, NiKo, rain, coldzera, broky)
 North (cajunb, MSL, aizy, Kjaerbye, gade)
 GODSENT (Maikelele, zehN, STYKO, kRYSTAL, Maden)
 c0ntact (emi, LETN1, ottoNd, SHiPZ, EspiranTo)
 Movistar Riders (loWel, EasTor, steel, ALEX, mopoz)
 Copenhagen Flames (Nodios, HooXi, refrezh, Farlig, Queenix)

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

Group A

 Evil Geniuses (stanislaw, tarik, Brehze, Ethan, CeRq)
 100 Thieves (jks, AZR, jkaem, Gratisfaction, Liazz)
 Gen.G (BnTeT, daps, autimatic, koosta, s0m)
 Cloud9 (Sonic, JT, floppy, motm, oSee)
 Orgless (FNS, yay, Subroza, WARDELL, Infinite)
 Triumph (Grim, Spongey, Shakezullah, Junior, curry)

Group B

 Liquid (nitr0, NAF, EliGE, Stewie2K, Twistzz)
 FURIA (HEN1, arT, yuurih, VINI, KSCERATO)
 MiBR (FalleN, kNgV-, fer, TACO, meyern)
 Envy (MICHU, Calyx, Nifty, ryann, moose)
 Bad News Bears (ptr, mitch, dazzLe, dapr, Jonji)
 Yeah (iDk, tatazin, RCF, dumau, f4stzin)

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

Group A

 forZe (facecrack, almazer, FL1T, xsepower, Jerry)
 Team Spirit (chopper, mir, somedieyoung, iDISBALANCE, magixx)
 Gambit Youngsters (interz, supra, Ax1Le, sh1ro, nafany)
 Winstrike (bondik, Hobbit, KrizzeN, Lack1, El1an)
 Unique (fenvicious, kenzor, PASHANOJ, R0b3n, zorte)
 Nemiga (mds, Jyo, speed4k, boX, lollipop21k)

Group B

 Natus Vincere (flamie, s1mple, electronic, Boombl4, Perfecto)
 Virtus.pro (AdreN, SANJI, buster, qikert, Jame)
 Hard Legion (kinqie, svyat, Krad, Forester, rAge)
 Espada (Dima, S0tF1k, FinigaN, degster, Patsi)
 Syman (mou, kreaz, neaLaN, Keoz, n0rb3r7)
 pro100 (WorldEdit, wayLander, NickelBack, dimasick, YEKINDAR)

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

Group A

 ViCi (advent, zhokiNg, aumaN, Kaze, JamYoung)
 Lucid Dream (cbbk, Jinx, Lakia, PTC, JohnOlsen)
 TIGER (dobu, ncl, kabal, erkaSt, nin9)
 Beyond (qqGOD, Olivia, MAIROLLS, Kntz, stk)

Group B

 TYLOO (Summer, Attacker, somebody, SLOWLY, Danking)
 Mazaalai (Zilkenberg, maaRaa, Tsogoo, Machinegun, neuz)
 Camel Riders (Ejram, DVDOV, PokemoN, Ttyke, Mistyy)
 D13 (tamir, Mistercap, rate, sk0R, Annihilation)

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

 RED Canids (nak, fnx, DeStiNy, nython, latto)
 BOOM (boltz, felps, yel, chelo, shz)
 Isurus (Noktse, reversive, L!nKz^, 1962, decov9jse)
 Imperial (zqkS, SHOOWTiME, dzt, KHTEX, delboNi)

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

 Renegades (Sico, dexter, INS, Hatz, malta)
 ORDER (Rickeh, USTILO, aliStair, J1rah, Valiance)
 Chiefs (Jinxx, stat, apocdud, SkulL, Mayker)
 Ground Zero (BURNRUOk, Noobster, void, Llamas, PEARSS)

Distribution of points in RMR-rating:

1. 1600
2. 1500
3. 1400
4. 1300
5. 1200
6. 1100
7. 1000
8. 900
9. 800
10. 700
11. 600
12. 500
13. 400
14. 300
15. 200
16. 100