Groups for ESL ESEA Finals revealed

ESL have revealed the groups and initial match-ups for the upcoming ESL ESEA Pro League Finals in Cologne, Germany, taking place from July 2-5.

Four teams from each the European and North American divisions will attend ESL ESEA Pro League Finals in just under a week following the close of the online group phase, where everyone played each other twice.

FalleN's Keyd have a tough task ahead to surprise again

Today ESL have revealed the group draw, as well as the initial match-ups. Apparently seeds have been done according to the teams' placement in the online group phase, and the groups are following:

Group A	Group B
Cloud9	fnatic
Virtus.pro	Keyd Stars
Luminosity	TSM
EnVyUs	CLG

Two main favourites of the tournament, fnatic and TSM, have been set into the same group, but they won't see each other until round two of group play, as the first match-ups for day one, Thursday, July 2nd, are:

Virtus.pro	vs. Luminosity
Cloud9	vs. EnVyUs
fnatic	vs. CLG
Keyd Stars	vs. TSM

The full schedule is as follows:

Thursday, July 2nd:

• 11:00 - Doors Open
• 11:45 - Show Start
  • Group A Match 1
  • Group A Match 2
  • Group B Match 1
  • Group B Match 2
  • Group A Winner Match
  • Group A Elimination Match
  • Group B Winner Match
  • Group B Elimination Match

Friday, July 3rd:

• 14:00 - Doors Open
• 14:45 - Show Start
  • Showmatch
  • Quarter-final #1
  • Quarter-final #2

Saturday, July 4th:

• 14:00 - Doors Open
• 14:45 - Show Start
  • Showmatch
  • Semifinal #1
  • Semifinal #2

Sunday, July 5th:

• 15:30 - Doors Open
• 16:15 - Show Start
  • Showmatch
  • Grand Final

HLTV.org will keep you up to date with the information on the $250,000 ESL ESEA Pro League Finals, which is set to take place in ESL's studios in Cologne, Germany on July 2-5.

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