{"id":6756,"date":"2019-02-19T02:55:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T02:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=6756"},"modified":"2020-10-05T22:26:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:26:43","slug":"12-teams-line-up-for-300000-at-esl-one-katowice-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/12-teams-line-up-for-300000-at-esl-one-katowice-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"12 teams line up for $300,000 at ESL One Katowice 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

ESL One Katowice is a Local Network Area tournament that features 12 Dota 2 teams from all around the world<\/a>, fighting it out for a total prize pool of US$300,000.<\/p>\n

Eight teams have been directly invited into this tournament including Team Secret, Ninja In Pyjamas, OG, Chaos Esports Club, Fnatic, Alliance, Team Aster and Forward Gaming.<\/p>\n

There are four reserve slots prepared for the Europe\/CIS Region, North America Region, China Region and Southeast Asia Region.<\/p>\n

Gambit Esports fought their way through the Europe Qualifier while Complexity Gaming triumphed in the North America Qualifier.<\/p>\n

For The Team, the runner-up in the China Region, replaces EHOME in this tournament due to a schedule conflict with the MDL Macau 2019.<\/p>\n

The last participant is Mineski from the Southeast Asia region, replacing TNC Predator, who withdrew due to a scheduling conflict.<\/p>\n

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The group stage starts today. The playoffs are played over February 22-24. 12 teams are distributed into these two groups:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Group A:<\/strong> Team Secret, Gambit Esports, For The Dream, OG, Forward Gaming, Mineski.<\/p>\n

Group B:<\/strong> Ninja In Pyjamas, Complexity Gaming, Fnatic, Alliance, Chaos Esports Club, Team Aster.<\/p>\n

The two teams from each group with the lowest score in the group stage will be eliminated from the tournament.<\/p>\n

The strongest team in Group A should be Team Secret. They are one of the strongest teams in the world after taking down Virtus Pro in the Grand Final of the Chongqing Major.<\/p>\n

Group B should provide a more competitive battle from a group of teams that mostly sit within Tier 2 standard.<\/p>\n\n\n