Less than 24 hours are left until the last Major before The International 6 kicks off in Manila, making this a perfect time to take a closer look at the group stage schedule for day one.
For this Major the entire group stage will be played across only two days, June 3rd and 4th, with each set of two groups deciding their respective leaders simultaneously. Group A and Group B will open the brawl with four matches being played at the same time, staring at 04:00 CEST, 10:00 local time. As the day progresses with winners, elimination and decider matches, we will eventually get down to two series played at the same time. But do not fear, all the matches will be streamed on separate channels so everyone can watch their favorites.
Top two teams from each group will advance into the main event upper bracket while the bottom two will fight from the lower bracket. Keep in mind that the first round in the lower bracket will be a merciless best of one.
Group A
Newbee, Team Empire, OG and compLexity Gaming were drawn together in Group A and by the end of tomorrow’s games we will know which two will take the group leadership.
Group B
In Group B three of the four squads are at a Major for the first time, fighting for an upper bracket start against the Shanghai Champions, Team Secret. Natus Vincere, Wings Gaming and Digital Chaos will make their debuts tomorrow at 04:00 CEST.
Day One schedule:
04:00 CEST: OG vs Team Empire
04:00 CEST: Newbee vs compLexity Gaming
04:00 CEST: Wings Gaming vs Digital Chaos
04:00 CEST: Team Secret vs Natus Vincere
07:00 CEST: Group A winners match
07:00 CEST: Group B winners match
10:00 CEST: Group A elimination match
10:00 CEST: Group B elimination match
13:00 CEST: Group A decider match
13:00 CEST: Group B decider match
To better keep track of the games we recommend you get hold of the GosuGamers Chrome extension that comes with two features: matches, and streams which allow you to conveniently access live gameplay, or check match start times.