With only five days to go, the Manila Masters brackets have finally been released - revealing the first match ups set to take place starting May 25th.
The stats and analysis preparations are no doubt in full swing as the teams have been shown their first matchups and schedule. In a double elimination best-of-three series event, the eight teams will have more than one shot at the lion's share of the $250,000 prize pool.
Though the Mall of Asia Arena will open for spectators on May 26, the first day of the tournament will take place behind closed doors on May 25. This will include the first and second the upper bracket series.
The stakes are high with TI7 direct invites presumably on the line and losses can be a devastating way to begin the season.
Manila Masters Brackets:
Manila Masters Schedule:
Thursday, May 25 (stream-only)
Upper Bracket Round 1
10:30 local time/04:30 CEST A: OG vs Team NP
10:30 local time/04:30 CEST B: Newbee vs Secret
14:05 local time/08:05 CEST C: Invictus Gaming vs Clutch Gamers
14:05 local time/08:05 CEST D: Evil Geniuses vs Faceless
Upper Bracket Round 2
17:40 local time/11:40 CEST E: Winner A vs Winner B
17:40 local time/11:40 CEST F: Winner C vs Winner D
Friday, May 26
Upper Bracket Round 3
10:30 local time/04:30 CEST G: Winner E vs Winner F
Lower Bracket Round 1
14:05 local time/08:05 CEST a: Loser A vs Loser B
17:40 local time/11:40 CEST b: Loser C vs Loser D
Saturday, May 27
Lower Bracket Round 2
10:30 local time/04:30 CEST c: Loser F vs Winner a
14:05 local time/08:05 CEST d: Loser E vs Winner b
Lower Bracket Round 3
17:40 local time/11:40 CEST e: Winner c vs Winner d
Sunday, May 28
11:30 local time/05:30 CEST f: Lower Bracket Finals
15:05 local time/09:05 CEST : GRAND FINALS
Manila Masters
- May 26-28th
- $250,000 prize pool
- Mall of Asia - Manila, Philippines
- Eight teams
- Five directly invited teams -Evil Geniuses/OG/Newbee/Team Secret/Team NP
- Three qualified teams - Invictus Gaming/Team Faceless/Clutch Gamers
The Mall of Asia
The Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines is a rather new, state-of-the-art in-door venue. The arena was only inaugurated in 2012 and has a seating capacity of 16,000 for sporting events, and a full house capacity of 20,000.
It hosted ESL One Manila in April 2016 and Manila Major in June 2016.
source: Manila Masters
