The 16 players coming from the American, European and Asian qualifiers have been allocated to their respective groups. The tournament itself, the first for Season VII, begins in two weeks time.
Seven player came through the European qualifiers, four via the American, two from China/SEA and two from Korea. To fill the quota of 16, host's country national championship - in this case Mouz's HasuObs - has been invited.
Each of the below listed groups will welcome two more players, one high seed and one low seed from the IEM Open Tournament that will be played on the first day of the event, August 15th.
Group A
SortOf
Nerchio
Inori
DeMuslim
Group C
Slivko
Elfi
Moonglade
Minigun
SortOf
Nerchio
Inori
DeMuslim
Group C
Slivko
Elfi
Moonglade
Minigun
Group B
Feast
Kas
PiG
Violet
Group D
HasuObs
Vortix
MMA
Killer
Feast
Kas
PiG
Violet
Group D
HasuObs
Vortix
MMA
Killer
With thirteen different countries already represented at IEM Cologne, the seventh season is heading for a motley opening. None too shabby either is the prize pool of $31,800 with the winner taking home $6,500 of those.
Source: ESL World