The draw phase has the following format: the first four players get to pick a group in the order of their placement (champion picks first, runner-up picks second, etc.) and the rest gamers in Top 8 (places 5-8) are being randomly assigned an order.
After the top 8 determine their group they start choosing the second player in the group in alphabetical order (first player in group A picks first, followed by first player in group B, etc.). The procedure continues with alternating order after each cycle with the last drawn player becoming the picker until all 32 players are being allocated and the groups finalized.
With this in mind, let's see how the draw phase turned out.
| GSL March Code S Group Drawings | ||||
| Phase 1 | ||||
| A |  Mvp | Hyperdub | - | - |
| B |  IdrA | Clide | - | - |
| C | Jinro | Polt | - | - |
| D | NaDa | TheBest | - | - |
| E | NesTea |  San | - | - |
| F | Choya | Lyn | - | - |
| G | sSKS | Anypro | - | - |
| H | MarineKing | Kyrix | - | - |
| Phase 2 | ||||
| A | Mvp | Hyperdub | July | - |
| B | IdrA | Clide | Zenio | - |
| C | Jinro | Polt | Rainbow | - |
| D | NaDa | TheBest | HongUn | - |
| E | NesTea | San | Boxer | - |
| F | Choya | Lyn | BanBans | - |
| G | sSKS | Anypro | Genius | - |
| H | MarineKing | Kyrix | sC | - |
| Final Phase | ||||
| A | Mvp | Hyperdub | July | MC |
| B | IdrA | Clide | Zenio | Excrement |
| C | Jinro | Polt | Rainbow | Check |
| D | NaDa | TheBest | HongUn | Top |
| E | NesTea | San | Boxer | Ensnare |
| F | Choya | Lyn | BanBans | TheWind |
| G | sSKS | Anypro | Genius | FruitDealer |
| H | MarineKing | Kyrix | sC | InCa |
The overall vista seems exciting and we have some very unpredictable groups such as A, E, G and H with a lot of star players in them and the competition will be fierce.
There is still no precise date for the start of the next season but it would probably be around the first week of March. Until then, enjoy the GSTL!
