With the qualifiers for The Draft now concluded, we now know all the teams that will be in attendance for the Group Stage.
The teams will be battling it out for an opportunity to take part in The Draft, an innovative event that will take place in Kuala Lumpur this February.
The event, which will feature three teams from India and three from Pakistan, will see those teams take on a mentor from the annals of Counter-Strike to see who can gain the most from a legend and be crowned the best in their region.
Let’s take a look at those who will be battling it out in the Group Stage.
INDIA GROUP STAGE
Over in the India Group Stage, two teams battled through the qualifiers to make it to the event.
After securing their qualification, those teams, FIREDUP Gaming and 2EZ Gaming, played against each other in a qualifier Grand Final matchup. FIREDUP Gaming were the victors in that series, they won 13-11 on Ancient before trouncing their opponents 13-4 on Nuke.
Four more teams have been invited to the Group Stage alongside FIREUP Gaming and 2EZ Gaming. Those teams are True Rippers, Enigma Gaming, Gods Reign, and KingPins.
The complete team list for the India Group Stage is:
- FIREDUP Gaming
- 2EZ Gaming
- Enigma Gaming
- True Rippers
- Gods Reign
- KingPins
PAKISTAN GROUP STAGE
In the Pakistani division, five teams have qualified for the Group Stage from the Open Qualifiers.
Those teams are Pak Boys, Aimstars, Team Mystic, Team VRN, and Come Mid.
Come Mid were the last team to qualify, they had to take down Team Paradox in a fifth-slot decider match. An easy victory for them, they closed out the series with a decisive 2-0 scoreline.
The winners of the Open Qualifier was Pak Boys, who beat Aimstars 2-0 to claim that crown.
The final team to gain a spot in the Pakistan Group Stage will be decided by a direct invite, although that invite slot is yet to be announced.
The current team list for the Pakistan Group Stage is:
- Pak Boys
- Aimstars
- Team Mystic
- Team VRN
- Come Mid
(6th team to be decided via direct invite)
