More fb Masters information released

The prize pool and finals were announced in last week, and twelve invitations were announced just a couple of days ago, leaving four spots open for upcoming qualifiers.

First of the two qualifiers will take place on September 22-23, and the second one will be held on September 27-28. Below is the relevant information about the qualification system:

* slots may be increased if necessary

Fragbite have also drawn groups with the twelve invited teams, while one more team will be added to each group from the two qualifiers, where two teams will qualify each time.

First round matches will be played in best-of-one, while the rest of the GSL-style groups will be played using a best-of-three system, contrary to fb Masters' previous season:

Group A (October 2-3)	Group B (October 4-5)
NiP	Natus Vincere
LDLC	mousesports
Copenhagen Wolves	dignitas
TBA	TBA
Group C (October 8-9)	Group D (October 11-12)
fnatic	Virtus.pro
Epsilon	Titan
HellRaisers	Bad Monkey Gaming
TBA	TBA

The double elimination playoffs, where top two finishers in each group will be placed in the upper bracket while bottom two go into the lower bracket -- no one will be knocked out.

First round of lower bracket will be played out using a best-of-one system, while the rest of the tournament will use a best-of-three format. Schedule will be as follows:

Playoffs part 1: Tue-Thu, October 14-16
Playoffs part 2: Tue-Thu, October 21-23
Playoffs part 3: Tue-Wed, October 28-29

The prize distribution for the 300,000 SEK prize purse, has also been announced. Additionally, each of the four finals teams will receive travel support worth 15,000 SEK:

1. 160,000 SEK (~22,500)
2. 80,000 SEK (~$11,250)
3. 40,000 SEK (~$5,625)
4. 20,000 SEK (~$2,800)

Finally, below is the full schedule for the entire event, highlighting every phase of the massive online tournament which will see 22 days of action overall, starting next week:

September 22-23 - Qualifier #1
September 27-28 - Qualifier #2
October 2-3 - Group A
October 4-5 - Group B
October 8-9 - Group C
October 11-12 - Group D
October 14-16 - Playoffs part 1
October 21-23 - Playoffs part 2
October 28-29 - Playoffs part 3
November 8-9 - LAN Finals in Stockholm 

Information on how to sign up for the two qualifiers will be released shortly, and will be posted here on HLTV.org, where you will also find full coverage of Fragbite masters.