FACEIT League finals group draw

27-4-2015 22:49

The group draw for the FACEIT League 2015 Stage 1 has taken place, with the eight participants having been drawn into two groups.

FACEIT's London studio will play host to the offline finals of the first stage of FACEIT League 2015, where the top teams from the North American, the European and the Oceanic divisions will be pitted against each other.

The group stage, which will take place on Friday and Saturday, will use a best-of-three GSL system, with the top two sides from each group advancing to the single-elimination playoffs.

Tean SoloMid to face Virtus.pro, Na`Vi and eLevate in the group stage

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A	Group B
NiP	Virtus.pro
fnatic	Na`Vi
Immunity	Team SoloMid
Team Liquid	eLevate

Meanwhile, FACEIT has announced that its caster duo of Daniel "ddk" Kapadia and James "JZFB" Bardolph will take viewers through all the matches together with Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett, who recently worked as a commentator during the CCS Kick-off season, and Stuart "TosspoT" Saw.

FACEIT League finals will feature a talented caster line-up

Breaking down the games will be an analyst panel featuring Duncan "Thorin" Shields, Robin "⁠Fifflaren⁠" Johansson, Björn "⁠THREAT⁠" Pers and Patrik "⁠cArn⁠" Sättermon, with Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller acting as observer.

The complete caster line-up for the tournament is the following:

James Duffield - Host
Daniel "ddk" Kapadia - Caster
James "JZFB" Bardolph - Caster
Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett - Caster
Stuart "TosspoT" Saw - Caster
Duncan "Thorin" Shields - Analyst
Robin "⁠Fifflaren⁠" Johansson - Analyst
Patrik "⁠cArn⁠" Sättermon - Analyst
Björn "⁠THREAT⁠" Pers - Analyst
Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller - Observer

2015-04-27 22:49

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2015-04-27 22:50

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another broken lan:/ why top3 teams in the same group?! group a is easy as fuck while b group is uber death. also from the crew only ddk is watchable. fuck me. sltv and esea were like 100x better than dh and faceit.

2015-04-27 23:14

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go away and don't watch then

2015-04-27 23:33

so theres 5 better eteams and 3 "lesser" teams. now tell me how to seed them so one group doesnt have 3 better teams?

2015-04-27 23:55

The top seeds should get an advantage for being the top seeds. One of the groups has to have two non-EU teams

2015-04-28 01:31

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And who do you think the top seeds are ? Seeds : 1 NIP 2 Navi 3 VP 4 Fnatic 5 TSM.

2015-04-28 11:06

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switch nip with tsm and we are good

2015-04-28 11:51

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What are you talking about ? These are the actual standings in the faceit league. NIP came first and so on.

2015-04-28 14:07

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still retaerded. so why 1 is with 4 instead 5?!:O

2015-04-28 14:13

navi 2nd rofl. get a clue

2015-04-28 15:26

Buy a brain please. Top5 means one of the groups will have 3 teams. And i dont know on which fucking planet NIP + Fnatic is "easy as fuck"...

2015-04-28 03:46

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Im using a brain and group A is easy as fuck. Fnatic and NIP free qualification to next round. While Only 2 out of Navi TSM and VP will qualify to next round. Fnatic was not even top seed and still got easier group.

2015-04-28 11:08

If that's your definition of easy as fuck then group b is easy as fuck too: 1- VP 2- coin toss navi/tsm

2015-04-28 11:12

Easy as fuck = EASY for NIP and Fnatic.Because the rest 2 teams are useless. Group B - Not easy for TSM/Navi/VP. Get it NOW?

2015-04-28 11:16

sadokist so bad :(

2015-04-27 23:08

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yeah, looks like another lan with izakoo even i dont know polish :/

2015-04-27 23:11

+1 Sadokist will make casting unwatchable while carn will make the panel unwatchable. Who picks those people?!

2015-04-27 23:37

U wot m9. Sadokist is great.

2015-04-28 09:37

At least it's not Tobi.

2015-04-27 23:39

tobi is 101019231029312 times better

2015-04-28 01:20

Sadokist as a caster is like 3 out of 10, Tobi is like -5.

2015-04-28 01:29

sadokist as a caster is like 3 out of 10, Tobi is like 8/10

2015-04-28 01:53

In your dreams

2015-04-28 02:17

You can't be 8/10 when you know NOTHING about the game.

2015-04-28 02:42

Navi go go

2015-04-30 15:48

FIFFY <3 ("__")

We all love us some fiffy <3

2015-04-28 01:17

cool cool

good!

navi ez

fnatic ez

RIP VP

Does that make them underdogs? Cuz you know what happens when they are underdogs.

2015-04-28 02:53

2015-04-28 07:52

ez envyus

<3 fiffy and thooorin

RIP Liquid and Immunity

2015-04-27 22:51

fantastic caster lineup

Kappa

2015-04-27 23:10

hurr durr where's my andurs hurr

2015-04-27 23:31

2ez4vp

+1 VP EZ

2015-04-30 23:33

nice

nip fnatic, tsm navi

Woooow no shiiiit!

2015-04-28 00:47

And VP? I aren't think so

2015-04-28 02:19

Virtus.throw

2015-04-28 02:25

2015-04-28 07:21

both tsm and navi will rape em

2015-04-28 12:18

Cool, though I am not a fan of James Duffield, he seems to have troubles finding the right words during interviews which makes him look very shy and inexperienced

fiffy <3

2015-04-27 22:53

Great analysts, but damn group B looks tough.

No anders no semmler = boring At least JZFB is there.

LEL

2015-04-28 00:07

Semmler sucks mate, stupid fankid

Swedes with easiest group

2015-04-27 22:54

nip again eziest group as always. expected

so obvious that FaceIT want nip vs fnatic in the finals so they put groups like this.. sad

navi/vp/tsm can beat fnatic/NiP.. So how is it that they automatically make it to the final? Moron..

2015-04-27 23:12

NA final.. :D :D :D :D

2015-04-27 22:55

WHEN ?

ez 4 Na'Vi ofc

i dont think it will be easy for NiP and fnatic, but most interesting game should be Immunity vs Liquid!

lel probably rip vp but who knows

dat group b shieeet

2015-04-27 22:56

GL eLevate, you're gonna need it.

Wow Group B so good, while group A is obvious who will advance...

2015-04-27 22:57

vp won esea. "probably rip vp". wtf ? prbbly rip navi and im sure of that.

yeah because navi has ever lost to tsm on lan and recently beating vp on one of their best maps?

2015-04-27 23:06

A: fnatic, NiP, Liquid, Immunity B: TSM, Virtus.Pro, Na`Vi, eLevate P.S. Poor Na`Vi.

2015-04-27 22:59

Poor TSM*

No it's the cycle of good and bad LANS for VP, this will be a bad one

2015-04-28 00:04

TSM > VP > Na`Vi

2015-04-28 01:07

TSM=Na`Vi=>Vp

2015-04-28 17:06

Fiffy <3

2015-04-27 23:00

RIP group B

Pls Liquid

wow n1

2015-04-27 23:02

ez 4 Liquid and ez 4 eLevate.gg

why no redeye, scoots or richard lewis cmon faceit you have the money :(

#GONINJAS

sadokist again rly? smh

2015-04-27 23:04

275k dollars isnt it?

2015-04-27 23:05

afaik the 275k is for their 3 events over the year, not just this one

2015-04-27 23:07

oh yeah

2015-04-28 00:20

EZ FOR TSM, TOP GROUP B

gg faceit getting black ddk's alias wrong

Awesome caster lineup!

fair groups are fair XD

immunity vs. team liquid most hyped match of the event

Hope we soon can see Sadokist + Anders as casters. I really like ddk from my time in Quake. But I don't like him or black ddk as caster. Too much cringe, and social awkwardness.

2015-04-27 23:09

i doubt anders d like to cast with silver elites. i hope respect yourself now.

2015-04-27 23:19

You sound intelligent. I doubt Anders respect haters like you.

2015-04-27 23:23

Unfairly easy group for NIP and FNC. They should've had an even amount of these tier 30 non EU teams :D

fnatic all the way

EZ FNATIC

sadokis, thorin, fiffy all i need

to switch stream ;)

2015-04-27 23:17

Cant you kick out Thorin pls?

Great analyst/casters desk

2015-04-27 23:15

Noice :3

VP out after groupmatches. You heard it here first

Many seem to love Thorin, I can't stand him x_x oh well

Group A ... what a joke? ez NiP and fnatic

2015-04-27 23:18

Wow, nice

Sad that vp tsm or navi wont play playoffs

color?

RIP Liquid

2015-04-27 23:20

nip and navi on final, nip will won this YOU HEAR IT 1ST!

2015-04-27 23:21

you hear it here first*

heard*

2015-04-27 23:24

Navi won, envy won, vp won, fnatic won, TSM won. Now its time for NiP!

2015-04-27 23:25

or immunity

2015-04-27 23:27

VP TAKE THIS

2015-04-27 23:28

it's time for NiP win

twitter.com/jamesbardolph/status/5928013.. tosspot confirmed WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH

yep added to the post

2015-04-27 23:57

last faceit lan had an extremely good caster lineup as well, the event itself was great as well. There were just too many delays and the venue was too loud for players Looking forward to this

2015-04-27 23:29

in4 delaying the cup xd

the best thing is that Titan and EnVyUs didn't qualify to this tournament....

Group A - Fnatic and NiP Group B - TSM and Navi

2015-04-27 23:35

Again this gay host, it will be shit like at dreamhack

2015-04-27 23:43

nip always goes to the easiest group, typical. Group A - NiP , fnatic Group B - VP , Na'Vi

2015-04-27 23:44

James Duffield is the most cringeworthy human being to ever grace this fine ass planet we live on. #FuckJamesDuffield

He's just an average Brit. Most depressing people on the planet.

2015-04-28 11:53

is the prize purse and distribution confirmed yet? ^^ gonna be awesome anywho!

2015-04-28 00:02

I can confirm that they at least have 10 dollars from my subscriptions.

first prize atleast 5 dollars then?

2015-04-28 02:37

threat, fuck yeah.

rip immunity

2015-04-28 00:06

Navi and TSM are strong as fk lately, I don't think the group matters dude.

2015-04-28 00:22

what is the prizemoney?

2015-04-28 00:16

fuck sadokist

2015-04-28 00:21

nice grps xD, for sure not legit. 3 last tournament winners in same grp xD

2015-04-28 00:24

When does Faceit start?

2015-04-28 00:25

This weekend

2015-04-28 00:54

Fuck, they should've let DDK and James cast all the games

2015-04-28 00:35

Been looking forward to this for awhile! Great to see the caster line-up bar anders is perfect

2015-04-28 00:40

James Duffield as host, please. This guy is gloomy as fuck, sometimes it feels as if he wants murder everyone around him

2015-04-28 00:42

damn u finns...

2015-04-28 00:56

nej

2015-04-28 01:04

A: NiP Fnatic B: Na'Vi TSM

2015-04-28 00:53

A group is so obvious. fnatic and Team Liquid.

2015-04-28 00:55

James Duffield needs to be way more confident in his hosting if he wants to be respected in the field.

He does the awkward posh act that all you brits do, defending his autism by saying it's "British dry humor". What can he do coming from a sad country that thinks Ricky Gervais is funny? #BritsNotFunny

2015-04-28 11:50

Ur upset

2015-04-28 14:10

rip eLevate

RIP Na'Vi

2015-04-28 01:00

black ddk and ddk are the best casting duo if you take out anders and semmler. organization-wise this should be an awesome tournament to watch. oh and there's carn and threat as caster to our delight as well :}

2015-04-28 01:02

riperino immunity you served aussie gaming well

2015-04-28 01:15

Group A Nip and fnatic Group B is hard to predict right now ( ON LAN!! ) VP/TSM/Na'Vi are really tied. If the choke curse is broken for real then I think TSM and then I hope VP gets through.

2015-04-28 01:21

TSM, thanks me later. :)

2015-04-28 01:44

nah, TSM will be too high and drunk whole week o do aything

2015-04-28 07:13

TOSPOTT & BLACK DDK & DDK BEST?

2015-04-28 01:23

gl vp

gl immunity!

ez win for NIP, Natu talisman :_)

2015-04-28 01:42

ez for CadiaN, being a high-level player and a standin previously for the Danish team "TeamSoloMid" I think he stands a high chance at winning this tournament donate me skines for good betting predicitons please

2015-04-28 02:02

BLACK DDK FTW

2015-04-28 02:03

Threat <3 Fiffy <3

2015-04-28 02:07

Swedish triple-threat at analyst desk. Plus Thorin. Awwwwk

2015-04-28 02:12

When will this event be?

2015-04-28 02:45

www.hltv.org/events/upcoming/ FACEIT League 2015 Stage 1 Finals Start: 1st of May 2015 (3 days) End: 3rd of May 2015 Location: London, United Kingdom Prize:TBA Teams attending:8

2015-04-28 03:56

VP, Na`Vi, TSM, who will go home...

2015-04-28 03:57

The outcome of this tournament (group B, specifically) will decide 4th, 5th and 6th spot among teams.

2015-04-28 04:15

The two NA teams who werent at esea lan are going to faceit maybe they can redeem our nation? Right? Anybody? ...

2015-04-28 05:59

As an American, I gave up hope for our CS scene about the 2nd week of January. At least for 6 months to a year.

2015-04-28 07:37

RIP NA

2015-04-28 06:14

wow that caster/analyst group!!

2015-04-28 06:45

TSM TSM TSM TSM

2015-04-28 07:27

cadian to ruin it all between matches

2015-04-28 08:11

Why is that autist, namely thooorin invited to participate as an analyst everywhere ? They should invite charismatic progamers and not that tard talking about how awesme he is and fnatic>all and nip is shit and allu is shit

2015-04-28 09:08

ddk and black ddk need to cast the entire event.

2015-04-28 09:41

rip group b

2015-04-28 09:44

ddk, black ddk and tosspot <3

2015-04-28 10:02

Tean SoloMid fix

2015-04-28 10:07

A - NiP, Fnatic B - TSM, Na'Vi

2015-04-28 10:19

NIP fnatic getting easy groups again. VP TSM together yet again,this is bullshit lol.

2015-04-28 11:02

Fucking Christ...Sadokist....really? GOTV or muted stream it is for the games that aren't white James + black DDK.

2015-04-28 12:00

well, TSM have proven themselves against fnatic and NiP, now they got to show that they can take on VP and Na'Vi aswell =)

2015-04-28 12:32

my god that casters line-up !! Call it cancers line-up better ,carn saying only good things about Fnatic and that he was playing about that team and he was doing this and that when he was playing for fnatic, Salty Ginger Thorin saying all kind of crap and at the end of etc game what ever he predict is wrong ! Duffield have no idea about csgo is better to go host a pacman game Cadian "e yes ,hmm e yes ,ofc ,hmm yes I am good with the rest

2015-04-28 12:54