TWC: China withdraw, group draw out

5-10-2015 23:12

As the pace begins to gather ahead of the World Championships 2015 in Belgrade, Serbia this weekend, E-frag.net have announced both the withdraw of China from the tournament and the official group draw for the event.

The 2015 World Championships will be taking place in the Sava Centar in Belgrade, Serbia from October 8-11 and see 16 national teams duking it out over a $100,000 prize-pool.

E-frag.net have now released the format, group draw, and schedule for the event. Teams have been drawn into four groups of four teams each, opening group matches will be in a best-of-one format, while deciding matches in each group for the second advancing team will be played as best-of-three games.

MUTiRiS' Portugal will replace China at TWC 2015

The group stages will take place during the first two days, and after that eight teams will duel in a best-of-three playoff series to determine the eventual victor. The grand final will be a best-of-five brawl.

It has now been announced that China, whose lineup comprised a enticing mix of QeeYou and TyLoo players, has had to withdraw from the event due to visa issues, in particular because a national holiday has been taking place (the so-called "Golden Week" in China) from October 1-8.

Portugal, who lost to Norway in the deciding match, have ostensibly been chosen to replace China. The group draw therefore appears as follows:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Serbia	Portugal	France	Canada
Germany	Kyrgyzstan	Netherlands	Singapore
Sweden	Tunisia	USA	Belgium
Indonesia	Russia	Poland	Norway

Quarter-finals match-ups are to be drawn randomly after the group stage concludes. A comprehensive schedule for the event can be found below:

Thursday, October 8th
13:00	Serbia	vs. Sweden	BO1
13:00	Russia	vs. Portugal	BO1
14:15	Germany	vs. Indonesia	BO1
14:15	Kyrgyzstan	vs. Tunisia	BO1
15:30	Group A losers match		BO1
15:30	Group B losers match		BO1
16:45	Group A winners match		BO1
16:45	Group B winners match		BO1
18:00	Group A & B decider matches		BO3
Friday, October 9th
10:30	France	vs. USA	BO1
10:30	Canada	vs. Belgium	BO1
11:45	Poland	vs. Netherlands	BO1
11:45	Norway	vs. Singapore	BO1
13:00	Group C losers match		BO1
13:00	Group D losers match		BO1
14:15	Group C winners match		BO1
14:15	Group D winners match		BO1
15:30	Group C & D decider matches		BO3
Saturday, October 10th
10:00	Quarter-final #1		BO3
13:00	Quarter-final #2		BO3
16:00	Quarter-final #3		BO3
19:00	Quarter-final #4		BO3
Sunday, October 11th
10:00	Semifinal #1		BO3
13:00	Semifinal #2		BO3
16:00	Third place decider		BO3
16:00	Grand final		BO5

More lineup announcements for European outfits are upcoming, with Sweden, Russia, France, Norway, and now Portugal (due to China dropping out) next in line for an official release.

stich writes for HLTV.org and can be found on Twitter

rip finland

2015-10-05 23:13

18 replies

yeah how did Finland not get picked? they lost to belgium with the closest possible stats lol hltv.org/match/2298363-belgium-finland-w.. and netherlands gets through because Denmark was unable to attend the LAN finals

2015-10-05 23:19

14 replies

statement facebook.com/ROCCATsuNny/posts/160562054..

2015-10-05 23:51

7 replies

Fuck twc

2015-10-06 00:04

4 replies

look how stacked group c is. look at fucking groub b, what a joke.

2015-10-06 01:48

3 replies

Cry burger, rip USA on TWC:D No h8, dude :D

2015-10-06 04:58

2 replies

your group is like nip groups at majors eat my dick

2015-10-06 06:32

1 reply

Now it's even easier, the only good opponet dropped out. Cry more :D

2015-10-07 18:46

You deleted that post?

2015-10-06 04:21

What was your statement ;_;

2015-10-06 11:40

I assume the organizers used the total rounds won in the elimination match.

2015-10-06 00:07

no they used the amout of points gathered in the groupstage and since portugal got 12 and finland 9 they choosed portugal over finland if they would've done what you said, finland would've been picked instead

2015-10-06 00:14

No, Finland won 43 rounds in the elimination match, Portugal won 49. But if you already know what they used, why do you ask why they didn't get picked? You know why.

2015-10-06 00:19

because sunny (who plays for the finnish team) linked to the conversation with the TWC admins after I wrote it, that's why

2015-10-06 00:31

Ok.

2015-10-06 00:54

bot allu

2015-10-06 04:29

That Group C is... Tough...

2015-10-06 06:09

compare group B to C wtf. they got no seeding or what

2015-10-06 13:49

And the worst thing is that before their withdraw, china was in B in the place of Portugal so the group looked much more weak...

2015-10-06 18:24

wtf is that group C?:D RIP POLSKA :D

ez for Polska

2015-10-05 23:49

nt battlescarred australia

expected

ez Poland

group c wtf

sweden lineup?>

2015-10-05 23:14

format error at the Sunday header....

2015-10-05 23:15

group C AYYY

it's a bad omen when so many teams withdraw from the tournament.

Group B is a joke.

2015-10-05 23:16

Tunisia let's gooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

stfu dude tunisia got this

i think that fox won't be able to play and the lineup will be: MuTT, rmn, KillDream, riis3d' and zpr.

yes I saw the fraglider post and have amended, ty mah friend

2015-10-06 01:18

Rip poorland. Forza russia.

2015-10-05 23:18

Kyrgyzstan Ez OH WAIIT TUNISIA HAVE A CLONE OF KENNYASS

LETS GO MOE

2015-10-05 23:20

group c seems fair

group c vs B rofl

lol group c though

Portugal's lineup: mUt, roman, KILLDREAM, zpr and riis3d

2015-10-05 23:21

ez kyrgyztan or however the fuck u pronounce dat

We pronounce it like kirgistan

2015-10-06 05:01

Group C xD

2015-10-05 23:22

Group A: Sweden, Germany Group B: Russia, Portugal Group C: France, Poland Group D: Norway, Belgium ----- If it is like I suppose...: Sweden vs Portugal -> Sweden Russia vs Germany -> Russia France vs Belgium -> France Poland vs Norway -> Poland ----- Sweden vs Russia -> Sweden France vs Poland -> France ----- Sweden vs France -> France ez baguettes

2015-10-05 23:23

8 replies

d = norway and canada shrooood

2015-10-05 23:37

scream + ex6 + to1nou > shroooooooood

2015-10-06 00:13

the troll from spence is hard... hltv.org/news/16009-twc-lineups-for-cana.. No Shrooooooooooood Funnier thing is mOE going...that is how desperate NA was to fill these 2 teams bc no one cares

2015-10-06 04:15

sorry i never even checked the lineups sad that moe is playing, dont know what they were thinking

2015-10-06 04:16

yeah this whole thing is a joke

2015-10-06 04:18

Not so sure about poland, have you seen their lineup?

2015-10-06 00:28

yep I have... But I don't think USA can beat them.

2015-10-06 00:38

Moe will rek them, no kappa

2015-10-06 14:30

Will be ez for norway

2015-10-05 23:24

Fox wont be able to play for portugal unfortunately

2015-10-05 23:25

why the fuck is not playing for portugal is it because of gamers 2?

2015-10-05 23:27

Yes, only 2 weeks left for major, and the Gamers2 players, will give priority on trainning for that..

2015-10-06 12:32

Go Belgium!

2015-10-05 23:28

omg gr b and d noobs

2015-10-05 23:29

Rip weedland

As I expected the tournament turns out like a joke. So many teams all over the world withdrawing. Not enough time to plan and not professional enough. Oh well..I had high hopes.

2015-10-05 23:34

still better than nothing, next year can be better. actually it's a nice thing besides the official team matches, such a world cup format should get bigger and more prestigious. i think the community needs to get used to it. in 1.6 the ENC by ESL was always fun to watch and the countries played with their best line-ups at the finals usually.

2015-10-05 23:59

There was a last year already. They could've thought this through beforehand.

2015-10-06 06:48

well, it's better and bigger than last year already.

2015-10-06 12:41

french lineup: apeX Happy NBK SmithZz shox

2015-10-05 23:35

smithzz facepalm

2015-10-05 23:46

6 replies

well it's only 3 of one team. It was either SmithZz, RPK or one of the subtop teams (ldlc)

2015-10-05 23:56

5 replies

Still -apex and -SmithZz +KennyS and one random. So much stronger

2015-10-06 02:12

you can't -Smithzzz +kennys because max 3 players from the same lineup can be in the team. So Happy + NBK + apeX. You can't add Kenny ^^

2015-10-06 10:05

but he said -apEX and -Smithzz So Happy + NBK + Kenny ^^

2015-10-06 16:12

Tbh i realized that i wrote a mistake like 10 minutes after. Facepalm

2015-10-06 16:27

haha shit happens

2015-10-06 16:29

LOL damn group c is pretty fuckin tough

Rip NL

2015-10-05 23:43

RiP Indonesia, little chance for us to beating Germany and Sweden

2015-10-05 23:44

meh

2015-10-05 23:47

Group A : Sweden, Germany Group B : Russia, Portugal Group C : France, USA Group D : Canada, Belgium

lmao these groups

Group A: Sweden or Germany Group B: Russia Group C: France Group D: Belgium. called it.

2015-10-06 00:16

So many countries that shouldn't be there. Oh well =/

group C = group of death

2015-10-06 00:24

gogogo Portugal!

2015-10-06 00:25

LOOOOOOOOL group b

Ez moe

2015-10-06 00:36

Goodluck Tunisian brothers !

2015-10-06 00:39

RIP Indonesia

2015-10-06 00:40

Get em mOE

group b = group of death

2015-10-06 00:45

OMG that group C :D

2015-10-06 00:52

wtffffffffffff group B and D is too ez compared to C

2015-10-06 00:59

Ez sweden vs france grand final

2015-10-06 01:02

How can they misbalance Group B and Group C so much?!? All 4 of Group C would win Group B lol..

2015-10-06 01:05

vvtf theres 3 same flag? Indonesia + Poland + Singapore? ez pz..

Wtf .. The richest county in the world has visa problems ..lol

2015-10-06 03:28

no dk no party.

2015-10-06 03:57

Why does anyone care about this? This tournament was dead from the start. We knew players would miss for other tournaments and preparing for the major. It is sad to think of some of the people representing countries like USA and Canada and knowing they definitely do not even come close to the best players in the region...

2015-10-06 04:17

France USA Poland in same group? Are they trying to make this event shitty?

2015-10-06 04:19

france usa poland same group lol nice draw retards

2015-10-06 04:45

rip cn

2015-10-06 06:12

wth, visa again...

France will be the only tier 1 team there, since VP pulled out and Sweden will probably send some tier 2 has-beens as usual. Xizt slap wenton Pauf schneider you heard it here first

2015-10-06 07:13

omg our group would be very hard... getting even one win is very difficult :(

2015-10-06 08:12

France Netherlands poland USA GJ EFRAG,put 4 good teams in 1 fucking group.

2015-10-06 09:12

The Netherlandsin the poule of dead like always!

2015-10-06 09:19

go back to school

2015-10-06 09:48

gl Indonesia !

this is the worst event EVER

2015-10-06 10:04

let's go Portugal, no fox and no zelin but we can do it!!

2015-10-06 10:22

tournament has lost the minor interest it once had... especially on hitbox with availers annoying ass

2015-10-06 10:59

group b = world against russia?

2015-10-06 11:31

Portugal>Finland confirmed Kappa

2015-10-06 11:48

mad?

2015-10-06 12:35

Slightly upset, but not mad

2015-10-06 13:23

Portugal do better on groups, and win more rounds than Filand in elimitation match, they deserved that spot :)

2015-10-06 15:29

Group B = Russia , Tunisia

2015-10-06 12:09

Tunisia? xD

2015-10-06 15:30

Holy Crap! Group C is the Group of Death, with the other three pretty much already determined who is going on.

2015-10-06 12:22

No Ukraine? AYYYYYYYYYYYY LMAO.

2015-10-06 12:28

Everyone light a candle for Netherlands [*]

2015-10-06 12:59

Are you serious with Group C? lmao

2015-10-06 13:07

Group C, lol :D

2015-10-06 13:41

Group C, group of DEATH

2015-10-06 15:00

This Event is a Joke and is a shame that we all are giving publicity to this shit First they Switch an South American team for Serbia and now they're changing an Asian squad for an European country again... And they have the courage to call themselves "the WORLD championship"... what a piece of s***

2015-10-06 15:03

Hoping that Indonesian got their visa to Serbia on time :)

2015-10-06 15:18

Netherlands ez win

2015-10-06 15:22

RIP France Its C9 vs ex EnVy all over again

2015-10-06 15:38

RIP crazyguy

2015-10-06 15:52

Crazyguy was Vietnam?

2015-10-06 22:21

we miss forestw0w also

2015-10-06 15:54

The US and Canadian teams attending are their tier 3 players. Why this was hosted in Serbia of all places is beyond me. I sure as hell wouldn't attend for safety reasons.

actually canada has the best team possible without shroud and about the US its not e-frag fault that ur greedy ass c9 team rather go for that money than representing their own country

2015-10-06 16:35