CIS Minor group draw

1-6-2017 21:03

Starladder has revealed the draw for the group stage of the CIS Minor.

Taking place at the GamerStadium, in Moscow, from June 8-11, the CIS Minor will kick off with eight teams, all determined by a closed qualifier, split into two double-elimination groups.

Both groups have two high seeds, which were given to the group winners of the closed qualifier, as well as two low seeds, which are held by the second-placed sides from the previous stage.

Vega Squadron pitted against Tengri in the first round

In order to be able to comply with the tournament rules regarding academy teams, Spirit Academy will rebrand to TS.Academy for this competition, in which they will also play under a different logo.

The CIS Minor will reward the top two teams with spots at the offline qualifier for the Major, from June 29 to July 2. A total of $50,000 will also be on offer at the Russian event, with the winner taking home $30,000.

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A	Group B
TS.Academy (Spirit Academy)	Spirit
Tengri	Spartak
K29	Quantum Bellator Fire
Vega Squadron	pro100

ez pro 100

2017-06-01 21:04

1 reply

ez for Sparta i mean Spartak. Putin told me Spartak is nr1.

2017-06-02 14:13

epic

nice

c00l

Nice

ezforspirit

get ready 4 throws

So many Russian teams

2017-06-01 21:05

whoever says that these teams are worse than EU minor are idiots

2 replies

flag checks out.

2017-06-01 21:25

indeed

2017-06-01 21:51

TeamSpeak academy ez 1uke is celebrity, he is at tv ads

2017-06-01 21:06

Vega and Tengri

2017-06-01 21:07

lol spitit n1

What a waste of a spots...

5 replies

Vega 16-2 NiP

2017-06-02 10:54

4 replies

If they were better than the EU teams you wouldn't be so afraid of having them play in the same minor. This might scam a fairly good team like BIG, Penta or LDLC (who are all better than the teams at the CIS minor) out of a spot at the major qualifier.

2017-06-02 12:55

3 replies

No one scares! Valve decide on 4 regions!

2017-06-02 13:16

Honestly vega is probably better than ldlc and penta right now and are 50 50 with big. those teams are overrated but they are just inconsistent tier 3 eu trash tbh, sometimes has some good upsets but not really good overall. vega on the other hand has been steadily gotten better since the last major qualifier and have a strong team dynamic and firepower. teams like big rely too much on *at least two* of their inconsistent "stars" like nex or tabsen or keev to show up huge and when they don't (at least one of them if not all of them do disappearing acts every other game) they blow. Rather have vega/tengri/spirit/pro100 have these spots than those, and penta with forever mediocre krystal LUL what a joke, it's just a mousesports academy team tbh, same with LDLC, just a lower french scene farm team with ex6tenz grooming them (honestly feel like ex6tenz can make a return back to the french scene if another higher tier team emerges besides envyus/g2 and needed a IGL, he has really improved since he gotten kicked long time ago, too bad he's competing with shox/happy for those spots).

2017-06-03 00:29

Well maybe Vega Squadron should have one of the spots at the EU minor then, not an entire minor for free all to themselves. Now that f3 have a spot at the qualifier from finishing bottom 8, and Gambit and Na'Vi are already legends, there are literally only shit teams to fill all but one spot at the CIS minor. Space Soldiers, NiP and Heroic all lost at the EU minor qualifier, do you really think these teams wouldn't have made it to the CIS minor when teams like Spartak and Spirit Academy made it?

2017-06-03 01:44

i dont get the T4 organisations that get themselves an academy team...

2017-06-01 21:08

Vega and Spirit will go to the qualifier.

2017-06-01 21:11

GOGOGO QBF!

2017-06-01 21:13

Vega and Spirit. ez for ma boys Mir and Davcost.

2017-06-01 21:17

Noice

2017-06-01 21:19

Group A -> scary af Group B -> so fucking ez for spirit nice draw ffs

2017-06-01 21:24

go pro100 )))

2017-06-01 21:35

lmao 0 teams from cis minor would quali for eu minor, so baddd

2017-06-01 21:37

and 0 Asian teams and 0 American teams ...

2017-06-01 21:45

tyloo, flash, vici, maybe renegades c9, immortals, misfits, clg cis minor is just cancer

2017-06-01 21:47

of course they wont qualify for eu minor because they are playing for cis minor! smh

2017-06-02 23:45

because they are so bad and valve let him make minor but still better than uk scene

2017-06-02 23:53

eu minor qualifier so ez for xantares

2017-06-03 01:32

Huge respect to the EU players who relate well to the CIS players and teams. Thx.

2017-06-01 21:43

Vega to top group A and Spirit/pro100 to top group B.

Finally high level cs, this EPL lan finals so shit

2017-06-01 21:52

MAJOR LITTLE #RUNSPARTAK #GOLITTLE

2017-06-01 22:33

I feel sorry for some of the better CIS teams, having to play against some of these lower tier cheat teams to qualify for the major. Rough.

2017-06-01 22:37

VEGA SPIRIT SPIRIT PRO100 VEGA SPIRIT

2017-06-01 22:39

ez prediction ,TEngri Vega - Spirit Pro100 , then Tengri win Pro100 , and Spirit Vega, spots for TEngri and Spirit

2017-06-01 22:49

Cmon pro100

2017-06-01 22:59

We should vote about worse semi-pro nickname on the planet. My thoughts go with: balblna, FANAT ROCKA and It's my... it is very tough decision.

2017-06-01 23:12

Make shelds to protect K29! Go! Go!

2017-06-01 23:38

ez 0-2 and go to minsk

2017-06-02 05:26

K29 only one that could do sumthing

2017-06-02 00:42

Vega & Spirit will win this

2017-06-02 05:25

lets look if CIS teams still throw in Minor ..

2017-06-02 05:38

Vega/Tengri & Spirit

2017-06-02 06:23

again in the grand final Vega vs. Spirit

2017-06-02 10:56

Vega vs Spirit in final

2017-06-02 12:25

CIS teams are pretty boring except for starix and maybe Vega.

2017-06-02 13:17

2Ez4Starix and pro100

2017-06-03 15:36

two slots for CIS. what a waste

2017-06-04 15:13

CIS Minor group draw

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