Europe Minor viewer's guide

The Minor, which is going to take place from June 15-18, will take place at the PGL Studios in Bucharest, Romania, where eight teams will be battling for three spots at the Main Qualifier in a GSL format group stage before heading into a double bracket playoff.

SZPERO & co. want to prove their worth in Bucharest

Ahead of the tournament, we will talk to several players to hear about their teams' aspirations as they try to secure a ticket to the Main Qualifier and their part of the $50,000 prize pool. Our first two interviews, with Grzegorz "⁠SZPERO⁠" Dziamałek and Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer, can be found here and here.

Here are the groups for the tournament: 

Group A	Group B
Envy	PENTA
BIG	LDLC
Kinguin	Dignitas
Ballistix	iGame.com

As can be seen below, Group A will be played out on Thursday, June 15, while Group B will be played out on Friday, June 16. Then, the tournament will move into the bracket play, which will end on Sunday, June 18, when the three teams qualifying for the PGL Major 2017 Main Qualifier will be determined. Here is the full schedule:

Thursday, June 15
09:00	Envy	vs. Ballistix	Bo1
10:30	BIG	vs. Kinguin	Bo1
12:00	Winners' match		Bo1
13:30	Elimination match		Bo3
17:00	Decider match		Bo3
Friday, June 16
09:00	PENTA	vs. iGame.com	Bo1
10:30	LDLC	vs. Dignitas	Bo1
13:00	Winners' match		Bo1
13:30	Elimination match		Bo3
17:00	Decider match		Bo3
Saturday, June 17
09:00	Semi-final #1		Bo3
12:30	Semi-final #2		Bo3
16:00	Upper-bracket final		Bo3
Sunday, June 18
09:00	Elimination match		Bo3
12:30	Decider match		Bo3
17:00	Grand final		Bo3

As far as the on-air talent goes, the popular casting duo Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer and Matt "Sadokist" Trivett will be bringing the action live in the English language stream, with Harry "JustHarry" Russell joining them in the rotation. Meanwhile, Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović, Duncan "Thorin" Shields and Paul "RedEye" Challoner will be on the desk breaking down the action.

The full talent list is:

Paul "RedEye" Chaloner - Host
Janko "YNk" Paunović - Analyst
Duncan "Thorin" Shields - Analyst

Matt "Sadokist" Trivett - Commentator
Henry "HenryG" Greer - Commentator
Harry "JustHarry" Russell - Commentator

The $50,000 prize pool will be distributed in the following way:

1. $30,000 + slot at the PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier
2. $15,000 + slot at the PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier
3. $5,000 + slot at the PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier

Don't forget to check out our event page, where we will keep track of the matches, results, news, stats, and more when the event gets under way.