IeSF World Championship 2017 groups revealed

Taking place in Busan, Korea, from November 9-12, the tournament will see 17 teams, determined by a series of qualifiers, battle it out for the lion's share of a 20,000,000 KRW (~18,000) prize pool. 

sergej's HAVU are among the participants

Following the last-minute withdrawals of Mineski, proWince and Vanguard, the participating squads have been split into four groups – three of four teams, one of five –, as you can check below:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Chiefs	HAVU	MVP PK	Eclipse
MiTH	FORZE	Nexus	duttdutt
Uniquestars	FiRENATiON	PROTEA	Forge
Berzerk SUI	WMGC	Fire Dragoon	TPCU
			AKARA

Regarding the tournament format, the group stage will be held on the first two days of the event in a best-of-one round robin format, while the playoff matches and the third-place decider, all featuring a best-of-three format, will be played over the weekend.

The organisation has also revealed how will the 20,000,000 KRW (~$18,000) prize-pool be distributed among the top three teams:

1. 10,000,000 KRW (~$9,000)
2. 6,000,000 KRW (~$5,500)
3. 4,000,000 KRW (~$3,700)