Qi Invitational groups, schedule released

Running from April 24-26 at a studio in Belgrade, the Qi Invitational will feature eight teams - five European and three Asian -, who will square off for their cut of a $75,000 prize pool.

The tournament will begin with two double-elimination groups, from which the top two will progress to the single-elimination, best-of-three playoffs.

GODSENT will take on 5POWER in their first match

BIG, who will be attending their first event with Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield and with Nikola "⁠LEGIJA⁠" Ninić as a stand-in, will be taking on Eclipse in their first match, with Valiance and TYLOO rounding out the group. 

The other group's first round will be headlined by the all-European clash between AGO and Copenhagen Games champions Imperial, while GODSENT will lock horns with 5POWER.

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A	Group B
GODSENT	BIG
Imperial	Valiance
AGO	TYLOO
5POWER	Eclipse

All matches will be streamed on Thunder Media Entertainment's Twitch channel, with the tournament schedule looking as follows:

Tuesday, April 24
09:00	AGO	vs. Imperial	BO1
10:30	GODSENT	vs. 5POWER	BO1
12:00	Group A winners' match		BO1
13:30	Group A elimination match		BO3
17:00	Group A decider match		BO3
Wednesday, April 25
09:00	BIG	Eclipse	BO1
10:30	Valiance	TYLOO	BO1
12:00	Group B winners' match		BO1
13:30	Group B elimination match		BO3
17:00	Group B decider match		BO3
Thursday, April 26
10:00	Semi-final #1		BO3
13:30	Semi-final #2		BO3
17:00	Third-place match (off stage)		BO3
17:00	Grand final		BO3