ELEAGUE Premier groups, schedule announced

12-7-2018 18:43

The groups and the full schedule of ELEAGUE Premier, which will take place on July 21-29, have been announced by the organizers.

Group A features three teams currently residing in the top-five of our ranking, Astralis, Liquid, and MIBR. They are accompanied by Cloud9, who have yet to announce who their fifth player for the tournament will be.

Astralis and Cloud9 will kick off the $1,000,000 event

In Group B, Natus Vincere will attempt to fend off serious competition from FaZe — who will field Olof "⁠olofmeister⁠" Kajbjer for the first time in over three months —, MOUZ, and fnatic.

Group A

Group B

ELEAGUE have also released the full schedule of the tournament taking place in their studios in Atlanta, which will begin on July 21, with the GSL group stage running until July 25. The playoffs will then take over after a two-day break on July 28-29 with the best-of-three semi-finals and the grand final.

The full schedule, with approximate starting times in case of the second matches each day, looks as follows:

Saturday, July 21
20:00 - Astralis vs. Cloud9 | BO3
~23:00 - Liquid vs. MIBR | BO3

Sunday, July 22
20:00 - Natus Vincere vs. fnatic | BO3
~23:00 - FaZe vs. MOUZ | BO3

Monday, July 23
20:00 - Group A winners' match | BO3
~23:00 - Group B winners' match | BO3

Tuesday, July 24
20:00 - Group A elimination match | BO3
~23:00 - Group B elimination match | BO3

Wednesday, July 25
20:00 - Group A decider |BO3
~23:00 - Group B decider | BO3

Saturday, July 28
20:00 - Semi-final #1 | BO3
~23:00 - Semi-final #2 | BO3

Sunday, July 29
20:00 Grand final | BO3

No chance for C9 and mibr I guess

2018-07-12 18:43

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lel

11 replies

ez for NA again

2018-07-12 18:44

6 replies

expected for EU again

2018-07-12 18:51

2 replies

Plasticfazefangay

2018-07-12 19:20

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He is right though, i don't think that Liquid, C9 or MIBR are serious contenders for the title.

2018-07-14 14:20

NA back to being a joke good days

2018-07-12 19:02

2018-07-12 19:14

2018-07-13 10:44

ez Astralis vs FaZe final

2018-07-12 18:45

3 replies

Ez for ence 👬🚹🛐

2018-07-12 18:52

2018-07-12 18:54

They will play in semi-final, not final :) In finall we'll see Na'Vi-Astralis

2018-07-13 02:10

Mibr with Tarik is Top1 :P

16 replies

need more time

Yeah thats true.. lets see how far they can go in the Major

Hahahahahahahahaahahahaahahahaaha

2018-07-12 18:46

7 replies

Whats so funny?

2018-07-12 18:47

MIBR top1 with tarik lmfao

2018-07-12 18:59

5 replies

Its the truth :P

2018-07-12 19:04

nope

2018-07-12 19:09

Still better than any croatia team lul

2018-07-12 19:05

nt fox

Lel fox still better than any croatia player But please win against france

2018-07-12 21:45

with tarik, stew and fer u got three players that wanna play aggressive and are by far at their best if u give them space to be that aggressive and give them support in a lot of situations. i highly doubt thats gonna be a better composition than what they had with coldzera, a guy that is best when u allow him to follow up on aggression of others.

2018-07-12 19:07

Im sure they will replace boltz because of the Major Slot. (Hes also the worst in english) The only thing i want to know is whos IGL? Tarik or FalleN

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i dont get the major slot thing???? and are u kidding u would think anyone in their right minds would pick fallen as an IGL over fucking tarik even if fallen got shot in the head and was in a coma

2018-07-12 19:11

I prefer tarik aswell because hes american = better communication in english and brings new stuff to the table. And 3 of the 5 Players who got the Legend Status in the Major have to be in that Roster. Or am i wrong?

2018-07-12 19:13

3 of the 5 players have to be legends, yeah but werent mibr legends? and c9 won the major so theres 2 already from that roster. fallens english is fine, and if its hard or he makes some mistakes then he needs to fucking work on it and get the fuck over it, that would be a silly excuse to let a peanut brain try to build a team up to consistent #1 status.

2018-07-12 19:15

Lets see what happens

2018-07-12 19:16

I hope mousesports will be able to reach the finals.

2018-07-12 21:56

pretty much

2018-07-12 22:14

Oskar will carry to win the whole tournament. Ez for mouz

2018-07-13 22:40

Where is ence?

minor

2018-07-12 19:06

ez for navi

Thats Rigged

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why ?

2018-07-12 18:57

all shit Na teams in group a and the good ones in group b

2018-07-14 15:11

Well you also got the easily best team in the world in Group 1 in Astralis

2018-07-15 22:48

hltv.org/matches/2324404/astralis-vs-nat..

2018-07-17 17:24

rekt

2018-07-18 01:01

gyazo.com/6003272035970afd8ca985fc8c76cb..

2018-07-18 17:55

hltv.org/events/3392/esl-one-cologne-201..

2018-07-18 18:31

And whats your point? That Astralis is better? Cause then your right. 1 match against Astralis with a close match xD when Astralis dominates them in all other games haha, but nice try Prodka

2018-07-18 18:49

eZaF

Rip Mouz :(

Ez mibr

Gl Faze

Nice

B group of death

Fnatic is not the same. We’ll have to see what mouz is about.

2018-07-12 19:34

I should've said compared to a. Mibr not in good form and c9 is a dead team

2018-07-13 14:01

NICE EZ FOR SNAXIK

expected

I put 10$ on Astralis & TL being in the same group. I'm 10$ Canadian Dollars (about 3 cents American) richer!

Ez4Navi

ez for mouz

Ez for navi

fnatic out in groups looooooooooool ez for NAVI/FAZE

DUDUDU

Hahahaha i missed that XDD

2018-07-12 20:24

Group A so trash in comparison with group B

howtf is mibr top5

Ez group for NaVi

Ez4NaVi

Ez for Navi

ez for liquid

GL NAVI!

Only 2 groups?

Yes? Its ELEAGUE Premier, a 8 team event?

2018-07-12 18:50

Its is?

Yes? lol

This is an event known for having the top teams only.

2018-07-12 19:29

Except Mibr =))

2018-07-13 04:32

Oof

2018-07-18 01:49

ez 4 mouz

Settled rosters would make this more enjoyable to watch.... I'm sick of these constant roster changes

Omg lucky Astralis

FaZe vs Astralis again and again

All amarican teams at the same group WTF!?

Nice Balance ... Group A Astralis +3 NA Group B Full EU

NA Event Org... :/

Ez 4 astralis i guess

They need to get atleast 1 team to playoff, this is the NA way

2018-07-12 21:43

WHAT A GENIUS IS THERE???? ITS EXACTLY ONLY 1 WAY TO SEE NA TEAM IN PLAYOFFS. ok, not all burgers are stupid monkeys

2018-07-13 00:31

No sign of NIP, disappointing but not unexpected.

2018-07-12 18:48

nice

ez 4 s1mpletroNic

joke groups wtf???

Fixed groups ? The 3 NA teams in that group A making sure one of them qualifies with Astralis.

2018-07-12 18:49

ez af for faze

leggo astralis

Rigged af, RIP fnatic

DUDUDUDUDUDU

Sweet no facebook

Ez astralis - mibr; faze - mouz

I hope in mouz buz there is chance mouz + faze will be out in groups (bcs ,,new" players)

2018-07-12 18:55

In this group everything can happen, yes.

2018-07-12 19:49

2018-07-12 21:09

MIBR OUT IN GROUPS AGAIN THIS TIME IN THE WEAKEST GROUP NOTHING NEW

group A is a joke, so ez for astralis

I feel like switch Mouz and C9 in groups. They feel a bit unbalanced.

2018-07-12 18:53

Yeah

2018-07-12 18:56

Omegalul Group A is a joke.

$1,000,000 event POGGGGGGGGGGGGGERS

WTF, Group A = very good Astalis, not so good other teams¨ Group = Faze (with Olof again so idk) + Navi + Mouz (maybe not so good now) + Fnatic

Group A ez for Astralis A= Astralis and MIBR B= FaZe and s1mple vincere

MIBR OMEGALUL +Electronic actually NaVi carry

r u fakin serious,fnatic vs navi ...again... no way dude

group A is a joke

BO3 all the way fuck yeah

3 of the 4 best teams in group B and with fnatic a team that might be better than everyone except astralis in group A aswell, just lol

2018-07-12 18:58

wtf,again shit draw astralis + 3 tier-3 teams, agaist navi faze mouz and tier-2 fnatic, just swap mouz with lulqid or c9 and nice group stage

Group A: 1. Astralis 2. Liquid 3. MIBR 4. C9 Group B 1. FaZe 2. NaVi 3. Mouz 4. Fnatix Semifinals 1. Astralis 2-0 NaVi 2. FaZe 2-1 Liquid Grandfinals Astralis 2-1 FaZe

yay liquid

2018-07-12 20:21

Will the semi finals and finals be on TBS?

2018-07-12 19:00

another victory for navi

NaVi DaVi

ez group for astralis.

My fucking god try to balance the groups better please, literally 3 free american teams in group A (even tl is shit atm) and group b is so fucking stack, stop basing your groups on that shitty hltv ranking

2018-07-12 19:03

stop basing? who did it before? esl cologne had shitty group, with mouz navi and astralis in 1 group agaist only faze in other, while astralis was top1, navi top3 and mouz top4 of hltv rating, so not based on hltv rating

2018-07-12 19:19

Im talking about eleague in general and other tournaments base their invite and seeding on this ranking too (like blast or certain dh tournaments)

2018-07-14 21:40

wow group A is fucking shit lmao

rigged na event

Gl to Na'vi and MIBR

RIP fnatic

2018-07-12 19:08

stop putting cloud9 and astralis in one group

2018-07-12 19:12

Ez for best team in the world

Why the 3 teams that play on NA will be on the same fucking group???????

2018-07-12 19:17

Group B MonkaS

2018-07-12 19:24

ez for real top 1 team faze

2018-07-12 19:25

BO3 GrandFinal... What a shit.

2018-07-12 19:27

Nice stacked event PogChamp.

2018-07-12 19:30

interesting, 7 very strong teams and MIBR as a walkover.

2018-07-12 19:31

FAZE MOUSE FNATIC = (RIP NAVI)

Dang what a tough group group B is.. navi, mouz, fnatic..

2018-07-12 19:35

TACo VS JW.... the most expected match in this event xD

2018-07-12 19:41

Mousesports and fnatic, and c9 and mibr should be in opposite groups The bottom of B looks a bit tougher and there is a clear division of skill with navi and faze at the top

2018-07-12 19:42

Group A Astralis 2:0 Liquid 2:1 MIBR: 1:2 Cloud9 0:2 Group B FaZe 2:0 NaVi 2:1 mouz 1:2 fnatic 0:2 Semifinals Astralis 2:1 NaVi Liquid 1:2 FaZe Grandfinals Astralis 2:0 FaZe

2018-07-12 19:58

how much astralis paid to get all these free wins in group A?

2018-07-12 19:59

all bo3,love it

2018-07-12 20:00

wow.b group look scary

2018-07-12 20:05

GO GO NAVI

2018-07-12 20:06

Ez 4 olof

2018-07-12 20:13

too ez for navi,astralis

2018-07-12 20:18

Group A: Astralis, MIBR group b : Faze. Navi MIBR 2-1 NAVI Astralis 0-2 Faze Grand finals Mibr 2-1 faze ez for tarik

2018-07-12 20:40

2018-07-12 21:28

mibr vs Liquid o.O just think if coldzera goes Liquid before the eleague premier.. cold vs. mibr.. just wow!

2018-07-12 21:14

He is not going anywhere

2018-07-12 21:27

ez 4 Navi)

Grupo A: Astralis x cloud9=2x0 Astralis/ Mibr x líquid=2x1 Mibr. Grupo B: Navi x fnatic=2x1 Navi/ Faze x mousesport=2x0 Faze. but by the level of the teams it would not be a "surprise" if it were all the other way around.

2018-07-12 21:34

how long are mibr keep getting invites for prestige tournaments?

2018-07-12 21:59

ez for s1mple and electronic

2018-07-12 22:53

Lol cloud9 can never catch a break 😂

2018-07-12 23:50

still no tarik ?

2018-07-13 00:16

The decision hasn't come in yet.

2018-07-13 00:24

Grand final | BO3 WHY...

2018-07-13 02:11

Cool all the games are 3 am and 7am for me in Australia. SICK

2018-07-13 02:12

Ez navi

2018-07-13 08:28

1. mibr 2. Astralis 3. Liquid 4. Clown9 1. mousesports 2. Na`Vi 3. fnatic 4. FaZe

2018-07-13 09:34

Faze fan here but if navi can keep up their form i think they can win this as faze just got back olof and may be a little shaky. While navi can repaeat their astralis win.

2018-07-13 12:28

Go Mibr!!

2018-07-14 15:34

Astralis ez group. Free pass. Uhh

2018-07-15 20:19

I wait du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du-du

2018-07-17 12:31

Eleague always bringing the best teams

2018-07-17 17:28

You guys really do not understand how they pick groups, do you? They pick the teams in the group and starting schedule based on viewership potential for each matchup and potential viewership caused by those outcomes. Imagine the viewers for a Faze vs NAVI decider or a C9 vs MIBR elimination match.

2018-07-20 22:08