Epicenter kicked off today in Moscow, as eight teams are competing for a share of the $500,000 prize pool. Some of the top teams from around the world are competing, including the Brazilian powerhouse SK, and superstar European sides Virtus.Pro, Natus Vincere, NiP, and Dignitas.
The group stage will see each team put into one of two groups, where they will play two games against each other in a round robin format. This will last until the third day of the competition.
Here are the groups for the competition:
Group A:
- NiP
- Natus Vincere
- G2
- Dignitas
Group B:
- Virtus.Pro
- HellRaisers
- fnactic
- SK
Here are the current scores from day one. Keep this article bookmarked as we will be updating it with all matches, along with putting together a general recap of the day.
Virtus.Pro 16 – 9 SK on Mirage
Virtus. Pro 16 – 12 SK on Cobblestone
Series Total: Virtus.Pro 2 – 0 SK
Dignitas 16-6 Na’vi on Mirage
Na’vi 16-9 Dignitas on Nuke
Series Total: Dignitas 1-1 Na’vi
HellRaisers 16 – 13 fnactic on Cache
fnactic 16 – 10 HellRaisers on Overpass
Series Total: fnactic 1 – 1 HellRaisers
NiP 16 – 11 G2 on Cobblestone
G2 16 – 9 NiP on Cache
Series Total: G2 1 – 1 NiP
Who do you see coming out on top of the group stage?
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James Mattone is a journalist for GAMURS and can be contacted by email at jamestmattone@gmail.com or on Twitter –@TheJamesMattone.
