The final list of 32 participants in the group stage of the PGL Major has become known. Eight of them will eventually receive places at the PGL Major Antwerp. The last teams included in this list were determined during the fourth qualifying tournament, the leaders of which were GamerLegion, fnatic, Eternal Fire, Sangal and Anonymo. Teams such as Apeks and SPADE were ultimately left without a chance to get to the upcoming major.
The 32 teams were placed into groups based on how well they performed in the qualifiers and the previous Major. At first glance, Group A, which includes the champions of the Stockholm tournament Natus Vincere, clearly looks more saturated. It included ten teams from the top 20 of the world rankings, while in group “B” There are only seven participants from the top twenty, and the leader among them is G2.
The group stages will be held in LAN format in Bucharest (Romania) in the second half of April. They will be held in the Swiss format. From group "A" Four teams in the Legends category, two in Challengers status and four – Contenders. Among the leaders of group "B" are: places will be distributed slightly differently: the top 3 teams in the group will get to the Legends stage, four more will receive Challengers status and one – Contender.
