dual tournament group play format<\/a> (also known as GSL format) with 2 groups of 4 teams. All group play matches will be played as a best-of-three (bo3) map series. Following the group stage, the top two teams in each group will advance to a best-of-five (bo5) map single elimination bracket. <\/p>\nThursday, April 28th:
\n9:00 BST \/ 10:00 CEST \/ 4:00 AM ET – Doors Open to Spectators
\n9:30 BST \/ 10:30 CEST \/ 4:30 AM ET- Pregame Show
\n10:00 BST \/ 11:00 CEST \/ 5:00 AM ET – TempoStorm vs. SK Gaming (bo3)
\n12:45 BST \/ 13:45 CEST \/ 7:45 AM ET – Virtus.pro vs. Splyce (bo3)
\n15:15 BST \/ 16:15 CEST \/ 10:15 AM ET – Team Dignitas vs. Selfless (bo3)
\n18:00 BST \/ 19:00 CEST \/ 1:00 PM ET – Hellraisers vs. OpTic Gaming (bo3)
\n20:45 BST \/ 21:45 CEST \/ 3:45 PM ET – Group B Losers Match (bo3) <\/p>\n
Friday, April 29th:
\n9:00 BST \/ 10:00 CEST \/ 4:00 AM ET – Doors Open to Spectators
\n9:30 BST \/ 10:30 CEST \/ 4:30 AM ET – Pregame Show
\n10:00 BST \/ 11:00 CEST \/ 5:00 AM ET – Group A Losers Match (bo3)
\n12:45 BST \/ 13:45 CEST \/ 7:45 AM ET – Group A Winners Match (bo3)
\n15:15 BST \/ 16:15 CEST \/ 10:15 AM ET – Group B Winners Match (bo3)
\n18:00 BST \/ 19:00 CEST \/ 1:00 PM ET – Group A Decider Match (bo3)
\n20:45 BST \/ 21:45 CEST \/ 3:45 PM ET – Group B Decider Match (bo3)<\/p>\n
Saturday, April 30th:
\n11:15 BST \/ 12:15 CEST \/ 6:15 AM ET – Doors Open to Spectators
\n11:30 BST \/ 12:30 CEST \/ 6:30 AM ET – Pregame Show
\n12:00 BST \/ 13:00 CEST \/ 7:00 AM ET – Semifinal #1 (Group A #2 vs. Group B #1 – bo5)
\n16:30 BST \/ 17:30 CEST \/ 11:30 AM ET – Semifinal #2 (Group B #2 vs. Group A #1 – bo5) <\/p>\n
Sunday, May 1st:
\n14:15 BST \/ 15:15 CET \/ 9:15 AM ET – Doors Open to Spectators
\n15:00 BST \/ 16:00 CET \/ 10:00 AM ET – Pregame Show
\n15:30 BST \/ 16:30 CET \/ 10:30 AM ET – Grand Finals (bo5)<\/p>\n
Teams:
\nGroup A:
\nVirtus.pro (Invited Team)
\nHellraisers (1st Place s9 EU Qualifier 2)
\nOpTic Gaming (1st Place s9 NA Qualifier 1)
\nSplyce (1st Place s9 NA Qualifier 3)<\/p>\n
Group B:
\nDignitas (1st place s9 EU Qualifier 1)
\nTempoStorm (Invited Team)
\nSK Gaming (Invited Team)
\nSelfless (1st Place s9 NA Qualifier 2)<\/p>\n
Event Talent Lineup:
\nStage Host:
\nJames Banks<\/p>\n
Desk Host:
\nChris Puckett<\/p>\n
Analysts:
\nRichard “RLewisReports” Lewis
\nDuncan “Thooorin” Shields<\/p>\n
Casters:
\nJoseph “heliumbrella” Cunningham
\nMohan “launders” Govindasamy
\nDust “dusT” Mouret
\nVince “Metuz” Hill
\nJack “Jacky” Peters<\/p>\n
Prizes ($125,000 USD + full travel support):
\n1st Place – $55,000
\n2nd Place – $30,000
\n3rd\/4th Place – $12,500
\n3rd\/4th Place – $12,500
\n5th\/6th Place – $5,000
\n5th\/6th Place – $5,000
\n7th\/8th Place – $2,500
\n7th\/8th Place – $2,500<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
After 8 weeks of gruelling online qualifiers, the CEVO Gfinity CS:GO Season 9 Pro League Live Finals are almost here. The event will take place at the Gfinity Arena & Studios, the biggest, fully dedicated eSports studio in the UK from April 28 – May 1, 2016. With some of the best CS:GO teams in … <\/p>\n
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