PGL Major Main Qualifier viewer's guide
With PGL Major 2017 Krakow Main Qualifier about to start, here are all the details concerning the schedule and the talent line-up.
From Thursday to Sunday, the last qualification stage for the PGL Major will be played at the Romanian company's studio, located in Bucharest. At the event, 16 teams will battle it out for the chance to be at the next Valve-sponsored competition.
The bottom teams from the ELEAGUE Major have all been invited to compete at the Main qualifier with the exception of Envy, who had to relinquish their spot due to roster changes.
Joining the invitees are the nine teams who managed to qualify through the Minors that were held in several regions: TYLOO, Renegades, Cloud9, Immortals, Tengri, Vega Squadron, BIG, PENTA and Dignitas.
The tournament will feature a Swiss System format, with the schedule looking as follows:
Thursday, June 29th | |||
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Friday, June 30th | |||
09:00 | Round 2 - Match 1 | ||
10:30 | Round 2 - Match 2 | ||
12:00 | Round 2 - Match 3 | ||
13:30 | Round 2 - Match 4 | ||
15:00 | Round 2 - Match 5 | ||
16:30 | Round 2 - Match 6 | ||
18:00 | Round 2 - Match 7 | ||
19:30 | Round 2 - Match 8 | ||
Saturday, July 1st | |||
09:00 | Round 3 - Match 1 | ||
10:30 | Round 3 - Match 2 | ||
12:00 | Round 3 - Match 3 | ||
13:30 | Round 3 - Match 4 | ||
15:00 | Round 3 - Match 5 | ||
16:30 | Round 3 - Match 6 | ||
18:00 | Round 3 - Match 7 | ||
19:30 | Round 3 - Match 8 | ||
Sunday, July 2nd | |||
09:00 | Round 4 - Match 1 | ||
10:30 | Round 4 - Match 2 | ||
12:00 | Round 4 - Match 3 | ||
13:30 | Round 4 - Match 4 | ||
15:00 | Round 4 - Match 5 | ||
16:30 | Round 4 - Match 6 | ||
18:00 | Round 5 - Match 1 | ||
19:30 | Round 5 - Match 2 | ||
21:00 | Round 5 - Match 3 |
Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner will be the main host while Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen has been tasked with conducting interviews. At the analyst desk, Janko "YNk" Paunović, Jason "moses" O'Toole and Joona "natu" Leppänen will break down the action to the viewers, whereas six casters will be commentating the matches.
Here is the full talent team for the tournament:
Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner - Host
Pala "Mantrousse" Gilroy Sen - Interviewer
Janko "YNk" Paunović - Analyst
Jason "moses" O'Toole - Analyst
Joona "natu" Leppänen - Analyst
Matt "Sadokist" Trivett - Commentator
Henry "HenryG" Greer - Commentator
Daniel "ddk" Kapadia - Commentator
James "JZFB" Bardolph - Commentator
Anders Blume - Commentator
Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat - Commentator
Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo - Observer
DJ "Prius" Kuntz - Observer
As for prizes, the top eight teams in Bucharest will get spots at the $1,000,000 PGL Major, which will run from July 16-23 in Krakow, Poland.





