Europe Minor viewer's guide

After hosting the CIS Minor last week, PGL's studio, located in Bucharest, will now stage the Europe Minor Championship, where eight teams, determined by a closed qualifier, will face off for two spots at the ELEAGUE Major Main Qualifier plus $50,000 in prize money.

XANTARES & co return to the PGL studio for another Minor

A GSL group stage, featuring best-of-three matches in the elimination and decider stages, will lead into a best-of-three double-elimination bracket, which will be played out over the weekend. The winning team will take home $30,000, while the runner-up will earn $15,000, and the third-placed side, $5,000. 

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A	Group B
Envy	Space Soldiers
AGO	OpTic
GODSENT	PRIDE
Windigo	eXtatus

The complete schedule for the event looks as follows:

Thursday, November 2
09:00	Envy	vs. Windigo	BO1
10:30	AGO	vs. GODSENT	BO1
12:00	Group A winners' match		BO1
13:30	Group A elimination match		BO3
17:30	Group A decider match		BO3
Friday, November 3
09:00	Space Soldiers	vs. eXtatus	BO1
10:30	OpTic	vs. PRIDE	BO1
12:00	Group B winners' match		BO1
13:30	Group B elimination match		BO3
17:30	Group B decider match		BO3
Saturday, November 4
09:00	Semi-final #1 (A1 vs. B2)		BO3
12:30	Semi-final #2 (B1 vs. A2)		BO3
16:30	Upper bracket final		BO3
Sunday, November 5
09:00	Elimination Match		BO3
12:30	Decider match		BO3
17:00	Grand final		BO3

For this event, PGL has invited the all-British broadcast team that covered the action at the Asia Minor, in Seoul, last week, which looks as follows:

James "BanKs" Banks - Commentator
Jack "Jacky" Peters - Commentator
Alex "Snodz" Byfield - Commentator
Sam "Lolbanelor" Davies - Commentator

Finally, the prize distribution for the event is the following:

1. $30,000 + spot at ELEAGUE Major 2018 Main Qualifier
2. $15,000 + spot for ELEAGUE Major 2018 Main Qualifier
3. $5,000