ESL Pro League S7 APAC Finals groups and talent announced

19/4/2018 - 12:09

Details about the upcoming ESL event in Sydney, Australia—the ESL Pro League S7 APAC Finals—that will decide two slots for the LAN in Dallas, have been revealed.

The tournament is slightly overshadowed by the massive IEM Sydney 2018 which starts just a week later, but is still an important event for teams from the Asia-Pacific region. Over the next three days, April 20-22, eight regional squads will be vying for two spots at the $750,000 Pro League Finals in Dallas.

ORDER kick off the tournament against Signature

A GSL format will be utilized in the group stage, with opening matches being BO1 and the rest being BO3. The group draw can be found below:

Group A	Group B
MVP PK	TheMongolz
ORDER	Grayhound
Signature	BOOT-d[S]
SCARZ Absolute	Tainted Minds Tainted Minds

Opening matches have also been drawn, with the following matchupsahead:

MVP PK	vs. SCARZ Absolute
ORDER	vs. Signature
TheMongolz	vs. Tainted Minds
Grayhound	vs. BOOT-d[S]

Accompanying the groups announcement, ESL has revealed the broadcast team for the event, with notable Oceanic players Iain "⁠SnypeR⁠" Turner and Mohammed "⁠MoeycQ⁠" Tizani joining as analysts, while Stuart "⁠sonic⁠" Rayner will be casting some of the action. The full list is available below:

Ben "SandMan" Green - Host
Ian "SnypeR" Turner - Analyst
Mohammed "MoeycQ" Tizani - Analyst

Kevin "KaRath" Zhu - Caster
Jordan "Elfishguy" Mays - Caster
Matthew "Judge" Brand - Caster
Tim "brainstorm" Dunne - Caster
Stuart "sonic" Rayner - Caster