GS Global eSports Cup viewer's guide

We have put together all the information that you will be needing to follow the Game Show Global eSports Cup, kicking off on Thursday. Read on to find the group draw, prize distribution, casters and more.

Taking place inside Game Show's studio, in Vilnius, Lithuania, the offline finals of the Global eSports Cup will feature the leading teams from the European, CIS and North American divisions, which were played out online.

The venue itself will be closed to the public, but fans will be able to watch the matches live and meet the players at the Multikino cinema complex located inside the Ozas shopping centre.

EnVyUs will face CLG on Thursday morning 

The tournament sees the eight participating teams split into two double-elimination groups. The group winners will automatically advance to the semi-finals, while the runners-up will secure spots in the quarter-final stage. All matches will be played in a best-of-three format.

Below you can find the group draw for the tournament:

Group A	Group B
EnVyUs	Cloud9
dignitas	Astralis
FlipSid3 Tactics	Method
CLG	G2

The full schedule for the Global eSports Cup is following:

Thursday, February 4th
09:00	CLG	vs. EnVyUs
11:30	FlipSid3	vs. dignitas
13:00	Group A elimination match
16:00	Group A winners' match
19:00	Group A decider
Friday, February 5th
09:00	Cloud9	vs. G2
11:30	Astralis	vs. Method
13:00	Group B elimination match
16:00	Group B winners' match
19:00	Group B decider
Saturday, February 6th
10:00	Quarter-final #1
13:00	Quarter-final #2
17:00	Semi-final #1
20:00	Semi-final #2
Sunday, February 7th
12:00	Third-place decider
16:00	Grand final

All matches will be streamed on Game Show's Azubu channels in English and Russian.

The English language on-air talent crew includes HLTV.org's own Milan "⁠Striker⁠" Švejda and looks as follows:

•  Daniel "dabo0" Bürgle
• Vince "Metuz" Hill
•  Hugo Byron
•  Gregor "FatFlatFrog" Prodan
•  Niels Christian "⁠NaToSaphiX⁠" Sillassen
• Milan "⁠Striker⁠" Švejda 

The $200,000 prize pool will be distributed between the participating teams as follows:

1. $80,000
2. $50,000
3. $30,000
4. $20,000
5-8. $5,000

Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Milan 'Striker' Švejda Age: 23 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.30 Maps played: 11 KPR: 0.90 DPR: 0.64 Niels Christian 'NaToSaphiX' Sillassen Age: 19 Team: stfuNerd Rating 1.0: 1.24 Maps played: 27 KPR: 0.83 DPR: 0.61