The eXTREMESLAND 2018 Asia Finals will kick off on Thursday, with 15 teams vying for their share of a $100,000 prize pool.
Running until Sunday, the third edition of the event will see teams hailing from different Asian countries battle it out in Shanghai, China, for the grand prize of $40,000.
With Royal Bandits pulling out due to visa issues, only 15 squads will compete at the tournament, with Group D reduced to just three teams.
Summer's Flash will try to defend their eXTREMESLAND title
Flash, who have been drawn into Group B, are the reigning champions of the event, while MVP PK are the highest-ranked team in attendance. Among the other participants are the likes of Chiefs, 5POWER and BOOT-d[S].
Here is what the group draw for the event looks like:
Group A TEAM M P 5POWER 0 0 NASR 0 0 SCARZ Absolute 0 0 D13 0 0 Group B TEAM M P Chiefs 0 0 Beyond 0 0 Flash 0 0 Sad Story 0 0 Group C TEAM M P FrostFire 0 0 MVP PK 0 0 OpTic India 0 0 Revolution 0 0 Group D TEAM M P BOOT-d[S] 0 0 TNC 0 0 XCN 0 0
The group stage will be played in a GSL format, with best-of-one matches in the opening and winners' clashes, and best-of-three series in the elimination and decider games. The top two teams from each group will then advance to the single-elimination, best-of-three playoffs.
Below you can find the full schedule:
Thursday, October 18 05:00 - 5POWER vs. D13 | BO1 05:00 - NASR vs. SCARZ Absolute | BO1 06:30 - Chiefs vs. Sad Story | BO1 06:30 - Beyond vs. Flash | BO1 08:00 - MVP PK vs. Revolution | BO1 08:00 - FrostFire vs. OpTic India | BO1 09:30 - BOOT-d[S] vs. XCN | BO1 11:00 - Group A Winners' Match | BO1 11:00 - Group B Winners' Match | BO1 12:30 - Group C Winners' Match | BO1 12:30 - TNC vs. BOOT-d[S]/XCN | BO1
Friday, October 19 04:00 - Group A Elimination Match | BO3 04:00 - Group B Elimination Match | BO3 07:00 - Group C Elimination Match | BO3 07:00 - Group D Elimination Match | BO3 10:00 - Group A Decider Match | BO3 10:00 - Group B Decider Match | BO3 13:00 - Group C Decider Match | BO3 13:00 - Group D Decider Match | BO3