13:00 CET: Frankfurt Major results, Group B: ViCi Gaming 2:0 Unknown.xiu
VG drew first blood in Game 1, but the Peruvian team seemed to have a good start overall, with their Templar Assassin dominating the Chinese team. However, ViCi Gaming had a much better late game lineup. On the back of their Alchemist and Juggernaut, they were able to seize the game from Unknown.
The second game saw a Death Prophet and a lineup full of poison for Unknown. ViCi Gaming went with a Medusa pick. The Slardar-Lich combo was too strong for Unknown to handle on the bottom lane, and they allowed Xu “BurNIng” Zhilei’s Medusa to gain free farm for the early phase of the game. ViCi Gaming was able to easily pick off the Peruvian heroes and destroyed the young Peruvian team, ending the game in 19 minutes, with a 27:5 score.
Frankfurt Major viewership, so far © TrackDota
- Frankfurt Major results: ViCi Gaming swept through Unknown, 2:0, and have advanced in the Winners’ Match. Unknown will compete in the Elimination* Match. (*No teams will be actually eliminated during the group stages; scroll down for the groups stages format.)
10:35 CET: The first day of The Frankfurt Major group stages will get underway at 11:00 CET, with all eight teams from Groups A and B playing. Check out the live coverage put together by Valve and ESL!
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Frankfurt Major groups
The Frankfurt Major groups © Wykrhm Reddy
Frankfurt Major groups format
The Frankfurt Major groups will be played in a classic GSL format. The 16 participating teams will be split up into four groups of four.
In each group, the teams will play a total of five best-of-three matches, as shown below:
- Match #1: Team A vs. Team B
- Match #2: Team C vs. Team D
- Winners’ match (WM): Winner of Match #1 vs. winner of Match #2 – Winner advances to the Upper Bracket
- Elimination* match (EM): Loser of Match #1 vs. loser of Match #2 – Loser drops to the Lower Bracket
- Decider match: Loser of WM vs. winner of EM – Winner advances to the Upper Bracket and loser drops to Lower Bracket
*The group stage will determine the seeding for the Frankfurt Major main event. Eight teams will be seeded into the main event Upper Brackets, while the remaining eight will start the main event in the Lower Brackets. No teams will be eliminated in the group stage.
Frankfurt Major schedule – group stage
Frankfurt Major studio © Toby Dawson
The Frankfurt Major group stage will take place over the course of two days, between November 13-14, from 11:00 CET to 00:00 CET on both days. Just like in TI5’s case, no public access will be permitted during the Frankfurt Major group stage. The Frankfurt Major schedule has been recently adjusted. According to the latest changes, Groups A and B will be completed on Friday, while Groups C and D – including LGD and CDEC* – will be played out on Saturday, in order to accommodate the Chinese teams.
*Both LGD and CDEC had their Frankfurt arrivals delayed, due to travel issues.
Frankfurt Major schedule November 13th – Groups A and B
- 11:00 CET – Group A: Evil Geniuses vs. Fnatic
- 11:00 CET – Group A: Virtus.Pro vs. Newbee
- 11:00 CET – Group B: ViCi Gaming vs. Unknown.xiu
- 11:00 CET – Group B: Vega vs. OG
- 14:20 CET – Group A: Winners’ Match (Winner advances to the Upper Bracket)
- 14:20 CET – Group B: Winners’ Match (Winner advances to the Upper Bracket)
- 17:40 CET – Group A: Elimination Match (Loser is seeded into the Lower Bracket)
- 17:40 CET – Group B: Elimination Match (Loser is seeded into the Lower Bracket)
- 21:00 CET – Group A: Decider Match (Winner advances to the Upper Bracket)
- 21:00 CET – Group B: Decider Match (Winner advances to the Upper Bracket)
Frankfurt Major schedule November 14th – Groups C and D
- 11:00 CET – Group C: Team Secret vs. Newbee.Young
- 11:00 CET – Group C: LGD vs. Cloud 9
- 11:00 CET – Group D: EHOME vs. Alliance
- 11:00 CET – Group D: CDEC vs. Mineski
- 14:20 CET – Group C: Winners’ Match (Winner advances to the Upper Bracket)
- 14:20 CET – Group D: Winners’ Match (Winner advances to the Upper Bracket)
- 17:40 CET – Group C: Elimination Match (Loser is seeded into the Lower Bracket)
- 17:40 CET – Group D: Elimination Match (Loser is seeded into the Lower Bracket)
- 21:00 CET – Group C: Decider Match (Winner advances to the Upper Bracket)
- 21:00 CET – Group D: Decider Match (Winner advances to the Upper Bracket)
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