The CEVO champion will go head-to-head with the two-time ESWC holder, Meet Your Makers, Made in Brazil's renewed line-up as well as local rival MugNmouse.

CEVO third-placed side Paragon of Virtue has been draw against strong opposition as it meets Scandinavian duo mTw and roccat in the opening stage.

As for x3o and Evil Geniuses, they will lock horns at the group stage with fnatic and SK Gaming respectively.

The ESL confirmed yesterday that emuLate would not attend the event. Today, team j1n was also announced as an absentee. These two squads will be replaced by U.S. pair Revolution Sports and vio.

Group A:

fnatic
x3o
Frag Dominant
Team Guardians

Group B:

SK Gaming
Evil Geniuses
50 Calibre Gaming
Revolution Sports

Group C:

mTw
roccat
Paragon of Virtue
vio

Group D:

Meet Your Makers
Made in Brazil
MoB Gaming
MugNmouse


Galleries: Day 1a | Day 1b | Day 2a | Day 2b | Day 2c | Day 2d

Counter-Strike: Extreme Masters Day 2 CS Melee | Extreme Masters Day 1 CS Melee | WCG Day 1 CS Melee | Viewer's Guide | Cogu discusses all things MiBR | WCG USA, EM Prediction Contest | Ninespot reflects on Day 1 | x3o gives fnatic an early test | Five with punkvillE | Zonic on mTw's early exit | sfX on taking down MoB | savi0r: Looking forward to E4All | WCG CS Group Preview

StarCraft: WCG StarCraft Melee | WCG Day 1 SC Recap | Five with NonY | G5 talks about NonY and Day 2 | StarCraft in the U.S: Why care? | WCG Starcraft Preview

World of Warcraft: Extreme Masters Day 1 WoW Melee | Extreme Masters WoW Preview | Five with Sp0h