In cooperation with the league's head sponsor, Steelseries, The Gaming League has announced the startup of a new team-cup competition known as the SteelSeries Premier Cup.

Sixteen teams will be divided into groups of four to play in a round robin system. The structure is similar to NGL-One system, in which teams will have a lineup of four players that will be competing in a best-of-one series, with the winner moving on to play the next opponent.

The sixteen teams that have been chosen to compete in the SteelSeries Premier Cup:

WE.IGE.Korea
Team NoA
World Elite Europe
H2k-Gaming*
ieS virtual gaming
Kings of w3
Templars of Twilight
evoplay
oXmoze.WeiRd
Praetoriani
planetpod.Hama
redCode eSports
n!faculty.BetPlayer
Tek-9
eQuilibrium
Cubesports**

* SKmouz was replaced by H2k-Gaming by request to be dropped out of the league.
** Cubesports has been chosen to replace the disbanded team of verGe Gaming.


The top two teams of each group will move on to compete in a single-elimination playoff bracket for the following prizes:

1st - 400 euro, 5 SteelSound 5Hv2, 5 SteelPad QcK heavy
2nd - 100 euro, 5 SteelSound 4H, 5 SteelPad S&S
3rd - 5 SteelSound 3H, 5 SteelPad QcK