The draw for the group stage of the V4 Future Sports Festival has been made, with the eight competing teams having been split into two groups.
The participating teams were split into two seeding pots based on whether they were invited or had to qualify for the event.
MOUZ, who won the StarSeries i-League Season 4 last night, have been drawn against Polish duo Virtus.pro and VenatoreS, and David "frozen" Čerňanský's eXtatus. FaZe, the current No.1 team in the world, face a relatively easier task, having been paired with HellRaisers, GameAgents and Dark Tigers.
mousesports drawn into a tricky group
The group stage will feature a best-of-two round-robin format, with the top two teams from both groups progressing to the single-elimination playoffs, which will culminate with the best-of-five final.
Below you can find the group draw:
Group A
Group B
FaZe
MOUZ
HellRaisers
Virtus.pro
GameAgents
eXtatus
Dark Tigers
VenatoreS
Running from March 23-25 at Budapest's BOK Hall indoor arena, the V4 Future Sports Festival will have €500,000 ($~618,000) on offer, with the winning side taking home €200,000 ($~246,000).