The tournament will feature two double-elimination GSL groups of four teams each, with Bo1 matches in the opening fixtures and Bo3 matches for all the following fixtures. The top two teams from each group will then advance into playoffs, where all matches will be Bo3.<\/p>\n
There are no grand finals, but instead a winner\u2019s final and a loser’s final. The winner of each final will earn a direct invite to the StarLadder Major, while the loser of the lower final will have another chance to qualify through the Minors’ Third-Place Play-In.<\/p>\n
The groups for the 2019 CS:GO Europe Minor are as follows:<\/p>\n
Group A<\/strong> – CR4ZY, mousesports, NoChance, Sprout Mousesports are +163 favourites in the CS:GO Europe Minor outright betting at BetOnline<\/a>. They are ranked no.11 in the world and enter the tournament following a seventh-eighth finish at ESL One Cologne. CR4ZY (+750) are the next best team in Group A, with Sprout back at +1400 and NoChance living up to their name at +3300.<\/p>\n While mousesports are odds-on to reach the final four, they will need to bring their A-game. CR4ZY beat them 2-1 at the ESL One New York 2019 Europe Closed Qualifier at the start of July, so the potential for an upset is there – especially in Bo1. However, one suspects the favourites will lift with a spot in the Berlin Major on the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nGroup B<\/strong> – BIG, Fnatic, North, Team Ancient<\/p>\nBetOnline<\/h3>\n \n
