The draw for the Gfinity Spring Masters 1 group stage has taken place, with the eight participants having been thrown into two groups.

The first of four Gfinity Masters events to be held this year will take place this upcoming weekend at the Gfinity Arena, located inside the Fulham Broadway multiplex, in London.

Eight teams from Europe and North America will face off for $50,000 in cash prizes at the British event, which will be hosted by Scott "SirScoots" Smith, a well-known figure in the scene.



NiP will face EnVyUs again

The tournament will kick off with a double-elimination stage in which every match will be played in a best-of-three format. The top two sides from each group will progress to the semi-finals, which will also be played in a best-of-three mode. The tournament decider will be a best-of-five face-off.

Fresh off a runners-up finish at ESL One Katowice, Ninjas in Pyjamas will be pitted against EnVyUs in a group that also features Property and Gamers2.

Virtus.pro are expected to top their group after being paired with Cloud9 and Titan, two teams who cut a frustrating figure in Katowice, and with British side Infused.

Below you can find the draw in full:

Group A Group B NiP NiP Virtus.pro Virtus.pro EnVyUs EnVyUs Cloud9 Cloud9 Property Property Titan Titan Gamers2 Gamers2 Infused Infused

Group A nip - Envy - Property - Gamers2

Group B VP - Cloud9 - Titan - infused