The Europe Minor is finally upon us, with three slots at the PGL Major 2017 Main Qualifier and $50,000 up for grabs. Here are the details regarding the schedule, format, and talent.

The Minor, which is going to take place from June 15-18, will take place at the PGL Studios in Bucharest, Romania, where eight teams will be battling for three spots at the Main Qualifier in a GSL format group stage before heading into a double bracket playoff.

SZPERO & co. want to prove their worth in Bucharest

Ahead of the tournament, we will talk to several players to hear about their teams' aspirations as they try to secure a ticket to the Main Qualifier and their part of the $50,000 prize pool. Our first two interviews, with Grzegorz "⁠SZPERO⁠" Dziamałek and Vincent "⁠Happy⁠" Schopenhauer, can be found here and here.

Here are the groups for the tournament:

Group A Group B Envy PENTA BIG LDLC Kinguin Dignitas Ballistix

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As can be seen below, Group A will be played out on Thursday, June 15, while Group B will be played out on Friday, June 16. Then, the tournament will move into the bracket play, which will end on Sunday, June 18, when the three teams qualifying for the PGL Major 2017 Main Qualifier will be determined. Here is the full schedule:

Thursday, June 15 09:00 Envy Ballistix vs. Bo1 10:30 BIG Kinguin vs. Bo1 12:00 Winners' match Bo1 13:30 Elimination match Bo3 17:00 Decider match Bo3



Friday, June 16



09:00 PENTA iGame.com vs. Bo1 10:30 LDLC Dignitas vs. Bo1 13:00 Winners' match

Bo1 13:30 Elimination match

Bo3 17:00 Decider match

Bo3





Saturday, June 17



09:00 Semi-final #1

Bo3 12:30 Semi-final #2

Bo3 16:00 Upper-bracket final

Bo3





Sunday, June 18



09:00 Elimination match

Bo3 12:30 Decider match

Bo3 17:00 Grand final

Bo3



As far as the on-air talent goes, the popular casting duo Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer and Matt "Sadokist" Trivett will be bringing the action live in the English language stream, with Harry "JustHarry" Russell joining them in the rotation. Meanwhile, Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović, Duncan "Thorin" Shields and Paul "RedEye" Challoner will be on the desk breaking down the action.

The full talent list is:

Paul "RedEye" Chaloner - Host

Janko "YNk" Paunović - Analyst

Duncan "Thorin" Shields - Analyst Matt "Sadokist" Trivett - Commentator

Henry "HenryG" Greer - Commentator

Harry "JustHarry" Russell - Commentator

The $50,000 prize pool will be distributed in the following way:

1. $30,000 + slot at the PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier

2. $15,000 + slot at the PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier

3. $5,000 + slot at the PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier

Don't forget to check out our event page, where we will keep track of the matches, results, news, stats, and more when the event gets under way.