The draw for the group stage of iBUYPOWER Masters 2019 has been revealed by the organization.

Group A is headlined by the No.1 team in the world, Astralis, who have been drawn in the same group as fnatic, Cloud9 and Complexity. iBUYPOWER Masters 2019 will mark the first event for Jordan "⁠Zellsis⁠" Montemurro and Ricardo "⁠Rickeh⁠" Mulholland with their new teams, Cloud9 and Complexity, respectively.

Astralis are one of the favourites to win the event

As for Group B, it features Liquid, FaZe, Ghost and Luminosity. Liquid and FaZe will also be playing in Los Angeles with their new rosters, featuring Jake "⁠Stewie2K⁠" Yip and Dauren "⁠AdreN⁠" Kystaubayev, respectively.

iBUYPOWER Masters 2019 will run on January 19-20 in Los Angeles, where the eight teams in attendance will duke it out for their share of a $200,000 prize pool.

Below you can find the group draw:

Group A

Astralis

fnatic

Cloud9

Complexity Group B

Liquid

FaZe

Ghost

Luminosity

The organization has also announced the first match-ups for the tournament:

Group A

Astralis vs. Complexity

Cloud9 vs fnatic

Group B

Liquid vs. Luminosity

FaZe vs. Ghost