The CIS Minor is set to kick off tomorrow in Moscow, Russia, with eight teams fighting for two spots in the PGL Major offline qualifier and $50,000 in prizes.

The tournament will take place at the GamerStadium in Moscow, Russia, on June 8-11. Over the course of the four days, two groups of four will be played out, followed by two days of bracket play.

mir & co. will try to make it out of the Minor and into another Major offline qualifier

At the end of the tournament, two teams will have spots to play in the last qualifier before the PGL Major 2017. On top of that, $50,000 will be split amongst the top three teams, with the winner taking $30,000 of it.

After the draw, which took place earlier this month, here are the groups:

Here is the schedule for the four-day tournament:

Thursday, June 8 10:15 Nemiga Spirit Academy vs. BO1 11:30 Tengri Vega Squadron vs. BO1 12:45 Group A winners' match BO1 14:00 Group A elimination match BO3 17:00 Group A decider match BO3 Friday, June 9 10:15 Spirit Quantum Bellator Fire vs. BO1 11:30 Spartak pro100 vs. BO1 12:45 Group B winners' match BO1 14:00 Group B elimination match BO3 17:00 Group B decider match BO3 Saturday, June 10 09:15 A2 vs. B1 BO3 12:00 A1 vs. B2 BO3 15:00 Elimination Match BO3 18:00 Upper bracket final BO3 Sunday, June 11 14:15 Decider match BO3 18:00 Grand final BO3

Bringing the action live will be a team of hosts, analysts, and casters, in both Russian and English. Here is the list of Russian talent:

Antonina "Tonya" Predko - Desk host

Stepan "DonStepan" Shulga - Host / Interviewer

Alexey "XAOC" Kucherov - Analyst

Alexandr "Petr1k" Petryk - Analyst



Igor "SL4M" Sopov - caster

Fyodor "KvaN" Zaharov - caster

Juriy "Strike" Tereshenko - caster

Alexandr "HomeR" Lysenko - caster

The English casters will be:

Harry "JustHarry" Russell

Tom "Tombizz" Bissmire

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

1. $30,000 + spot for PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier

2. $15,000 + spot for PGL Major Krakow 2017 Main Qualifier

3. $5,000

Once the tournament kicks off, don't forget to check the event page we have set up, where you can follow matches, results, related news, stats, and more.