The draw has been made for the group stage of PGL Season 1's divisions in Europe and North America.

Eight European and four North American teams will compete in the online group stage of PGL Season 1, the successor to the CCS Kick-Off Season, which saw TSM take home the top prize of $40,000.

The three group winners will automatically qualify for the season finals, from October 2-4 in Bucharest, where they will be joined by a fourth a team, which will be determined by a last-chance tournament with the remaining six European sides.



Titan replace NiP in the list of participants

Due to scheduling conflicts, Ninjas in Pyjamas have decided to pull out of the league, with the Swedish giants' spot being taken by Titan.

There are still three places up for grabs across the two divisions, which will be filled through qualifiers that will take place in the coming weeks.

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Europe North America Group A Group B

Team SoloMid Team SoloMid fnatic fnatic Luminosity Luminosity Natus Vincere Natus Vincere EnVyUs EnVyUs CLG CLG Virtus.pro Virtus.pro Titan Titan Team Liquid Team Liquid Qualifier Team #1 Qualifier Team #1 Qualifier Team #2 Qualifier Team #2 Qualifier Qualifier

Meanwhile, PGL has announced that CCS casting duo Matthew "Sadokist" Trivet and Joona "⁠natu⁠" Leppänen are back for the new season and will be joined by Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer.

The prize breakdown for the PGL finals remains the same from the CCS Kick-off Season, so the $75,000 pot will be distributed as follows:

1. $40,000

2. $20,000

3. $10,000

4. $5,000

The prize breakdown for the PGL finals remains the same from the CCS Kick-off Season, so the $75,000 pot will be distributed as follows: