The draw for the group stage of ESL Nordic Nationals Winter has been made, with the participating teams having been divided into two groups of four.

Next weekend, Inferno Online Stockholm will play host to the offline finals of the first season of the ESL Nordic Nationals, where eight teams from across the region will pit their wits for the lion's share of a €15,000 prize pool.

The tournament will kick off with a double-elimination group stage, with the decider matches being played in a best-of-three format, following by the single-elimination playoffs with the last four teams standing.



MIXCAT will take on GreyFace in the first round

GreyFace, featuring players like Alexander "⁠SKYTTEN⁠" Carlsson and Jimmy "⁠Jumpy⁠" Berndtsson, have been handed a tricky opening match as they will have to fend off the threat of MIXCAT, with Reason Gaming and BX3 rounding out the group. Torpedo, who recently added Simon "⁠downie⁠" Storm to their roster, and No Problem are the favourites to advance from the other group, which also features PFP and SkitLite.

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A Group B GreyFace Kappa GreyFace Kappa No Problem No Problem Reason Gaming Reason Gaming PFP PFP BX3.TP-Link BX3.TP-Link Torpedo Torpedo MIXCAT MIXCAT SkitLite SkitLite

ESL has announced that admission to the event is free of charge, with fans being allowed to move freely through Inferno Online to meet players and watch the matches.