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The 2016 World Championship group stage draw has been completed, setting the stage for this year's exciting first round matches.
The group stage will be played in a double round robin format and will start on Sept. 29 in San Francisco. From there, the Top 2 teams in each group will advance to the bracket stage, which begins Oct. 13 in Chicago.
The groups are as follows:
| Group A |
|---|
| ROX Tigers |
| G2 Esports |
| Counter Logic Gaming |
| Albus NoX Luna |
| Group B |
|---|
| Flash Wolves |
| SK Telecom T1 |
| I May |
| Cloud9 |
| Group C |
|---|
| EDward Gaming |
| ahq e-Sports Club |
| H2k-Gaming |
| INTZ e-Sports |
| Group D |
|---|
| Team SoloMid |
| Royal Never Give Up |
| Samsung Galaxy |
| Splyce |
Preston Dozsa is a news editor for theScore esports. You can follow him on Twitter.
