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Tournament organizers finished revealing the MLG Major Championship: Columbus groups on Instagram Friday.
The full group stage looks as follows:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | FaZe Clan | Natus Vincere | Team EnVyUs |
| Luminosity Gaming | Fnatic | Virtus.pro | Astralis |
| mousesports | Splyce | G2 Esports | Counter Logic Gaming |
| FlipSid3 Tactics | Team Liquid | Cloud9 | Gambit Gaming |
Like the previous groups, the top slots for Group C and D look to be an easy lock for the top teams.
In Group C, Na`Vi are the favorite as the second-ranked team in the world according to both HLTV.org and Duncan "Thorin" Shields, leaving the second slot a toss up between Virtus.pro, G2 Esports and Cloud9. And in Group D, Astralis will likely top the group, after their strong performance at IEM Season X World Championship Katowice. The second slot could easily go to either CLG or EnVy.
The MLG Major Championship: Columbus will take place on March 29 to April 3 in Columbus, Ohio, and it will be the first Valve CS:GO Major to feature the newly standardized $1 million prize pool.
Dennis "Tarmanydyn" Gonzales is a news editor for theScore esports who enjoys whiskey, Dungeon & Dragons and first-picking Timbersaw Windranger Abaddon Slardar Clinkz Medusa Oracle a P90. You can follow him on Twitter.
