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Skyesports and Riot Games are hosting a draw show for the Skyesports Champions Series (SCS) today (17th May). With the group stage of the Champions Series set to kick off on 19th May, the draw show will decide which group each team goes into. Dubbed the “Twist of Fate”, the event will be hosted by esports caster Ranjit “MambaSR” Patel. Here is everything you need to know about the event.
Skyesports “Twist of Fate” Event Overview
The Group Stage League of the Skyesports Champions Series will take place from 19th to 24th May and the 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six teams each. To divide the teams, Skyesports is bringing a unique draw show which will be broadcasted live on the Skyesports YouTube channel on 17th May from 6:30 PM IST onwards.
The draw show is called the Twist of Fate, an indication of how crucial it is to teams, and will be hosted by Ranjit “MambaSR” Patel. There will be familiar guests making an appearance as well. The 12 teams will be split into three pools of four teams each for the Draw Show. These are as follows.
Pool A
Top four teams from the VCT South Asia Playoffs Stage 1.
● Velocity Gaming (INDIA)
● Global Esports (INDIA)
● Enigma Gaming (INDIA)
● Full Power Gaming (PAKISTAN)
Pool B
Teams placed fifth to eighth in the VCT South Asia Playoffs Stage 1
● Revenant Esports (INDIA)
● Exceeli Esports (BANGLADESH)
● Khumbu Esports (NEPAL)
● Union Gaming (SRI LANKA)
Pool C
The four teams qualified through the SCS India and Rest of South Asia Qualifiers.
● Team Valor (INDIA)
● Orangutan (SOUTH ASIA)
● Reckoning Esports (INDIA)
● Prime 5 (PAKISTAN)
Chief guests invited to the draw show will randomly pick teams from one pool at a time. The team that is picked first will go into Group A while the team that is picked second will go into Group B and so on. The order of pools for the Draw Show will be as follows: Pool C > Pool B > Pool A. At the end, the 12 teams will be divided into two groups of six teams each.
From 19th to 24th May, the teams in the Group Stage League will compete in a single round-robin format within their respective groups. The top three teams will advance to Phase 3, the SCS Playoffs. The SCS Playoffs will happen as a grand LAN event in Chennai, India from 31st May to 5th June. The top two teams from the playoffs will qualify for the VCT Stage 2 Asia-Pacific (APAC) Challenger.
