ESL Major Series begins!

Twenty-five teams, four groups, 5 weeks, it is time to begin the groupstage of the Call of Duty 4 ESL Major Series! Find the groups and fixtures for the first match week inside.

Important: All match links have changed in the process of correcting the fixtures.

Groups

Group A
fnatic
Team SPEED-LINK
Epsilon eSports
DEFEATERS
teamxeq
Dignition

Group B
Team Dignitas
H2k-Gaming
k1ck eSports Club.pt
ESC-Novamania
Heroes Area
Ultima Ratio

Group C
TEK9 Networks
tempus moriendi
nGize
ESC Gaming. Linemax
BioXar.FortKnox - CoD4
4 Kings

Group D
Roskilde Ravens
SK-Gaming
Team Impact
LowLandLions
A.S. Quadrifoglio eSports
PHANTOMS GAMING
UF Gaming *


* Group D has a seventh team because of a mistake made in creating the fixtures of Qualifying Round 2. teamxeq were incorrectly placed against another QR2 team, dfiance. As teamxeq won they qualified for the EMS. dfiance then played UF Gaming as a normal match, they lost so UF Gaming qualified. This left 4 Kings with no team to play in QR2. Rather than force a team who had qualified to play and risk losing their place in the EMS, it was decided instead that other teams should not be punished for the mistake of the league and 4 Kings were put through.[/hide]

Prizes
Remember, the prize distribution for this season's top 3 teams is a grand total of €1.500 cash!



Week 1 Fixtures
This weeks' map is mp_crash. The default match time is Sunday 13th 20cet, if teams need to reschedule they should ask to reschedule via protest!

LowLandLions vs UF Gaming (link)
Roskilde Ravens vs PHANTOMS GAMING (link)
SK-Gaming vs A.S. Quadrifoglio eSports (link)
fnatic vs teamxeq (link)
Team Dignitas vs Heroes Area (link)
H2k-Gaming vs ESC-Novamania (link)
k1ck eSports Club.pt vs Ultima Ratio (link)
Team SPEED-LINK vs DEFEATERS (link)
Epsilon eSports vs Dignition (link)
tempus moriendi vs BioXar.FortKnox - CoD4 (link)
4 Kings vs nGize (link)
TEK9 Networks vs ESC Gaming. Linemax (link)


Links:
Small rankings - Full rankings
Newspost on ESL.eu
CoD4 EMS Season II Groupstage