ESL One CIS Online Season 1: NAVI will fight NoPangolier in the first round
Ihor MatusESL announced new details about the championship. Now we know the schedule of all matches and match pairs. In the first of them EXTREMUM will play with Team Spirit, NAVI - with NoPangolier, NoTechies - with Live to Win, and Virtus.pro - with Team Empire. In the Lower Bracket, PuckChamp will face off against Gambit Esports, Winstrike will face off against Imperial Pro Gaming, VP.Prodigy will face off against HellRaisers, and XACTJIEPbI will face off against B8 Esports.
Matches history: ESL One. DPC 2021: Season 1 - CIS Upper Division
January 18 will kick off the ESL One CIS Online Season 1 matches in the lower division, while the upper division will start on January 21.
The total prize pool of the Upper Division will be $ 205,000 and two invites to the Major tournament. The winner will take home $ 30,000 and an invite to the playoffs, while the silver medalist will receive a $ 28,000 prize and an invitation to the group stage. The team that takes the 3rd place will earn $ 27,000 and an invite to the Wild Card tournament, where it will again be able to compete for its invitation to the Major championship.
In the lower division, the prize pool will be $ 75,000. The winner and runner-up will receive $ 17,000 and $ 16,000, respectively, and advance to the top division of next ESL One CIS Online season.