All Participants of the Riyadh Masters 2024 Group Stage Confirmed
On the evening of July 7, the Decider matches of the Play-In stage were played, resulting in the final 2 teams qualifying for the group stage of Riyadh Masters 2024.
In the first match, MOUZ defeated Virtus.pro with a score of 2:0, while in the second match, LGD Gaming beat nouns (2:0). Thus, these two teams completed the lineup of participants for the group stage.
Previously, teams from the top 3 of each Play-In group had advanced to the groups: Entity, Blacklist International, and beastcoast from Group A, and HEROIC, PSG Quest, and Aurora from Group B.
In the group stage of Riyadh Masters 2024, besides the 8 teams from the Play-In, 8 directly invited clubs will also compete. Group A will feature Gladiators, OG, Team Falcons, and Team Spirit. Group B will include BB Team, Team Liquid, Tundra Esports, and WBG.XG.
The seeding of the 8 teams from the Play-In will take place on July 8.
The group stage matches of Riyadh Masters 2024 will be held from July 10 to 14. The 16 teams, divided into 2 groups, will play best-of-2 round-robin matches. The top 4 teams from each group will advance to the upper bracket of the playoffs, the teams in 5th-6th places will go to the lower bracket of the playoffs, and the remaining teams will be eliminated from the tournament.
The playoff matches will take place from July 16 to 21. The prize pool for Riyadh Masters 2024 is $5,000,000.