OG to Face EG in the First Match of ESL One Los Angeles
OG to Face EG in the First Match of ESL One Los Angeles
The third major of Dota Pro Circuit 2019/20 – ESL One Los Angeles 2020 – begins this Sunday, March 15th, so its’ organizers have revealed the first matchups for the groups stage.
The group stage, which will be played on March 15-17th, will feature four GSL groups with best-of-three series. The teams have been split among the groups as follows:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Natus Vincere | Chaos EC | EHOME | beastcoast |
| RNG | Evil Geniuses | Fnatic | Team Adroit |
| Team Secret | Geek Fam | Invictus Gaming | Team Aster |
| Thunder Predator | OG | Ninjas in Pyjamas | Virtus.pro |
The opening matches of Group A and B will be played simultaneously on March 15 at 7:00 PM UK Time, while the first series of Group C and Group D will be played next day at the same hour. The pairs look as follows:
Group A
- Secret vs TP
- RNG vs Na`Vi
Group B
- EG vs OG
- Chaos vs GF
Group C
- IG vs NiP
- Fnatic vs EHOME
Group D
- beastcoast vs VP
- Aster vs Adroit
The group stage will determine eight teams that will play in the double-elimination playoffs stage scheduled for March 17th-23rd, where the first round of the lower bracket will be best-of-one, the grand final will be best-of-five, and the rest of the series will be best-of-three.