Riot has announced groups for the North America Stage 2: Challengers, with twelve teams being split into two groups of six.
TSM
TSM
North America
Rank #6
gMd
Anthony Guimond
seven
Johann Hernandez
NaturE
Nicholas Garrison
Kanpeki
Eric Xu
corey
Corey Nigra
,
Ghost Gaming
Ghost Gaming
Inactive
koalanoob
Gianfranco Potestio
NiSMO
Marc-Andre Tayar
aproto
Alex Protopapas
brawk
Brock Somerhalder
johnqt
Mohamed Amine Ouarid
, and
FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan
North America
Rank #14
POISED
Kevin Ngo
BABYBAY
Andrej Francisty
dicey
Quan Tran
Rossy
Daniel Abedrabbo
supamen
Phat Le
enter the fray, while
100 Thieves
100 Thieves
North America
Rank #1
bang
Sean Bezerra
Cryocells
Matthew Panganiban
stellar
Brenden McGrath
Derrek
Derrek Ha
Asuna
Peter Mazuryk
,
Sentinels
Sentinels
North America
Rank #16
pANcada
Bryan Luna
Marved
Jimmy Nguyen
TenZ
Tyson Ngo
dephh
Rory Jackson
zekken
Zachary Patrone
Sacy
Gustavo Rossi
,
NRG Esports
NRG Esports
North America
Rank #3
FNS
Pujan Mehta
s0m
Sam Oh
crashies
Austin Roberts
ethos
Alan Ruan
ardiis
Ardis Svarenieks
Victor
Victor Wong
,
Luminosity
Luminosity
Inactive
moose
Kaleb Jayne
mada
Adam Pampuch
dazzLe
Will Loafman
bdog
Brandon Sanders
TiGG
Tanner Spanu
, and
Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses
North America
Rank #12
Boostio
Kelden Pupello
ScrewFace
Kyle Jensen
Demon1
Max Mazanov
Ethan
Ethan Arnold
BcJ
Brendan Jensen
C0M
Corbin Lee
Apoth
Vincent Le
Reformed
Jeffrey Lu
jawgemo
Alexander Mor
make their return from last split.
Group stage play will begin May 13, and you can find the full schedule on our event page.
The two groups for stage 2 are:
Group A:
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The Guard
The Guard North America Rank #5 JonahP Jonah Pulice trent Trent Cairns neT Michael Bernet valyn Jacob Batio tex Ian Botsch
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XSET
XSET Inactive
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100 Thieves
100 Thieves North America Rank #1 bang Sean Bezerra Cryocells Matthew Panganiban stellar Brenden McGrath Derrek Derrek Ha Asuna Peter Mazuryk
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TSM
TSM North America Rank #6 gMd Anthony Guimond seven Johann Hernandez NaturE Nicholas Garrison Kanpeki Eric Xu corey Corey Nigra
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NRG Esports
NRG Esports North America Rank #3 FNS Pujan Mehta s0m Sam Oh crashies Austin Roberts ethos Alan Ruan ardiis Ardis Svarenieks Victor Victor Wong
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Ghost Gaming
Ghost Gaming Inactive koalanoob Gianfranco Potestio NiSMO Marc-Andre Tayar aproto Alex Protopapas brawk Brock Somerhalder johnqt Mohamed Amine Ouarid
Group B:
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OpTic Gaming
OpTic Gaming Inactive
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Cloud9
Cloud9 North America Rank #2 Xeppaa Erick Bach leaf Nathan Orf Zellsis Jordan Montemurro qpert Mateja Mijovic runi Dylan Cade jakee Jake Anderson
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Sentinels
Sentinels North America Rank #16 pANcada Bryan Luna Marved Jimmy Nguyen TenZ Tyson Ngo dephh Rory Jackson zekken Zachary Patrone Sacy Gustavo Rossi
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FaZe Clan
FaZe Clan North America Rank #14 POISED Kevin Ngo BABYBAY Andrej Francisty dicey Quan Tran Rossy Daniel Abedrabbo supamen Phat Le
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Luminosity
Luminosity Inactive moose Kaleb Jayne mada Adam Pampuch dazzLe Will Loafman bdog Brandon Sanders TiGG Tanner Spanu
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Evil Geniuses
Evil Geniuses North America Rank #12 Boostio Kelden Pupello ScrewFace Kyle Jensen Demon1 Max Mazanov Ethan Ethan Arnold BcJ Brendan Jensen C0M Corbin Lee Apoth Vincent Le Reformed Jeffrey Lu jawgemo Alexander Mor
Playoffs
The new playoffs bracket.
The playoffs will feature a different format than before. In a departure from the standards of a normal double-elimination bracket, the top seed of each group will advance directly to the upper semifinals, while the fourth seeds will be placed directly in the lower bracket.