Organizers of the upcoming Major tournament in Cologne released the preliminary schedule for the matches. On July 5 to 10 the German esports capital will become a centre of attention of all fans of competitive CS:GO. Sixteen best teams from all over the world will come to Germany to share prize pool of $1 million and to learn who is the strongest.

The group stage will be a closed event, and starting only on Friday, July 8, fans will be able to watch games on the well-known to every esports fan stadium Lanxess Arena.

It’s worth noting that matches in group stage will start from group A. That said, on first days of the tournament Gambit will start its matches around 11-12 AM CEST.

Tuesday, July 5th:
11:00 CEST - First matches of the group stage

Wednesday, July 6th:
11:00 CEST - Matches of winners and losers

Thursday, July 7th:
11:00 CEST - Decisive matches for the play-offs spots

Friday, July 8th:
10:00 CEST - First quaterfinal
~13:30 CEST - Second quarterfinal
~17:30 CEST - Third quarterfinal
~21:30 CEST - Fourth quarterfinanl

Saturday, July 9th:
14:00 CEST - First semifinal
~17:30 CEST - Second semifinal

Sunday, July 10th:
15:00 CEST - Showmatch
17:00 CEST - Grand finals

Participants:
Group А:  Gambit,  Astralis,  CounterLogic Gaming,  Team Dignitas
Group В:  Natus Vincere,  Ninjas in Pyjamas,  OpTic Gaming,  FlipSid3 Tactics
Group С:  Team Liquid,  Virtus.pro,  mousesports,  Team EnVyUs
Group D:  Luminosity Gaming,  Fnatic,  FaZe Clan,  G2 Esports