CIS Cup groups revealed

The groups for BLAST Premier's qualifying event, CIS Cup, have been revealed. The CIS Cup will be held on May 25 - 30 online, due to coronavirus concerns. Now that ESL One: Road to Rio - CIS has ended, teams will shift their focus to qualifying to participate in the BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Europe Showdown event. Only one team will advance from CIS Cup to the Europe Showdown.

Here are the groups for the CIS Cup:

Group A

• forZe
• Winstrike
• Espada
• NAVI Junior

Group B

• Virtus.pro
• Syman
• Nemiga
• 1WIN

Here is a complete list of the squads that have already qualified for BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Europe Showdown along with the remaining open slots:

• Astralis
• Vitality
• ENCE
• NiP
• Dignitas
• Invite
• Invite
• Invite
• CIS Cup
• RTP Arena Cup

BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Europe Showdown is set to take place on May 31 - June 7. Ten teams will be competing in the Europe Showdown event for their spot in BLAST Premier Spring 2020 Europe Finals. Then, the Europe Finals event will lead two teams to a spot in the Global Final, where they will battle against the best team the North American region has to offer in hopes of claiming the title of Global Champions.