The draw for the group stage of the ESEA Season 25 Global Challenge has been made, with the eight participating teams having been split into two groups.

Held this weekend in Burbank, California, the Global Challenge will see the leading teams of the ESEA MDL divisions in Europe, North America and Australia, plus the winner of the Brazilian Open division, square off for their share of a $50,000 prize pool.

FlipSid3 Tactics will take on Mythic in the first round

The tournament will begin with a double-elimination, best-of-one group stage, which will determine the four teams advancing to the single-elimination playoffs, in which all matches will be played in a best-of-three format.

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A	Group B
Space Soldiers	Rise Nation
Grayhound	FlipSid3
Kinguin	Mythic
FRENCH CANADIANS	TeamOne

The complete schedule for this two-day tournament looks as follows:

Saturday, September 23
19:00	Space Soldiers	vs.	Grayhound	Bo1
19:00	Kinguin	vs.	FRENCH CANADIANS	Bo1
21:00	FlipSid3	vs.	Mythic	Bo1
21:00	Rise Nation	vs.	TeamOne	Bo1
23:00	Group A Winners' match			Bo1
00:30	Group B Winners' match			Bo1
02:00	Group A Elimination match			Bo1
03:30	Group B Elimination match			Bo1
05:00	Group A Decider match			Bo1
06:30	Group B Decider match			Bo1
Sunday, September 24
19:00	Semi-final #1			Bo3
22:00	Semi-final #2			Bo3
01:00	Grand final			Bo3