The qualifier will begin with a 16-team GSL group stage, running from December 12-18, with all the matches featuring a best-of-three format. The top two teams from each of the four groups will earn spots in the final stage, joining eight invited sides in a best-of-three, single-elimination bracket that will run from December 19-28. mousesports invited to the final stage of the qualifier
Only the winner of the qualifier will secure a berth at the North American event, the details of which are expected to be revealed soon, according to UCC. Below you can find the draw for the first stage of the qualifier: Group A | Group B | Tricked | eXtatus | HAVU | Sprout | AVANGAR | ALTERNATE aTTaX | pro100 | Valiance | Group C | Group D | Epsilon | Red Reserve | Nemiga | Spirit | Quantum Bellator Fire | MANS NOT HOT | PRIDE | KOPUNIO |
UCC and LOOT.BET have also revealed six of the eight teams confirmed for the final stage of the qualifier, with DreamHack Winter runners-up MOUZ being the highest-ranked side invited so far. The following six teams have been invited to play in the final stage: GODSENT | HEROIC | AGO | MOUZ | HellRaisers | Vega Squadron |
 HellRaisers #18  Kirill 'ANGE1' Karasiow Kristjan 'fejtZ' Allsaar Özgür 'woxic' Eker Bence 'DeadFox' Böröcz Issa 'ISSAA' Murad   HEROIC #19   Andreas 'MODDII' Fridh Marco 'Snappi' Pfeiffer Patrick 'es3tag' Hansen Jakob 'JUGi' Hansen Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensen  eXtatus #41  Richard 'queztone' Strnátko Jindřich 'ZEDKO' Chyba Patrik 'DEV7L' Stuchlík David 'frozen' Čerňanský Martin 'MonttY' Melišek  Quantum Bellator Fire #54  Gregory 'balblna' Oleinick Savelii 'jmqa' Bragin Aurimas 'Kvik' Kvakšys Nikita 'waterfaLLZ' Matveyev Kirill 'Boombl4' Mikhailov  AVANGAR #36  Timur 'buster' Tulepov Aidyn 'KrizzeN' Turlybekov Alexey 'Qikert' Golubev Dzhami 'Jame' Ali Dmitry 'dimasick' Matvienko  HAVU #60  Jesse 'KHRN' Grandell Mikko 'xartE' Välimaa Aleksi 'Aleksib' Virolainen Otto 'ottoNd' Sihvo Jere 'sergej' Salo  Vega Squadron #25  Leonid 'chopper' Vishnyakov Dmitriy 'jR' Chervak Sergey 'keshandr' Nikishin Nikolay 'mir' Bityukov Pavel 'hutji' Lashkov  Nemiga #77  Roman 'roman' Redihin Kirill 'hitMouse' Tsarev Vladimir 'ROBO' Neskey Roman 'CyberFocus' Dergach Aleksandr 'mds' Rubets  AGO #21  Damian 'Furlan' Kislowski Dominik 'GruBy' Swiderski Michał 'snatchie' Rudzki Mateusz 'TOAO' Zawistowski Tomasz 'phr' Wójcik  Tricked #63  Peter 'Inzta' Kragelund Thomas 'Ryxxo' Nielsen Lucas 'Lukki' Pilheden Mads 'Console' Skovby Simon 'snedker' Snedker  Valiance #45  Anel 'NENO' Ceković Luka 'emi' Vuković Đorđe 'DJOXiC' Niciforović Nemanja 'huNter-' Kovač Nestor 'LETN1' Tanić  GODSENT #28  Simon 'twist' Eliasson Joakim 'disco doplan' Gidetun Fredrik 'freddieb' Buö  ALTERNATE aTTaX #39  Tizian 'tiziaN' Feldbusch Florian 'syrsoN' Rische Nicolai 'HUNDEN' Petersen Stefan 'stfN' Seier Lukas 'ecfN' Kauer  MOUZ #15  Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastný Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong Miikka 'suNny' Kemppi Martin 'STYKO' Styk Robin 'ropz' Kool  Spirit #43  Vadim 'DavCost' Vasilyev Dmitriy 'Dimaoneshot' Bandurka Vladyslav 'arch' Svistov Dmitry 'S0tF1k' Forostyanko Pavel 'COLDYY1' Veklenko  Red Reserve #64  Fredrik 'FREDDyFROG' Gustafsson Joakim 'Relaxa' Gustafsson Niclas 'PlesseN' Plessen Linus 'Bååten' Andersson Daniel 'djL' Narancic  PRIDE #37  Jacek 'MINISE' Jeziak Maciek 'Luz' Bugaj Paweł 'reatz' Jańczak Piotr 'morelz' Taterka Tomasz 'ToM223' Richter  MANS NOT HOT #71  Jesper 'TENZKI' Plougmann Asger 'AcilioN' Larsen Nikolaj 'kalinka' Rysakov Nemanja 'nexa' Isaković Rokas 'EspiranTo' Milasauskas  Sprout #32  Jesse 'zehN' Linjala Paweł 'innocent' Mocek Kevin 'kRYSTAL' Amend Timo 'Spiidi' Richter Denis 'denis' Howell  Epsilon #72  André 'BARBARR' Möller David 'Jayzwalkingz' Kempner Eric 'Ericip' Torsson Kevin 'kevzy' Nilsson Gustav 'ZINKEN' Björk  KOPUNIO   pro100 #51  Igor 'crush' Shevchenko Ivan 'AiyvaN' Semenets Dima 'def' Lemeshchuk Vadim 'Flarich' Karetin Leonard 'kenzor' Volodarchuk |