Liquid and NRG drawn into same group for SuperNova CS:GO Malta
With the SuperNova CS:GO Malta tournament set to take place at the end of this month, the organizers, Quickfire and StarLadder, have announced the group stage draw for the $150,000 event.
The two North American invites, Liquid and NRG, were two of the four higher seeded teams in the draw, alongside HellRaisers and BIG. As such, both Liquid and NRG were drawn into Group A alongside Kinguin and Virtus.pro.
Group B saw the other two top seeds, HellRasiers and BIG, drawn alongside Gambit and TYLOO. It'll be the first tournament for HellRaisers and Gambit since their recent roster moves, with Abay "Hobbit" Khasenov joining HellRaisers and Gambit recruiting Dmitry "dimasick" Matvienko and Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov.
The full group stage draw is as follows:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 Liquid |
 HellRaisers |
 NRG |
 BIG |
 Kinguin |
 Gambit |
| Virtus.pro |
 TYLOO |
The first round matches were also drawn for the event, with the first four games being:
| Group A | ||
| Liquid |
vs. | Virtus.pro |
| NRG |
vs. | Kinguin |
| Group B | ||
| HellRaisers |
vs. | Gambit |
| TYLOO |
vs. | BIG |
The schedule for the event, set to take place between November 29th - December 2nd, is yet to be released. The eight-team tournament is set to be hosted in Saint Julian's, Malta.
