CCT Season 1 Global Finals has announced the lineup of invited teams and group stage allocation. The tournament will take place online from May 16-23, with a prize pool of $500,000.

The invitees include such notable teams as: Astralis, BetBoom, Ence, Fnatic, GamerLegion, Team Liquid, OG, PARIVISION and SAW. These teams were joined by qualifiers Eternal Fire, Gaimin Gladiators, Amkal Esports, MIBR, paIN Gaming, BIG and Aurora.

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The tournament format includes a group stage where teams will be split into four groups, with the top two teams advancing to the playoffs. Playoff matches will be played in single elimination format, quarterfinals and semifinals will be held in BO3 format, and grand finals in BO5 format.

• Group A consisted of SAW, Aurora, Eternal Fire, and Parivision.
• Group B included ENCE, Fnatic, Gaimin Gladiators and GamerLegion.
  
• Group C consisted of paIN Gaming, AMKAL, Team Liquid and OG.
  
• Astralis, BIG, MIBR, and BetBoom made it to Group D.

The winner of this tournament will receive the grand prize of 250.000$. The list of participants shows that the games will be held at the highest level and will be interesting.