eUnited replace 5POWER at MSI MGA; schedule and matchups revealed
Dust2.us can reveal that eUnited will be replacing Chinese team 5POWER for the upcoming MSI MGA secondary tournament at ESL One New York. The cause for the switch is due to the Chinese players of the Asian side participating in the WESG 2018 China qualifier.
eUnited were the second placed team in the North America qualifier for MSI MGA, where they fell 2-1 to compLexity in the final. This will be eUnited's first LAN event after their 7th-8th finish at the invite-only DreamHack Open Montreal, which took place during the New Challengers Stage of the FACEIT London Major. The two events should serve as a good warmup for the young team, as they look forward to IEM Chicago.
This leaves the teamlist for the MSI MGA Finals as:
 AVANGAR |
 compLexity |
 eUnited |
 Movistar Riders |
We have also been provided the schedule for MSI MGA, which will be a best-of-one double elimination format throughout the entire competition. The schedule for MSI MGA, with times in EDT, is as follows:
| Saturday, September 29th | ||
| 11:00 AM | compLexity vs Movistar Riders |
BO1 |
| 12:10 PM | AVANGAR vs eUnited |
BO1 |
| 1:20 PM | Upper Bracket Final | BO1 |
| 2:30 PM | Lower Bracket Round 1 | BO1 |
| 3:40 PM | Lower Bracket Final | BO1 |
| Sunday, September 30th | ||
| 11:00 AM | Grand Final | BO1 |
The MSI MGA Finals are set to take place during ESL One New York on September 29th-30th, with the Grand Final taking place before the ESL One New York Grand Final.
