n0thing will be looking for fist pounds on the analyst desk of the remote stream
September 6, 2017 05:00PM
ESL One New York groups and talent announced
The groups, talent, and initial matchups have been announced for the Brooklyn event.
The team list for the $250,000 event was complete after Cloud9 earned their spot by defeating Rise Nation 2-1 in the Americas Closed Qualifier. And now it just so happens that former member of the squad Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert will be trying his hand at some talent duties.
| Main stream |
 OJ Borg - Host |
| Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner - Desk Host |
| Duncan "Thorin" Shields - Analyst |
 Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill - Analyst |
| Henry "HenryG" Greer - Commentator |
 Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett - Commentator |
 Jason "Moses" O'Toole - Commentator |
| Lauren "Pansy" Scott - Commentator |
| Heather "Sapphire" Garozzo - Observer |
| DJ "Prius" Kuntz - Observer |
| Secondary stream (Friday) |
| Tres "Stunna" Saranthus - Host |
| Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert - Analyst |
| James "JamezIRL" Macaulay - Analyst |
| Mohan "Launders" Govindasamy - Commentator |
| Conner "Scrawny" Girvan - Commentator |
| John "Blu" Mullen - Commentator |
| Erik "da_bears" Stromberg - Commentator |
In addition to the team that will be bringing you the action, the groups and initial match-ups for the event were also announced. The format for the event will be the standard dual GSL groups, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the single-elimination bracket.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
 SK |
 FaZe |
 Natus Vincere |
 Astralis |
| Cloud9 |
 Virtus.pro |
 EnVyUs |
Liquid |
As for the opening matchups, they are as follows:
| SK |
vs. EnVyUs |
| Cloud9 |
vs. Natus Vincere |
| FaZe |
vs. Virtus.pro |
| Astralis |
vs. Liquid |
ESL One New York will kick off the group stage on September 15, and dust2.us will be there giving you live updates.
