It took over a month to decide what teams would be participating in this year’s event, but after four online qualifiers and a seeding cup the teams that will be playing in The Gathering 2010 have been determined.

The four invited teams were given the first seed in their respective groups, and following them will be the top eight finishers from the seeding cup. Filling the last position in each group are the four teams that will be qualifying from the BYOC - to be determined.

The main tournament will officially begin on April 1st with Group A and Group C playing their entire group stage matches. Group B and Group D will play theirs the following day. The top two teams from each group will move on to the single elimination playoffs.

Group A
Team Dignitas
PlayZone fi
Expert-Gaming
BYOC #1

Group B
n!faculty
cbteam
Lions no
BYOC #2

Group C
H2k Gaming
Frag eXecutors
XpreZ
BYOC #3

Group D
Concode (MYM Mix)
UNiTED Russia
Online Kingdom
BYOC #4

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Source: HLTV.org