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When does Worlds 2017 Group Stage Kick Off??

MakJuice·9/27/2017, 10:35:44 PM·1 votes·2,599 views

I see the knockout stage, is October 19th...... And It is currently September 27th.... So that means Knockout is in about 2-3 weeks from now, and we haven't even played Group stage matches yet. Any word on when group stage begins. I thought it would be this weekend since for the knockout stage, the venue changes and teams have to travel, So its hard to imagine, all the teams waiting an extra week after play-in knockouts are done, just to do the ACTUAL group stage of Worlds, and then travel on a week's time, and have little preparation for quarterfinal match-ups?

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GeminiRune9/28/2017, 12:24:06 AM1 votes

Group Stage starts October 5th Link to wiki

There's even a Rebroadcast article to indicate

This weekend is the second round of the Play-In Stage to determine the four teams that will take the Pool 3 seeds. It's actually identical as to how MSI played out. Worlds Group Stage is still in Wuhan (as the Wiki shows). The venue doesn't change for the teams already there; it's the rest that need to travel following their pass of the Play-In.