First Stand 2026 / Group Draw / Discussion

Group A: Gen.G, LYON, LOUD and JDG Intel Esports Club.

Group B: Bilibili Gaming DreamSmart, G2 Esports, Team Secret Whales, and BNK FEARX

Important to note with the format changes:

• Each group plays a double elimination bracket

• All matches are best of five

• Top two teams of each group advance to Stage 2

• Knockouts is a single elimination best of 5 bracket

• The winning region will receive a bye directly into the MSI 2026 Bracket Stage, skipping Play-Ins

Matches to start:

• Gen.G vs JDG Intel Esports Club

• Bilibili Gaming DreamSmart vs BNK FEARX

• G2 Esports vs Team Secret Whales, LYON, LOUD

• Team Secret Whales vs G2 Esports, LYON, LOUD

• LYON vs G2 Esports, Team Secret Whales, LOUD

• LOUD vs G2 Esports, Team Secret Whales, LYON