Issue with the Pool System at the Major First Match Draws.

So, the pool system that they described at the beginning was as follows:

Pool 1: 1-4 at ESL One Cologne 2016

Pool 2: 5-8 at ESL One Cologne 2016

Pool 3: 1-4 at Eleague Major Qualifier

Pool 4: 5-8 at Eleague Major Qualifier

However, three teams got an equal 3-1 placement and a 3-5 finish at the quals: Dignitas (North), OpTic, and Mouz. This means that there is no clear 3rd, 4th, or 5th place team.

So, how was it determined which of these three teams would be relegated to Pool 4 and have to face up against a Pool 1 Team? It ended up being OpTic, which Richard Lewis explained as due to the fact that they "barely made it out" which is a bit of a stretch, considering they had the best round difference of the three 3-1 teams. It was probably decided by a random number generator, which is fine, I just wish it would have been explained a bit better.

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I would've made this post regardless of which team it affected, I just want more transparency in draws like this.