ELEAGUE has announced the invite list for its upcoming tournament, called CS:GO Premier 2017.

Starting in September, the tournament marks the return of ELEAGUE to big CS:GO tournaments after hosting two Counter-Strike seasons, a Major and a $250,000 single-match competition called Clash for Cash.

Sixteen teams will be taking part in the CS:GO Premier, 12 of whom have been invited based on their performances in the previous ELEAGUE seasons. The remaining four teams will be determined by open online qualifiers for teams from the Americas and from Europe/CIS.

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Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A (September 8-9) Group B (September 15-16) FaZe North Natus Vincere mousesports G2 fnatic Qualifying Team Qualifying Team Group C (September 22-23) Group D (September 29-30) Virtus.pro SK NiP Astralis Cloud9 OpTic Qualifying Team Qualifying Team

Teams can sign up for the open qualifiers by heading over to CEVO's website. Both regional qualifiers will take place on August 26-27 and feature a single-elimination bracket, with matches being played in a best-of-three format from the quarter-finals onwards.

Additional details about ELEAGUE Premier, including prize pool, tournament format and on-air team, will be released in the coming weeks, Turner Sports has added.

ELEAGUE Premier matches will be played at the G FUEL ELEAGUE Arena, located in Atlanta. The tournament will be broadcast on YouTube and Twitch, with TBS also providing live coverage on Friday evenings.