After gruelling qualifying rounds, the 16 teams have earned their place in the NSL Invitational Cup. The teams to qualify for Round 1 are:

Team Cocorico Godar All-In Archaea Mercury Nexzil Breakfast Klub Vetus Damage Networks coolclan Saunamen Be BAGUETTE myfriend Duplex HBZ Inversion Precaching

Head on over to ensl.org for more details on which teams are in which groups!

Round One begins live on twitch.tv/naturalselection2 this weekend. For the US and Europe, games begin on Saturday 02 March, and for East Asia/Oceania, Sunday 03 March. To see the start time in your local time zone, consult this map:

The twitch.tv/naturalselection2 stream will be covering matches in the following order, with 't' being the start time on the map above:

Other matches will be streamed by many other community broadcasters - Tune in to the official stream to get notification of which matches are where, and then pick the team you want to watch! It's going to be a huge weekend. You can keep track of when the matches begin by using your social network of choice: URLS COMING IMMINENTLY - CHECK BACK IN FIVE Google+ Event Facebook Event Steam Community Event