HLTV.org live from Elisa Masters Espoo

HLTV.org is live from Finland to bring you coverage of Elisa Masters Espoo.

Elisa Masters Espoo has begun with GamerLegion taking down HAVU in the opening match, and HLTV.org is on-site in Espoo to cover the $200,000 prize pool event.

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Group A will continue today with each team playing five games in a round-robin best-of-one format. At the end of the day the group winners will advance to the playoff semi-finals whilst the teams that place second and third proceed to the playoff quarter-finals.

BIG faced off against HEET in their first game of the event

Our photographer Radosław "⁠MAKKU⁠" Makuch will be capturing all the best moments over the next few days and you can check out the gallery, which is already live, whilst the interviews will be conducted and posted by Dafydd Gwynn.

Read more Elisa Masters Espoo viewer's guide

You can check out more about the event here and don't forget to follow our Twitter and Instagram pages to stay up to date with everything happening in Espoo.

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