kyxsan and Aurora open IEM Beijing against Liquid

ESL has revealed the IEM Beijing groups, with Aurora, the team of Macedonian player Damjan "kyxsan" Stoilkovski, opening against Liquid.

ESL has announced the groups and opening matchups for IEM Beijing, which runs from November 2 to 8 in the Chinese capital.

Macedonian player Damjan "kyxsan" Stoilkovski is part of Aurora, who have been placed in Group B and open against Liquid. The group also features G2 vs. PARIVISION, BETBOOM vs. 9z and MOUZ vs. TYLOO.

The headline match in Group A is Natus Vincere vs. Falcons, a rematch of their meeting at ESL Pro League S24. FURIA vs. FaZe, HEROIC vs. B8 and Legacy vs. The MongolZ complete the openers.

Sixteen teams are split into two double-elimination groups of eight. Group winners go straight to the semi-finals, while second- and third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals.