Intel Challenge Katowice 2018: Everything you need to know

Eight of the world's best female CS:GO teams will be playing in Katowice for a $50,000 prize pool.

The groups for the tournament, which is set to take place on February 23-25 at the IEM Expo in Katowice, have been drawn, the schedule is set, and the broadcast team announced.

RES are one of the favorites

Among some of the more notorious teams will be Dignitas fe and RES, who will be fighting teams from Asia, Brazil, Europe, and North America.

The group draw is the following:

Group A	Group B
Dignitas fe	RES
Keyd fe	CLG Red
LLG	Squared Prospects
Singularity fe	ARES fe

The schedule for the tournament is:

Friday, February 23
11:00	Group A matches start	BO1
16:50	Group B matches start	BO1
Saturday, February 24
13:00	Semifinal #1	BO3
15:00	Semifinal #2	BO3
Sunday, February 25
13:00	Third place decider	BO3
15:00	Grand Final	BO3

The six-person broadcast team will be formed by:

Matt Andrews - Stage Host

James "BanKs"Banks - Desk Host

Stephanie "missharvey"Harvey - Analyst

Jack "Jacky"Peters - Commentator
Alex "snodz"Byfield - Commentator
Hugo Byron - Commentator

Finally, the prize distribution of the $50,000 will be:

1. $25,000
2. $12,000
3. $8,000
4. $5,000

LLG SinMan 'Hazel' FongTing '129' YangMeng 'simmo' ZhangXiao '720' ZhaoDongMei 'KARMY' Fang Squared Prospects Ivelina 'HellRose' DanovaKristina 'zon1Q' StevanovićVicky 'vic' DoseJulia 'bullet girl' KurzyńskaVanessa 'Nessa' Ahlström RES Ksenia 'vilga' KluenkovaZainab 'zAAz' TurkieChristine 'potter' ChiJulia 'juliano' KiranAnna 'Ant1ka' Ananikova Dignitas fe Emmalee 'EMUHLEET' GarridoAmanda 'rain' SmithCarolyn 'artStar' NoquezMounira 'GooseBreeder' DobieKiara 'm1lky' Makua Singularity fe Alyona 'Candy' KuvaevaSophia 'Kim' BenfakirKelly 'KllyVe' VerhaegenPetra 'Petra' StokerMadalina 'iLLa' Gherman CLG Red #183 Benita 'bENITA' NovshadianDiane 'di^' TranLily 'ProMise9k' ChenJennifer 'refinnej' LeEmma 'Emy' Choe Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Keyd fe #201 Pamella 'pan' ShibuyaCamila 'cAmyy' NataleBruna 'bizinha' MarvilaGabriela 'GaBi' MaldonadoJuliana 'showliana' Maransaldi ARES fe Tatyana 'Sindi' GrachevaAlexandra 'Riley' KsenzikDarya 'dshq' MishutinaTanya 't4tty' Vorontsova