Xperia PLAY 2011 will kick off at 19:00CET with the group-stage – Wondering how the first day of the tournament will play out? We bring you the schedule for the first day of the competition.

The first group-stage will find the 16 teams making it to the next group-stage, while all other teams will go through to the B or C tournament.

Friday will feature five rounds of group-stage matches, below you will find the start times:

19:00CET – Round 1
20:00CET – Round 2
21:00CET – Round 3
22:00CET – Round 4
23:00CET – Round 5

Matches will finalize as soon as a team has reached 16 rounds won. The most exciting matches are likely to be in Round 5, where the two top seeded teams in the group will face each other.

For a complete overview of the first group-stage click here and make sure to stay locked to HLTV.org throughout the entire event, as we will be your hub for complete coverage.