I'm currently playing in a tournament that has 6 players in each group and there are 98 groups. I finished 2nd in my group but it doesnt appear that I am going through to the next phase. 

Is there any way of checking how many people progress from each group? Or do you just have to wait and see?

on the main menu go to to PLAY:Tournaments double click the tournie you are in and the tournie details will show how many go through

Also, you can check the groups that have finished playing. There will be an arrow pointing to the right on the #1 person, if all the games are done. If there is an arrow for the #2 person in a group, they move on as well. 

Thanks for this... Found what I was looking for