In two days, the StarLadder i-League StarSteries Season 2 Finals will kick off. Sixteen teams will compete for five days in the Palace Ukraina in Kiev, Ukraine. The event will run from Sept. 7 to Sept. 11. The prize pool for the event is $300,000.
For the group stage, there will be four teams per group and four groups in total. The teams will then compete in two best-of-one matches and one best-of-three decider match to ensure whether or not they move on to the eight team double-elimination bracket. The groups for the tournament are as follows:
Group A:
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Team Dignitas
- GODSENT
- HellRaisers
Group B:
- FaZe Clan
- FlipSid3 Tactics
- G2 Esports
- MVP Project
Group C:
- Astralis
- Natus Vincere
- Heroic
- TyLoo
Group D:
- Virtus.Pro
- Team EnVyUs
- Cloud9
- VG.CyberZen
Group play will take place before the weekend and the playoffs will be held during the weekend. The times are in the local Ukrainian time format (GMT+3). The schedule for the entire tournament will be:
Wednesday, Sept. 7 (Best-of-One Matches)
12:00 PM NiP vs HellRaisers
1:30 PM GODSENT vs Team Dignitas
3:00 PM G2 Esports vs MVP Project
4:30 PM FaZe Clan vs FlipSid3
6:00 PM Na’Vi vs TyLoo
7:30 PM Astralis vs Heroic
9:00 PM Winner of Na’Vi/TyLoo vs Winner of Astralis/Heroic
10:30 PM EnVyUs vs Cloud9
Thursday, Sept. 8 (Best-of-One Matches)
12:00 PM Loser of NiP/HellRaisers vs Loser of GODSENT/Dignitas
1:30 PM Winner of NiP/HellRaisers vs Winner of GODSENT/Dignitas
3:00 PM Loser of G2/MVP vs Loser of FaZe/F3
4:30 PM Winner of G2/MVP vs Winner of FaZe/F3
6:00 PM Loser of NaVi/TyLoo vs Loser of Astralis/Heroic
7:30 PM Virtus.Pro vs VG.CyberZen
9:00 PM Loser of VP/VG vs Loser of nV/C9
10:30 PM Winner of VP/VG vs Winner nV/C9
Friday, Sept. 9 (Best-of-Three Matches)
10:00 AM Group A Decider
1:30 PM Group B Decider
5:00 PM Group C Decider
8:30 PM Group D Decider
Saturday, Sept. 10 (Best-of-Three Matches)
10:00 AM Quarter-Final Playoff #1
1:30 PM Quarter-Final Playoff #2
5:00 PM Quarter-Final Playoff #3
8:30 PM Quarter-Final Playoff #4
Sunday, Sept. 11 (Best of Three Matches)
1:00 PM Semi-Final Playoff
4:30 PM Semi-Final Playoff
8:00 PM Grand-Finals
SL i-League StarSeries Finals Notes:
- SK Gaming is not attending the event due to a player medical issue
- FaZe Clan filled in SK Gaming’s spot in the tournament
- GODSENT and HellRaisers replaced Team Liquid and Fnatic in participation
- Cloud9 and FlipSid3 Tactics replaced OpTic Gaming and Immortals in participation
- Heroic was previously named “Team X”
