StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 3
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StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 3
League Information
Series:
Organizers:
Type:
Offline
Venue:
CyberSport Arena
Format:
GSL Group Stage
Single Elimination Playoffs
Single Elimination Playoffs
Prize Pool:
$300,000 USD
Start Date:
2017-10-12
End Date:
2017-10-15
Game:
Version:
Teams:
8
Pro Circuit Points:
300
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Chronology
StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 3 will have the honour of kicking off the 2017-2018 competitive Dota 2 LAN season.
The first tournament of the new Dota 2 competitive season will be held in Kyiv from the 12th to 15th of October, revisiting the same illustrious city where VG.R stormed to victory at the first SL i-League Invitational and where OG claimed their fourth Valve Major. Eight teams will fight for a $300,000 USD prize pool as well as qualification points for The International 2018.[1]
Champions of The International 2017, Team Liquid, will defend their title, having won the previous SL i-League Invitational in May 2017.
Format[edit]
- 2 invited teams: Team Liquid and Newbee[2]
- 6 qualifier teams from each region
- Group Stage
- Two groups of four teams
- Double-elimination (GSL) format with matches played in Bo3.
- Top two from each group advance to Playoffs.
- Playoffs
- Four teams play in a single-elimination bracket
- Semifinals is in Bo3, finals is in Bo5.
Prize Pool[edit]
The prize pool for the tournament is $300,000 USD and 300 Pro Circuit points.
Participants[edit]
| 1 | |
|---|---|
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| C |
| Invited | |
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Team Liquid | 2-0 | 4-0 | |||
| 2. | Mineski | 2-1 | 4-2 | |||
| 3. | SG e-sports | 1-2 | 2-4 | |||
| 4. | Vici Gaming | 0-2 | 0-4 | |||
Matches
Opening Matches
Winners Match
Elimination Match
Decider Match
Group B[edit]
| Standings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | compLexity Gaming | 2-0 | 4-1 | |||
| 2. | Team Secret | 2-1 | 5-2 | |||
| 3. | Natus Vincere | 1-2 | 3-5 | |||
| 4. | Newbee | 0-2 | 0-4 | |||
Matches
Opening Matches
Winners Match
Elimination Match
Decider Match
Playoffs[edit]
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
Additional Content[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Host:
Sheever (Jorien van der Heijden)
- Commentators:
Blitz (William Lee)
Capitalist (Austin Walsh)
Fogged (Ioannis Loucas)
ODPixel (Owen Davies)
- Observer:
vandersar (Aleksandar Miloshevich)
- EN/RU Interviewer:
Inverno (Maria Gunina)
References[edit]
- ↑ s.perun (26 August 2017). "Kyiv to host the first-ever Minor - SL i-League Invitational S3". StarLadder. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 s.perun (2017-09-15). "Team Liquid and Newbee received direct invites to Invitational". StarLadder.