StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 4

[e][h]StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 4

League Information

Series:

StarLadder i-League

Dota Pro Circuit

Organizer:

StarLadder
ImbaTV

Version:

7.07d – 7.08

Type:

Offline

Location:

Shanghai

Teams:

8

Format:

GSL Group Stage
Single Elimination Playoffs

Prize Pool:

$300,000 USD

Start Date:

2018-02-01

End Date:

2018-02-04

Pro Circuit Points:

300

Pro Circuit Tier:

Minor

Liquipedia Tier:

Major

Links

Chronology

SLi Invitational 3

The StarLadder i-League Invitational Season 4 is StarLadder and i-League's second Minor of the 2017-2018 season.^[1]^[2]

Format[edit]

Group Stage:
- Eight teams are divided into two groups of four teams each where they play in a double-elimination (GSL) format.
- All matches are played in a Bo3.
- The top two teams from each group advance to the playoffs.
Playoffs:
- Four teams play in a single-elimination bracket.
- Semifinals are played in a Bo3, while the finals are played in a Bo5.

Broadcast Talent[edit]

The talent list for English and Russian broadcast talent was revealed on 31 January, 2018:^[3]

Panel Host:
- Sheever (Jorien van der Heijden)

Commentators:
- Lyrical (Gabriel Cruz)
- Capitalist (Austin Walsh)
- Luminous (David Zhang)
- ODPixel (Owen Davies)

Analysts:
- Blitz (William Lee)
- Fogged (Ioannis Loucas)
- PyrionFlax (Ted Forsyth)

Observer:
- vandersar (Aleksandar Miloshevich)

Host:
- Starsky (Boris Staroselsky)

Commentators:
- CaspeRRR (Roman Lepokhin)
- Bafikk (Aleksey Bafadarov)
- Droog (Dmitry Chumachenko)
- Feaver (Oleg Skarzhinsky)

Analysts:
- Mag~ (Andrey Chipenko)
- Iceberg (Bogdan Vasylenko)
- TpoH (Maxim Vernikov)
- Inverno (Marie Gunina)

Prize Pool[edit]

The prize pool of the tournament is $300,000 USD and 300 Pro Circuit points.

Place	$ USD	DPC Points	Team
1st	$135,000	150	Team Liquid
2nd	$60,000	90	LGD Gaming
3rd-4th	$30,000	30	Newbee
3rd-4th	$30,000	30	Mineski
5th-6th	$15,000	-	compLexity Gaming
5th-6th	$15,000	-	Team Empire
7th-8th	$7,500	-	Infamous
7th-8th	$7,500	-	Team Kinguin

Participants[edit]

Team Liquid^[4]

1	MATUMBAMAN
2	Miracle-
3	MinD_ContRoL
4	GH
5	KuroKy
C	Heen


Direct Invite

Newbee^[4]

1	Moogy
2	Sccc
3	kpii
4	Kaka
5	Faith


Direct Invite

LGD Gaming

1	Ame
2	Somnus丶M
3	Chalice
4	fy
5	xNova
C	QQQ


China Qualifier

Mineski

1	Mushi
2	Moon
3	iceiceice
4	Jabz
5	ninjaboogie
C	71


Southeast Asia Qualifier

Team Kinguin

1	Exotic_Deer
2	Nisha
3	Patos
4	eL lisasH
5	kacor


Europe Qualifier

Team Empire²

1	Nix
2	fn
3	Ghostik
4	yoky-
5	Miposhka
C	JotM


CIS Qualifier

compLexity Gaming

1	Chessie
2	Limmp
3	Moo
4	Zfreek
5	melonzz


North America Qualifier

Infamous¹

1	Kotarō Hayama
2	Papita
3	StingeR
4	Scofield
5	Accel


South America Qualifier

¹ SG e-sports withdrew on 1 January 2018, instead opting to play in WESG South American Finals.^[5] They were succeeded by Infamous that won a decider match for the SA qualifier.

²

Nix will be standing in for

Silent.^[6]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Standings
1.	Team Liquid	2-0	4-0
2.	LGD Gaming	2-1	4-3
3.	compLexity Gaming	1-2	3-4
4.	Infamous	0-2	0-4

Matches
Opening Matches
LGD	2 LGD coL 1 February 2018 - 12:00 CST 25m12s 36m45s	0	coL
Liquid	2 Liquid INF 1 February 2018 - 15:00 CST 36m05s 24m52s	0	INF
Winners' Match
LGD	0 LGD Liquid 1 February 2018 - 18:00 CST 42m33s 27m31s	2	Liquid
Elimination Match
coL	2 coL INF 3 February 2018 - 10:00 CST 26m55s 45m18s	0	INF
Decider Match
LGD	2 LGD coL 3 February 2018 - 16:00 CST 30m25s 43m26s 40m38s	1	coL

Group B[edit]

Standings
1.	Newbee	2-0	4-2
2.	Mineski	2-1	5-3
3.	Team Empire	1-2	4-5
4.	Team Kinguin	0-2	1-4

Matches
Opening Matches
Kinguin	0 Kinguin Mski 2 February 2018 - 12:00 CST 30m38s 66m19s	2	Mski
Newbee	2 Newbee Empire 2 February 2018 - 15:00 CST 31m00s 38m34s 33m05s	1	Empire
Winners' Match
Mski	1 Mski Newbee 2 February 2018 - 18:00 CST 45m46s 30m29s 40m33s	2	Newbee
Elimination Match
Kinguin	1 Kinguin Empire 3 February 2018 - 13:00 CST 52m39s 36m31s 36m06s	2	Empire
Decider Match
Mski	2 Mski Empire 3 February 2018 - 19:00 CST 32m39s 45m10s 26m41s	1	Empire