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SL i-League StarSeries Season 2
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StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
VPGAME.COM
Dxracer
Dxracer
Type:
Offline
Location:
Los Angeles Dates:
Jul 21 - 24, 2016
Teams:
8
Prize Pool:
$300,000 USD
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The second season of the co-jointly operated StarLadder i-League StarSeries will take place in America for the very first time. From July 21st-24th, eight teams from Europe, America, China and Southeast Asia will fight for their share of the $300,000 prize pool provided by the organizers, StarLadder and ImbaTV.[1]
Format[edit]
Qualifiers
- Three invited teams
- One team from the Europe Qualifier
- One team from the China Qualifier
- One team from the H-Cup
- One team from the America Qualifier
- One team from the SEA Qualifier
Main Event
- Double Elimination bracket with Bo3 matches.
- Grand Finals are Bo5.
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Observer:
- Maut (Travis Bueno)
Prize Pool[edit]
The prize pool is $300,000 USD, split as follows:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
 1st
|
$135,000 |  Natus Vincere
|
 2nd
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$60,000 |  Team Secret
|
 3rd
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$37,500 |  Fnatic
|
 4th
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$22,500 |  F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
|
| 5th-6th | $15,000 |  Digital Chaos
|
 Evil Geniuses
| ||
| 7th-8th | $7,500 |  CDEC Youth
|
 compLexity Gaming
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Participating Teams[edit]
| 1 |  Resolut1on |
|---|---|
| 2 |  w33 |
| 3 | Moo |
| 4 |  Saksa |
| 5 |  MiSeRy |
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| America Qualifier | |
| 1 |  Chessie |
|---|---|
| 2 | Limmp |
| 3 | swindlemelonzz |
| 4 | Zfreek |
| 5 | Handsken |
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| H-Cup Winner | |
- 1 Virtus.pro dropped their squad on 30th of June.
- 2 Newbee withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by the second place team, Invictus Gaming.[2]
- 3 Invictus Gaming were not able to attend due to visa issues and were replaced by compLexity Gaming. [3]
Results[edit]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Digital Chaos
1
Team Secret
2
Upper Bracket Finals
Lower Bracket R1
F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
2
compLexity
1
Lower Bracket R2
Evil Geniuses
1
F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
2
Lower Bracket R3
Lower Bracket Finals
Grand Finals
Team Secret
1
Natus Vincere
3
References[edit]
- ↑ "SL i-League StarSeries Dota 2 S2 Announcement!". StarLadder. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
- ↑ "Newbee放弃晋级名额 iG顶替参加SL i群星联赛". ImbaTV.cn. 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "Анонс LAN-финала SL i-League StarSeries S2 по Dota 2". StarLadder. 15 July 2016.