The Next Big Esports Event: StarSeries Season Five
The upcoming international event in the world of Counter-Strike is StarSeries Season Five. Formerly known as StarLadder i-League, this event will feature a $300,000 prize pool. From May 28 to June 3, 16 teams will battle it out on the CS:GO servers in Kiev, Ukraine, all vying for the title of another StarLadder-hosted event.
Competition Format
In the initial Swiss Format group stage, there will be five days of intense competition. This will be followed by a two-day, eight-team championship bracket. In the Swiss Format, teams will compete in a randomly seeded, lottery-style match setup until they have reached either three wins or three losses. The top eight teams will continue to the playoffs, while the bottom eight teams will be eliminated in the opening phase of the tournament. All matches at StarSeries follow the standard best-of-three map veto procedure.
Map Pool
The event will feature the usual seven maps currently in the Active Duty map pool: Cache, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, Overpass, and Train.
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Swiss Format – Day One
On the first day of the Swiss Format, the following matches are scheduled:
- Team Liquid vs. NRG Esports (2am CT)
- SK Gaming vs. VG.Flash Gaming (2am CT)
- Natus Vincere vs. TyLoo (5am CT)
- AGO Esports vs. Virtus Pro (5am CT)
- Mousesports vs. North (8am CT)
- AVANGAR vs. Gambit Esports (8am CT)
- Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. HellRaisers (11am CT)
- GODSENT vs. Renegades (11am CT)
Mousesports will be the defending champions going into this event, with Team Liquid, Natus Vincere, SK Gaming, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and Renegades as their strongest competitors. Other teams like North, Virtus Pro, Gambit Esports, HellRaisers, and TyLoo are also aiming to secure a spot in the playoffs. Additionally, smaller underdog lineups such as AGO Esports, NRG Esports, AVANGAR, and VG.Flash will be looking to make their mark.
The tournament will be livestreamed on StarLadder’s primary and secondary Twitch channels, allowing viewers to enjoy the action simultaneously throughout the week.
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