C9, NiP, G2, and Team Dignitas advance to StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 semifinals
Cloud9, Ninjas in Pyjamas, G2 Esports, and Team Dignitas have made it to the semifinals of the $300,000 StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 LAN finals after four days of competition.
Wide-open tournament after Na`Vi and GODSENT’s elimination
The tournament, which is the first major international Counter-Strike LAN after the offseason, has seen many new lineups make their LAN debuts. However, with the elimination of Na`Vi and GODSENT in the group stage, the competition now seems wide open among the remaining four teams.
Cloud9 aims for second final appearance, faces NiP with stand-in Maikelele
North America’s Cloud9 is looking to reach the finals for the second week in a row after a decisive win against hometown favorites FlipSid3 Tactics. Their next opponent is a struggling Ninjas in Pyjamas team featuring stand-in Mikail “Maikelele” Bill. However, NiP has a history of proving doubters wrong and cannot be discounted.
Tense domestic derbies conclude fourth day of the tournament
In two domestic derbies, EnVyUs and G2 Esports battled for French supremacy, while Dignitas and Heroic represented Denmark.
Dignitas claims final semifinal spot, G2’s shox dominates
Dignitas managed to end Heroic’s Cinderella story in a three-game series to secure the final semifinal spot. On the other hand, G2’s Richard “shox” Papillon put up an impressive performance, outshining every other player on the server in the French rivalry against EnVyUs.