Here are the groups and full schedule for the upcoming SL i-League StarSeries XIV Finals.
SL i-League StarSeries XIV Finals is around the corner, kicking off on January 13th with group A up first, followed up by group B on January 14th.
The groups and full schedule have just been released, as we see Natus Vincere and G2 from the European side joining Asia's CyberZen and North America's Luminosity.
It makes for a very interesting group B, since EnVyUs replaced Method, and seemingly the seeds have not been remade. The Frenchmen will be joining their rivals Titan, as well as Question Mark and the tournament favourites, fnatic.
Group A | Group B |
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As mentioned above, the first two days will be reserved for the entire group stage, played without live audience, which will feature an unusual format.
Groups will be played in a GSL best-of-three system, with the group winners advancing directly to semi-finals, while second and third placed teams will play each other in the quarter-finals.
Playoffs will also feature best-of-threes across the board. The tournament will follow the schedule shown below:
Wednesday, January 13th | |||
11:00 | Null element Na`Vi | vs. ![]() | BO3 |
11:00 | ![]() | vs. ![]() | BO3 |
14:00 | Group A winners' match | BO3 | |
14:00 | Group A elimination match | BO3 | |
17:00 | Group A decider | BO3 | |
Thursday, January 14th | |||
10:00 | ![]() | vs. ![]() | BO3 |
10:00 | ![]() | vs. ![]() | BO3 |
13:00 | Group B winners' match | BO3 | |
13:00 | Group B elimination match | BO3 | |
16:00 | Group B decider | BO3 | |
Friday, January 15th | |||
11:00 | Quarter-final #1 (A3 vs. B2) | BO3 | |
17:00 | Quarter-final #2 (B3 vs. A2) | BO3 | |
Saturday, January 16th | |||
11:00 | Semi-final #1 | BO3 | |
17:00 | Semi-final #2 | BO3 | |
Sunday, January 17th | |||
15:00 | Grand final | BO3 |
The first big event in 2016, SL i-League StarSeries XIV Finals, runs from January 13-17 and will have $200,000 up for grabs. Official streams will be covering the tournament in English, Russian and Chinese.
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