Rising Stars Series schedule released

The Rising Stars Series consists of eight-team online tournaments hosted across the globe, each one with a minimum prize purse of $2,000. These cups aim to give lesser known players the chance to prove themselves and eventually make the leap to the next level.

Initially, the tournaments were due to take place from December to April, but all the unfinished cups have now been shifted to January. The previously-announced North American Rising Stars cup will no longer take place, with two new tournaments - one for CIS teams and one for European sides - having been added to the list.

nak's Keyd Stars to compete in Rising Stars South America 

E-frag won the first tournament of the Rising Stars Series, for Balkan teams only, after beating iNation 2-0 in the grand final. The schedule for the remaining cups looks as follows:

• Rising Stars South America - January 12-14 
• Rising Stars North Africa - January 16-18
• Rising Stars South-East Asia - January 19-21
• Rising Stars CIS - January 26-28
• Rising Stars Europe  - January 29-31

Meanwhile, E-frag.net has released the full list of participants for the South American Rising Stars tournament, in which the following eight sides will compete for $3,000 in cash prizes:

Keyd Stars	g3nerationX
Santos Dexterity	Brekan Gaming
Guerreros del Mouse	Dynasty Gaming
KLG	rEAK