StarSeries Finals groups, schedule

10-1-2016 02:06

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
Null element Na`Vi	fnatic
G2	Question Mark
Luminosity	Titan
CyberZen	EnVyUs

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. CyberZen	BO3
11:00	G2	vs. Luminosity	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	fnatic	vs. EnVyUs	BO3
10:00	Titan	vs. Question Mark	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.

hooraay cant wait to see this

2016-01-10 02:06

9 replies

nV replaced Method not questionmark. Correct pls

2016-01-10 02:08

ez for frenchies

2016-01-10 02:10

5 replies

Titan cant do anything without azk [*] rip

2016-01-10 06:05

4 replies

azk (...) stars

2016-01-10 11:26

3 replies

Everyone's saying "poor Titan". But what about CyberZen!? [*]

2016-01-10 13:08

2 replies

Gonna win the whole thing.

2016-01-10 13:51

1 reply

they coming to get rekt

2016-01-10 20:23

rip titan. so sad :(

2016-01-10 05:01

#BalancedGroups

2016-01-10 11:47

nice

kek

hello kobe

2016-01-10 08:17

2016-01-11 04:13

ez for fnatic

balanced groups kappa

rip titan

2016-01-10 09:34

I agree group B is havely stacked but there's a reason for that, have you read the article?

2016-01-10 12:12

youtube.com/watch?v=5GgflscOmW8

2016-01-10 16:23

groups are fucked, should be envy instead of cyberzen in group A

they replaced Method, thats why

2016-01-10 11:49

ez for cyberzen

2016-01-10 02:07

Why random seed? =D

Its not random seed Envy replaced method

2016-01-10 13:29

yeee hype, first lan 2016

Most unbalanced groups ever haha

Read the article

2016-01-10 12:20

I did, what I said is still true

2016-01-10 13:48

these group are balanced Method were supposed to be instead of EnVyUs nv didn't even qualify

2016-01-10 14:04

They definitely are not balanced twitter.com/Thooorin/status/686020676998.. But it really won't matter because 3 teams go through

2016-01-10 14:05

group b is fucking stacked

Very balanced groups. kappa

wait method was supposed to go to this event? LOL ROFL, they probably disbanded cuz they were to scared to face group b

Hmmm navi easiest group ever xD #JustRussianStuff

nV, Fnatic Na'Vi G2 Fnatic vs nV final ResidentSleeper another final is predicted

If you have been predicting your finals like that, you haven't gotten a final right in a good 5 months at least.

2016-01-10 02:16

You are retarded if you actually think that, Cologne and Cluj finals were clear from the get go f/e, and Cluj was in the last 5 month span

2016-01-10 02:18

i hope navi will be out of group. looks like fishy drawing.

Ez group for Na'Vi

2016-01-10 02:11

LG vs NaVi bo3 in 2016 Kreygasm

they will lost again, they lost 7 rounds to alientech DansGame

2016-01-10 02:57

Groub b Kreygasm

2016-01-10 02:12

ez CyberZen

Ez group for Titan

2016-01-10 02:13

navi again. why god??? why??

LG gotta beat them sooner or later.

2016-01-10 02:25

maybe not

2016-01-10 04:18

Group A NaVi,LG Group B fnatic,Question Mark

3 teams advance from each group

2016-01-10 02:52

so navi, lg and g2.. fnatic envy tqm

2016-01-10 03:23

no navi, cyber zen , lg

2016-01-11 01:18

The viewing times for American viewers suck ass I don't want to have to pull an all nighter to watch the games live

2016-01-10 02:14

Do not visit hltv and watch a vod :D

2016-01-10 08:01

Mad cuz no US team lmao

2016-01-10 18:02

Actually I'm not even mad cuz I've given up on the rosters that we have as of right now

2016-01-10 19:06

ez for smithzz and ex6 Kappa

LOL @ the groups. Group A has barely any tier 1 teams, while groub B is mega stacked with the 3 best teams in the world. ROFL Only Na'Vi is tier 1 in group A, G2 is like tier 1.5

nah rainking

2016-01-10 20:25

That fucking group B. Ahahaha. rip Titan.

ez for dog eaters

2016-01-10 02:15

reported for being racist Kappa

2016-01-10 08:45

dat group 2 xD

guess who's not going to work on wednesday? ye its me

titan are going to semifinal easily :D

2016-01-10 02:17

EnVyUs replace Method...

ez 4 cyberzen but really wtf are these groups...

2016-01-10 02:22

Nicely balanced groups there.

Read the article retard

2016-01-10 12:22

ez for titan

2016-01-10 02:23

Wow, such balance.

Na'vi, LG Fnatic, Nv

LG/Navi fnatic/nV

2016-01-10 02:27

LG will lose to g2

2016-01-10 02:58

no they wont

2016-01-10 11:33

yeah they will, they didnt practice at all, they are playing against br teams, they will get to belarus spoiled

2016-01-10 14:18

RIP TITAN XDDXD

2016-01-10 02:31

wow group B ;D

2016-01-10 02:33

Na'Vi vs Fnatic ez Na'Vi.

2016-01-10 02:34

RPKTANK will wreck group B.................. Kappa

Fuck! R.I.P Luminosity... Why Na'Vi again? Shit... Haahahaha

2016-01-10 02:35

I can't believe they messed the groups with 3 of the top4 teams in the world in the same group, they should have remade the seeds. To call them stupid would be a compliment, this is simply retarded. Tho looking at the organizers it shouldn't surprise us.

Read the article moron...

2016-01-10 14:06

nt cluj-napoca

2016-01-10 15:47

Those groups, hahah! What a joke.

2016-01-10 02:36

Groups doesn't favour Na'Vi at all =D

2016-01-10 02:37

Noooooo navi noooooo

Na'vi, Lumonosity, Fnatic and questionmark will win their first games

2016-01-10 02:51

Of course the biased CIS people at starladder, as always, give Na'Vi the easiest group and easiest matchups. That's just how you do it in Russia and its neighboring countries LOL. Stay classy Russia. Or develop.

2016-01-10 02:53

why you do this na vi? D:

2016-01-10 03:01

Holy fuck RIP Titan.

2016-01-10 03:03

What a joke. Biased af

2016-01-10 03:05

nice schedule, wont miss a match, cant wait!

2016-01-10 03:07

I love how spread of the games and format, final could be BO5 though

2016-01-10 03:11

is this on LAN?

2016-01-10 03:17

those groups.. LOL

2016-01-10 03:21

gogo cyberzen xd

2016-01-10 03:28

Titan don't deserve for rape :(

2016-01-10 03:30

NaVi again? you've got to be kidding me

2016-01-10 03:39

CyberZen got the best group to have any chance at anything in this event

2016-01-10 03:42

2016-01-10 04:05

But who is actually gonna cast the event? And who will be the desk analysts?

2016-01-10 04:08

Ez LG

2016-01-10 04:10

Don't have school on the Monday after the final so I guess I'm staying up all night.

2016-01-10 04:11

Fnatic ? Final

2016-01-10 04:34

Trust me this is the year Titan go tier 1. RpK has been getting better every day and has been showing glimpses of his godlike source days. ScreaM is a monster when he is on his game, but needs to stop switching styles to keep consistent. And of course shoxieJESUS will become god like again this year. I truly believe Titan have what it takes to become a tier 1 team. Let's gooooooo

2016-01-10 04:42

2016-01-10 05:21

Unfortunately even if they become tier 1 this group would still be really hard as this contains 3 out of 4 top 4 teams. (Maybe even top 3 mattering where you rank Navi)

2016-01-10 06:00

True.. this is fucking bs.. not that odd ppl ranking lg so damn high when they end up in the shitty groups while Titan always ends up in the group of death.. Still hope they can make som upsets tho!:)

2016-01-10 06:33

Hope so! Even if they don't win I just hope they have a really good performance.

2016-01-10 06:36

Cyberzen to win kappa But really these are the oddest groups i've ever met

2016-01-10 04:58

I mean... what? Group A is full of fucking Tier2 and some teams like Tier10, meanwhile group B has 3 of the top 5 teams in the world + tier 3 titan. Fuck off starseries you smokin some good shit in mother russia

2016-01-10 05:14

fxk off u swedien kunt,the chinese will do some damage,lets fukn see . you noob sh!t White kunt

2016-01-10 20:50

2016-01-11 03:31

Lol 5 in the morning final

2016-01-10 06:16

bczz g3x's coach

2016-01-10 06:43

Group A = Shit teams Group B = ultimate group rofl

2016-01-10 07:01

Group B, rofl

2016-01-10 07:07

grand final just bo3 wtf?

2016-01-10 07:12

ez 4 cyberzen

2016-01-10 07:21

by Ukrainians for Ukrainians formed the first group? rave.

2016-01-10 07:45

just coincidence Kappa

2016-01-10 07:58

seed by Gazprom

2016-01-10 08:24

lol titan is fkd

2016-01-10 08:43

Guys don't forget that envy = method

2016-01-10 08:52

yep, envy just took t3 NA slot, and with method instead of them groups would look balanced

2016-01-10 09:18

big suprise that navi got the easist group, hehe starladder go fuck urself

2016-01-10 09:24

2016-01-10 09:25

If only Tyloo qualified instead of CyberZen - this would have been more interesting!

2016-01-10 09:27

I do not understand why all at once underrate CyberZen , maybe they can do something

2016-01-10 09:30

Tyloo has been raping everyone in Asia including CyberZen except that one final which CyberZen won 3-1 in close series...Tyloo would do more damage!

2016-01-10 09:35

isnt it ovbious that tyloo are chokers?

2016-01-10 13:04

So basically the decider match is just for the seed between second and third place of the group?

2016-01-10 09:56

pretty much, doesnt make alot of diference unless you're g2 and u dont want to face tsm cause u know you're getting pummeled if you play against them

2016-01-10 10:01

Thank you luis figo

2016-01-10 10:05

you're welcome fellaini

2016-01-10 10:08

"The Frenchmen will be joining their rivals Titan" I dont see any rivalry here. We got one tier one team winning big tournament like major, and then tier 2 team which didn't win anything for more than a year and struggle against tier 3 team

2016-01-10 10:24

You obviously don't know the definition of 'rival'. Titan has been winning against them last couple of matches..

2016-01-10 13:52

you are the one who knows nothing about rivalry. the only times envy lost against Titan was match without impact or having a slump. In good form, they had nothing to fear of Titan and they dont, they care a lot more about Fnatic, TQM, Na'Vi, VP and NiP.

"French rivalry" - "Domestic rivalry". Domestic teams against each other is usually always close and has always been between the top 2 teams in France as well. nV obviously is better against any other teams...You still don't understand the rivalry term.

2016-01-10 14:10

You don't get my point : nV doesn't give a gooddamn fuck about Shitan

2016-01-10 14:11

ez ? Ps. Easyest group for navi. SL very love this team

2016-01-10 10:30

ez for navi? stfu noob lg and cyber zen strong teams

2016-01-11 01:15

you forget "Kappa" my friend

2016-01-11 22:18

hahah this is some balanced shit right here

just imagine method instead of envyus and everythung will be fine

2016-01-10 10:33

lmao

That groups....

2016-01-10 10:48

Striker, please fix Grand Final time to 16:00 CET starladder.com

2016-01-10 10:50

Group A???????????? ez for fnatic tho

2016-01-10 11:04

group of death for Titan.. HAHA this unlucky team :D

2016-01-10 11:17

Cursed since they joined the org...

2016-01-10 11:44

yeah. i love the org because of the logo etc.. but the major curse is real

2016-01-10 11:45

navi and g2 luckers...

ahahaha noob spanish opinion expected what spain cs scene sucks arghh only noob teams

2016-01-11 01:16

Why this group for Titan wtf???

2016-01-10 11:27

nv replace method, thats why

2016-01-10 13:57

such hard group for navi

2016-01-10 13:14

casters ??

2016-01-10 13:55

twitter.com/cssltv/status/68616467254704..

2016-01-10 14:14

2016-01-10 14:34

ez 4 CyberZen

2016-01-10 14:36

=)))

2016-01-10 14:52

gropu b lol group of death

2016-01-10 14:38

go CyberZen

2016-01-10 15:00

Well these groups make SO much sense don't they. Titan can never get a break

2016-01-10 15:44

Titan have hardest group ever :)

2016-01-10 16:54

prepare for Savage, God in the human skin :) cmon cyberZen!

2016-01-10 16:52

Gonna be cheering for Na'Vi to win that tournament

2016-01-10 16:55

dat group b tho lol

2016-01-10 18:04

If only 1/4 and further are played on the main stage of Minsk-Arena,where will be the groupstage held?

2016-01-10 19:36

Lets go G2 :D

2016-01-10 20:35

Worst groups I've ever seen. Three of the best four teams in the world in one group. LG vs G2 will be crazy tho.

2016-01-10 21:20

LG vs NaVi would also be crazy..Always close but NaVi always edges it out in the end!

2016-01-11 11:39

No, Na'Vi always beat LG, its boring already, LG can beat ex-TSM and EnVy but fail everytime against Na'Vi... GuardiaN eats them all the time.

2016-01-11 17:47

ez for G2... G2 to win...

2016-01-10 21:53

omfg lg and navi again

2016-01-10 22:40

hype

2016-01-10 23:55

EZ FOR TITAN!

2016-01-11 19:19

I Think Titan Come finally WON SOMETHING :... NEW YEAR 2016 ... TiTan 2016

2016-01-12 13:18

Hard Group is good for titan ... They can surprise .. and I belive .... #GoTitan

2016-01-12 13:19

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