SL i-League Invitational Shanghai groups, schedule revealed

30-10-2017 16:00

Starladder has revealed the groups and the schedule for the upcoming SL i-League Invitational event in Shanghai.

Running from Thursday to Sunday at the Jing'an Sports Center, in Shanghai, the Chinese event will feature eight teams - five invited and three qualified -, who will battle it out for $150,000 in prize money.

A double-elimination, best-of-three group stage will lead into a single-elimination bracket, featuring the top two teams from both groups.

Virtus.pro will face Flash in the first round

Virtus.pro, who came in second at EPICENTER, have been drawn in a tough group that includes Asia Minor champions Renegades, Chinese side Flash and Finnish team HAVU.

HEROIC, the second-highest rated team in attendance, will take on Spirit in the first round of Group A, which also includes TYLOO and HellRaisers.

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A	Group B
HEROIC	Virtus.pro
TYLOO	Renegades
HellRaisers	HAVU
Spirit	Flash

The complete tournament schedule looks as follows:

Thursday, November 2
03:00	HEROIC	vs. Spirit	BO3
06:00	TYLOO	vs. HellRaisers	BO3
09:00	Renegades	vs. HAVU	BO3
12:00	Virtus.pro	vs. Flash	BO3

Friday, November 3
03:00	Group A elimination match		BO3
06:00	Group B elimination match		BO3
09:00	Group A winners match		BO3
12:00	Group B winners match		BO3

Saturday, November 4
03:00	Group A decider match		BO3
06:00	Group B decider match		BO3
09:00	Semi-final #1		BO3
12:00	Semi-final #2		BO3

Sunday, November 5
07:00	Third-place decider		BO3
11:00	Grand final		BO3

ez havu

2017-10-30 16:02

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HELLRAISERS they invited to qualifer of qualifer LOSTED they invited to main qualifer LOSTED now they invited to tournament CLAP CLAP STARLEADER

2017-10-30 16:22

8 replies

Losted?

2017-10-30 16:29

5 replies

Lostered*

2017-10-30 17:07

4 replies

Lostereded*

2017-10-30 17:26

3 replies

Lobstered*

2017-10-30 17:35

1 reply

Yo where them dancing lobsters at tho

2017-10-30 17:38

Lost’ved

2017-10-31 00:27

eliminated*

2017-10-30 16:47

gambit invited anywhere LOSTED

2017-10-31 02:53

wouldnt be surprised by VP losing to Flash tbh

2017-10-30 16:48

I afraid of it too. Its vp you never know whats gonna happen

2017-10-30 20:34

No SS? :/

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hltv.org/news/21768/space-soldiers-withd..

2017-10-30 16:05

2 replies

Ahhhh yes that makes sense

2017-10-30 16:07

The couldn’t afford the flights to China that’s also why

2017-10-31 00:28

I miss Schutzstaffel too :(

2017-10-30 16:13

2017-11-01 23:56

Minor...

2017-10-30 16:19

ez4 virtus pro

vp better make it to finals

bo3 format ez for VP

2017-10-30 16:30

Ez for ISSAA the best camel rider

ahhahaa

2017-10-30 16:06

best player with c4

2017-10-30 17:39

+111 Not as good as pasha with toilets you know cuz he used to be a plumper ;))

2017-10-31 02:44

If VP don't win this! xD

2017-10-30 16:04

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They might dont care about this shitty tournament and throw this but if they play seriously they wont loose a single map in the whole tournament

2017-10-30 16:43

ahahaha E X C U S E S

Why go to a tournament if you don't care? Braindead polak

2017-10-30 17:22

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Participation trophies and ez salary

Seems you are 12 yo stupid astralis fan. Maybe this tournament is so shitty that they dony care, for example they didnt care about wesg 2017 and as snax said in interview they didnt even practice for that tournament cause there werent good enemies and they didnt care. They won everything so they dont care about some chinnese shit. Organiaztions have that much money that they dony care too. Use your brain if you have one astralis kidoo

2017-10-30 19:31

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2017-10-30 20:50

Exactly

2017-10-30 21:04

There’s a 150k prize pool so they still could make some decent money by winning

2017-10-31 00:29

Orgs makes 150 k per day so they dont care too. Even on wesg 2017 wich had 1.5 milion $ prize pool they didnt care cause they were practicing to major but seems that this brain dead danish idiot cant get this

2017-10-31 10:50

Yeah he is dumb. Some tournaments are just to practice new tactics

2017-11-01 23:57

Propably they dont have one. Try to imagine their situation. 3 days ago they ended second epicenter. They werent in home propably. They just go to sleep after bo5 and next day fly to china. They are in very good mood and they dont need wins on some t3 teams to know that they are good cause they already won on faze and gambit. They propably didnt even watch flash' demos cause they know they are ez as fuck. They didnt do new tactics cause they didnt have time. But flash will play full concentrated very nervous and they will very very focus while vp will dont give a shit. Sry for my english but i hope you got this

2017-11-02 00:04

That comment shows me that you must be talking about yourself. I feel sad if you're a day older than 13.. What a waste of a human life.

2017-10-31 07:45

EZ for HAVU

+1 Whoa another EraX? Hmmmmmm

2017-10-30 17:15

Copycat swedenistan fag

2017-10-30 17:19

nice timezone lul

>Virtus.pro, who came in second at EPICENTER, have been drawn in a tough group that includes Asia Minor champions Renegades, Chinese side Flash and Finnish team HAVU. >Chinese side Flash and Finnish team HAVU >tough group xDD

I saw that too LOL

2017-10-30 16:15

Lmao

2017-10-30 16:25

Vp out on groups again Ez predict

2017-10-30 16:33

Have any of you heard of Flash before the Asia Minor?

2017-10-31 00:31

They are like top 3 in asia good aimers so they could upset if they have good day vp usually have hard times meeting aimers

2017-10-31 13:12

>Asian CS >Tactics and teamplay Asian teams can’t win because they have no tactics and teamplay

2017-11-01 23:55

Actually I think this is a tricky group for VP, on the other side Heroic and HR will probably make it out.

HR has a kebap and a terrorist on their team. How are they going to win?

2017-10-31 00:32

Spirit is fodder and Tyloo is a constant disappointment

2017-10-31 00:48

There is probably a lot of internal problems with HR too because Kebaps and terrorists don’t mix well with Eastern Europeans. Spirit is better than HR. TyLoo is also a joke team and should stick to tournaments with 100k or less prize pool

2017-11-02 00:00

'tough group' lol, not like two of the three teams besides VP that are good are in the other group

VP will lose to them

2017-10-30 16:49

Cough cough VP vs RNG dream hack masters malmo cough cough

2017-10-30 21:35

just terrible hours to watch

idk im happy to not have to watch vods

2017-10-31 03:46

When youre Australian and an event is held in asia and you dont have to wake up at 3 am to watch

2017-10-31 10:19

VP Renegades HR TyLoo (SPIRIT PLS) Renegades-VP final VP win

you honestly think a consistent tier2 team like heroic won't make it out? over fucking tyloo? LUL

2017-10-30 18:14

TyLoo is garbage. They should stick to Chinese events as they are a wasted spot at other events. Such as this. But then a spot got wasted by it being given to a Chinese team that nobody new existed.

2017-10-31 00:35

Oh didnt notice heroic well, hr heroic (btw tyloo can make it too)

2017-10-31 19:08

ez for flash

2017-10-30 16:12

terrible group draw

2017-10-30 16:14

rip avangar chokers, would do a lot more than spirit. if qikert doesnt miss 20 bullets on the mac10 guy coming out of drop it wouldve been 2-0 avangar

Heroic activated VP slump in katowice, it's time to revenge.

2017-10-30 16:16

yeah they have broken them mentally

2017-10-30 18:45

yes, this match on nuke 14-16 it broke them mentally

2017-10-30 19:08

exactly especially because it was in katowice and they had the match and stage infront in their hands but gave it away, like ELEAGUE FInal and the finals from yesterday =(.

They didn't "gave it away", heroic played very good that nuke, they had a lead like 15-10 if I remember correctly so VP just fail to comeback, it wasn't throw. I think VP did fail map veto, ofc they are one of the best teams on nuke, but its best map for heroic too. They could ban it and play for example mirage ez win then.

2017-10-30 21:14

VP will win for sure. HR will fail to make it out of groups. They will be invited to semifinals again ffs.

2017-10-30 16:18

VP will win...

2017-10-30 16:21

vp vs heroic grand final ez VP

2017-10-30 16:23

VP must be in finals, epic final against SK and now EZ against heroic/renegades

2017-10-30 16:26

And lose both

2017-10-30 16:27

XD NT NT

2017-10-30 16:28

Grand final 6 am BRT, China events are shit

The whole world doesn't revolve around your country or your timezone does it now?

2017-10-30 16:40

why do you even care bro, not a single brazilian team attending, i'll watch just to bet or whatever. They should have the schedule that suits them, or for the europeans that will watch.

2017-10-30 18:16

? That's what i was saying lul

2017-10-30 19:00

Wtf why did you just contradict your first statement?

2017-10-31 12:00

LUL

2017-10-31 09:03

Tyloo match 06:00 TT

2017-10-30 16:31

If VP lose to Flash...

2017-10-30 16:32

LETS GO VP BRAZILIANS ARE WITH YOU

2017-10-30 16:35

HAVU and Flash are going to have a tough time

2017-10-30 16:37

It's ez for Tyloo, but hard for Flash.

ez 4 vp xd

2017-10-30 16:44

Ez VP

if VP takes it serious they will win EZ, but you never know. Teams like Renegades are hungry and capable upsetting VP. Group A is the tougher Group because neither of the team is really in form and i wouldnt bet on Heroic performing like they should

2017-10-30 16:46

Yea, that's true. VP can defeat any team just like you saw in EPICENTER. And VP can also be defeated by any other team.

2017-10-30 16:52

It really isn't worth watching with these shit casters and desk. YNK and Natu analysing games? can it be MORE BORING?????????

It's minors on same dates so fcuk this t3 event. I'll maybe watch some VP matches that's it.

2017-10-30 17:11

bondik plays againts HR but he still belongs to that organisation. LUL

A must-win to confirm the return of VP btw

2017-10-30 16:50

2017-10-30 17:13

VP better win this shit... I'm cheering for them all the way.

2017-10-30 17:23

Also good to see a full BO3 format, just like EPICENTER. More tournaments should do this, it's way better and much more entertaining... And the TRUE better team wins. No random BO1 upsets and shit like that.

2017-10-30 17:29

Exactly, major should go epicenter format, but 4 groups, would be perfect. And raise prize pool ofc. No chance then for shit like BIG make it to playoffs.

2017-10-30 18:02

i would take much more time, major contains of 16 teams, 4 groups, every single match bo3? It would take 2 weeks

2017-10-30 19:12

IF VP DONT WIN THIS TOURNAMENT I AM DONE

2017-10-30 17:33

ez vp I hope

Plz vp dont fuck this shit up

2017-10-30 17:43

HAVUJA!

2017-10-30 17:47

easy for Flash and Tyloo.

2017-10-30 17:54

Let's go Brazil, we can do it! Let's go VP, we can do it! we smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL! Kreygasm

2017-10-30 18:15

I'll help you guys out. Heroic 2 vs. 0 Spirit TyLoo 1 vs. 2 HellRaisers Renegades 2 vs. 1 HAVU Virtus.pro 2 vs. 0 Flash

2017-10-30 18:19

Good luck to Renegades, Tyloo and Flash

2017-10-30 18:32

VP are they travelling rn to china? I mean the first place brings only as much as the second place of Epicenter lul. I wouldn't surprise if VP doesn't make it out of the group. Low Tier tournament (no prestige tbh), but a tournament win could gain confidence even more.

2017-10-30 18:47

They are moving straight from St. Petersburg to China.

2017-10-30 19:20

alright

inb4 VP out in groups for ultimate memes

2017-10-30 19:21

Indeed

2017-10-31 10:25

BnTeT will rekt VP in the finals then finally vp will buy its own country star player from the chinese

2017-10-30 19:58

Can VP prove they are back for real and that EPICENTER wasn't just a fluke? For the sake of the scene I kinda hope so.

2017-10-30 21:17

rng vp final ez

2017-10-31 00:56

HAVU should upset Renegades. Looking forward to seeing sergej and Aleksib on LAN!

2017-10-31 01:24

could* Yeah they very well could. These matches are the type renegades end up somehow losing.

2017-10-31 10:24

It will be an interesting match indeed. RNG guys are really confident because of their recent results at the Asian Minor, plus we don't know how HAVU is going to perform on their first big international LAN (hope they can show their full potential though)

2017-11-01 00:24