StarSeries i-League S4 first round schedule released *

14-2-2018 17:10

Starladder have released the schedule for StarSeries i-League Season 4's first round of the best-of-three Swiss stage.

* Update: The rest of the schedule has been added.

The group stage of the fourth season of StarSeries i-League will have two matches running at the same time, as Starladder have introduced best-of-three series into the Swiss format for the first time, streamed on two separate channels.

The first round, featuring a few interesting matchups such as fnatic versus Gambit and Astralis up against Liquid, will take place on February 17, with four more rounds set to be played on the following four days.

Cloud9 is set to play Heroic to kick off StarSeries i-League Season 4 alongside SK vs. MVP PK

After a day off on Thursday, February 22, the four quarter-finals will follow on Friday, with the semi-finals played Saturday, and the third place decider and the grand final on Sunday.

Here is the full schedule of the $300,000 tournament taking place from February 17-25 in Kiev, Ukraine:

Saturday, February 17
09:00	Cloud9	vs. HEROIC
09:00	SK	vs. MVP PK
12:00	fnatic	vs. Gambit
12:00	FaZe	vs. TYLOO
15:00	Natus Vincere	vs. HellRaisers
15:00	G2	vs. Renegades
18:00	Astralis	vs. Liquid
18:00	MOUZ	vs. Virtus.pro
Sunday, February 18
09:00	Round #2 - Two 0-1 pool matches
12:00	Round #2 - Two 0-1 pool matches
15:00	Round #2 - Two 1-0 pool matches
18:00	Round #2 - Two 1-0 pool matches
Monday, February 19
09:00	Round #3 - Two 0-2 pool matches
12:00	Round #3 - Two 1-1 pool matches
15:00	Round #3 - Two 1-1 pool matches
18:00	Round #3 - Two 2-0 pool matches
Tuesday, February 20
11:00	Round #4 - Two 1-2 pool matches
14:00	Round #4 - 1-2 pool match & 2-1 pool match
17:00	Round #4 - Two 2-1 pool matches
Wednesday, February 21
11:00	Round #5 - match #1
14:00	Round #5 - match #2
17:00	Round #5 - match #3
Thursday, February 22
	Off-day
Friday, February 23
09:00	Quarter-final #1
12:00	Quarter-final #2
15:00	Quarter-final #3
18:00	Quarter-final #4
Saturday, February 24
14:00	Semi-final #1
17:00	Semi-final #2
Sunday, February 25
14:00	Third-place decider
17:00	Grand final

ez4faze

2018-02-14 17:10

29 replies

Stupid format, how can ppl watch 2 MATCH at the same time, stop copying esl's stupid way of doing things.

2018-02-14 17:12

26 replies

It's bo3 Swiss system, it has to be like that.

2018-02-14 17:14

5 replies

+1 someone with brain finally

2018-02-14 17:24

yes, its good. Finally no semifinal and quarter final in same day

2018-02-14 17:38

3 replies

I always hated that. If they had time I wouldn't mind semis and the final same day but if they have a 3rd place decider that kinda makes up for it

2018-02-14 17:59

+20

2018-02-15 13:08

+1 and above

2018-02-15 15:05

It's experimental format, gl

only way of having this many bo3's and not have a 2 week event

2018-02-14 17:16

People complaining about bo1's, now they play bo3 and people complaining about 2 matches at the same time. Gotta pick one cuz you can't get both

2018-02-14 17:17

B07 Swiss stage, one stream, 16 teams. Month long event worth it

2018-02-14 18:00

4 replies

Not for the organizers or the teams.

2018-02-14 19:15

2 replies

#beingsarcastic

2018-02-14 19:16

1 reply

Some is, some isn't, it doesn't make my statement any less correct.

2018-02-14 19:18

+1 lul

2018-02-14 20:38

i will watch -- -- c9 heroic fnatic gambit navi hr mouz vp

2018-02-14 17:20

2 tabs or pc and smartphone. are you that dumb ?

stfu u cancer kid. BO3 system is fucking perfect u stupid lil cunt. (sry for swearing)

2018-02-14 17:43

Bo3 good, but 2 streams annoying

2018-02-14 18:01

why? This is a tournaments with: MVP, Tyloo, Renegades, HellRaisers and VP in it, there will be plenty of uninteresting shit matches my friend.

2018-02-14 18:04

+ infinity

2018-02-14 19:42

Well, VP have new line up, so people want to see how they'll do HellRaisers looked pretty good in recent qualifiers Renegades have a new line up, so they could surprise Tyloo also have new player, who is pretty decent so they might cause some upsets MVP is shit

2018-02-14 20:39

Spoiler for you: VP still sucks, Renegades without NAF is straight garbage and not one player will fix the mess of Tyloo.

2018-02-14 22:42

multitwitch. It was designed for this.

2018-02-14 18:13

Better than a fucking 8 day group stage, you dont have a lot of braincells do you?

2018-02-14 18:43

Uhm. Watch on two monitors? Not hard

2018-02-15 01:22

You're kidding, right? Either watch it on 2 monitors or just skip one game, it's quite rare that both games being played at the same time truly interest me.

2018-02-15 09:03

Faze is facing against a easy squad XD

2018-02-14 23:12

Well mvp pk is worse than tylul. So sk is facing a very easy squad

2018-02-15 07:21

First, thanks everyone.

9 replies

nt,rip, maybe next time mate GL

2018-02-14 17:11

2018-02-14 17:15

2018-02-14 17:36

awkward

2018-02-14 17:47

Nt but it's not that easy

2018-02-14 19:27

nt u will get it next time mate ))

2018-02-14 20:28

C9, SK, fnatic, FaZe, Navi, g2, Liquid, VP

Yes, but mvp and tyloo will win :D Aber i don't sure

LUL haHAA SK rekting MVP PK

Kappa

2018-02-14 17:25

SK and Liquid winning = perfect day SK will win Liquid i dont have sure

2018-02-14 17:27

Sk will throw blind fanboy

2018-02-14 17:58

Why always C9 vs Heroic lol

It isnt always C9 vs Heroic. Seems like its always C9 vs FaZe

2018-02-15 03:40

lol ez

Fnatic vs gambit, classic :d

Ez SK

RUBINO ez win

#LetsGoLiquid

SK always lucky

Ez VP

SK TO DA WIN

Lets go VP!

EZ MOUZ LUL THEY GON REKT VP NUB HAHAHA

Ez 4 lanbit

Wins C9 Sk fnatic Faze Navi Astralis Vp

Vp i hope so but not gonna happen

2018-02-14 17:26

forgot Renegades

2018-02-14 19:58

I'm worried about the Nifty - KennyS match up, just because of how explosive Kenny can be. Otherwise, it's pretty evenly matched depending on the maps played.

2018-02-14 21:26

rip vp

Is md3?

Yes

2018-02-14 17:13

Bo3 in English

Yes Ty

Sk match 7am BRT, unlucky

How do Fnatic and Gambit always get each other wtf? :D

every single game is one sided lol

G2 vs Rene isn't. It depends on what maps get picked. Neither is Astralis vs Liquid.

2018-02-14 21:27

You are right, astralis vs liquid will be fun to watch, on other side i don't see Renegades having chance without NAF vs G2, sorry.

2018-02-15 10:02

If it goes to Cache, Renegades have a chance. But yeah, it will probably be a slaughter.

2018-02-15 10:09

Ez mouz

2018-02-14 17:21

tylooLul

SK has easiest matchup again smh

tylul

2018-02-14 17:28

ez vp

2018-02-14 17:32

ezfaze

2018-02-14 17:46

tyloo beat faze ez 4 bntet

2018-02-14 17:49

this tournament is going to have the record for matches played lol... so many bo3s i love it

2018-02-14 17:52

gay time for aussies

2018-02-14 20:29

Vp already won this one, bookmark.

2018-02-14 17:54

Living in californa, at least c9 is at midnight and wake up at 9 for liquid

2018-02-14 18:03

I FUCKING HATE when its 2 matches at the same time

Two tabs too much for you?

2018-02-14 21:28

multitwitch too much for him. Literally both on the same tab at the same time he doesn't even need to switch tabs. And to think they call us Americans lazy.

2018-02-15 02:14

vp-mouse definitely match of the day, rest matches are boring - who normal would watch sk vs some koreans ? lul

2018-02-14 18:09

15 replies

Astralis-Liquid definitely more interesting then a team who just finished 0-3 at the major and made a questionable roster move vs a team who has been in okay form lately

2018-02-14 18:15

14 replies

Questionable roster move ? Lololololololol

2018-02-14 19:29

13 replies

We don't know how well Michu will blend with the roster. It could be better or it could leave them just as bad as they were. Unless they've been playing at events against teams like mouz since they picked him up and somehow I didn't know about this. And no, the time they spent with him when he stood in for them is different.

2018-02-14 19:32

12 replies

ok, liquid vs astraLUL is interesting too because they won cs_ summit2 ( bo3 against sk and bo5 against cloud9 ) + ast with magisk ; )

2018-02-14 20:25

I know EPL is online, but that game against Faze gives me a hunch they might do decent here.

2018-02-14 20:36

I don't think u know what questionable means

2018-02-14 21:59

I do, but just so you can learn what it means here's the dictionary definition. "affording reason for being doubted, questioned, or challenged : not certain or exact" This roster move gives reason for doubt. Because Michu is so far unproven with this roster. Unless you can provide me evidence that there is no reason for doubt on how well he will do then you should leave. /close

2018-02-15 02:10

8 replies

/open Because taz was fucking shit /Close

2018-02-15 03:37

7 replies

/open Proof that Michu won't also be shit? Just admit that he is an unknown going into StarSeries and that he could either be helpful or unnecessary

2018-02-15 04:19

6 replies

Trading shit for what could possibly be gold. How is that even questionable mate wtf

2018-02-15 08:28

First off Michu will never be "gold". You're trading shit for schrödinger's player. He could be good or bad. Provide me evidence that he is going to be a great player for this team before even seeing him play and I'll leave.

2018-02-15 16:00

U are retarded

2018-02-15 16:01

How? You continue to spout nonsense while not providing any proof that Michu will be an incredible edition before even seeing him play.

2018-02-15 16:03

Taz was not being good so they tried out michu just like fnatic tried out golden. Even if michu doesn't perform well they will remain shit as before so i don't see why just trying something new out when literally nothing is going your way a "questionable" move. It's not like they rejected coldzera or Niko and got michu instead

2018-02-17 22:34

Well they're 0-1 already. Let's see if he at least gets them 1 win so they don't go 0-3 again. :|

2018-02-17 21:04

Feels like too much effort for a $300,000 tournament, but I'm just hyped to see how good C9 can do.

Swiss bo3 is sooo stupid

2018-02-14 18:29

Mind explaining. You can't just make a stupid claim then not back it up with any reasoning.

2018-02-14 19:33

i dont like bo3 in a group stage unless its an elimination game. And with this format 8 bo3 in one day we gonna miss so many game

2018-02-14 19:55

Are you the same person who complained about swiss system BO1's being super random and then used that to justify NIP losing to Vega? 1. It's only 2 matches at a time which is very manageable. Odds are you aren't going to like 2 of the 4 teams playing enough to want to watch both matches. 2. It eliminates the constant pain of having to wait for a game that almost no one cares about and saves time 3. If you really want to watch 2 matches at once use multitwitch or 2 monitors. Yeah it's not possible to focus on both at once, but odds are there won't be action on both at the same time.

no i never complained about anything nip losing to vega. never

2018-02-14 19:59

The best way possible. +1 for Starseries

2018-02-14 19:20

this format is better than major lul

2018-02-14 19:36

Finally an event not in US so I can watch it. God bless StarLadder.

2018-02-14 19:38

"Finally an event not in US" Yes because every event happens in the US. There's never any events in Europe.

2018-02-14 20:37

Dude chill. You had the major, you had the summit, you had ESEA MDL finals, ECS 4, so practically every decent event after November.

2018-02-15 07:16

The major which has been in NA a total of 3/12 times. WOW a whole 25%. Summit a North American organization. ESEA MDL Finals? Seriously that shit event. You care about that? ECS S4 was in Cancun Mexico. Last time I checked Mexico is not the US.

2018-02-15 16:02

Mexico is back in time just as the US.

2018-02-15 16:09

The furthest time possible. You're just whining about something that there's no reason to whine about. The vast majority of events happen in Europe so if anyone should be complaining it should be me, but I'm not.

2018-02-15 16:37

Oh please. We get one a year at best.

2018-02-14 21:30

This is the best format, bo3 swiss with 2 matches at same time.. been waiting for this.

2018-02-14 20:10

group stage, quarters,semis bo3 and final bo5 right ?

2018-02-14 20:16

Everything is BO3.

damn ; /

2018-02-14 21:08

The schedule is already long as is, a BO5 would just be too much honestly.

2018-02-15 02:11

the 1st part is true, the 2nd not. the last day only has 2 matches, they could easily make one or even both bo5.

2018-02-15 13:22

Literally Sk got the worst team again out of 15 other teams

2018-02-14 20:17

Thats how seeding works. Top rank teams will be matched up vs lowest rank teams in the first round.

2018-02-16 10:29

go GAMBIT, NAVI, ANGE1.

imao sk is not in the best shape, I think win C9

2018-02-14 20:47

astralis vs liquid that one will be pretty insane

2018-02-14 21:03

isnt this wird system? starting on a saturday for 1 week

2018-02-14 21:56

Given that it's going to last for 8 days and events usually like to end on sundays, the only logical starting day is a saturday.

2018-02-15 02:12

Fnatic got a free win nice

2018-02-15 01:59

astralis vs liquid hmmmmms

2018-02-15 02:27

C9 SK Fnatic Faze Navi G2 Liquid Mouz

2018-02-15 03:53

how about Faze vs Tyloo?

2018-02-15 03:55

EZ FOR CLOWN9

2018-02-15 10:10

very, VERY good format swiss group stage with bo3 matches and then teams in the playoffs will play one bo3 per day honestly it's so annoying if the winning team from the last quarter has to play a semi-final few hours later

2018-02-15 10:13