NAVI, B8, and Complexity invited to StarLadder StarSeries Fall

19-8-2025 19:56

The trio rounds out the team list for the $500,000 event.

StarLadder has announced Natus Vincere, B8, and Complexity as the final three teams invited to StarSeries Fall, completing the list of eight sides that will compete in Budapest, Hungary from September 18-21.

Iberian Soul, 9INE, OG, and PARIVISION qualify for StarLadder StarSeries Fall

Natus Vincere, ranked fifth on the VRS and by HLTV, will be the sole top team in attendance at the $500,000 LAN, with the next closest-ranked team being Ninjas in Pyjamas (19th on the VRS and 21st by HLTV).

Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer's side initially took part in the Europe qualifier for the event, but were later reassigned a direct invite after an unnamed team withdrew from the tournament.

The list of invited teams is rounded out by B8 and Complexity, the latter of whom is reportedly in talks to sell a majority of its lineup to Passion UA.

Sources: Passion UA in talks over Complexity quartet

The complete team list for the event is:

Laugh

2025-08-19 19:57

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NaVi tier 2?

2025-08-19 19:59

i see a lot more of tier 1 teams playing this if it wasn't for fissure happening at the same time

2025-08-19 20:47

Nice. Free win for Parivision (NaVi will get humbled).

2025-08-19 19:58

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nt Iberian soul will wipe the floor with Parivision

2025-08-19 20:00

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you mean gentlemates?

2025-08-19 21:13

EZ4OG

easy for IBERIAL SOUL FINAL VS OG

final vs pari would be crazy narrative (they won against james vp to start their 2022 run)

2025-08-19 21:58

winnable 4 M8

MONEY EVENT

Cool

More competitive than Fissure Fraud Kindergarden 2 btw

2025-08-19 20:01

hahahahha

2025-08-19 20:27

wtf is this

2025-08-19 20:02

Interesting, FU Navi for going to Budapest but not going to Bucharest or Cluj, but well done for accepting the invite

2025-08-19 20:06

Better than online Blast tournaments

2025-08-19 20:07

VAMOS RIDERS

so how will navi throw this?

2025-08-19 20:10

i suppose navi is here just because starladder is ukrainian. its good that starladder got at least 1 big name team in.

how are b8 invited directly and werent invited into the closed qualif (even when they are lower rank then nip)?

2025-08-19 20:12

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flag (theirs)

2025-08-19 21:54

You guys need to start checking VRS invite dates...

2025-08-19 22:13

I didn't notice it was writen somewhere. Now I see it on the event page

2025-08-19 22:20

earlier vrs ranking where they were higher placed

2025-08-19 22:16

ultra EZ mode for NAVI. but why would StarLadder invite them to farm against this level of competition?

2025-08-19 20:13

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Navi were free to decline the invite also i am pretty Starladder sent the invities to other top teams as well but they chose fissure. Navi have all rights in the world to dodge fissure because basically it's a russian TO

2025-08-19 20:22

i see

2025-08-19 20:30

also StarLadder is Ukrainian so it's a nobrainer

2025-08-19 20:57

Finally NaVi might win something

2025-08-19 20:15

NaVi disband if they don't get this one

2025-08-19 20:16

navi easy farm

NaVi scared to play @ FISSURE Playground 2 ahahahahaha

2025-08-19 20:28

So NiP lost in the closed qualifier but got invited anyways? Wtf is this?

Did you read?

2025-08-19 20:51

Did you read? 🤓🤓

2025-08-19 21:43

last place for navi

2025-08-19 20:35

Jamesus can upset

2025-08-19 20:41

EZ4NIP 😎

If navi dont win this it would be the funniest thing ever

2025-08-19 20:42

Why?

2025-08-19 21:16

Because they are the best team there by a mile, it would be ridiculous if they didn't win, even coming second would be a massive disappointment

2025-08-20 14:34

NaVi is there only to abuse VRS

Did all the teams ranked higher than Col and B8 really refused the invites? Is there some schedule clash with a big tournament? Otherwise this seems odd

2025-08-19 21:02

The other "big guns" are playing in hltv.org/events/8064/fissure-playground-..

2025-08-19 21:08

Oh ok, makes sense

2025-08-19 21:19

why did MIBR decline? they dont want to go to the major?

2025-08-19 21:03

They might be saving their strats for the Major.

2025-08-19 21:21

They do have like a 250 lead ahead the first team outside the qualifying zone and their current form is pretty bad, so my guess is that they plan to avoid as many tournaments they can, afraid of losing points

2025-08-19 21:25

NaVi going here is probably a double dip to justify a kick if they don't win here + they are pretty much guaranteed a shitton of money even if they don't win for the VRS

2025-08-19 21:24

navi going here is because them and starladder go way back. Starladder and navi is like astralis and blast kind of bromance

2025-08-19 21:50

Navi disband if you don't win this.

2025-08-19 21:26

Why

2025-08-19 21:38

best team on paper by a healthy margin but they can't even beat 3DMax so I'm not expecting much

2025-08-20 16:29

RIP complexity. NA wont be the same without you

2025-08-19 21:40

Complexity gone...

2025-08-19 21:42

This is just na'vi bootcamp

Lord knows I need another Jame MVP in my life

2025-08-19 22:00

F COL

2025-08-19 22:08

Navi have big chance to win this event

2025-08-19 22:40

SAW, BetBoom, MIBR, FQ, and Liquid declined an invite? I find it difficult, how did B8 get a direct invite when they were behind these teams in the official VRS in July?

2025-08-19 23:56

Most of higher ranked teams accepted invite to Fissure which is played in the same dates. Navi chose Starladder for obvious reasons and only top 3 teams (Vitality, Spirit, MOUZ) don’t participate in any of them

2025-08-20 11:36

the teams I mentioned are not in Fissure

2025-08-20 15:56

Liquid are

2025-08-20 15:58

true, but the others not

2025-08-20 15:59

Which rooster for Complexity ? ;)

2025-08-20 08:41

Navi lmao what the hellyyy

2025-08-20 09:33

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I mean they need to really get new player to get adjusted to new team and new level for himself, so choosing smaller events is a good thing imo.

2025-08-20 09:56

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sorry but makaze wont improve much... he is not even better than IMe when ime played his good rolles before maka took over ... this roster have no chance to do anything because they have no awp ...no other moves will allow this clown org to win

2025-08-20 10:10

flag check also navi rent free in yr head

2025-08-20 10:19

dead org + roster for over 1y+ ... the new faze

2025-08-20 12:10

What Romania ever did to you?

2025-08-20 21:35

So it will be something like a botcamp gl hope it can return to its former level by the way, I think the solution is -wondr + s1mple

2025-08-20 10:48

Honestly would be a good option if his contract with BC game isn't long. And I hope it's isn't long because as I see they're really not interested in rebuilding roster around him. Even prime s1mple or ZywOo wouldn't be able to win games solo with nexa, CacaNito and dude that's sooo lackluster I forgot his nickname.

2025-08-20 11:24

I want to see s1mple in the tier 1 arena again. I don't think bc game's budget is enough to establish a new squad he went there just to get rid of Navi

2025-08-20 11:59

Who told you that? They are just waiting for a chances to buy decent players. Also, Na’Vi is free to buy his contract back lol. Pretty damn sure BC didn’t pay a mil for a 6 months signing.

2025-08-20 21:38