SL i League StarSeries Season 6

18 July, 2018 - 14 October, 2018 Kiev, Ukraine

StarLadder company together with ImbaTV is back to bring us their joint tournament, the SL i-Leageague StarSeries Season 6.

The tournament will feature the best team of their respective region (Europe, North America and Asia) who will be fighting for the $300,000 prize pool!

The sixth season will kick off with StarSeries i-League: GGBet Qualifiers in Europe, North America and in Asia.

The final part of the tournament will be hosted in Kiev CyberSport Arena and will run from the 7th through the 14th of October.

Preview

Mousesports is definitely the name that really stands out as the biggest name in this tournament. With their triumphant ESL ONE New York journey, they are the clear favorites. It will be fun to se how they handle this type of situation.

But don't think for a second that this is a lower tier tournament. There are so many teams here that are trying to break through to the very top of the counterstrike (or in Gambits case trying to get back there). One could argue that BIG and North are already there with some great LAN results in recent months. But they need a bit more stability in my eyes before. Fragsters, Imperial, Optic and Ence are very exciting teams and on the rise in the European scene.

Both North American qualified teams have kept surprising people with solid Lan results. Don't underestimate the results their practice and dedication can yield. I can't wait to see which version of TYLOO and Gambit shows up. They are two of the more volatile teams out there. Sometimes they have brilliant timings and crisp aim with headshots everywhere. And sometimes they look like the worst matchmaking team you have played on.

Five highlights

1. North under the leadership of Cadian
2. Watching Tyloo trying to do something crazy
3. BIG - have they overachieved or not?
4. Can complexity win on other maps than Inferno?
5. Mousesports - does every match have to be even

Five Awpers that could change the tournament

1. Oscar - Mousesports
2. Cerq - NRG
3. Smooya - BIG
4. Jugi - Optic
5. xxcurate - Tyloo

Favorites - Mousesports

Should be unhappy outside top4: Tyloo, Big, North, Tyloo, Optic and Hellraisers

Dark Horse: Complexity, Nrg and Ence

Tournament Format

The tournament will start with qualifiers from these three regions, Europe, North America and Asia.

Qualifiers from each region will be played in GSL best-of-three format and the top 2 teams will be seeded to regional playoffs.

Regional playoffs will be played in Single-elimination best-of-three series and a spot at StarSeries i-League Season 6.

The main event will kick off with Group stage that consists of 16 teams playing in a swiss format, and all matches are best-of-one. The top 8 teams will proceed to the playoffs.

Playoffs will be played in a single-elimination bracket. All matches are best-of-three.

Grand Final is best-of-five