StarSeries i-League S8 groups & seeding revealed

StarLadder presented the group stage seeding and schedule for StarSeries i-League S8 , which will take place October 21-27 in the Turkish resort town of Belek. The $ 500 000 competition will include a group stage (two groups of eight teams) and playoffs. Both stages will be held in Double Elimination format with matches up to two wins.

Group stage seeding:

Preliminary schedule of the tournament:

October 21

08:00  mousesports vs.  North BO3
08:00  Vitality vs.  Invictus BO3
11:30  Renegades vs.  MiBR BO3
11:30  fnatic vs.  Imperial BO3
15:00 Group А – Upper bracket semifinal #1 BO3
18:30 Group А – Upper bracket semifinal #2 BO3

October 22nd.

08:00  NiP vs.  FURIA BO3
08:00  Evil Genuises vs.  5POWER BO3
11:30  Natus Vincere vs.  G2 BO3
11:30  AVANGAR vs.  Heroic BO3
15:00 Group B – Upper bracket semifinal #1 BO3
18:30 Group B – Upper bracket semifinal #2 BO3

October 23rd.

08:00 Group A - First round of the lower bracket. Match #1 BO3
08:00 Group A - First round of the lower bracket. Match #2 BO3
11:30 Group B - First round of the lower bracket. Match #1 BO3
11:30 Group B - First round of the lower bracket. Match #2 BO3
15:00 Group A - Second round of the lower bracket. Match #1 BO3
15:00 Group A - Second round of the lower bracket. Match #2 BO3
18:30 Group B - Second round of the lower bracket. Match #1 BO3
18:30 Group B - Second round of the lower bracket. Match #2 BO3

October 24th.

08:00 Group A - Upper bracket final BO3
08:00 Group A - Lower bracket semifinal BO3
13:30 Group B - Upper bracket final BO3
13:30 Group B - Lower bracket semifinal BO3
17:00 Group A - Lower bracket final BO3
17:00 Group B - Lower bracket final BO3

October 25th.

08:00 Playoff - Match #1 BO3
11:30 Playoff - Match #2 BO3
15:00 Playoff - Match #3 BO3
18:30 Playoffs - Match #4 BO3

October 26th.

08:00 Playoff - Match #5 BO3
11:30 Playoff - Match #6 BO3
15:00 Playoff - Match #7 BO3
18:30 Playoff - Match #8 BO3

October 27th.

13:00 Playoffs - Match #9 BO3
16:30 Grand Final BO3