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StarSeries I-League Season 6 is all set to start today and this is a quick rundown on how the tournament is going to unfold and what all should the viewers look out for.
The tournament which holds a total prize pool of $300,000 USD will take place from 7th October all the way till 14th October at the Cybersport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine.
The event has a total of 16 teams participating in it, 8 invited teams along with 8 other teams making their way through the regional qualifiers.
The event which was once a grand tournament has lost its class and prestige as some top-tier teams like NiP, Fnatic and Na’Vi have opted out of this event to focus on other important tournaments.
The 16 participating teams are as follows:
These 16 teams will undergo a Group Stage which will be following a Swiss System Format, with the top 8 teams making it through to the Playoffs while the remaining 8 teams bid farewell to the event
The match-ups for the first round of the upcoming group stage is as follows:
The main event will be streamed live on Twitch:
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English Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/starladder_cs_en
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Russian Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/starladder5
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Chinese Stream: https://www.douyu.com/t/slicsgos6asia