StarLadder StarSeries i-League Season 4: Group Stage Results
StarLadder StarSeries i-League Season 4: Group Stage Results
The first stage of the ongoing fourth season of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event StarLadder i-League StarSeries has determined the participants of the playoffs.
For the last three days 16 teams have been competing in a group stage with swiss system format and best-of-three series. Overall there were 5 rounds, based on the results of which the participants of the upcoming playoffs were determined. Both FaZe Clan and G2 Esports managed to qualify for the playoffs after just three rounds, finishing the first stage with 3-0 score. SK Gaming, Astralis and Team Liquid were close on their heels with 3-1 score. The fifth round of the group stage determined the last three teams who will be able to perform in the playoffs – mousesports, Natus Vincere and Heroic finished the group stage with the 3-2 score.
Group Stage Results:
| # | Team | Matches | Rounds | Difference |
| 1. | FaZe Clan | 3-0 | 102-51 | +51 |
| 1. | G2 Esports | 3-0 | 113-86 | +27 |
| 3. | SK Gaming | 3-1 | 137-92 | +45 |
| 3. | Astralis | 3-1 | 142-107 | +35 |
| 3. | Team Liquid | 3-1 | 147-138 | +9 |
| 6. | mousesports | 3-2 | 213-208 | +5 |
| 6. | Natus Vincere | 3-2 | 173-171 | +2 |
| 6. | Renegades | 3-2 | 140-140 | 0 |
| 9. | Cloud9 | 2-3 | 118-123 | -5 |
| 9. | HellRaisers | 2-3 | 140-150 | -10 |
| 9. | Heroic | 2-3 | 130-152 | -22 |
| 12. | Gambit Esports | 1-3 | 133-152 | -19 |
| 12. | Virtus.pro | 1-3 | 118-157 | -39 |
| 12. | TyLoo | 1-3 | 83-122 | -39 |
| 15. | Fnatic | 0-3 | 87-107 | -20 |
| 15. | MVP PK | 0-3 | 75-118 | -43 |
The teams that made it through the group stage will continue their competition on February 23rd. They will face each other in a single-elimination bracket with a 3rd place decider match. The bracket looks as follows:
Upcoming Matches (UK Time):
February 23, Quarterfinals
- 8:00 AM – mousesports vs G2 Esports
- 11:00 AM – Team Liquid vs SK Gaming
- 2:00 PM – Natus Vincere vs Astralis
- 5:00 PM – FaZe Clan vs Renegades
February 24, Semifinals
- 1:00 PM – Semifinal #1
- 4:00 PM – Semifinal #2
February 25, 3rd Place Match and Grand Finals
- 1:00 PM – 3rd place match
- 4:00 PM – Grand Finals
StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 4 is held on February 17-25 in Kiev, Ukraine at Kiev Cybersport Arena. The prize pool is set at $300,000.