StarLadder has revealed which teams have been invited to the SL i-League StarSeries S3 closed qualifier, with the likes of fnatic, G2, OpTic and Cloud9 standing out in their respective regions.

With the open qualifier group stage already under way, StarLadder released the list of 16 teams—eight from Europe and eight from North America—that will be competing in the closed part of the qualifier.



The new-old fnatic will have to earn their spot at the LAN finals

The following teams have been invited to the closed qualifier for SL i-League StarSeries S3:

Europe North America HellRaisers FlipSid3 OpTic Cloud9 mousesports G2 Immortals Luminosity Envy GODSENT Misfits Liquid fnatic Kinguin CLG Renegades

The closed qualifier for each region will feature 16 teams in total, with the eight invited teams being joined with the eight best group stage teams.

After a single-elimination best-of-three bracket the two best North American teams and three best European teams will secure spots at the LAN finals that will be held in Kiev, Ukraine on April 4-9.

Eight teams have already received their invites for the LAN finals—you can find them and more details about the tournament on our SL i-League StarSeries S3 event page.

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