The stage is set for the StarLadder CIS Minor taking place between tomorrow and Sunday in St. Petersburg, Russia, where two spots at the ELEAGUE Major main qualifier will be up for grabs.

The event will take place at the St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex within the Games Planet festival on November 11-13. On top of the two invitations to the Major's main qualifier, $50,000 are on the line to be split between the top three finishers.



hooch will be looking to get RoX into the main qualifier

The teams have been split into these two groups:

The Group stages will be played out as best-of-ones, before jumping into a double elimination bracket with the upper bracket being best-of-three and the lower bracket best-of-one. The grand finalists will be awarded two tickets to the ELEAGUE Major main qualifier and cash prizes—$30,000 for the winner and $15,000 for the runner up—while the consolidation final loser will take $5,000.

The schedule is kicked off with group play on the first day, with Group A's opening, winners', and losers' matches followed by Group B's. The second day will see the decider matches and semifinals, while the third will be the lower, upper, consolidation, and grand finals.

Friday, November 11th 10:00 RoX VwS vs. BO1 11:15 ALLIN EYESports vs. BO1 12:30 Group A winners' match BO1 13:45 Group A losers' match BO1 15:00 zARLANS Spirit vs. BO1 16:15 Quantum Bellator Fire Tengri vs. BO1 17:30 Group B winners' match BO1 18:45 Group B losers' match BO1 Saturday, November 12th 10:00 Group A decider match BO1 11:15 Group B decider match BO1 12:30 Upper bracket semifinal BO3 15:30 Upper bracket semifinal BO3 Sunday, November 13th 10:00 Lower bracket final BO1 11:15 Upper bracket final BO3 14:15 Consolidation final BO1 15:30 Grand final BO3

The tournament will be broadcast in Russian and English. The following panel, filled with several of StarLadder's ubiquitous commentators, will be present on the Russian stream:

Meanwhile, the English stream will have a team of two commentating the matches:

Ryan "Flakes" Oliver

Alex "Snodz" Byfield

The prizepool distribution:

1. $30,000 + spot for ELEAGUE Major 2017 Main Qualifier

2. $15,000 + spot for ELEAGUE Major 2017 Main Qualifier

3. $5,000

For further information, check out the CIS Minor's event page to reference upcoming matches, results, and any news pertaining the event.