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StarLadder Season 9 Update



http://wiki.teamliquid.net/dota2/Star_Ladder_Star_Series/Season_9



StarLadder has been well under way for a while now. So far both SL china and SL Korea have concluded, with SL America just entering their playoff stages and SL Europe still underway with League play. The prize pool is growing really fast for the LAN Finals as well. It currently sits around $205,000 which will make it one of the biggest prize pools to date. There will be 8 teams in total qualifying for the LAN finals in Kiev, Ukraine. Here are a few small updates on what is happening with each region of the qualifiers.



StarLadder America Playoffs



After a 3-way tiebreaker, the SL America playoffs are set between Liquid, Revenge, EG, and Team Dog





EG is #1 going into the playoffs. Pic from Ongamers



SL America are just finishing up their group play, and entering the playoffs starting today. During League play Evil Geniuses emerged on top, ending up 7-0 overall proving that their new roster is indeed the best in NA. Revenge and Dog also played well, clinching the 2nd and 3rd spots. But the interesting story was the 4-way tie between eHug, Liquid, Osiris, and CNB. Osiris decided to drop out so it ended up being a 3-way fight which Liquid emerged victorious in, putting themselves into the playoffs as the final team. The playoffs will decide the one American team to enter the LAN Finals in Kiev. Who will it be? Tune in and see!







Today we will have EG vs Liquid and Revenge vs Dog. You can find the full schedule in BeyondTheSummit's official



StarLadder China



The Chinese playoffs have concluded, with Team DK and Invictus Gaming qualifying for the LAN in Kiev







StarLadder China concluded just the other week, with a hard fought battle between the top Chinese teams in the world. DK dominated their way through both Newbee and iG to make the finals. Invictus Gaming went 2-0 against LGD, but after losing to DK in the winner finals they had to face Newbee to make their way back. In the end they went 2-1 against Newbee, and were set to face DK in the finals. But since they had already qualified for the LAN finals in Kiev, they decided it was best to not play the Bo3 since it meant nothing.







DK and iG will be joined by the 4 qualifiers from EU, and 1 qualifier from both NA/Korea in Kiev.



StarLadder Korea



MVP Phoenix have qualified from the Korean region, and will attend the finals in Kiev



Along with the Chinese region, Korea has already concluded their playoff stage. Emerging on top was none other than the NSL Season 2 champions, MVP phoenix. They went 7-0 in league play, and only dropped one game against Monkey Spanner in the playoffs. MVP went up against Birdgang in the finals and convincingly took them out 2-0. They are set to join DK and iG, plus any future qualifiers in Kiev.







StarLadder Europe



StarLadder Europe are still underway with their league play until April 7th. Currently Alliance, Empire, C9, and VP are sitting in the top 4, with Fnatic and Sigma.int not far behind.



StarLadder has been well under way for a while now. So far both SL china and SL Korea have concluded, with SL America just entering their playoff stages and SL Europe still underway with League play. The prize pool is growing really fast for the LAN Finals as well. It currently sits around $205,000 which will make it one of the biggest prize pools to date. There will be 8 teams in total qualifying for the LAN finals in Kiev, Ukraine. Here are a few small updates on what is happening with each region of the qualifiers.SL America are just finishing up their group play, and entering the playoffs starting today. During League play Evil Geniuses emerged on top, ending up 7-0 overall proving that their new roster is indeed the best in NA. Revenge and Dog also played well, clinching the 2nd and 3rd spots. But the interesting story was the 4-way tie between eHug, Liquid, Osiris, and CNB. Osiris decided to drop out so it ended up being a 3-way fight which Liquid emerged victorious in, putting themselves into the playoffs as the final team. The playoffs will decide the one American team to enter the LAN Finals in Kiev. Who will it be? Tune in and see!Today we will have EG vs Liquid and Revenge vs Dog. You can find the full schedule in BeyondTheSummit's official Reddit post StarLadder China concluded just the other week, with a hard fought battle between the top Chinese teams in the world. DK dominated their way through both Newbee and iG to make the finals. Invictus Gaming went 2-0 against LGD, but after losing to DK in the winner finals they had to face Newbee to make their way back. In the end they went 2-1 against Newbee, and were set to face DK in the finals. But since they had already qualified for the LAN finals in Kiev, they decided it was best to not play the Bo3 since it meant nothing.DK and iG will be joined by the 4 qualifiers from EU, and 1 qualifier from both NA/Korea in Kiev.Along with the Chinese region, Korea has already concluded their playoff stage. Emerging on top was none other than the NSL Season 2 champions, MVP phoenix. They went 7-0 in league play, and only dropped one game against Monkey Spanner in the playoffs. MVP went up against Birdgang in the finals and convincingly took them out 2-0. They are set to join DK and iG, plus any future qualifiers in Kiev.StarLadder Europe are still underway with their league play until April 7th. Currently Alliance, Empire, C9, and VP are sitting in the top 4, with Fnatic and Sigma.int not far behind.





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