StarLadder have announced their latest upcoming event, the I-League invitational, featuring an impressive $100,000 prize pool.
StarLadder have recently announced a $100,000 event, the LAN finals of which will be held at the Olympiyskiy Football Stadium in Kiev, Ukraine on May 19th-22nd.
Announced participants list:
 Virtus.Pro |  Natus Vincere |
 Luminosity Gaming | TBA |
 Winner of European Qualifier #1 | Winner of European Qualifier #2 |
| Winner of European Qualifier #3 |  Winner of Chinese Qualifier #1 |
The first stage of the event will feature a total of four qualifiers, each featuring a total of eight teams. Initial matches will be best-of-ones, whilst winner matches will see best-of-threes. Victors of each qualifier will proceed to stage two of the event.
Stage two of the event will see a total of eight teams split into two groups, A and B. Four teams will be determined through aforementioned qualifiers and four teams receive direct invites. First places from each group proceed directly to the LAN finals of the event, whilst second place teams from each group are to play out a relegation match, to determine who lands the third slot. The groups will see a GSL group stage with best-of-three matches played out.
Prize pool distribution:
1st place - $50,000
2nd place - $20,000
3rd, 4th place - $10,000
5th, 6th place - $3,000
7th, 8th place - $2,000
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