Team Liquid are crowned champions of the StarLadder i-League Season 3
Team Liquid battled VG.J over the SL i-League StarSeries Season 3 title and a potential direct invite to the Kiev Major.
Dota 2 event
- Prize pool $300,000
- Start date 16 Jan 2017
- End date 26 Feb 2017
Prize pool - $300,000
| 1. $135,000 USD | 4. $30,000 USD |
| 2. $60,000 USD | 5-6. $15,000 USD |
| 3. $30,000 USD | 7-8. $7,500 USD |
Structure
Participating teams
| Team Liquid | Wings Gaming |
| Team VGJ | OG |
| TNC Pro Team | Team Secret |
 Digital Chaos |
iG Vitality |
Main event
Group stage
- Two groups of four teams
- 2 invited teams
- 6 qualifier teams
- Double-elimination (GSL) format with matches played in Bo3.
- Top two from each group advance to Playoffs.
- Status: Completed
Playoffs
- Four teams
- Single-Elimination
- Best-of-three series
- Grand Final Best-of-five series
- Status: Completed
Location: Shanghai, China
Regional qualifiers
Americas, SEA
- Open Qualifier
- Single-elimination bracket
- Finals are Bo3 and others are Bo1
- Top 2 teams advance to American Qualifier
- Group Stage
- 6 invited teams and 2 teams from Open Qualifier
- One Bo2 round-robin group
- Top team qualifies to LAN Finals
China
- Group Stage
- 23 invited teams from D.ACE and 6 teams from Open Qualifier
- Seven Bo3 round-robin groups
- Top 2 from each group advance to Playoffs
- Playoffs
- 14 teams from Group Stage and 2 teams from Australia Qualifier
- Bo3 single-elimination bracket
- Top two teams qualify to LAN Finals
Europe
- Phase 1 - Open Qualifier
- Two open qualifiers
- Single-elimination brackets
- Finals are Bo3 and others are Bo1
- Winner of each open qualifier advances to Phase 2
- Phase 2 - Invitation Qualifier
- Two single-elimination brackets
- 6 invited teams and 2 teams from Open Qualifier
- All matches are Bo3
- Winner of each bracket advances to Phase 3
- Phase 3 - Group Stage
- 6 invited teams and 2 teams from Phase 2
- One Bo2 round-robin group
- Top two teams qualify to LAN Finals
Tournaments
SL i-League Season 3 |
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| Playoffs - Playoffs | ||
| Group A - Group Stage | ||
| Group B - Group Stage | ||
SL i-League Season 3 - Qualifiers |
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| Europe - Group Stage | ||
| North America - Group Stage | ||
| SEA - Group Stage | ||
| Bracket 2 - Invitational Quals | ||
| Bracket 1 - Invitational Quals | ||
SL i-League Season 3 - China Qualifiers |
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VODs
News & Features
VG.J advance into the grand finals at SL i-League StarSeries S3
The battle for a spot in the StarLadder i-League Season 3 Grand Final has just ended and VG.J gets a shot at the title.
SL i-League S3: Team Liquid flows into Grand Finals
With two strong, clean games, Team Liquid eliminates the Filipinos in the semi-finals of SL i-Leauge StarSeries Season 3. Team Liquid moves onto the Grand Finals where they face the winner of OG and VG.J.
Vici Gaming J pull out all the stops to secure a semi-final spot at SL i-League Season 3
After the action of Group A concluded, Group B would see Vici Gaming J, Digital Chaos and Wings Gaming fight it out in the lower bracket for a semi-final spot.
TNC flawless lower bracket run to reach SL i-League StarSeries S3 Semi-Final
TNC triumphs over iG.Vitality and Team Secret to claim the second spot in Group A at StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 3 and a playoff against Team Liquid.
Team Liquid move into the semi-finals of SL i-League Season 3
The final series for Group B for the day at SL i-League Season 3 would be the winners bracket finals which would see Wings Gaming going up against Team Liquid.
SL i-League StarSeries #3: Wings Gaming are back in business
Probably one of the most anticipated series of the StarLadder i-League group stages, Wings Gaming vs Digital Chaos did not disappoint.
StarLladder i-League StarSeries S3 group B open with an EPIC series Liquid vs VG J
Day two of the StarLadder i-League Star Series features only Group B matches, with two Chinese teams fighting in front of their home fans for a spot in the playoffs. First to step on the big stage were Vici Gaming J taking on Team Liquid.
OG annihilate Team Secret and move into the semi-finals at SL i-League Season 3
After both teams, OG and Team Secret, overcame their opponents 2-0, they would face each other in the Winner’s final of Group A at SL i-League Season 3.
Team Secret advance to the winner's final at SL i-League Season 3
The second series of the day at SL i-League Starseries Season 3 would see Secret going up against iG.Vitality to decide who would get a spot in the wiinner’s bracket finals against OG.