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Tournament edition
StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 Finals
Sixteen teams competed in the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive finals in Kyiv from September 7 to 11, 2016. Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated G2 Esports in the final to win the USD 300,000 event.
Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Group stage: StarLadder Studios, Kyiv · Sep 7–8; playoffs: National Palace of Arts Ukraina, Kyiv, Ukraine · Sep 9–11, 2016[1][4]
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StarLadderCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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ImbaTVCommercial note
Co-organizer · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
The 16-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive finals ran in Kyiv from September 7 to 11, 2016, with a USD 300,000 prize pool. The first two group-stage days took place at StarLadder Studios, Kyiv; the playoffs moved to the National Palace of Arts Ukraina.[1][2][4]
StarLadder and ImbaTV organized the event together. Ninjas in Pyjamas Counter-Strike defeated G2 Esports Counter-Strike 2–0 in the final and earned USD 130,000. The participant records below preserve the final placement bands.[1][3][5]
References5
- [1]StarLadder i-League StarSeries Season 2 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]SL i-League StarSeries Season 2 Finals overview — HLTV
- [3]NiP win StarSeries Season 2 Finals — HLTV
- [4]SL i-League S2 viewer's guide — HLTV
- [5]SL i-League S2 moved to Kiev — HLTV
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