- UPDATE -
According to v1lat, Cloud9 will use former Team Empire player Andrey 'Mag' Chipenko as a stand-in in the ongoing StarLadder finals.
Original News
StarLadder starts today, but unfortunately not without one more bump in the road. Cloud9's bOne7 is unable to play due to a medical emergency. The team's matches have been moved to tomorrow, giving them more time to find a stand-in.
The star-studded StarLadder season 10 finals start today, with eight teams plugging in at the Cyberarena in Kiev once again to play in the prestigious event, which has now become a core part of the backbone of competitive Dota 2. However, one of the teams still does not have their status set to go. Cloud9 will be playing without bOne7, who woke up with extreme back pain, which, after a medical diagnosis turned out to be kidney stones. The team is now forced to find a last minute stand-in on very short notice. Due to their situation, all Cloud9's matches have been moved to tomorrow to give them the most possible time to find a player.
StarLadder ran its first global season during the spring where Team DK eventually took first place. They kept the same format this time, looking to repeat the success. The two Chinese teams (Vici Gaming and NewBee) did however drop out of the tournament recently, and were replaced by the fifth and sixth place teams of Europe. Nevertheless, the teams competing should provide for an exciting event. Find the updated schedule below.
Thursday, October 23
09.00 CEST - TeamTinker vs EG
10.30 CEST - TeamTinker vs Alliance
12.00 CEST - SecretTeam vs Virtus.Pro
13.30 CEST - Na`Vi vs IAP.XctN
15.00 CEST - IAP.XctN vs Virtus.Pro
16.30 CEST - Alliance vs EG
18.00 CEST - Virtus.Pro vs Na`Vi
19.30 CEST - SecretTeam vs IAP.XctN
Friday, October 24
08.00 CEST - TeamTinker vs Cloud9
09.30 CEST - EG vs Cloud9
11.00 CEST - Cloud9 vs Alliance
12.30 CEST - SecretTeam vs Na`Vi
15.00 CEST - Winner Bracket, semi final 1, bo3
18.30 CEST - Winner Bracket, semi final 2, bo3
in case of tiebreakers, they will start around 14 CEST which will push the winner bracket matches back to 18.00 CEST
Saturday, October 25
10.00 CEST - Lower Bracket, round 1, match 1, bo1
11.45 CEST - Lower Bracket, round 1, match 2, bo1
13.30 CEST - Lower Bracket, round 2, match 1, bo1
15.15 CEST - Lower Bracket, round 2, match 2, bo1
18.00 CEST - Winner Bracket final, bo3
Sunday, October 26
11.00 CET - Lower Bracket, round 3, bo3
15.00 CET - Lower Bracket, final, bo3
19.00 CET - Grand Final, bo5
The team from the winner bracket will start the grand final with a 1-0 advantage
Source: StarLadder
