Stake Ranked Episode 2 Preview: Format, Participants, Prize Pool, and Schedule for Day 1
The matches for the Stake Ranked Episode 2 tournament kick off tomorrow. The event format, participant lineups, prize pool distribution, and schedule for the first day of play are detailed below.
Format and Dates
Stake Ranked Episode 2 will take place from May 27 to 30 in Barcelona, Spain. A total of 8 teams will participate in the tournament. The championship will begin directly with the playoffs, and all matches will be played in a double-elimination format with a best-of-3 series.
List of participants
Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Artem “cairne” Mushinsky
- Rasmus “sjuush” Beck
- Martin “stavn” Lund
- Kasper “xKacpersky” Gabara
- Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer
- Richard “Xizt” Landström (coach)
HEROIC
- Tim “susp” Angström
- Yasin “xfl0ud” Koch
- Linus “nilo” Bergman
- Simon “yxngstxr” Boje
- Kristoffer “Chr1zN” Storgård
- Tobias “TOBIZ” Theo (coach)
9z Team
- Maximiliano “max” Gonzalez
- Matías “HUASOPEEK” Ibáñez
- Luis “luchov” Herrera
- Ignacio “meyern” Meyer
- Franco “dgt” Garcia
- Bruno “BIT” Lima (coach)
Alliance
- Simon “twist” Eliasson
- Arvid “avid” Oberg
- Marcus “upE” Johansson
- Sean “eraa” Knutsson
- Liam “MaiL09” Tugel
- Simon “Hawk” Wevingren (coach)
3DMAX
- Lucas “Lucky” Chastang
- Pierre “Ex3rcice” Büling
- Brian “Maka” Kanda
- Philippe “Graviti” Brankovic
- Kevin “misutaaa” Rabie
- Damien “wasiNk” Dufour (coach)
FaZe Clan
- Helvis “broky” Saukants
- David “frozen” Czernianski
- Jakub “jcobbb” Pietruszewski
- Russell “Twistzz” van Dalken
- Ryan “Neityu” Aubry
- Niklas “enkay J” Krumhorn (coach)
Sharks Esports
- Victor “gafolo” Andrade
- Daniel “rdnzao” Monteiro
- Danilo “doc” Barros
- João “koala” Pedro
- Maximo “Maxxkor” Cortina
- Cristiano “D10S” Carvalho (coach)
Magic
- Svyatoslav “MaSvAl” Masko
- Nikita “tENZY” Kochenyuk
- Vitaly “sFade8” Marushka
- Andrey “AW” Anisimov
- Abdurakhim “mo0N” Isa
- Danila “eksiver” Yurkov (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
In total, teams will compete for a $100,000 prize pool at Stake Ranked Episode 2.
- 1st place — $25,000;
- 2nd place — $17,500;
- 3rd place — $13,500;
- 4th place — $11,000;
- 5th–6th place — $9,000 each;
- 7th–8th place — $7,500 each.
Schedule for Day 1
May 27, times are in Moscow time
- 1:00 PM — 3DMAX vs. Magic;
- 3:30 PM — Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. HEROIC;
- 6:00 PM — Alliance vs. FaZe Clan;
- 8:30 PM — Sharks Esports vs. 9z Team;
Where to watch Stake Ranked Episode 2
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Main broadcast in English:
- kick.
Photo — StarLadder.
Dan Kleiman
