Stake Ranked Episode 3 Preview: Format, Rosters, Prize Pool, and Day 1 Schedule
The Stake Ranked Episode 3 Counter-Strike 2 tournament kicks off tomorrow. The competition format, team rosters, prize pool distribution, and schedule for the first day of play are detailed below.
Format and Dates
Stake Ranked Episode 3 will take place July 15–18 in Barcelona, Spain. Eight teams will participate in the tournament. The champion will be determined through a double-elimination bracket. All matches, except for the best-of-5 (bo5) final, will be played in a best-of-3 (bo3) format.
List of Participants
paiN Gaming
- Rodrigo “biguzera” Bittencourt
- Rafael “saffee” Costa
- João “snow” Vinícius
- Vinícius “v$m” Moreira
- Guilherme “piriajr” Barbosa
- Enrique “rikz” Vaku (coach)
Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Rasmus “sjuush” Beck
- Martin “stavn” Lund
- Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer
- Roman “n0te” Hamze
- Kasper “xKacpersky” Gabara
- Richard “Xizt” Landström (coach)
Wildcard
- Ethan “reck” Serrano
- Milos “mhL” Knasak
- Jaden “HexT” Postma
- Nemanja “nEMANHA” Jukić
- Danny “Cxzi” Strzelczyk
- Lukasz “splawik” Jans (coach)
3DMAX
- Lucas “Lucky” Chastang
- Brian “Maka” Kanda
- Philip “Graviti” Branković
- Kevin “misutaaa” Rabie
- Jeremy “Kursy” Gast
- Damien “wasiNk” Dufour (coach)
HEROIC
- Linus “nilo” Bergman
- Ludwig “Brollan” Brolin
- Kristoffer “Chr1zN” Storgård
- Tim “susp” Ongström
- Antonio “Martinez” Martinez Sanchez
- Jonas “doto” Forss (coach)
Gentle Mates
- Alejandro “mopoz” Cano
- David “dav1g” Granado Bermudo
- Pere “sausol” Solson Saumel
- Alejandro “alex” Masanet
Phantom Esports
- Kasper “Kylar” Valukevich
- Kamil “KEi” Pietkun
- Thomas “TMB” Bundsbeck
- Nico “nicoodoz” Tamjidi
- Jan “cej0t” Dil
- David “lunAtic” Cheslak (coach)
K27
- Danila “kashl1d” Dronov
- Alexey “xeedo” Mikulich
- Daniil “qw1nk1” Kabilov
- Daniil “X5G7V” Maryshev
- Alexander “shalfey” Marenov
- Grigory “balblna” Oleynik (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
A total of $100,000 in prize money will be awarded at Stake Ranked Episode 3.
- 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
July 15, times are in Moscow time.
- 1:00 p.m. — K27 vs. Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- 3:30 p.m. — HEROIC vs. 3DMAX.
- 6:00 PM — Wildcard vs. Gentle Mates.
- 8:30 p.m. — paiN Gaming vs. Phantom Esports.
List of commentators for the Stake Ranked Episode 3 broadcasts
English-language broadcast cast:
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Commentators:
- Brandon “BDog” Rollings;
- Lucy “LucyLuce” Eastwood;
- Allan “Allan” Hender;
- Mamoun “TeaTime” Sabri;
- Theodore “Tedd” Borisov.
Where to Watch Stake Ranked Episode 3
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English-language streams:
- Kick.
Photo — StarLadder.
