Stake Ranked Episode 4 Preview: Format, Rosters, Prize Pool, and Schedule for Day 1
The Stake Ranked Episode 4 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 4 will take place October 1–4 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
FaZe Clan
- Jason “JBOEN” Bo Nielsen
- David “frozen” Chernyansky
- Jakob “jcobbb” Pietruszewski
- Russell “Twistzz” van Dalken
- Ryan “Neityu” Aubry
- Niklas “enkay J” Krumhorn (coach)
Alliance
- Simon “twist” Eliasson
- Arvid “avid” Oberg
- Marcus “upE” Johansson
- Sean “eraa” Knutsson
- Jonathan “bobeksde” Persson
- Pontus “Pontus” Bengtsson (coach)
Astralis
- Victor “Staehr” Schter
- Jakob “jabbi” Nygård
- Rasmus “HooXi” Nielsen
- Lavid “phzy” Hansson
- Rokas “ryu” Glusauskas
- Philip “NEO” Kubski (coach)
B8 Esports
- Andrei “npl” Kukharsky
- Dmitry “esenthial” Tsvir
- Alexey “alex” Yarmoshchuk
- Artem “kensizor” Kapran
- Daniil “s1zzi” Vinnik
- Ivan “maddened” Iordanidi (coach)
BIG
- Johannes “tabseN” Vodartz
- John “JDC” de Castro
- Gleb “gr1ks” Gazin
- Benjamin “blameF” Bremer
- Josef “faveN” Baumann
- Sebastian “xenn” Hoch (coach)
Luminosity Gaming
- Lucas “lux” Meneghini
- Aurélien “afro” Drapier
- Oscar “AZUWU” Bell
- Alex “Rainwaker” Petrov
- Simona “yxngstxr” Boye
- Alexander “kakafu” Shimanchik (coach)
Fnatic
- Rodion “fear” Smyk
- Dmitry “jambo” Semera
- Nikita “jackasmo” Skiba
- Artem “cairne” Mushinsky
- Vladimir “mazay” Yorgachev
- Mix “Independent” Silinsh (coach)
Nemiga Gaming
- Beksultan “khaN” Ospan
- Daniil “SYPH0” Ageev
- Alexander “KaiR0N-” Anashkin
- Nikita “robo” Dushin
- Kirill “Xant3r” Kononov
- Anton “boX” Burko (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
A total of $100,000 in prize money will be awarded at Stake Ranked Episode 4.
- 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
October 1, times are in Moscow time.
- 1:00 p.m. — Luminosity Gaming vs. B8 Esports.
- 3:30 p.m. — BIG vs. Fnatic.
- 6:00 PM — Alliance vs. Astralis.
- 8:30 p.m. — FaZe Clan vs. Nemiga Gaming.
List of commentators for the Stake Ranked Episode 4 broadcasts
English-language broadcast cast:
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Commentators:
- Neo “NeoKai” Kane.
- Lucy “Lucy” Eastwood.
- Brandon “BDog” Rollings.
- Theodore “TEDD” Borisov.
- William Harvey “Skriv” Rogers.
Where to Watch Stake Ranked Episode 4
- English-language streams:
Photo — StarLadder.
