WINLINE CIS LAN #8 Preview—Format, Rosters, Prize Pool, and Day 1 Schedule
The WINLINE CIS LAN #8 Counter-Strike 2 tournament kicks off tomorrow. The tournament format, team rosters, prize pool, and schedule for the first day of play are detailed below.
WINLINE CIS LAN #8 will take place from September 29 to October 2 in St. Petersburg. Sixteen teams will participate in the tournament. The top two teams from each of the four groups will advance to the playoffs. All matches, except for the best-of-5 (bo5) final, will be played in a best-of-3 (bo3) format.
Team Rosters
BAKS Esports
- Denis “xdENiSZERA” Skleinin
- Artem “turbo” Dobryshev
- Gadel “whisper” Galimullin
- Danil “danistzz” Roslyakov
- Evgeny “Norwi” Ermolin
- Andrey “XomA” Mironenko (coach)
Black Phoenix
- Danils “4X1s” Yatsik
- Kirill “Salazar” Rautsky
- Ernest “karnez” Kazakov
- Evgeny “topo-” Lopatin
- Valery “MRcreed” Khrustalev
- Blur (coach)
CRUISER AURORA
- Konstantin “xzu” Kosinsky
- Anton “killchain” Chelyshev
- Roman “zsxy” Mosyagin
- sssixpath
- wlf
CYBERSHOKE Esports
- Emil “nota” Moskvitin
- Daniil “alpha” Dyomin
- Alimzhan “Alkaren” Bitimbay
- Roman “Mokuj1n” Petrushenko
- Vladimir “yiksrezo” Mitrofanov
- Demid “dEMA” Bukovski (coach)
DARKWALL
- Ayr1k
- 4EVERDANCE
- locdog
- Happich
- AkiraUmi
- Arthur “nottoday” Luther (coach)
EVO Elite
- Erkhan “gokushima” Bagynanov
- yungquewe
- Kro4i123
- Yegor “ZeyroN” Kolesnikov
- Mal
- parispolet (coach)
HOTU
- Dmitry “mizu” Kondratyev
- Aidos “kade0” Khaizhan
- Kim “frontales” Argunov
- David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan
- Alexander “dwushka” Pakhnevich
- Yuri “Meand” Mandzhiev (coach)
K27
- Danila “kashl1d” Dronov
- Alexey “xeedo” Mikulich
- Daniil “qw1nk1” Kabilov
- Daniil “X5G7V” Maryshev
- Timur “clax” Sabirov
- Grigory “balblna” Oleynik (coach)
Krytiepacani
- Denis “deko” Zhukov
- Artem “ct0m” Maksimov
- Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov
- Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutsky
- Alexander “TRAVIS” Timkiv
Nuclear TigeRES
- Arseny “senka” Kozlovsky
- Ilya “flouzer” Selifonov
- Yegor “ayuki” Ershov
- Kamil “tronic” Shakhov
- Evgeny “Djon8” Mudrenov
- Vadim “Polt” Tsirov (coach)
OMEGA
- Sanzhar “def1zer” Talgatov
- Aldiyar “Aldikon” Alim
- Darkhan “adai” Zheksenbay
- Zhasulan “Botpa1” Asembek
- Damir “dan4o” Kulshenbaev
- Algat “smiley” Abdulov (coach)
PRIVATE
- Alexander “1eeR” Nagorny
- Maksim “sowalio” Beketov
- Maksim “sh1nejezzz” Vinogradov
- Vladislav “H4SAN4TOR” Tuchin
- Timur “z1k4” Askhadulin
- Marat “shocky” Karabanov (coach)
REFRESHER
- vink1e
- cketokid
- dobry
- Draft
- kazzer
Team Magnum
- zebra
- Vladislav “get4ch” Pakhomov
- Alexander “mangoku” Buldyshkin
- Konstantin “maeggi” Kulagin
- pawka
- ppalna (coach)
Team Nemesis
- Ivan “SELLTER” Miroshnikov
- Daniil “Sdaim” Tupov
- Filipp “tex1y” Moskvitin
- Alemkhan “mag1k3Y” Moldakamalov
- Evgeny “r3salt” Frolov
- Maksim “NMV” Naumov (coach)
UPGRADE Team
- Alexey “SquEzxc” Grebenko
- Artur “desl3bio” Gorbunov
- Alexey “tw1sterzaza” Mukhin
- Artur “pleynnn” Syzdykov
- Daniil “DAN9ARMATURA” Glotov
- Georgy “Vert” Kinzyagulov (coach)
Prize Pool Distribution
A total of $40,000 in prize money will be awarded at WINLINE CIS LAN #8.
- 1st place — $20,000;
- 2nd place — $9,000;
- 3rd–4th place — $4,000 each;
- 5th–8th places — $750 each.
Schedule for the first matches
September 29, times listed in Moscow time.
- 9:00 a.m. — HOTU vs. Black Phoenix;
- 9:00 a.m. — UPGRADE Team vs. REFRESHER;
- 6:00 PM — Team Nemesis vs. DARKWALL;
- 6:00 PM — OMEGA vs. Krytiepacani.
Roster
- Andrey “MPKBK” Ermakov;
- Tagir “XRYST_T” Khusnutdinov;
- Anastasia “kr4sy” Khlobystina;
- Stepan “brain” Sivoronov;
- Ivan “F_1N” Kochugov.
Where to Watch WINLINE CIS LAN #8
- Russian-language stream:
Photo by Enos Ku, ESL.
