StarLadder X Schedule May Face Delays Due to Player’s Health Situation
In an e-mail sent by StarLadder to the managers of the teams present for the StarLadder X Grand Finals in Kiev, Ukraine, the tournament may face delays due to health problems of some players in the tournament.
IAP.Execration manager Arvin Risos clarified that none of the players on the Philippine squad are ill. According to Risos, a player from Cloud 9 suffered unconfirmed health problems in Kiev.
UPDATE:
StarLadder announced that Pittner ‘b0ne7‘ Armand woke up to severe pain. Medical professionals soon saw to him and diagnosed that he has kidney stones. He was then recommended not to participate in the tournament.
Although his condition is not life-threatening, he has been sent back home for his well-being. StarLadder decided to postpone all of Cloud 9’s games, giving them time to find a stand-in.
UPDATE#2:
Risos has provided the latest confirmed schedule of the StarLadder X LAN Finals. Here is the schedule for today’s matches:
3 – 4:30 p.m.: EG -vs- Tinker
4:30 – 6 p.m.: Cloud9 -vs- Alliance
6 – 7:30 p.m.: Virtus.pro -vs- Secret
7:30 – 9 p.m.: IAP -vs- Na`Vi
9 – 10:30 pm: Cloud9 -vs- Tinker
10:30 p.m – 12 midnight: EG -vs- Alliance
(The following matches for Day 1 will be on Oct. 24, PH time)
12 midnight – 1:30 a.m.: Na`Vi -vs- Virtus.pro
1:30 – 3 a.m.: IAP -vs- Secret
3 – 4:30 a.m.: All-Stars Match
Meanwhile, the all-stars match has been decided through online voting. Below are the rosters for teams BigDaddy and God:
Team BigDaddy:
Danil “Dendi” Ishutin
Jonathan “Loda” Berg
Clement “Puppey” Ivanov
Clinton “Fear” Loomis
Jacky “EternalEnvy” Mao
Coach: Johan “BigDaddy” Sundstein
Team God:
Oleksandr “XBOCT” Dashkevych
Henrik “AdmiralBulldog” Ahnberg
Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi
Artour “Arteezy” Babaev
Weh Sing “SingSing” Yuen
Coach: Sergey “God” Alexandrovich Bragin
UPDATE#3:
Here is the replacement schedule for the StarLadder X LAN Finals, in line with the statement given above:
4:30 – 6 p.m.: Tinker -vs- Alliance
9 – 10:30 p.m.: IAP -vs- Virtus.Pro
UPDATE#4:
According to a tweet on Vitalii “v1lat” Volochai’s official account, Andrey “Mag” Chipenko will serve as a replacement for Pittner “bOne7” Armand and will play for Cloud9 over the course of the StarLadder X LAN Finals.
Images: StarLadder Official Website, v1lat’s Twitter
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