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The online ladder phase of StarLadder VI's top tier division, Star Series, is now coming to a close. There will be four teams advancing to the LAN finals held as customary at Kiev's Cyberarena between the 4th and 7th of July. However, four teams will also be relegated to the Pro Series next season. Whith only few more games to go, the fate of the teams has been mostly decided.


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The competition was fierce, particularly at the top of the table. ru Virtus.Pro manages to secure the first spot and qualifies for the main event again this season. Another familiar face we'll be seeing is that of defending champions se Alliance who now came third in the standings. ua Natus Vincere, despite showing a great form recently and securing second place, will most likely not be able to attend for the second time in a row due to the main event's schedule conflicting with their China trip. This is good news for the teams fighting for the last two spots, as those placing fifth will also have a spot secured at the LAN finals. There are two teams that are tied on fourth and fifth place, fr Quantic and de Mousesports and they will most likely advance together.

Not to be forgotten, eu Kaipi are also strong contenders for a spot but they still have one more game to play tomorrow against by Power Rangers. If they win that, they will have the same score as Quantic and Mousesports. However, StarLadder history shows that there has never been a team with American players in their roster who attended the LAN finals, mostly because of the high travel costs. This means it might also be an impediment for Kaipi even if they do earn their spot. We will have to wait and see how that plays out.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the table, eu QPAD Red Pandas and ru Oslik Gaming will be automatically relegated to Pro Series while kz Next.kz and ru Can't Describe earned their right to advance to the Star Series next season. The teams that placed 13th and 14th, which will most likely be ru zRage and by Power Rangers will be playing ru uniQ and fi Rat in the Dark, with the winners getting a spot in the top league.

Looking at the LAN event this season, the absence of last season's runner-up eu Fnatic.EU is quite surprising. Other than that, all teams from the last event will be represented in one way or another, with Goblak and Silent from ru Team Empire's roster playing now for fr Quantic.

There are four games remaining which will be played tomorrow, 14th of June, starting at 18 CEST.

Schedule


18 CEST: zRage vs. iCCup
19 CEST: PR vs. KP
20 CEST: PR vs. iCCup
21 CEST: rox.KIS vs. zRage

The bottom teams are subject to change depending on tomorrow's results. If that is the case, we will keep you updated with any shifts that occur in the final standings.

Final Standings:





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