StarSeries XIV Finals viewer's guide

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If you've been wondering about SL i-League StarSeries XIV Finals, when the teams play, who the casters are, or just about anything else about the event in Minsk, Belarus, look no further; here is the viewer's guide with all the information needed.

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SL i-League StarSeries XIV Finals kicks off tomorrow with group A, which means it's time to gather all information into our viewer's guide.

The first big event of 2016 will take place at the Minsk Arena in the capital of Belarus, and will extend over five days, January 13-17. The first two days reserved for the entire group stage will be closed off to live audience.

The groups are following:

Group A	Group B
Null element Na`Vi	fnatic
G2	Question Mark
Luminosity	Titan
CyberZen	EnVyUs

All matches in the group stage will be played in best-of-threes, with the first-placed team going directly to semi-finals, while second and third-placed will have battle their way through quarter-finals.

Every playoff match will also be played in a best-of-three, as shown in the full schedule below:

Wednesday, January 13th
11:00	Null element Na`Vi	vs. CyberZen	BO3
14:00	G2	vs. Luminosity	BO3
17:00	Group A winners' match		BO3
17:00	Group A elimination match		BO3
Thursday, January 14th
10:00	fnatic	vs. EnVyUs	BO3
10:00	Titan	vs. Question Mark	BO3
13:00	Group B winners' match		BO3
13:00	Group B elimination match		BO3
16:00	Group B decider		BO3
16:00	Group A decider		BO3
Friday, January 15th
11:00	Quarter-final #1 (A3 vs. B2)		BO3
17:00	Quarter-final #2 (B3 vs. A2)		BO3
Saturday, January 16th
11:00	Semi-final #1		BO3
17:00	Semi-final #2		BO3
Sunday, January 17th
15:00	Grand final		BO3

The $200,000 prize pot will be distributed as follows:

1. $90,000
2. $40,000
3-4. $20,000
5-6. $9,000
7-8. $6,000 

Taking you through the action on the official English stream will be the following 12 of the most well-known figures within the scene:

Sue "Smixity" Lee – Host
 Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett – Host

 Daniel "⁠ddk⁠" Kapadia - Caster
 James "⁠BARDOLPH⁠" Bardolph - Caster
 Anders "⁠Anders⁠" Blume - Caster
 Auguste "⁠Semmler⁠" Massonnat - Caster
 Stuart "TosspoT" Saw – Caster
 Robin "⁠Fifflaren⁠" Johansson - Caster

 Henry "⁠HenryG⁠" Greer – Analyst
 Duncan "Thorin" Shields – Analyst
 Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović – Analyst
 Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez  – Analyst

Apart from English, the event will also be streamed in Chinese and Russian. HLTV.org will bring you a coverage of SL i-League StarSeries XIV Finals, including galleries, stats, post-match articles, and more.

Auguste 'Semmler' Massonnat Age: 27 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00 Janko 'YNk' Paunović Age: 23 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 96 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.71 James 'BARDOLPH' Bardolph Age: 31 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.52 Maps played: 7 KPR: 0.33 DPR: 0.74 Daniel 'ddk' Kapadia Age: - Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.76 Maps played: 2 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.90 Henry 'HenryG' Greer Age: 27 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.68 Maps played: 1 KPR: 0.48 DPR: 0.78 Mathieu 'Maniac' Quiquerez Age: 25 Team: EnvyC Time is adjusted to your selected timezone Robin 'Fifflaren' Johansson Age: 28 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.94 Maps played: 537 KPR: 0.60 DPR: 0.60 Anders 'Anders' Blume Age: 30 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.00 Maps played: 0 KPR: 0.00 DPR: 0.00