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September 17, 2025 | Mads Wildenhoff

StarLadder StarSeries Fall 2025 tournament preview

StarLadder brings back the StarSeries banner for Fall 2025. Eight teams collide in a double elimination bracket, every series best of three, with 500,000 dollars on the line.

StarLadder brings back the StarSeries banner for Fall 2025. Eight teams collide in a double elimination bracket, every series best of three, with 500,000 dollars on the line. NAVI, NiP and OG headline the field, while 9INE, Gentle Mates, B8, PARIVISION and Passion UA arrive with upset potential.

Dates and location

  • ️ September 18th – September 21st, 2025
  • LAN Finals in Budapest
  • Prize pool: $500.000

Format

  • Double elimination bracket
  • Best of three for every series, including the grand final
  • Lower bracket runs alongside the upper bracket
  • Upper final scheduled for Saturday at 17:00, grand final on Sunday at 19:00

First round matchups

Thursday – 18th September

  • 11:00, B8 vs PARIVISION
  • 14:00, Ninjas in Pyjamas vs OG
  • 17:00, Passion UA vs Gentle Mates
  • 20:00, Natus Vincere vs 9INE

Teams attending

Natus Vincere, Ninjas in Pyjamas, B8, OG, 9INE, PARIVISION, Gentle Mates and Passion UA

Storylines

  • Can the heavy favorite in NAVI take their first tournament win of the season?
  • Qualifier sides arrive battle tested, while some of the invited might be in a bit of a slumber
  • With double elimination, composure in lower bracket matches often decides the podium

Talent

Desk host

 Frankie “⁠Frankie⁠” Ward

Interviewer

 James “⁠BanKs⁠” Banks

Analysts

 Jacob “⁠Pimp⁠” Winneche
 Jonatan “⁠Devilwalk⁠” Lundberg
 Teodor “tedd” Borisov

Commentators

 Neo “⁠Ne0kai⁠” Caine
Jack “⁠Jacky⁠” Peters
 Lucy “LucyLuce” Eastwood
Brandon “BDog” Rawlings

How to watch

StarLadder on Kick