Stake Ranked Episode 3 bracket announced

Brollan and MartinezSa will debut for HEROIC against 3DMAX.

StarLadder has announced the opening matchups and bracket for Stake Ranked Episode 3, a $100,000 LAN in Barcelona, Spain, scheduled to take place from July 15-18.

Reigning Stake Ranked champions Ninjas in Pyjamas will be looking for redemption after a rough start to life with temporary academy promotee Roman "⁠n0te⁠" Hamze at XSE Pro League Guangzhou, where the team exited in the Swiss group stage with a 1-3 record.

Marco "⁠Snappi⁠" Pfeiffer's men will face K27 in their opener, with their side of the bracket also seeing a Antonio "⁠MartinezSa⁠" Martinez-less Gentle Mates take on Wildcard.

The Spanish sniper wil make his debut for his new team, HEROIC, alongside Ludvig "⁠Brollan⁠" Brolin on the opposite side of the bracket against 3DMAX, while paiN and Phantom face off in the other fixture.

The tournament will utilize a double-elimination, best-of-three bracket until the grand final, which will be a best-of-five. The complete bracket can be found on our event page, and the schedule for the opening matchups is as follows: