With the South Korea League 2024 Stage 2 kicking off later today, we have put together all of the information you need before the start of the second split.
Format
The South Korea League 2024 Stage 2 will be divided into two stages: the group stage and the playoffs.
First, the teams will face off in a round-robin group stage with BO1 matches. The best six teams will qualify for the playoffs, with the top two seeds directly moving to the semifinals. Meanwhile, teams between the third and the sixth place will start the playoffs from the quarterfinals.
In the playoffs, every match will follow a BO3 format. The team that wins the playoffs will qualify for the BLAST R6 Major Montreal.
Matches and calendar
The South Korea League 2024 Stage 2 will include seven playdays, with the group stage kicking off on September 5. Here’s a look at all of the matches that will be played during the upcoming three weeks:
September 5
- PSG Talon vs. Mir Gaming
- BlossoM vs. Orgless-kr
- FearX vs. WEBL
- Dplus vs. Before & After
September 6
- WEBL vs. PSG Talon
- Before & After vs. FearX
- Orgless-kr vs. Dplus
- Mir Gaming vs. BlossoM
September 12
- FearX vs. Orgless-kr
- Dplus vs. Mir Gaming
- PSG Talon vs. BlossoM
- WEBL vs. Before & After
September 13
- Mir Gaming vs. FearX
- Orgless-kr vs. WEBL
- Before & After vs. PSG Talon
- BlossoM vs. Dplus
September 19
- Before & After vs. Orgless-kr
- FearX vs. BlossoM
- WEBL vs. Mir Gaming
- PSG Talon vs. Dplus
September 20
- Mir Gaming vs. Before & After
- Orgless-kr vs. PSG Talon
- BlossoM vs. WEBL
- Dplus vs. FearX
September 26
- Orgless-kr vs. Mir Gaming
- PSG Talon vs. FearX
- Before & After vs. BlossoM
- WEBL vs. Dplus
Teams
These are the eight teams that will compete in the South Korea League 2024 Stage 2:
PSG Talon
PSG Talon are the favorites to clinch South Korea's spot to compete at the BLAST R6 Major Montreal after the team's 2-3 run in Manchester's Swiss Stage and qualifying for the Esports World Cup.
Despite the South Koreans' recent results, the team coached by Fabian "Fabian" Hällsten has made multiple roster changes. Before the Esports World Cup qualifiers, in July 2024, the team added the former Dplus player Yoo "yass" Sang-hoon and Kim "RuMaTick" Jang-wook to replace Kim "JLT" Sang-woo and Koo "RoyBoy" Min-seong.
Unfortunately for the South Korean team, the players didn't feel comfortable with the squad following the changes and decided to bench RuMaTick and add Park "Gotti" Geon-Woo.
FearX
FearX's 2-1 victory against Dplus in South Korea's Last Chance Qualifiers to compete in Manchester ended up in a shocking victory against G2 Esports in the first BLAST R6 Major of the year.
Although the team's performance in Manchester indicated that the South Koreans' evolution is positive, the team decided to make a change as they added the former ENCE player Baptiste "JaKs" Dedienne, who speaks Korean, to replace Lee "Nova" Si-hun.
Dplus
For the first time since BLAST's took over Siege's competitive scene, Dplus missed out on an international competition as the South Koreans didn't qualify for Manchester. Eventually, they also missed out on the Esports World Cup.
One month after the team's second-place finish at the region's Last Chance Qualifiers, Dplus unveiled the signing of Dyjair "Mity" Soares as the team's new coach.
Additionally, in June 2024, the team parted ways with Im "Saeyeora" Seung-hwan and Jang "dmaly" Hyun-jun. Although Kim "EnvyTaylor" Seong-soo competed as a player, the team's fifth player hasn't been unveiled officially yet.
Mir Gaming
Mir Gaming is arguably the most exciting team in South Korea ahead of the second split as the team's roster will include the Six Invitational 2023 champion Byron "Blurr" Murray and the former Heroic player Jake "Sloth" Brown. The team also includes two imported staff members in Waiffer "Waiffer" Sibaja and Dan "Kooli" Batelaan, who will work alongside Kim "EroSA" Ha-neul.
WEBL
At the South Korea League 2024 Stage 2, WEBL became a header for the top teams in the region. After topping the standings of the league's group stage, the roster fell apart after back-to-back 0-2 defeats against FearX and Dplus.
At the South Korea League 2024 Stage 1 Last Chance Qualifiers the team finished in third place, only behind the previously mentioned FearX and Dplus. Therefore, alongside Mir Gaming, WEBL should be able to cause some trouble to the three main forces in South Korea, especially in BO1 matches.
Heading to the second stage the South Koreans have only made one roster change as Mun "moon" Seung-chan joined to replace Kim "KTH" Tae-ha.
BlossoM
Despite finishing among the best six teams in the South Korean region during the first split of the season, BlossoM decided to make a complete change to the team as they signed the roster that competed in South Korea's Esports World Cup qualifiers under the name of CarrotMarket. The only player who remains in the team from the first split of the season is Yoon "Crown" Seo-jin.
Before & After
Similarly to BlossoM, Before & After decided to make deep roster changes as they added four new players to the squad. While Kim "BINU" Ju-han and Moon "Kai" Hyun-jun remain in the team from the first split, the new squad will include two former Dplus players in Heo "CATsang" Se-woong and Jang "dmaly" Hyun-jun, the former WEBL player Kim "KTH" Tae-ha and the rookie Sung "Roland" Min-jae.
Orgless-kr
Following the departure of Beyond Stratos Gaming from the Rainbow Six Siege competitive scene, Orgless-kr took its spot. The roster only includes one former Beyond Staratos Gaming player in Kang "Vamos" Sang-eun and the team's former analyst Choi "JinA" Ju-Seong.
While Kim "H1ro" Seong-hyun has already competed in the South Korea League, both Kang "Sagem" Yeong-one and Moon "munu74" Ho-jun will make their professional debuts this week.
Prize pool and SI Points distribution
Here's how the tournament's prize pool and the Six Invitational Points will be distributed across the South Korea League 2024 Stage 2 teams:
- 1st: US$33,250 and 100 SI Points
- 2nd: US$23,850 and 95 SI Points
- 3rd: US$19,500 and 90 SI Points
- 4th: US$16,625 and 85 SI Points
- 5th: US$14,450 and 80 SI Points
- 6th: US$9,400 and 75 SI Points
- 7th: US$7,950 and 70 SI Points
- 8th: US$7,230 and 65 SI Points