HellRaisers and Virtus.pro kicked off the SL i-League Invitational #1 with victories as the former beat SK 2-0 (16-5 on Cache and 16-5 on Overpass) and the latter defeated Worst Players 2-1 (16-5 on Mirage, 17-19 on Cache, 16-13 on Cobblestone).
One of the opening matches was between Virtus.pro and Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev's new team Worst Players. Mirage was a blowout as the Poles, led by Wiktor "TaZ" Wojtas's 1.81 rating, secured map with a 16-5 score.
Cache started out better for the Ukrainians who finished their T-side with a 8-7 lead. They were also able to pick up the first five rounds of their CT-half but Virtus.pro went into plow mode and came back from a 9-14 deficit to take it to overtime as the regulation ended 15-15.
Virtus.pro struggled but were able to close it out
Virtus.pro grabbed the first round of overtime and they were in front 17-16 at the end of the first half in overtime. Things turned around for Worst Players though and they were able to win the map 19-17.
The squads met on Cobblestone to decide the winner of the series and Worst Players had the same lead at halftime as they did on Cache (8-7). Although they had a better start to the half, the Ukrainians could not retain their lead and Virtus.pro secured the map with a 16-13 score, winning the series 2-1.
SL i-League Invitational #1Best of 3 
Virtus.pro
Matchpage 2 1 19th May 2016 
Worst Players 16Mirage 5 17Cache 19 16Cobblestone 13
| Virtus.pro | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskipashaBiceps | 69 - 45 | +24 | 82.1 | 1.36 |
| Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasTaZ | 73 - 54 | +19 | 88.3 | 1.29 |
| Paweł 'byali' Bielińskibyali | 67 - 58 | +9 | 83.5 | 1.17 |
| Janusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiSnax | 63 - 53 | +10 | 72.3 | 1.15 |
| Filip 'NEO' KubskiNEO | 49 - 59 | -10 | 72.1 | 0.93 |
| Worst Players | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladyslav 'arch' Svistovarch | 70 - 63 | +7 | 85.2 | 1.14 |
| Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostylievs1mple | 67 - 63 | +4 | 78.7 | 1.12 |
| Ilya 'fix' Golovkofix | 55 - 65 | -10 | 72.5 | 0.95 |
| Igor 'crush' Shevchenkocrush | 45 - 61 | -16 | 63.5 | 0.80 |
| Ivan 'AiyvaN' SemenetsAiyvaN | 32 - 69 | -37 | 52.3 | 0.68 |
The #12 team in the world, HellRaisers, faced SK who are number #19, in a best-of-three series. The maps for the match in Kiev were Cache, Overpass and Mirage.
The first map, Cache, kicked off with a dominating performance by HellRaisers as Martin "STYKO" Styk dominated the match. A 13-2 CT-side assured a map victory for Kirill "ANGE1" Karasiow & company and they capitalized on this advantage by taking the map 16-5.
oskar was unstoppable
The story of the second map was no different as Tomáš "oskar" Šťastný went berserk, finishing with a 29:8 score, a 123.2 ADR and a 2.21 rating. The final score on Overpass was the same as the first map as HellRaisers won it 16-5 and closed out the series 2-0.
SL i-League Invitational #1Best of 3 
HellRaisers
Matchpage 2 0 19th May 2016 
SK 16Cache 5 16Overpass 5
| HellRaisers | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastnýoskar | 48 - 16 | +32 | 99.1 | 1.78 |
 Martin 'STYKO' StykSTYKO | 49 - 27 | +22 | 119.4 | 1.76 |
| Vladyslav 'bondik' Nechyporchukbondik | 29 - 21 | +8 | 76.5 | 1.25 |
| Kirill 'ANGE1' KarasiowANGE1 | 32 - 31 | +1 | 95.3 | 1.22 |
| Patrik 'Zero' ŽúdelZero | 26 - 20 | +6 | 59.9 | 1.09 |
| SK | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil 'Magisk' ReifMagisk | 23 - 38 | -15 | 81.0 | 0.86 |
| Michael 'Friis' JørgensenFriis | 25 - 36 | -11 | 54.2 | 0.75 |
 Andreas 'MODDII' FridhMODDII | 25 - 37 | -12 | 59.2 | 0.74 |
| Asger 'AcilioN' LarsenAcilioN | 22 - 36 | -14 | 60.7 | 0.72 |
| Jacob 'Pimp' WinnechePimp | 20 - 37 | -17 | 59.2 | 0.65 |
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Wiktor 'TaZ' Wojtas 
Age: 29 Team: Virtus.pro Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 987 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 
Kirill 'ANGE1' Karasiow 
Age: 26 Team: HellRaisers Rating 1.0: 1.01 Maps played: 913 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.70 Worst Players #204 Oleksandr 's1mple' KostylievVladyslav 'arch' SvistovIlya 'fix' GolovkoIgor 'crush' ShevchenkoIvan 'AiyvaN' Semenets Martin 'STYKO' Styk 
Age: 20 Team: HellRaisers Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 322 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 SK #19 Michael 'Friis' JørgensenAndreas 'MODDII' FridhJacob 'Pimp' WinnecheAsger 'AcilioN' LarsenEmil 'Magisk' Reif HellRaisers #12 Kirill 'ANGE1' KarasiowTomáš 'oskar' ŠťastnýVladyslav 'bondik' NechyporchukMartin 'STYKO' StykPatrik 'Zero' Žúdel Virtus.pro #6 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastný 
Age: 24 Team: HellRaisers Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 342 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.66 
Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev 
Age: 18 Team: LiquidB Rating 1.0: 1.18 Maps played: 418 KPR: 0.84 DPR: 0.70
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