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[IEM] Katowice: America Regional Qualifier

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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-08 18:25:32
February 01 2014 20:57 GMT
#1
America Regional Qualifier
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- Official Intel Extreme Masters website -
- (Wiki)IEM Season VIII - World Championship/American Qualifier -
- Official Announcement -



With IEM Katowice World championships just around the corner, there will be 3 Regional Qualifiers held to send 3 players on an all expense paid trip to the Championships to compete for the $100,000 grand prize! This qualifier will send One from the Americas regional server to the event.


Premium Qualifier Cup
Restrictions

  • You must have an active NESL Premium membership. More information here ($5.95 for cheapest 30 day option)
  • There is no Region Requirement! You can live anywhere in the world and participate!
  • All games are played on Americas Stacraft 2 server regardless of location!
  • Winner recives a spot in IEM Katowice!
  • You must be at least 16 years of age by March 13th 2014 ( the date of the LAN event)
  • Hotel and flight cost are paid for in full by ESL.


Qualifier Date and Brackets

Date: Saturday February 8th at 4:00 pm EST -VIEW BRACKETS - Meet in Channel IEM on Starcraft 2!
Date In Your Local Time: Saturday, Feb 08 9:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)

Sign Up and Information
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Winner advances to IEM Katowice
Start Date: February 8th at 4:00 pm EST
Purchase Premium: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season8/katowice_qualifier/order/
Check-in time: February 8th at 3:00 pm EST
Sign up here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season8/katowice_qualifier/signup/
Check in here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season8/katowice_qualifier/checkin
Map Pool:
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Alterzim Stronghold
Daedalus Point
Heavy Rain
Frost
Polar Night
Habitation Station
Yeonsu

Map Selection Rules:
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Best of 3 in All Rounds!

In a Best of 1, Best of 3 and Best of 5 a map veto (removal and pick) system is used. The high seeded player(seeds can be found at round 1 on the grid page) decides who starts. Players take it in turn removing maps until only one remains in a best of 1 or until only 3 maps remain in a best of 3. Then each player picks a map. Maps are played in order they are picked. The remaining map is played last.



Broadcasting
Rifkin of Basetrade TV will be covering the action live on Twitch.tv!
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International Streams

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twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14461 Posts
February 01 2014 21:03 GMT
#2
Is (Z)viOLet able to play this qualifier ?
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NovaMB
Profile Joined February 2013
Germany9534 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-01 21:14:35
February 01 2014 21:13 GMT
#3
Does EU Premium apply to America aswell? Or do you have to pay twice if you want to play both?
On February 02 2014 06:03 Aeromi wrote:
Is (Z)viOLet able to play this qualifier ?


Why wouldnt he be? Its region-free.
Epamynondas
Profile Joined September 2012
387 Posts
February 01 2014 21:14 GMT
#4
No prizepool for this qualifiers? Hmmmm...
Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14461 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-01 21:25:51
February 01 2014 21:25 GMT
#5
On February 02 2014 06:13 NovaMB wrote:
Does EU Premium apply to America aswell? Or do you have to pay twice if you want to play both?
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On February 02 2014 06:03 Aeromi wrote:
Is (Z)viOLet able to play this qualifier ?


Why wouldnt he be? Its region-free.

I did no see that it's region free.
On February 02 2014 06:14 Epamynondas wrote:
No prizepool for this qualifiers? Hmmmm...

Fligh and hotel are paid.
https://twitter.com/DrAeromi | Updates on live tournaments: @StarCrafteSport
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-01 21:31:20
February 01 2014 21:29 GMT
#6
On February 02 2014 06:13 NovaMB wrote:
Does EU Premium apply to America aswell? Or do you have to pay twice if you want to play both?
Show nested quote +
On February 02 2014 06:03 Aeromi wrote:
Is (Z)viOLet able to play this qualifier ?


Why wouldnt he be? Its region-free.


Yes you have to pay only a maximum of two times. It is a very important fact that NESL and ESL premium are SEPARATE. If you wish to play in the EU and the Korea Regional qualifier coming up, you will need ESL premium. For the America qualifier you will need NESL premium.
I repeat that ESL premium does not carry over as NESL premium!!
twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
EJK
Profile Blog Joined September 2013
United States1302 Posts
February 01 2014 21:34 GMT
#7
theres this thing called "sponsor 4 free " thing and when I click it i just get a white blank page. is that what it is supposed to look like?
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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
February 01 2014 21:42 GMT
#8
On February 02 2014 06:34 Smurfett3 wrote:
theres this thing called "sponsor 4 free " thing and when I click it i just get a white blank page. is that what it is supposed to look like?


There is currently no options available for obtaining Premium for free, that is why the page is blank at this time. You must purchase one of the "Premium For Me" options available. The 30 day, 90 day, or 360 days.
twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
February 03 2014 18:19 GMT
#9
Announcing Basetrade.Tv as the broadcasters of the event!
twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
Penguinator
Profile Joined December 2010
United States837 Posts
February 03 2014 19:30 GMT
#10
I still just can't get over the fact that you have to pay in order to play in the QUALIFIER for the event...
Towelie.635
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
February 04 2014 18:45 GMT
#11
On February 04 2014 04:30 Penguinator wrote:
I still just can't get over the fact that you have to pay in order to play in the QUALIFIER for the event...


Easy to say that, but when you factor in that Katowice is the world championship with the only way to qualify is to place Top 2 at an IEM circuit stop throughout the season it starts to make a little more sense. When majority of the players had to go through qualifiers, and go through a groupstage and then a playoffs bracket to earn their spot, paying $6 to play in one single elimination online tournament to earn a spot at the world championships doesn't seem all that bad. You just gotta put things in perspective. It wouldn't be fair to the rest of the world championship qualifier players if this was an open free qualification bracket.
twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
Yhamm
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France7248 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-04 22:47:49
February 04 2014 22:45 GMT
#12
I hope ESL Europe wont wait too long to create the TL thread, only 5 members registered so far o_O

edit: well, only 6 in US and... 69 in KR

premium is certainly not helping
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IntelEM
Profile Joined July 2012
Germany128 Posts
February 05 2014 13:12 GMT
#13
On February 05 2014 07:45 Yhamm wrote:
I hope ESL Europe wont wait too long to create the TL thread, only 5 members registered so far o_O

edit: well, only 6 in US and... 69 in KR

premium is certainly not helping


EU has always had premium for qualifiers. The only addition is the AM qualifiers having it.
Yhamm
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France7248 Posts
February 05 2014 17:34 GMT
#14
On February 05 2014 22:12 IntelEM wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 05 2014 07:45 Yhamm wrote:
I hope ESL Europe wont wait too long to create the TL thread, only 5 members registered so far o_O

edit: well, only 6 in US and... 69 in KR

premium is certainly not helping


EU has always had premium for qualifiers. The only addition is the AM qualifiers having it.

ok, then the "winner takes all" doesn't help
LiquipediaWe will have only each other at the last
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
February 06 2014 22:54 GMT
#15
Well its only $6 so its not anything too outrageous.
twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
Yhamm
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France7248 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-02-08 15:57:13
February 08 2014 15:55 GMT
#16
starting in 5 hours, 26 members unconfirmed (7 NA, 16 KR, 3 EU)
LiquipediaWe will have only each other at the last
Niko_Thien
Profile Joined September 2011
Germany2671 Posts
February 08 2014 16:00 GMT
#17
On February 09 2014 00:55 Yhamm wrote:
starting in 5 hours, 26 members unconfirmed (7 NA, 16 KR, 3 EU)

More koreans than murricans at this point...lol
@Niko_Thien on twitter!
TumNarDok
Profile Joined December 2011
Germany854 Posts
February 08 2014 17:18 GMT
#18
Almost more poles than muricans ;-)
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
February 08 2014 18:26 GMT
#19
This is a reminder to all participants that after checking in before the cup starts to be in channel IEM on SC2
I repeat:
Meet in Channel IEM on Starcraft 2!
twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
Aeromi
Profile Blog Joined August 2012
France14461 Posts
February 08 2014 19:22 GMT
#20
TakeTV is going to stream the qualifier, can you add it please ? Thanks.
https://twitter.com/DrAeromi | Updates on live tournaments: @StarCrafteSport
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