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More information about the IEM American Championship. For those who missed the announcement at Gamescom, New York Comic Con will host the American Championships. Here's the details:
Comic Con hosts American Championships
The 2010 New York City ComicCon event will be the host of the first ever IEM American Finals from October 8th to 10th with $59,600 in prizes to be given away for StarCraft 2, Counter-Strike, and Quake Live. Sponsoring the event will be none other than Intel and Razer.
This year's ComicCon will feature a stage and seating area for matches, so anyone attending can watch live action as some of the best gamers in the country go head to head. ESL TV will be providing coverage of the event with broadcasters to be announced for each game. They will also provide streaming video of the event for fans online so no one gets to miss out on the excitement.
The Intel Extreme Masters Group Stage is still underway, so the list of qualified players is still to be determined over the next few weeks. These players will include top gamers from their respective games, like the infamous Evil Geniuses and compLexity for Counter-Strike 1.6, the defending champion Rapha for Quake Live, and well known names like Qxc, IdrA, Silver, and HuK for StarCraft 2.
The New York City Comic Con attracted over 77,000 attendees in 2009, easily making it the second largest comic book and pop culture gathering in the country, and Crain's New York Business has ranked it as the second largest event in New York City.
If you are in the New York area and want to attend, check out ComicCon's website for ticket information.
The 2010 New York City ComicCon event will be the host of the first ever IEM American Finals from October 8th to 10th with $59,600 in prizes to be given away for StarCraft 2, Counter-Strike, and Quake Live. Sponsoring the event will be none other than Intel and Razer.
This year's ComicCon will feature a stage and seating area for matches, so anyone attending can watch live action as some of the best gamers in the country go head to head. ESL TV will be providing coverage of the event with broadcasters to be announced for each game. They will also provide streaming video of the event for fans online so no one gets to miss out on the excitement.
The Intel Extreme Masters Group Stage is still underway, so the list of qualified players is still to be determined over the next few weeks. These players will include top gamers from their respective games, like the infamous Evil Geniuses and compLexity for Counter-Strike 1.6, the defending champion Rapha for Quake Live, and well known names like Qxc, IdrA, Silver, and HuK for StarCraft 2.
The New York City Comic Con attracted over 77,000 attendees in 2009, easily making it the second largest comic book and pop culture gathering in the country, and Crain's New York Business has ranked it as the second largest event in New York City.
If you are in the New York area and want to attend, check out ComicCon's website for ticket information.
UPDATE: Qualified Players for Group Stage - September 4th-5th
Silver (IEM Cup #1 Winner)
drewbie (IEM Cup #2 Winner)
TT1 (IEM Cup #3 Winner)
Painuser (IEM Cup #4 Winner)
HuK
qxc
IdrA
ThisisJimmy
Artosis
Fenix
KiWiKaKi
MurDeR
ajtls
CauthonLuck
machine
suggy
High, Medium and Low seeds will be announced later this week on National ESL and Cup winners are guarenteed a spot in the High or Medium Pool. On Sunday during djWHEAT and Chill's Weapon of Choice the groups will be drawn live on-air. Make sure you check out the show and find out who will be playing who for a spot at New York Comic Con!
Below is a Breakdown of the Rules for Group Stage
+ Show Spoiler +
Check-in: 1:30pm EST
Matches Start: 2:00pm EST
Group Stage Matches
- Round Robin Scheduling
- 4 Groups (Groups A,B,C,D)
- 4 Players in each Group: 1st seed will be pre-determined, the rest will be a random draw
- Bo3 match format
Main Group Stage
- $50 per match win
- $100 to the Top Winner of each group
- Top Two in each group (8 total) will advance to the Intel Extreme Masters LAN Finals in NYC
Matches Start: 2:00pm EST
Group Stage Matches
- Round Robin Scheduling
- 4 Groups (Groups A,B,C,D)
- 4 Players in each Group: 1st seed will be pre-determined, the rest will be a random draw
- Bo3 match format
Main Group Stage
- $50 per match win
- $100 to the Top Winner of each group
- Top Two in each group (8 total) will advance to the Intel Extreme Masters LAN Finals in NYC
