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With the announcement of Intel Extreme Master's first event in season 6, we'd like to share the details on how to qualify for North, South, and Central America.
2 players from the Americas are eligible to attend the IEM Global Challenge at Gamescon. Here is how we will determine who those two players will be:
American Qualifier Championship Bracket:
16 players will be seeded into a double elimination bracket. Every round of the tournament will be best of 3. The player to take first place in the Winner Bracket, and the Player take first place in the Loser Bracket will be qualified for the IEM Global Challenge. Here is the breakdown of how those 16 seeds will be determined:
-4 to Invitees
-4 Qualification slots at Go4SC2 -Cup 70 - July 3rd 2011
-4 Qualification slots at Go4SC2 Cup 71 - July 6th 2011
-4 Qualification slots at Go4SC2 Cup 72 - July 10th 2011
2 IEM slots at American Final (Championship Brackets) - July 13th - 16th 2011
This means you have 3 chances to qualify for for the championship brackets. The top 4 players of each Cup from North, South, or Central America will qualify for Championship Bracket. The faster you can qualify, the better your seed will be.
The 16 player Seeds:
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1.
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FnaticMSI.Fenix - Invited2.
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EG.Idra - Invited3.
Dignitas.SeleCT - Invited4.
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Dignitas.KiLLeR - Top Go4SC2 Player Invitation5.
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Attero - Cup 70 Seed6.
coL.Drewbie- Cup 70 Seed7.
FnaticMSI.KawaiiRice - Cup 70 Seed8.
FnaticMSI.TT1 - Cup 70 Seed9.
EG.Axslav - Cup 71 Seed10.
Qxg.Agh - Cup 71 Seed11.
NamchiR - Cup 71 Seed12.
ONE.Sonkie - Cup 71 Seed13.
Sixjax.DDE - Cup 72 Seed14.
TD.Everize - Cup 72 Seed15.
TD.Legosu - Cup 72 Seed16.
EG.Strifeco - Cup 72 Seed Go4SC2 Cup 70 - IEM Qualifier Cup 1 - Complete
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Anyone can play our Go4SC2 cups, but you must be from North, South, or Central America to qualify for the Championship Brackets
Date: July 3rd
Begins: 8:00 pm EST
Location: Battle.net US
Sign up here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/cup70/signup/
Prize: 1st place gets $50
**You must checkin on cup day**
Check-in Starts: 7:00 pm EST
Check-in Ends: 7:40 pm EST
check-in here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/cup70/checkin
Where to be: Be in channel ESL.SC2 or ESL.SC2#2 or ESL.SC2#3 on Battle.net US.
Map Rotation
Sunday
8:00 pm Round 1 - ESL Tal Darim Altar LE [Best of 1]
8:30 pm Round 2 - ESL Metalopolis [Best of 1]
9:00 pm Round 3 - ESL Xel Naga Caverns [Best of 1]
9:30 pm Round 4 - ESL Shakuras Plateau [Best of 1]
10:00 pm Round 5 Quarter Finals - ESL ICCup Neo Enigma [Best of 1]
Tuesday, July 5th
8:00 pm Round 6 Semi Final - ESL GSL Terminus SE [Best of 3]
8:00 pm 3rd place match- ESL The Shattered Temple [Best of 3]
8:30 pm Round 7 Finals - ESL The Shattered Temple [Best of 5]
Map Pool
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ESL GSL Terminus SE
ESL ICCup Neo Enigma
ESL Metalopolis
ESL Shakuras Plateau
ESL TAl Darim Atlar LE
ESL The Shtattered Temple
ESL Xel Naga Caverns
Go4SC2 Cup 71 - IEM Qualifier Cup 2 - Complete
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Anyone can play our Go4SC2 cups, but you must be from North, South, or Central America to qualify for the Championship Brackets
Date: July 6th
Begins: 8:00 pm EST
Location: Battle.net US
Sign up here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/cup71/signup/
**You must checkin on cup day**
Check-in Starts: 7:00 pm EST
Check-in Ends: 7:40 pm EST
check-in here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/cup71/checkin
Brackets: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/cup71/rankings/
Where to be: Be in channel ESL.SC2 or ESL.SC2#2 or ESL.SC2#3 on Battle.net US.
Map Pool
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ESL GSL Terminus SE
ESL ICCup Neo Enigma
ESL Metalopolis
ESL Shakuras Plateau
ESL TAl Darim Atlar LE
ESL The Shtattered Temple
ESL Xel Naga Caverns
Go4SC2 Cup 72 - IEM Qualifier Cup 3 - Complete
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Anyone can play our Go4SC2 cups, but you must be from North, South, or Central America to qualify for the Championship Brackets
Date: July 10th
Begins: 8:00 pm EST
Location: Battle.net US
Sign up here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/cup72/signup/
**You must checkin on cup day**
Check-in Starts: 7:00 pm EST
Check-in Ends: 7:40 pm EST
check-in here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/cup72/checkin
Brackets: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/cup72/rankings/
Where to be: Be in channel ESL.SC2 or ESL.SC2#2 or ESL.SC2#3 on Battle.net US.
Map Pool
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ESL GSL Terminus SE
ESL ICCup Neo Enigma
ESL Metalopolis
ESL Shakuras Plateau
ESL TAl Darim Atlar LE
ESL The Shtattered Temple
ESL Xel Naga Caverns
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