The sixth season of the Intel Extreme Masters is running for a good three months now and our Global Challenges at gamescom (Germany), in Guangzhou (China) and New York (USA) are finished. Next up is Ukraine's capital: Kiev!
It will be our second time hosting a tournament in the Kiev CyberSport Arena. Here is a video of the venue from last year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2xEbOCOa9o

This thread focuses on the qualifiers for Europe, America and Asia.

Slot distribution:

16 slots overall, arranged as followed:

7 European Players via Qualifier: DIMAGA - Feast - Beastyqt - HasuObs - Pomi - TitaN - Grubby
2 American Players via Qualifier: KiLLeR & dde
4 Korean Invitees: tbd
1 Chinese Player via Qualifer: tbd
1 South-East Asian Player via Qualifier: yangr
1 National Champion of Host Nation: Kas

Next up:

Europe Stage 3 Qualifier
(Sunday, Dec 18 5:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00))

Bracket: http://www.esl.eu/eu/sc2/masters/stage_3/rankings/

European Qualifiers: (hosted by ESL)

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Stage #1
Status: Finished
Bracket: http://www.esl.eu/eu/sc2/masters/stage_1/rankings/

Stage #2
Status: Finished
Bracket: http://www.esl.eu/eu/sc2/masters/stage_2/rankings/

Stage #3
Date & Time: Sunday, Dec 18 2:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00)
Bracket: http://www.esl.eu/eu/sc2/masters/stage_3/rankings/
Qualified for Kiev: DIMAGA - Feast - HasuObs - Beastyqt - Pomi - TitaN - Grubby -

American Qualifiers: (hosted by NESL)

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American Final
Status: Finished
Bracket: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/kiev_championship/rankings/
Qualified for Kiev: KiLLeR - dde

Chinese Qualifier: (hosted by ESL Asia)

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South-East Asian Qualifier (hosted by ESL Asia)

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Qualifier #1
Date & Time: Friday, Dec 02 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Bracket: http://www.esl-asia.net/sea/sc2/go4sc2/iem_kiev_sea1/rankings/
Qualified for Final: mOOnGLaDe - yangr

Qualifier #2
Date & Time: Saturday, Dec 03 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Bracket: http://www.esl-asia.net/sea/sc2/go4sc2/iem_kiev_sea2/rankings/
Qualified for Final: iaguz - PiG

Qualifier #3
Date & Time: Sunday, Dec 04 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Bracket: http://www.esl-asia.net/sea/sc2/go4sc2/iem_kiev_sea3/rankings/
Qualified for Final: tgun - Pokerface

Qualifier #4
Date & Time: Monday, Dec 05 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Bracket: http://www.esl-asia.net/sea/sc2/go4sc2/iem_kiev_sea4/rankings/
Qualified for Final: MaFia - EnDerr

South-East Asian Final
Date & Time: Friday, Dec 09 10:00am GMT (GMT+00:00)
Bracket: http://www.esl-asia.net/sea/sc2/go4sc2/iem_kiev_sea_final/rankings/
Qualified for Kiev: yangr

Rothnir

Germany42 Posts

November 30 2011 15:00 GMT

I heard tomorrows EU Stage #2 will be casted in English by TaKe and special guest Carmac!

Carmac

Poland375 Posts

November 30 2011 21:32 GMT

That is correct. I will commentate (but don't worry, only this one time because BitterdaM is on their way to NASL).

I plan to talk shit all the time and play some of the lost #USZAT videos in breaks between matches. That is if TaKe allows me.

mki

Poland882 Posts

November 30 2011 21:39 GMT

On December 01 2011 06:32 Carmac wrote:
That is correct. I will commentate (but don't worry, only this one time because BitterdaM is on their way to NASL).

I plan to talk shit all the time and play some of the lost #USZAT videos in breaks between matches. That is if TaKe allows me.

That's good news - except for the shit talking of course. When I talk shit at your event I got busted by the man himself.

Frankon

3054 Posts

December 01 2011 10:32 GMT

Remember to talk about Bitterdam going to cast 1-2 series in NASL ^^

Tufas

Austria2259 Posts

December 01 2011 14:56 GMT

I just went through the bracket .. holy cow.

(P)

DeathAngel
(P)

Adelscott

Mother europe representing !

michielbrands

Netherlands1146 Posts

December 01 2011 15:04 GMT

HayprO :D :D :D :D

neocron

United Kingdom505 Posts

December 01 2011 15:37 GMT

Stream will start in like 30 min! Check out ESL-Tv!

decerto

244 Posts

December 01 2011 16:09 GMT

Can someone explain how the stages work, is it top 16 from first two qualifiers go into a 32 man bracket?

LunaSaint

United Kingdom620 Posts

December 01 2011 16:11 GMT

#10

I'm curious to see how Dignitas's new chinese player Dream will do in his debut.

But yeah, this will be a badass qualifier. \o/

Xcobidoo

Sweden1871 Posts

December 01 2011 16:29 GMT

#11

Hmm, I thought the last qualifier would have the 32 players and then 7 out of those would get to Kiev? Yet a lot of the players who qualified from the first stage is at it again, what have I missed?

00Visor

4337 Posts

December 01 2011 16:40 GMT

#12

On December 02 2011 01:29 Xcobidoo wrote:
Hmm, I thought the last qualifier would have the 32 players and then 7 out of those would get to Kiev? Yet a lot of the players who qualified from the first stage is at it again, what have I missed?

Yeah, I was wondering as well.

Socke

Germany451 Posts

December 01 2011 16:43 GMT

#13

people from 1st qualifier qualified to play in 2nd qualifier with some seeded.
ppl who get topx in the 2nd now qualify to play in the 3rd and last one with some seeded

00Visor

4337 Posts

December 01 2011 16:47 GMT

#14

On December 02 2011 01:43 Socke wrote:
people from 1st qualifier qualified to play in 2nd qualifier with some seeded.
ppl who get topx in the 2nd now qualify to play in the 3rd and last one with some seeded

thx Socke!
Why are you not playing?

edit: ok I guess you are seeded for the 3rd, now I get it

Socke

Germany451 Posts

December 01 2011 16:48 GMT

#15

im seeded into 3rd round from winning eps

blae000

Norway1640 Posts

December 01 2011 16:52 GMT

#16

On December 01 2011 23:56 Tufas wrote:
I just went through the bracket .. holy cow.

(P)

MaNa