EPT
Americas Qualifier
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IEM Season VII - Global Challenge Cologne/American Qualifier -- Official Intel Extreme Masters gamescom website -
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The seventh season of the Intel Extreme Mastes will continue its tradition and kick-off at gamescom once again. Between 15th and 19th of August, Cologne will be the center of the eSports circuit when the world's best gamers fight for the first title of the season. Here is your chance to qualify from the North, Central, and South American region.
Four of the best players from the region will qualify for GamesCom. You must advance through 3 stages to do so. See how below.
The Top 4 Going to Gamescom in Cologne Germany!
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Violet ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/flags2/cl.png)
Dignitas.Killer 
EG.DeMusliM 
coL.MinigunVoDs
Stage 1 VoD
Stage 2 Part 1 Vod
Stage 2 Part 2 Vod
Stage 2 Part 3 Vod
Stage 3 Vod
Axeltoss eating a bowl of cheese after making bet that stream wouldn't hit 1000 viewers. Well, we did hit 1000 viewers and here is the result:
Qualification Format:
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Qualification Requirements:
-Your must be living in a country that is apart of North, South or Central America.
-You must provide your own travel cost to the event. NESL or IEM will not provide stipends for travel to the IEM Gamescom event! BUT each person attending the event is guaranteed $900.
Qualification Dates
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Start Date: July 12th at 8:00 pm EST
Check-in time: July 12th 7:00 pm EST
Sign up here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/gamescom1/signup/
Check in here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/go4sc2/gamescom1/checkin/
Map Pool:
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ESL IEM Tal'darim Altar
ESL IEM Antiga Shipyard (Cross spawns only, no gold expansions)
ESL IEM Daybreak
ESL IEM Entombed Valley (Cross spawns only)
ESL IEM Metropolis
ESL IEM Ohana
ESL IEM Cloud Kingdom
ESL IEM Antiga Shipyard (Cross spawns only, no gold expansions)
ESL IEM Daybreak
ESL IEM Entombed Valley (Cross spawns only)
ESL IEM Metropolis
ESL IEM Ohana
ESL IEM Cloud Kingdom
Map Selection Rules:
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Best of 1 in all rounds until the Round of 64 players is reached. At round of 64 and higher is a Best of 3. Once Round of 8 is reached the matches end, and the 8 players then move to Stage 2.
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.
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.
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1. Dignitas.SeleCT - Invited
2. ROOT.ViBE - Invited
3.![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/flags2/pe.png)
IM.Fenix - Invited.
4. xSix.Suppy - Invited
5. coL.qxc - Invited
6.![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/flags2/br.png)
keyD.Potiguar - Invited
7. Quantic.Illusion - Invited
8.![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/flags2/ca.png)
ROOT.SLush - Invited
9. Quantic.State - Stage 1 Qualified
10. coL.Minigun - Stage 1 Qualified
11. Quantic.Hawk - Stage 1 Qualified
12. NrS.RaNgeD - Stage 1 Qualified
13. ROOT.PuCK - Stage 1 Qualified
14. GoldenLight - Stage 1 Qualified
15. iS.Axslav - Stage 1 Qualified
16. EG.Machine -Stage 1 Qualified
Dignitas.SeleCT - Invited2.
ROOT.ViBE - Invited3.
IM.Fenix - Invited. 4.
xSix.Suppy - Invited5.
coL.qxc - Invited 6.
keyD.Potiguar - Invited7.
Quantic.Illusion - Invited8.
ROOT.SLush - Invited9.
Quantic.State - Stage 1 Qualified10.
coL.Minigun - Stage 1 Qualified11.
Quantic.Hawk - Stage 1 Qualified12.
NrS.RaNgeD - Stage 1 Qualified13.
ROOT.PuCK - Stage 1 Qualified14.
GoldenLight - Stage 1 Qualified15.
iS.Axslav - Stage 1 Qualified16.
EG.Machine -Stage 1 Qualified+ Show Spoiler +
1. Violet - Invited
2. EG.IdrA - Invited
3. Dignitas.Killer - Invited
4. EG.DeMusliM - Invited
5. coL.Minigun - Stage 2 Qualified
6. Quantic.State Stage 2 Qualified
7. xSix.Suppy - Staged 2 Qualified
8. GoldenLight - Stage 2 Qualified
Violet - Invited2.
EG.IdrA - Invited3.
Dignitas.Killer - Invited4.
EG.DeMusliM - Invited5.
coL.Minigun - Stage 2 Qualified6.
Quantic.State Stage 2 Qualified 7.
xSix.Suppy - Staged 2 Qualified8.
GoldenLight - Stage 2 QualifiedBroadcasting:
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ROOT.Axeltoss will be covering the action live on National ESL TV! Be sure to tune in!
