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[IEM] Cologne: Americas Qualifiers

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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-12 19:47:36
January 02 2014 21:25 GMT
#1
Americas Qualifiers
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- Official Intel Extreme Masters website -
- (Wiki) IEM Season VIII - Cologne/American Qualifier -
- EU And Africa Qualifiers Thread -
- Korea Japan Taiwan Qualifier Thread - coming soon
- China Qualifier Thread - coming soon


In this qualifier only Two players will be sent to Cologne to represent the Americas region. The tournament format will be an open Stage 1 and a final Stage 2 to determine the winners. Below is the full information!

Open Qualifier Cup
Restrictions

  • You must be a citizen or be residing in any country apart of North, South, or Central America
  • Top 2 players of Stage 2 Advance to the Cologne Lan event
  • You must be at least 16 years of age by February 13th 2014 ( the date of the LAN event)
  • Hotel and flight cost are paid for in full by ESL.


Qualifier Format

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Qualifier Dates and Brackets

Stage 1: Friday January 10th at 6:00 pm EST -VIEW BRACKETS
Stage 2: Sunday January 12th at 5:00 pm EST - VIEW BRACKETS


Stage 1 Sign Up and Information
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Top 2 players will advance to Stage 2
Start Date: January 10th at 6:00 pm EST
Check-in time: January 10th at 5:00 pm EST
Sign up here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season8/cologne_qualifier1/signup/
Check in here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season8/cologne_qualifier1/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 1 in all rounds until the Round of 64 players total is reached (*Round of 32 Winners and Round of 32b Losers Bracket*). At
those rounds and higher it is a Best of 3. Once Round of 4 (top 2 winners and top 2 losers) is reached the matches end, and the 4 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.


Stage 2 Invites and Qualified Players
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1. [image loading] (P) IvD.puCK - Unable to compete
2. [image loading] (Z)Acer.Scarlett - Invited - Unable to compete
3. [image loading] (Z)EG.Suppy - Invited
4. [image loading][image loading] (Z)viOLet - Invited
5. [image loading] (P)EG.HuK - Invited
6. [image loading] (T)CoL.qxc - Invited
7. [image loading] (T)MajOr - Invited
8. [image loading] (P)ROOT.State - Invited
9. [image loading] (T)ROOT.Illusion - Invited
10. [image loading][image loading] (T)CMStom.Polt - Invited
11. [image loading] (P)Fnatic.Hellokitty - Invited
12. [image loading] (P)Isurus.Capoch - Invited
13. [image loading] (T)Grav.Semper Stage 1 Qualified
14. [image loading] (Z)CoLHendralisk - Stage 1 Qualified
15. [image loading] (Z)lvD.Phog - Stage 1 Qualified
16. [image loading][image loading] (Z)Root.Petraeus - Stage 1 Qualified
17. [image loading] ZergZingZing - Stage 1 Replacement Qualified
18. [image loading] (P)Clarity.Shew - Stage 1 Replacement Qualified




Broadcasting
Zombiegrub and Rifkin of Basetrade TV will be covering the action live on Twitch.tv!
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Zealously
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
East Gorteau22261 Posts
January 02 2014 21:29 GMT
#2
Congratulations Polt
AdministratorBreak the chains
Boucot
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
France15997 Posts
January 02 2014 21:30 GMT
#3
On January 03 2014 06:29 Zealously wrote:
Congratulations Polt

And qxc
Former SC2 writer for Millenium - twitter.com/Boucot
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
January 02 2014 21:31 GMT
#4
On January 03 2014 06:30 Boucot wrote:
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On January 03 2014 06:29 Zealously wrote:
Congratulations Polt

And qxc

Not so fast with that one. I think we all know who just recently made a huge return to the United States. I'm not saying anything just sayin.. lol
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shid0x
Profile Joined July 2012
Korea (South)5014 Posts
January 02 2014 21:44 GMT
#5
its (Z)viOLet TIME !
RIP MKP
Pontius Pirate
Profile Blog Joined August 2013
United States1557 Posts
January 02 2014 21:49 GMT
#6
I don't know about you guys, but I'd feel pretty jazzed if someone from the western hemisphere actually won an Americas qualifier.
"I had to close the door so my parents wouldn't judge me." - ZombieGrub during the ShitfaceTradeTV stream
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
January 02 2014 22:04 GMT
#7
On January 03 2014 06:49 Pontius Pirate wrote:
I don't know about you guys, but I'd feel pretty jazzed if someone from the western hemisphere actually won an Americas qualifier.

Don't worry a pretty significant foreign hope will be present in this one
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DARKING
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
Mexico675 Posts
January 03 2014 01:20 GMT
#8
On January 03 2014 06:29 Zealously wrote:
Congratulations Polt

(T)MajOr would like you have a word with you.
LiquipediaMexican Liquipedia staff and Terran player. I tweet things @DARKING665.
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
January 06 2014 19:03 GMT
#9
yea thats true major did defeat polt!
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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
January 06 2014 22:34 GMT
#10
Map pool for Stage 1 and Stage 2 updated to the following:
Alterzim Stronghold
Daedalus Point
Heavy Rain
Frost
Polar Night
Habitation Station
Yeonsu

(pretty much all the current Laddeer/WCS maps.)
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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-07 20:06:52
January 07 2014 20:06 GMT
#11
First invites determined:
[image loading] (P) IvD.puCK
[image loading] (Z)Acer.Scarlett
[image loading] (Z)EG.Suppy
twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
Squat
Profile Joined September 2013
Sweden7978 Posts
January 07 2014 20:47 GMT
#12
Scarlett will take this, I'd love for her to meet Polt.
"Digital. They have digital. What is digital?" - Donald J Trump
GumBa
Profile Blog Joined July 2012
United Kingdom31935 Posts
January 07 2014 21:00 GMT
#13
Go Polt!!!
To all the haters: you deserve to witness many, many more Serral victories, worthy of the godlike player he is.
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
January 08 2014 19:56 GMT
#14
Announcing the next 3 Invites:
[image loading][image loading] (Z)viOLet
[image loading] (P)EG.HuK
[image loading] (T)CoL.qxc
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MrMotionPicture
Profile Joined May 2010
United States4327 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-08 20:19:52
January 08 2014 20:19 GMT
#15
This might be the first sc2 lan event I will get to attend to watch. I can't wait!
"Elvis Presley" | Ret was looking at my post in the GSL video by Artosis. | MMA told me I look like Juanfran while we shared an elevator with Scarlett
sWs
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States409 Posts
January 09 2014 02:16 GMT
#16
Should be fun
@swsc2
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
January 09 2014 20:33 GMT
#17
Announcing the next 3 invites!:
[image loading] (T)MajOr
[image loading] (P)ROOT.State
[image loading] (T)ROOT.Illusion
twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
KiF1rE
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States964 Posts
January 09 2014 21:36 GMT
#18
looking forward to this, and kudos to you guys for scheduling around WCS =D
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-01-10 18:06:26
January 10 2014 18:06 GMT
#19
Announcing the final 3 Stage 2 Invites!:
[image loading][image loading] (T)CMStom.Polt
[image loading] (P)Fnatic.Hellokitty
[image loading] (P)Isurus.Capoch
twitter.com/ThePharsideESL / ESL IEM NA Admin / WCS NA Qualifier Admin
Irrational_Animal
Profile Joined August 2010
Germany1059 Posts
January 10 2014 18:21 GMT
#20
I wonder whether Demuslim will try to qualify.
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