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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
+ Show Spoiler +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/checkinMap Pool: + Show Spoiler +Alterzim Stronghold
Daedalus Point
Heavy Rain
Frost
Polar Night
Habitation Station
Yeonsu
Map Selection Rules: + Show Spoiler +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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BroadcastingZombiegrub and Rifkin of Basetrade TV will be covering the action live on Twitch.tv! ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/yL6o26w.png)
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
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On January 03 2014 06:29 Zealously wrote:
Congratulations Polt
And qxc
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On January 03 2014 06:30 Boucot wrote: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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I don't know about you guys, but I'd feel pretty jazzed if someone from the western hemisphere actually won an Americas qualifier.
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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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Mexico674 Posts
On January 03 2014 06:29 Zealously wrote:
Congratulations Polt
 MajOr would like you have a word with you.
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yea thats true major did defeat polt!
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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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Scarlett will take this, I'd love for her to meet Polt.
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United Kingdom31935 Posts
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This might be the first sc2 lan event I will get to attend to watch. I can't wait!
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Should be fun
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looking forward to this, and kudos to you guys for scheduling around WCS =D
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I wonder whether Demuslim will try to qualify.
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On January 11 2014 03:21 Irrational_Animal wrote:
I wonder whether Demuslim will try to qualify.
He will not try to qualify at this time for personal reasons.
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Checkins are now open. Reminder:
MEET IN CHANNEL IEM ON SC2
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So if I understand this right, none of the invited players are playing in stage 1?
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On January 11 2014 07:28 Squat wrote:
So if I understand this right, none of the invited players are playing in stage 1?
correct. They are all in stage 2
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On January 11 2014 07:29 pHaRSiDE wrote:Show nested quote +On January 11 2014 07:28 Squat wrote:
So if I understand this right, none of the invited players are playing in stage 1? correct. They are all in stage 2
Alright, thanks for clearing that up.
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theres no channel for this right? nothing like wcs quals?
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On January 11 2014 07:56 Smurfett3 wrote:
theres no channel for this right? nothing like wcs quals?
Try reading a few posts up 
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another low sign up for NA
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What happened to Desrow, I could swear I saw his stream listed under the event on TL earlier, did he really drop out immediately? :o
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Bracket says default win, so I dont know what happened. Same for CatZ
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Catz decided to drop since he can't go to germany.
Desrow lost in winners bracket and then disappeared offline. He was offline on skype too when I went to go look for him.
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On January 11 2014 13:29 TumNarDok wrote:
Oh Canada (grats guys!)
praying for a bracket C tomorrow in wcs
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On January 11 2014 14:01 coL.hendralisk wrote:praying for a bracket C tomorrow in wcs
grats on getting to stage 2! good luck!
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Awesome, nice to see Petraeus staying strong even though the showmatch against Harstem... well... let's say it clearly was not in his favor.
Quick question, at what time will the secod stage qualifier take play? I cannot find any information about that on the official site... O.o
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On January 11 2014 18:16 JustPassingBy wrote:Awesome, nice to see Petraeus staying strong even though the showmatch against Harstem... well... let's say it clearly was not in his favor. Quick question, at what time will the secod stage qualifier take play? I cannot find any information about that on the official site... O.o
Read the very first post of this thread :D "Stage 2: Sunday January 12th at 5:00 pm EST"
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On January 11 2014 09:51 JustPassingBy wrote:
What happened to Desrow, I could swear I saw his stream listed under the event on TL earlier, did he really drop out immediately? :o
my internet was shitting bricks  !
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Unfortunately I have to announce that ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/flags2/ca.png)  Acer.Scarlett has to drop from the Stage 2 Qualifiers as she is unable to compete at this time.
![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/images/flags2/us.png)  Shew and ZergZingZing are playing a best of 3 for the 16th spot in the tournament.
Everyone else will move up 1 in seed and the winner of the replacement match will assume 16th seed. Brackets will be re-drawn after the replacement matches are completed. Replays will be published.
Edit:
ZergZingZing has won 2:1
Brackets re-drawn here:
http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season8/cologne_qualifier2/rankings/?killcache=true
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On January 12 2014 10:37 pHaRSiDE wrote:Unfortunately I have to announce that Acer.Scarlett has to drop from the Stage 2 Qualifiers as she is unable to compete at this time.
Does anyone know why she dropped out?
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OMG hendralisk VS Suppy!!! Best friend battle for the all too important "bragging rights"! Hype hype
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United Kingdom31935 Posts
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Unforfunately I have to report again that now IvD.puCK has dropped from the tournament at this time for personal reasons.
There was enough notice to replace him, therefore Clarity.Shew will assume 16th seed in the bracket. Everyone from Puck's seed and down (seed 6 and down) will shift up 1 seed.
Brackets have been re-drawn and I promise no more bracket edits lol. Anyone who fails to show now will receive a dq loss.
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hellokitty fell ill and forfeits, and hendralisk fell asleep to fall down to the loser's bracket XD
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Its like they arent even willing to get some money -.- WTF are they doing
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Urk, so many drop outs and forfeits. An NA only event with Scarlett is like a Game of Thrones episode without boobs, it's just not right.
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On January 13 2014 07:26 argonautdice wrote:
hellokitty fell ill and forfeits, and hendralisk fell asleep to fall down to the loser's bracket XD
that NA passion
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mmmhmm stronger team colors
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polt aint got them ballz to win
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Root petraeus against root state. Great first game with very mobile swarmhosts
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Omg Major just got absolutely played by Suppy. Serves you right for trying to proxy 2 rax him.
Edit - And now Major is trying it again... jesus, get a grip. Plenty of players can play normal games when suffering from lag.
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Sorry all that I decided to drop out last minute. I really have to make sure I get through school and taking another week off of school right after IEL SP would really hurt me. Wish my team mates good luck ! ZINGZING PHOG HWAITING!
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Unbelievable high Apm by suppy, the man spikes hard.
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On January 13 2014 09:01 Larkin wrote:
Omg Major just got absolutely played by Suppy. Serves you right for trying to proxy 2 rax him.
Edit - And now Major is trying it again... jesus, get a grip. Plenty of players can play normal games when suffering from lag.
lol, no.
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My boy ROOT.Illusion is making a deep run for a qualifying spot and I love it! Impressed that he 2-1'd viOLet.
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nice mech play by illusion in game 2 vs huk
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never disappointing to see mech win vs protoss. gj illusion.
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YES!! ILLUSION! :D
Suck on it, HuK!
TvT between qxc and Illusion to decide the final qualifier spot. Wouldn't have it any other way!
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On January 13 2014 12:43 SamuraiX- wrote:
YES!! ILLUSION! :D
Suck on it, HuK!
TvT between qxc and Illusion to decide the final qualifier spot. Wouldn't have it any other way!
yes!
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Wow, QXC doing really well as late. Great start to 2014 seeing who has made it into WCS NA and now in the NA IEM Cologne qualifiers!
Gratz to Polt and QXC!
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based basetradetv giving me Polt vods to study
thanks rifking
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