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[IEM] Shenzhen: Americas Qualifiers

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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-06-11 20:13:47
May 30 2014 08:13 GMT
#1
Americas Qualifiers
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- Official Intel Extreme Masters website -
- (Wiki) IEM Season IX - Shenzhen/American Qualifier -
- EU And Africa Qualifiers Thread
- Korea Japan Taiwan Qualifier Thread - coming soon
- China Qualifier Thread - coming soon


We are kicking off the 9th Season of the Intel Extreme Masters! In this qualifier only Two players will be sent to Shenzhen, China 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
  • You must have correct game account on ESL profile so replay report system can work!
  • Top 2 players of Stage 2 Advance to the Shenzhen Lan event
  • You must be at least 16 years of age by July 16th 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: Tuesday June 10th at 6:00 pm EDT -VIEW BRACKETS
Stage 2: Wednesday June 11th at 6:00 pm EDT - VIEW BRACKETS


Stage 1 Sign Up and Information
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Top 8 players will advance to Stage 2
Start Date: June 10th at 6:00 pm EST
Check-in time: June 11th at 5:00 pm EST
Sign up here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season9/shenzhen_qualifier1/signup/
Check in here: http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season9/shenzhen_qualifier1/heckin
Map Pool:
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Alterzim Stronghold
Frost
Habitation Station
King Sejong Station
Overgrowth
Merry Go Round
Waystation


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 8 (top 4 winners and top 4 losers) 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.


Stage 2 Invites and Qualified Players
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1. [image loading][image loading] (T)CMStom.Polt - Invited
2. [image loading](P)EG.HuK - Invited
3. [image loading](P)puCK - Invited
4. [image loading][image loading](Z)viOLet - Invited
5. [image loading](Z)Acer.Scarlett - Invited
5. [image loading](Z)EG.Suppy - Invited
6. [image loading](T)Illusion - Invited
7. [image loading](T)coL.qxc - Invited
8. [image loading](T)ROOT.MaSa - Invited
9. [image loading](P)desRow - Stage 1 Qualified
10. [image loading](T)EG.Xenocider - Stage 1 Qualified
11. [image loading](P)Bails - Stage 1 Qualified
12. [image loading](Z)coL.hendralisk - Stage 1 Qualified
13. Qualified
14. [image loading](Z)coL.Moosegills - Stage 1 Qualified
15. [image loading](Z)IvD.Phog - Stage 1 Qualified
16. [image loading] [image loading] MirG.Towelie - Stage 1 Qualified




Broadcasting
Rifkin and ZombieGrub will cover the action live on twitch at BasetradeTV!
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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
May 30 2014 08:14 GMT
#2
This time folks its top 8 qualify from stage 1 instead of the 4 from the previous season. So get in on it!
[image loading][image loading] (T)CMStom.Polt is our first invite!
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coL.hendralisk
Profile Joined September 2009
Zimbabwe1756 Posts
May 30 2014 08:32 GMT
#3
Cool, I always have the worst lucks on iem qualies lool. Hopefully this time.
Brutaxilos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States2631 Posts
May 30 2014 08:57 GMT
#4
On May 30 2014 17:32 coL.hendralisk wrote:
Cool, I always have the worst lucks on iem qualies lool. Hopefully this time.

Good luck Hendralisk!!!
Jangbi favorite player. Forever~ CJ herO the King of IEM. BOMBERRRRRRRR. Sexy Boy Rogue. soO #1! Oliveira China Represent!
Yhamm
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France7248 Posts
May 30 2014 14:34 GMT
#5
are you really using a double elimination bracket in stage 1 to determine 8 players for stage 2?
LiquipediaWe will have only each other at the last
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
May 30 2014 16:52 GMT
#6
correct, else there would be like 1 round of games :D
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vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
May 30 2014 16:53 GMT
#7
Hopefully some cool AM players can qualify!
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
Yhamm
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France7248 Posts
May 30 2014 16:53 GMT
#8
On May 31 2014 01:52 pHaRSiDE wrote:
correct, else there would be like 1 round of games :D

yeah but half the bracket won't be played -_-
LiquipediaWe will have only each other at the last
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
May 30 2014 18:43 GMT
#9
On May 31 2014 01:53 Yhamm wrote:
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On May 31 2014 01:52 pHaRSiDE wrote:
correct, else there would be like 1 round of games :D

yeah but half the bracket won't be played -_-


It would be the same result in single elimination o.O
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Yhamm
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France7248 Posts
May 30 2014 18:48 GMT
#10
On May 31 2014 03:43 pHaRSiDE wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 31 2014 01:53 Yhamm wrote:
On May 31 2014 01:52 pHaRSiDE wrote:
correct, else there would be like 1 round of games :D

yeah but half the bracket won't be played -_-


It would be the same result in single elimination o.O

yeah, but it looks bad on Liquipedia with a double bracket
LiquipediaWe will have only each other at the last
Payson
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
United States394 Posts
May 30 2014 20:16 GMT
#11
You say stage 1 begins Friday, June 9 at 6:00 pm, yet June 9th is on a Monday?
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
May 30 2014 21:05 GMT
#12
Update: Redbull has announced their 3 cup qualifier dates, therefore Stage 1 and 2 have to move up a day to avoid conflicts. New dates are:
Stage 1: Tuesday June 10th at 6:00 pm EDT
Stage 2: Wednesday June 11th at 6:00 pm EDT
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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
May 31 2014 18:27 GMT
#13
Announcing two more invites!
[image loading](P)EG.HuK
[image loading](P)puCK
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pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
June 02 2014 01:07 GMT
#14
Announcing two more invites:
[image loading][image loading](Z)viOLet
[image loading](Z)Acer.Scarlett

Stage 1 sign ups still open!
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DaRSaiNT
Profile Joined June 2012
Chile33 Posts
June 04 2014 12:11 GMT
#15
pHaRSiDE HI:

The people that created this tournament on the web put wrong the fallowing info: 1st)http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season9/shenzhen_qualifier1/rankings

Errors: StarCraft II Extreme Masters Season 9 Shenzhen Qualifier 1 (Fri. 06/10), that day is TUESDAY
The time stamp tells 23:00 when it will held or played. Now taking the minutes of the countdown, the tournament supposed to start on TUESDAY 18:00 EST

2nd)http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season9/shenzhen_qualifier2/rankings

Errors: StarCraft II Extreme Masters Season 9 Shenzhen Qualifier 2 (Day. 06/11), that day is THURSDAY.
The time stamp tells 23:00when it will held or played. Now taking the minutes of the countdown, the tournament supposed to start on THURSDAY 18:00 EST.

This created confusion on my players to register (saying that was on friday or tuesday or not....)

Can you please correct that info, thanks
SaiNT
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
June 09 2014 15:51 GMT
#16
The information in this thread is correct. I don't know who added it to the calendar.
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Yhamm
Profile Blog Joined December 2012
France7248 Posts
June 09 2014 16:01 GMT
#17
he's not talking about the calendar on TL but here : http://www.nationalesl.com/us/sc2/masters/season9/shenzhen_qualifier1/rankings
it says " (Fri. 06/10)"
he seems to be confused about the Fri.
LiquipediaWe will have only each other at the last
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
June 09 2014 16:35 GMT
#18
oh, most people don't pay attention to that. Its fixed though.
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vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
June 10 2014 02:17 GMT
#19
Hoping for Scarlett and qxc to do well!
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
pHaRSiDE
Profile Joined March 2011
United States752 Posts
June 10 2014 02:25 GMT
#20
Announcing the final invites:
[image loading](T)Illusion
[image loading](T)CoL.qxc
[image loading](T)ROOT.MaSa

Sign up for Stage 1 as it starts tomorrow!
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