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Intel Extreme Masters returns to Shanghai on July 28th to 31st for its first stop to kick off season 11 with a StarCraft® II tournament which will be a WCS 5000 Circuit Event.
http://wiki.teamliquid.net/starcraft2/IEM_Season_XI_-_Shanghai
PASSPORT QUALIFIERS
In order to participate in one of these qualifiers, players must hold a passport of the respective region, with each player being limited to one region only. All of the qualified players will receive paid travel and accommodation.
Open Stages will be played in a single elimination best of three format, while the Final Stages being also best of three but double elimination, with the very final match being best of five. In the Grand Final of the double elimination bracket (day two of the Oceania, Latin America and Taiwan qualifiers), the player who advances through the lower bracket must defeat the player from the winner's bracket twice. This is to give the player from the winner's bracket an advantage due to going undefeated thus far. The first match they play will be a best of 3, the 2nd time they meet it will be a best of 5.
EUROPE, AFRICA, MIDDLE EAST
Saturday, May 21 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER]
Open Stage: top eight players advance to the Final Stage
Sunday, May 22 12:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER]
Final Stage: top eight players from the Open Stage and top eight players of this region's WCS ranking as of 16th of May 2016 23:59 PDT. Top two qualify for Shanghai
Streams:
ESL | BasetradeTV | VikingTV | Wardi | 
TaKeTV | 
O'Gaming | 
ESL.tv PLNORTH AMERICA (USA AND CANADA)
Saturday, May 21 8:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER]
Open Stage: top eight players advance to the Final Stage
Sunday, May 22 8:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER]
Final Stage: top eight players from the Open Stage and top eight players of this region's WCS ranking as of 16th of May 2016 23:59 PDT. Top two qualify for Shanghai
Streams:
avilo | BasetradeTV | Wardi | TaKeTVOCEANIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA, JAPAN
Saturday, May 21 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER]
Open Stage: top four players advance to the Final Stage
Sunday, May 22 4:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER]
Final Stage: top four players from the Open Stage and top four players of this region's WCS ranking as of 16th of May 2016 23:59 PDT. The winner qualifies for Shanghai
Streams:
MorN_sc with snowsc2 Day 1 | mOOnGLaDe Day 2CHINA
Saturday, May 28 5:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER TBD]
Open Stage: top four players advance to the Final Stage
Sunday, May 29 5:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER TBD]
Final Stage: top four players from the Open Stage and top four players of this region's WCS ranking as of 16th of May 2016 23:59 PDT. Top two qualify for Shanghai
Streams:
N3rdStGamersTAIWAN, HONG KONG, MACAU
Saturday, May 28 6:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER]
Open Stage: top four players advance to the Final Stage
Sunday, May 29 6:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER]
Final Stage: top four players from the Open Stage and top four players of this region's WCS ranking as of 16th of May 2016 23:59 PDT. The winner qualifies for Shanghai
Streams:
LATIN AMERICA
Thursday, Jun 02 8:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER]
Open Stage: top four players advance to the Final Stage
Friday, Jun 03 8:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER]
Final Stage: top four players from the Open Stage and top four players of this region's WCS ranking as of 16th of May 2016 23:59 PDT. The winner qualifies for Shanghai
Streams:
OPEN QUALIFIERS
These qualifiers are open to any competing WCS player. Each qualified player will receive paid travel and accommodation. The format will be single elimination best of three with the very final match being best of five.
ASIA AND OCEANIA (NA AUSTRALIA SERVER)
Saturday, Jun 11 6:00am GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER] - Winner qualifies for Shanghai
Streams:
Maynarde | ESLEUROPE AND AFRICA (EU SERVER)
Saturday, Jun 11 2:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER] - Winner qualifies for Shanghai
Streams:
ESL | VikingTV | Wardi | O'Gaming | ESL.tv PLAMERICAS (NA CENTRAL SERVER)
Saturday, Jun 11 10:00pm GMT (GMT+00:00) - [LINK TO QUALIFIER] - Winner qualifies for Shanghai
Streams:
BasetradeTV
ShoWTimE 
Bly 
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