IEM Season VIII Finals in Katowice ! - Page 4

On July 23 2013 07:38 Vertitto wrote:

Carmac will there be entry fee this time? last time due to the high interest there were some problems with huge lines, people were w8ing 1-3h in freezing cold only to get informed that arena is full. That sucks especially for foreigners, who may pay for the trip and not be able to even enter the venue

On July 23 2013 07:38 Vertitto wrote:

Carmac will there be entry fee this time? last time due to the high interest there were some problems with huge lines, people were w8ing 1-3h in freezing cold only to get informed that arena is full. That sucks especially for foreigners, who may pay for the trip and not be able to even enter the venue

On July 23 2013 18:02 Frankon wrote:

There is a chance that there will be no entry fee this time also.

Here is some background information on how things are done in Poland (sry for my english)
Lets start from the start. Spodek is managed and owned by a company which is in 100% belongs to the city.
Its highly possible that Turtle gmbh (IEM brand owners) would once again file for a grant from the city council (or president) to host IEM finals in Spodek. The chances of this grant getting through are ridiculous high (trust me it is. more about it below).
IEM could even get up to 90% of cost of renting Spodek through that grant (hell even 100% is possible)

Why is it possible to get such a huge grant to host a event?
MOSiR (the company which is managing Spodek) would be able to show in the annual report that the stadion is earning money for itself (or at least keeping afloat). City council cannot officially pump money into the MOSIR. There comes Turtle gmbh. They get the money from city council to host the finals (one of the requirements might be that it should be open if they get the huge grant) but that money could only be spent on renting Spodek from MOSIR.
So basically all sides are the winner in it ^^

Also. 2014 is the local government election year here in Poland. So its extra points for the local politicians that could brag that thanks to their effort the finals of "the largest e-sport tournament that tenth of thousands people come to watch" (trust me they would call it that - the politicians) was hosted thanks to us. So vote for us "

Here is how things are done in Poland.

So 90% chance of free entry this year also.

On July 23 2013 18:19 Vertitto wrote:

From one side it's awsome, but i can imagine the frustration you can get when you are not guaranteed to enter the venue and watch the matches, especially if you have flown from different continent

On July 24 2013 00:46 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
Is there any timetable for IEM - Shanghai. Can't find anything, and its not listed in the upcoming events...?

On July 24 2013 00:07 Ammanas wrote:
Yeah, I already booked a hotel and even though I am coming just from Slovakia, it would be pretty disappointing if I couldn't get in .. So hopefully there will be some tickets

On July 24 2013 05:35 voldoo wrote:
Awesome!
maybe next year in a bigger arena in Kraków
Biggest arena in poland!

On July 24 2013 06:20 nimdil wrote:

Yea, maybe Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw

On July 24 2013 12:07 Frankon wrote:

Im not sure if all the players can swim.

On July 24 2013 16:15 BirdKiller wrote:
Great to see Katowice, Poland is selected as the finals event. Well deserved and shown IMO. The only issue is the fact that this is happening in March 2014