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via: Intel Extreme Masters
sOs and TaeJa have been invited to compete at the upcoming IEM World Championshipin Katowice. They will take the tournament's only two invite spots, awarded on the strength of their performances in 2013.
IEM:
...Much like the invites to the rest of our stops, we decided invitations for the World Championship have to be based on performance in major tournaments WCS circuit tournaments. As such, we picked the most relevant tournaments of the past six months and invited the champions of the WCS Global Finals at BlizzCon as well as DreamHack Winter.
These two players will be joining the group of players who qualified by achieving top two finishes within the Intel Extreme Masters from June 2013 to March 2014. With the two players set to be determined at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne next week (February 13th to 16th) another five players are left to be determined as the CJ Entus player herO managed to get two Intel Extreme Masters championships within this season. The spot that has opened up for that was given to the Open Bracket on March 13th (see below for more information), meaning two players will have the chance to qualify on-site...
The list of qualified players so far is as follows:
Qualified from IEM Season 8 events:  Oz,  Revival, NaNiwa, Life, herO[jOin], San, MC
Invited: sOs,  TaeJa
Asian qualifier winner: Rogue
Six spots still remain in the tournament. Two will go to the finalists of the upcoming IEM Cologne event, another two spots will go to the winners of the Europe and American qualifiers, and the final two spots will go to the winners of the live, open bracket.
The IEM World Championship will take place on March 14-16, with a winner-take-all $100,000 prize.
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TaeJa for Terran Hope :D Really hoping to get some more Terrans through the remaining qualifiers. Also really like the Live Open Bracket. Reminds me a bit of MLG.
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inb4 another oz revival finals
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They've found a way to have a terran at World Championship :DD
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sOs gets his second $100k paycheck.
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The lack of terra is kinda sad :/
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I hope Taeja brings his motivation. His gg's at Asus RoG were questionable at least.
edit: this sounds a bit harsh, but if he gives up quickly I'd rather have them invite someone like innovation to be the terran hope.
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Canada1637 Posts
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Phew, a Terran. I would not be surprised to see another one from this upcoming Cologne event though. Polt, ForGG, jjakji, and Innovation are all there!
... But, Dear, HerO, Classic, and Rain are there too. So nevermind!
Also, Naniwa as foreigner hope!! Think how wicked it'd be if a foreigner (aka Naniwa) took 1st place, claiming the WHOLE prizepool?!!!! SAFE TO SAY THAT WON'T HAPPEN.
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No invite for elfi? Lame...
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TAEJA TERRAN FIGHTING!!!!!
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need to invite desrow, everyone has a chance
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Poland3756 Posts
If NaNiwa wins this, he will overcome Stephano on the list of top earners in sc2!
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CJ herO to have his third IEM!
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On February 08 2014 02:04 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
I hope Taeja brings his motivation. His gg's at Asus RoG were questionable at least.
edit: this sounds a bit harsh, but if he gives up quickly I'd rather have them invite someone like innovation to be the terran hope.
I'm sure he as he could 100k, he even said that he feels less motivated to try for 10k tournaments.
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On February 08 2014 02:06 Adebisi wrote:
WE HAVE TERRAN.
Down with are evil Terran overlords. The Age of Enlightenment is upon us. Protoss shall rule them all.
I'm happy sOs got invited, after winning Blizzcon he seemed to be forgotten. I'd like Scarlett to attend if she is willing (and qualifies), we need more foreigner hope for this tournament.
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On February 08 2014 02:10 MysteryMeat1 wrote:
No invite for elfi? Lame...
we don't want a BO win player with minimal mechanical skill.
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On February 08 2014 02:19 nimdil wrote:
If NaNiwa wins this, he will overcome Stephano on the list of top earners in sc2!
As much as I want to, it won't happen. I imagine top 8 for him depending on bracket 
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Wow! What's that sign in front of TaeJa's nickname? Is that a new race?
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Bisutopia19339 Posts
I don't know how anyone can argue that Naniwa won't be in the finals. Any other predictions would be foolish. He's the highest bitcoin earner in SC2 history!
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On February 08 2014 02:34 BisuDagger wrote:
I don't know how anyone can argue that Naniwa won't be in the finals. Any other predictions would be foolish. He's the highest bitcoin earner in SC2 history!
By that logic Destiny would get 2nd
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On February 08 2014 02:34 BisuDagger wrote:
I don't know how anyone can argue that Naniwa won't be in the finals. Any other predictions would be foolish. He's the highest bitcoin earner in SC2 history!
Made my day :D
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I honestly don't think that inviting another Protoss was a good idea, I know his is world champ and bla bla bla but they could have invited Mvp as second terran and hype wise he wouldn't be worth considerably less that sos and most importantly less PvP is better.
I can only hope more T and Z will qualify and prove me wrong that I havent wasted my money on a PvP tournament I don't give two shits and a fuck about but I guess after seeing SuperNova vs Trap today I can sefely say I dont see a not brain dead protoss losing to a terran in those qualifiers so I will just root for zergs to save my self some frustration.
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invite parting 
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Thank god a Terran! GO Taejaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Don't let those dirty Protoss take the money!
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Well if no terran qualifies, we need to invite them! I get the point of tournament organizers, trying to make this not look like a 2race game. Reality is quite different though.
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On February 08 2014 02:33 noneforall wrote:
Wow! What's that sign in front of TaeJa's nickname? Is that a new race?
It's not a new race, it's one from a forgotten time that only exists in fairy tales nowadays. Legend has it that the "terrans" will come again someday and bring justice to the world
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I'm foreseeing replacements. Aren't Revival and Oz still teamless? I don't think IEM covers full flight+hotel?
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WILD TERRAN SPOTTED!!! PHEW!!! XD
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On February 08 2014 02:51 bokchoi wrote:
I'm foreseeing replacements. Aren't Revival and Oz still teamless? I don't think IEM covers full flight+hotel?
They do
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On February 08 2014 02:55 lystier wrote:
Look, taeja, 100,000!
It's over 9000 10,000!
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Polt wins American qualifier hopefully
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a winner-take-all $100,000 prize
You're going to host a winner-take-all with a protoss stacked tournament?
PvPs don't lead people to believe that the winners deserved it 100%, which is less of a problem when the prize pool isn't winner-take-all.
And who likes watching PvP? Imagine if the non-toss players get eliminated in the first round, what will happen to viewers?
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Taeja! stop your balance whining Terran has got this in the bag
had it not been for the trickster himself sOs :D
2 great invites
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I'm surprised Yoda didn't get an invite. Sure, sOs and Taeja are better players and deserve it more. I just thought IEM always invites the defending champ to these.
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No PartinGuuu
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Man, i hope there will be some more Terrans, as the Matchups with Terran participation are the most exiting to watch atm...
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no jaedong? or scarlett?
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If TaeJa plays equally awful than in ASUS ROG it wont be pretty
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Moar PvP! (cant care less....)
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At least all the PvP/ZvZ will be fast. Same with PvZ (if not a lot of people go Swarm Host).
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On February 08 2014 03:07 CutTheEnemy wrote:You're going to host a winner-take-all with a protoss stacked tournament? PvPs don't lead people to believe that the winners deserved it 100%, which is less of a problem when the prize pool isn't winner-take-all. And who likes watching PvP? Imagine if the non-toss players get eliminated in the first round, what will happen to viewers?
I like watching PvP.
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On February 08 2014 02:30 ThePlagueJG wrote:Show nested quote +On February 08 2014 02:19 nimdil wrote:
If NaNiwa wins this, he will overcome Stephano on the list of top earners in sc2! As much as I want to, it won't happen. I imagine top 8 for him depending on bracket
Naniwa has a habbit of coming second in incredibly stacked tournaments. If he comes second in this one it'll be the most bitter defeat ever
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One throne heir, one tourney, one terran
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On February 08 2014 04:57 GWdeathscythe wrote:
No Jaedong? that is sad!
Jaedong could always qualify through IEM Cologne next week 
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sOs gonna win another 100k? Become one of the most monetarily succesfull sc2 players in less than 6 months?
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money in the bank for sos
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I don't think anybody is disappointed with these invites :D
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On February 08 2014 03:07 CutTheEnemy wrote:You're going to host a winner-take-all with a protoss stacked tournament? PvPs don't lead people to believe that the winners deserved it 100%, which is less of a problem when the prize pool isn't winner-take-all. And who likes watching PvP? Imagine if the non-toss players get eliminated in the first round, what will happen to viewers?
Well you can't just change the rules depending who is playing.
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On February 08 2014 03:07 CutTheEnemy wrote:You're going to host a winner-take-all with a protoss stacked tournament? PvPs don't lead people to believe that the winners deserved it 100%, which is less of a problem when the prize pool isn't winner-take-all. And who likes watching PvP? Imagine if the non-toss players get eliminated in the first round, what will happen to viewers?
The viewers will most likely be eliminated in the first round aswell if that is the case.
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haha that's a way to get a terran
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Lorning
Belgica34432 Posts
I hope Maru plays in the open bracket. What's a 100k event without the best terran in the world
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tefel is going to take the iem lol
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sOs will get REKT, you read it here first.
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Time for TaeJa to win a big tournament and stop complaining about winning only small prizes.
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Better invite some Terran...
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If Taeja wins a winner-take-all tournament as the only Terran that would be the sickest storyline ever.
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i rly hope nani lose fast ...
STOP dont understand me wrong i LOVE nani BUT
if he went 2nd ... its the end of his career guys so i doubt he can win it so better lose early and not end 2nd 3rd etc something he wouldnt want to live with (in esport world)
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On February 08 2014 05:26 Enel wrote:
Nani 100k Richer.
wow what, he won the lottery?
On February 08 2014 06:51 ImperialFist wrote:
sOs will get REKT, you read it here first.
first i read it at wcs global finals.
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On February 08 2014 04:36 Epamynondas wrote:Show nested quote +On February 08 2014 03:07 CutTheEnemy wrote:a winner-take-all $100,000 prize You're going to host a winner-take-all with a protoss stacked tournament? PvPs don't lead people to believe that the winners deserved it 100%, which is less of a problem when the prize pool isn't winner-take-all. And who likes watching PvP? Imagine if the non-toss players get eliminated in the first round, what will happen to viewers? I like watching PvP.
Heretic! Burn the witch! Burn her! I mean uh... Terrans will win!
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On February 08 2014 07:27 WigglingSquid wrote:Time for TaeJa to win a big tournament and stop complaining about winning only small prizes.
He won Dreamhack winter for 30k in November.
Here is a link
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is there some way left for Flash to be able to be in this tournament?
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On February 08 2014 12:56 Levistus wrote:is there some way left for Flash to be able to be in this tournament?
Open bracket if KT is willing to send him there.
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On February 08 2014 02:04 argonautdice wrote:
sOs gets his second $100k paycheck.
Dude, what if?
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Show nested quote +On February 08 2014 06:51 ImperialFist wrote:
sOs will get REKT, you read it here first. first i read it at wcs global finals.
ImperialFist got REKT. You read it here first.
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On February 08 2014 12:21 juvenal wrote:wow what, he won the lottery? Show nested quote +On February 08 2014 06:51 ImperialFist wrote:
sOs will get REKT, you read it here first. first i read it at wcs global finals.
sOs haters shut the fuck up he doesn't get half the credit and hype he deserves people forget who face inno in season finals nameless Korean my ass
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Lol they have to invite a terran in order for one to be in a tournament.. Anyways go Taeja :D
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There were already more protoss players than zergs and terrans combined. Makes sense to invite more protoss!
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if maru could qualify that would be so great :D mayhaps for american spot :D or opentournement
gogo sos & Life !
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sOs has been stepping up his games in pl, I think he deserves the seed
I am just more concerned about the zergs, nowadays other than soulkey, no zerg is looking especially dominate.
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Whoa this is looking like the GSL with the lack of terrans here
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Aaah this would be good tournament for elfi
Actually pretty weak lineup so far
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EPT
