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Source: IntelExtremeMasters
The 9th season of Intel Extreme Masters will kick off from Shenzen, China on July 16-21. Qualifiers are set to begin on June 1st.
ESL announced today that the Intel® Extreme Masters’ ninth season is to begin in China for the second consecutive year. Premiering in Shenzhen on July 16-21, the elite pro gaming tour will once again sweep the globe showcasing the best of competitive gaming.
Season 9’s first event in Shenzhen marks the fifth time that the Intel® Extreme Masters visits China, the previous stops taking place in Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu in past seasons. The ‘Road to Shenzhen’ begins June 1st, with the extended qualifiers for the event...
...Ahead of the upcoming season, Managing Director of Pro Gaming at ESL, Michal Blicharz, is eager to see records broken once again and explains the reasoning behind the Shenzhen event:
“With its tradition in eSports and continuously growing fan base, China is a sleeping giant in professional gaming. Last season the IEM recorded its highest Chinese viewership yet and we want to continue to involve Chinese gamers in global competitions. This is why we come to China every year.”
StarCraft 2 and League of Legends will be at the event.
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United States33655 Posts
Stacked schedule, with both DreamHack Valencia (July 18-19) as well Valve's The International 2014 (July 18-21) taking place at the same time.
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On May 21 2014 04:29 Waxangel wrote:
Stacked schedule, with both DreamHack Valencia (July 18-19) as well Valve's The International 2014 (July 18-21) taking place at the same time.
I can't imagine any event getting much viewership when competing with TI4
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United States33655 Posts
On May 21 2014 04:40 chipmonklord17 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 04:29 Waxangel wrote:
Stacked schedule, with both DreamHack Valencia (July 18-19) as well Valve's The International 2014 (July 18-21) taking place at the same time. I can't imagine any event getting much viewership when competing with TI4
I'm pretty sure they can live without the dozens of ppl who complained when liquiddota split from TL.net 
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Can't wait to hear about how half the players have visa problems.
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The International 4 will that be Starcraft 2? I'm confused as to why it would take viewers away from other events since it doesnt seem to be SC2 as there is no page on liquipedia.
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On May 21 2014 04:56 Varroth wrote:
The International 4 will that be Starcraft 2? I'm confused as to why it would take viewers away from other events since it doesnt seem to be SC2 as there is no page on liquipedia.
TI4 is (probably) the largest eSports event in the world, all categories. It draws a massive audience, even people that don't watch any Dota beyond the International. Kind of like how FIFA World Cup pulls in a lot of people that aren't necessarily football fans.
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Colliding with DH is unfortunate of course. Ah well, different time zones.
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Awesome, just when i'm done with my exams
Time to bunker down for some days and switch between IEM, TI4 and DH
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On May 21 2014 04:56 Varroth wrote:
The International 4 will that be Starcraft 2? I'm confused as to why it would take viewers away from other events since it doesnt seem to be SC2 as there is no page on liquipedia.
Lots of people play both DotA and Starcraft 2. For some people it might be a tough choice between a really good starcraft tournament that happens every few months and the greatest DotA tournament which only happens once a year.
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Personally I don't care at all about The International and it sounds like Dreamhack only collides with the open bracket part of IEM, so it should be fine. Sounds like a good weekend for SC2 fans.
I don't know why people think that so many people watch both SC2 and Dota. Sure there might be some but I highly doubt that it is the majority of the SC2 viewers. A lot of people also don't care about Dota because they are into LoL and one game of that type is enough for most people.
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United States33655 Posts
On May 21 2014 04:57 Zealously wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 04:56 Varroth wrote:
The International 4 will that be Starcraft 2? I'm confused as to why it would take viewers away from other events since it doesnt seem to be SC2 as there is no page on liquipedia. TI4 is (probably) the largest eSports event in the world, all categories. It draws a massive audience, even people that don't watch any Dota beyond the International. Kind of like how FIFA World Cup pulls in a lot of people that aren't necessarily football fans.
people overestimated this last year with WCS Season 2 and here we are doing the same
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I'm rarely watching Dota but I'd prefer the International too, it's just a rarely happening tournament with lots on the line. Most likely I'll watch both when I can.
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East Gorteau22261 Posts
On May 21 2014 05:37 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 04:57 Zealously wrote:On May 21 2014 04:56 Varroth wrote:
The International 4 will that be Starcraft 2? I'm confused as to why it would take viewers away from other events since it doesnt seem to be SC2 as there is no page on liquipedia. TI4 is (probably) the largest eSports event in the world, all categories. It draws a massive audience, even people that don't watch any Dota beyond the International. Kind of like how FIFA World Cup pulls in a lot of people that aren't necessarily football fans. people overestimated this last year with WCS Season 2 and here we are doing the same
I don't think it'll have much of an impact personally, I was just explaining the logic behind the argument. Honestly, the worst that could likely happen is maybe a few thousand viewers alternating between two streams that otherwise would have watched exclusively IEM.
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Canada16217 Posts
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TI4 has a prize pool of over $6,000,000. The winners will likely collect $3,000,000 (split 5 ways). The community helped contribute to the prize pool (including my nephew). It is fair to say that it is the premier eSports tournament in the world - congratulations to them - nothing can compete with TI4.
I will be watching SC2 at IEM, and DreamHack as I find MOBAs uninteresting - but my nephew dotes on DoTA.
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On May 21 2014 04:42 Waxangel wrote:Show nested quote +On May 21 2014 04:40 chipmonklord17 wrote:On May 21 2014 04:29 Waxangel wrote:
Stacked schedule, with both DreamHack Valencia (July 18-19) as well Valve's The International 2014 (July 18-21) taking place at the same time. I can't imagine any event getting much viewership when competing with TI4 I'm pretty sure they can live without the dozens of ppl who complained when liquiddota split from TL.net
just what are you trying to say D:
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I think I bought into the idea that the overlap with TI was really really bad last year but if you think about it it's definitely manageable. Especially since the SC2 is in Europe and China and TI is in America. It's honestly not that hard to watch both either you can just open up a second browser window and switch between events as you see fit. Even if someone opens the IEM stream but never leaves TI that's still a view for IEM
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