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 Prizes for MVP of CS  Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition CPU BenQ XL2410T Display Razer Bundle Exclusive, unique MVP HoodieInterview with EG|PuMa
04.10.2011 05:24
Not even two months ago PuMa won the first Global Challenge of this season in Cologne with a clear 3-0 over MC. Now he is in the semi finals of the GC Guangzhou against his teammate IdrA. We sat down with him to learn some more about this very talented player. Thanks go out to
 SK.Reis for translating.China is not that far from Korea, but how different does it feel for you? The biggest different for me is the food. The Chinese food is much fattier than the Korean. It also smells different here, not just the food but in general. Did you expect your teammate  IdrA to win against RevivaL?I did not really care about that game because I was focused on my own match that day against JYP. After I learned the score though, I was almost shocked that IdrA won in such a convincing fashion.How do you feel about going up against your teammate IdrA?Well, IdrA is of course my team mate but I want to win this tournament and that makes him just another player I have to beat to beat if I want to take the first place. How do you rate the level of the Chinese players that you saw in Guangzhou? I watched the Chinese whenever I could and they don't play any different than the rest of the world. I guess their problem is that the number of very good players in China is smaller and means less high level competition and practice.  What do you think about  elfittajas performance in his first IEM SC2 event?I didn't manage to watch him a lot but what I heard from other players is that he has a unique style that differs from most other Protoss players. If you win against IdrA, you'll meet a Protoss in the final. How do you like that match-up?I think TvP is currently my strongest match-up. The only map loss I had in the past was against  MaNa at the GC Cologne. I feel very confident for a final against a Protoss. How do you like IEM compared to other events? Since I won the Global Challenge Cologne I felt that if I go to China, that I also had to show a very good performance in Guangzhou. In general I don't differentiate a lot between events. Each of them is a tournament where I want to play as good as possible and ultimately win. There are people who say that you play 1-1-1 and can't play macro games. How do you feel about that? When I won the NASL, I never did the 1-1-1 or All-Ins. It was always macro games. The thing about macro is, that the games always lead up to the same point; huge armies and the chance for the enemy to come back. With 1-1-1 the chances to win are higher and I invest a lot of time to think about my 1-1-1. You have been very successful outside of Korea. Do you feel you have what it takes to eventually make it into Code S? Yes I think so 100%. Even though I am part of Team EG I practice a lot with Korean Code S players and I know that I have what it takes to play in Code S. You mentioned Team EG and soon your mates  HuK and IdrA will join you in Korea. Do yo look forward to practice with Idra and HuK them?Yes I am very excited about it. I think it is important to have full-time practice partners and with those two I will be able to practice against a highly skilled Protoss and a highly skilled Zerg. For the future I definitely want to win the GSL and also maintain my performance in foreign events. Do you think the current StarCraft 2 pros like youself, Nestea, MC or MVP will still be on top when the current StarCraft 1 pros switch to SC2?I think that is hard to predict for the next years. I see my own chances as very good. The current StarCraft 1 pros will definitely be top notch, but being great in StarCraft 1 is no guarantee that you will be good in StarCraft 2. I was part of eSTRO and know how good the StarCraft 1 pros are.MC won the Sick Nerd Baller title at GamesCom, does PuMa want to win it? Of course I would like to win that title, but it is based on popularity and has nothing to do with skill for me. Last question: Why the red hair? *laughs* That is the result of a communication problem between me and my hairdresser. I wanted to have a more blond-brown color and ended up with this. The color is really hard to swallow. In the future I'll definitely have to change it again. GC Guangzhou - Day 4 - The first Final day
04.10.2011 03:36
Live coverage of the Global Challenge Guangzhou. This item will be updated continuously throughout the day. Update times will be local time.
 1. IdrA - 2. elfittaja 3. PuMa Semi Final CLG 1-1  SK GamingGeneral information Timezones: PDT +15 | EDT +12 | CEST +6 Streams: ESL TV Restream: 19:00 CEST on ESL TV VODs: VODs on ESL TV Pictures: Saturday | Sunday | Monday Twitter: @IntelEM Hashtag: #IEM Reddit: SC2 | LoLTournament Information Groupstage | Play-Offs | Replays & VODs Groupstage | Play-Offs Groupstage | Play-OffsLive Ticker[17:07] SK Gaming and CLG will go the full duration of three maps to decide who will face  World Elite in Wednesdays final.[16:05] The Counter-Strike Grand Final tomorrow is  mousesports -  Fnatic. The Swedes won their semi final over WinFakt with a clear 2-0. After both teams left the pro-area feels a lot less crowded with only the teams and some players remaining.[15:39] The SICK NERD BALLER Vote is closed. Wait till after the Grand Final between IdrA and elfittaja for the announcement of the winner.[14:10] Fnatic in their team jerseys look like the old and established while WinFakt in their regular clothes, including one big hole right below the butt, look like some young guns that want to stir things up. And that is exactly how it is. [13:45] The rivalry between Fnatic and WinFakt is so intense. They sit on opposite corners of the players area but frequently shout at each other or even stand up to make a pose towards the enemy. For this one has to love eSports.[13:34] Want to know how much SC2 players care for the 3rd place match? As soon as some PCs were free in the pro-area,  iaguz PiG,  Strelok and Jinro left the stage and started playing. [12:59] mouz|Zonixx: The game against eFuture was not really hard for us. We were well prepared, had watched every demo possible and in the end showed quite clearly, that we were the better team. For the other semi final I expect Fnatic to win, but WinFakt is capable of an upset. 2:1 for Fnatic in the end though. [12:32] All StarCraft 2 VoDs can now be found in the replay thread[12:14] WinFakt arrived some time ago and are warming up while Fnatic is yet to be seen.[11:27] elfittaja is our first StarCraft 2 finalist. He managed to come back after being down 0-2 against HasuObs, winning with 3-2 in the end. He will now either meet IdrA or PuMa.[10:18] Met Hotshotgg for breakfast this morning and he made the following quote: I almost hated LoL when I was going for highest ELO on solo queue. I felt like I was going crazy. - Oh, and the guy looks a little bit like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo. [09:30] Welcome and good morning to 4th day of the GC Guangzhou. Today we will bring you the 1/2 Finals the 3rd place match and the Grand-Final. In and the 1/2 Finals will be played. Let us take a look at todays matches  HasuObs vs. elfittaja  PuMa vs.  IdrA World Elite vs. eHome CLG vs. SK Gaming mousesports vs. eFuture WinFakt vs. FnaticVote for the SICK NERD BALLER of Guangzhou!
03.10.2011 10:16
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Guangzhou - Day 1 - Recap
01.10.2011 11:29
The Global Challenge Guangzhou started with a full day of StarCraft 2. The available seats were taken right from the beginning and it would stay like this until the last game was over. Throughout the day the fans became more and more vocal and especially when the Chinese players YHY and XiGua were on stage they cheered loudly. After some initial streaming issues all problems were resolved throughout the day.
In Group A it was not enough for YHY. He only managed to win against Australian underdog PiG but had to accept defeats against tournament favorite PuMa and HasuObs. The German came second in the end, only losing to PuMa who dominated his group. PiG was without a chance against this strong field and lost all of his three games.
The hot topic of the other group was RAIN who arrived with a few hours delay and had to play his games right off the bat. Against fellow Korean JYP he lost clearly with 2-0. Afterwards he faced the Chinese top player XiGua and the match became the first real best-of-three with RAIN managing to win 2-1 in the end and thus keeping himself alive in the tournament. His last match was against dimaga who had shown a real strong performance up to that point. And he continued it with a third straight victory, taking the first spot in his group. The last match of the day was between JYP and XiGua. The Korean went on to win 2-0, taking the 2nd spot in Group B.
In Group A it was not enough for YHY. He only managed to win against Australian underdog PiG but had to accept defeats against tournament favorite PuMa and HasuObs. The German came second in the end, only losing to PuMa who dominated his group. PiG was without a chance against this strong field and lost all of his three games.
The hot topic of the other group was RAIN who arrived with a few hours delay and had to play his games right off the bat. Against fellow Korean JYP he lost clearly with 2-0. Afterwards he faced the Chinese top player XiGua and the match became the first real best-of-three with RAIN managing to win 2-1 in the end and thus keeping himself alive in the tournament. His last match was against dimaga who had shown a real strong performance up to that point. And he continued it with a third straight victory, taking the first spot in his group. The last match of the day was between JYP and XiGua. The Korean went on to win 2-0, taking the 2nd spot in Group B.
Guangzhou - Day 1
01.10.2011 05:06
Live coverage of the Global Challenge Guangzhou. This item will be updated continuously throughout the day. Update times will be local time.
Timezones: PDT +16 | EDT +12 | CEST +6
Streams: ESL TV
Twitter: @IntelEM
Hashtag: #IEM
Reddit: Day 1 thread
Please note that we cannot access Twitter from China. All important updates will be here on the page.
[17:26] JYP follows dimaga into the quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over XiGua. That was it for the first day of the GC Guangzhou. The venue is empty by now since official closing time is 17:00 local time.
[17:14] dimaga also won his last game vs RAIN with 2-0. A very short tournament for RAIN who arrived late and a dominating performance from dimaga so far.
[16:40] The last live match for today will be XiGua vs JYP. Make sure you tune in on ESL TV.
[16:34] And RAIN manages to win 2-1 and keeps himself in the tournament for now. Next up are the decider matches dimaga vs. RAIN and XiGua vs JYP.
[16:12] And he keeps his chances alive. 1-1 now. It is all down to the next deciding map.
[16:03] elfittaja and IdrA have been laddering all day. They should be well prepared for tomorrow.
[16:00] RAIN is down 1-0 and fighting for his tournament life now.
[15:23] But no cheering helps against a red-haired PuMa. 2-0 for the Korean. Next up: RAIN against XiGua.
[15:15] Viewing area packed with Chinese people + Chinese player on stage = Crowd goes nuts.
[14:51] In case you are unfamiliar with Australian players PiG and iaguz, here they are:
[14:51] RAIN just lost his first match against fellow Korean JYP. Not a good start for the late arrival. His next match will be against Chinese powerhouse XiGua. Live on ESL TV.
[14:43] Next up is this handsome young man against YHY.
[14:33] No free seats since we started this morning:
[14:29] HasuObs 2-0 PiG.
[14:13] RAIN is playing his first match right now against JYP. After the HasuObs - PiG match we'll show PuMa vs YHY.
[14:07] Anexis eSports and Immunity are on the venue to test the PCs and play some. But they already attract a big crowd behind them.
[13:51] The next matches are starting. HasuObs vs PiG, YHY vs. PuMa and Rain is supposed to play JYP. But his match against XiGua is also still open.
[13:31] dimaga wins his second match against JYP with 2:0.
[13:27] RAIN from fnatic just arrived. He will hopefully soon be able to play his first match.
[12:58] dimaga vs. JYP is live now.
[12:39] PuMa 2:0 HasuObs and YHY 2:0 PiG. Next up dimaga vs. JYP and Rain vs. XiGua.
[11:47] PuMa and HasuObs also won their matches 2:0.
[11:47] dimaga won his opening match against XiGua with 2-0.
[11:04] We start in a few minutes. Besides HasuObs vs. YHY we'll also have PiG vs. PuMa.
[10:45] The first match of the day will be HasuObs vs. YHY. The current delay is due to internet issues at the venue.
General information
Timezones: PDT +16 | EDT +12 | CEST +6
Streams: ESL TV
Twitter: @IntelEM
Hashtag: #IEM
Reddit: Day 1 thread
Please note that we cannot access Twitter from China. All important updates will be here on the page.
Live Coverage
[17:26] JYP follows dimaga into the quarter-finals with a 2-0 win over XiGua. That was it for the first day of the GC Guangzhou. The venue is empty by now since official closing time is 17:00 local time.
[17:14] dimaga also won his last game vs RAIN with 2-0. A very short tournament for RAIN who arrived late and a dominating performance from dimaga so far.
[16:40] The last live match for today will be XiGua vs JYP. Make sure you tune in on ESL TV.
[16:34] And RAIN manages to win 2-1 and keeps himself in the tournament for now. Next up are the decider matches dimaga vs. RAIN and XiGua vs JYP.
[16:12] And he keeps his chances alive. 1-1 now. It is all down to the next deciding map.
[16:03] elfittaja and IdrA have been laddering all day. They should be well prepared for tomorrow.
[16:00] RAIN is down 1-0 and fighting for his tournament life now.
[15:23] But no cheering helps against a red-haired PuMa. 2-0 for the Korean. Next up: RAIN against XiGua.
[15:15] Viewing area packed with Chinese people + Chinese player on stage = Crowd goes nuts.
[14:51] In case you are unfamiliar with Australian players PiG and iaguz, here they are:
[14:51] RAIN just lost his first match against fellow Korean JYP. Not a good start for the late arrival. His next match will be against Chinese powerhouse XiGua. Live on ESL TV.
[14:43] Next up is this handsome young man against YHY.
[14:33] No free seats since we started this morning:
[14:29] HasuObs 2-0 PiG.
[14:13] RAIN is playing his first match right now against JYP. After the HasuObs - PiG match we'll show PuMa vs YHY.
[14:07] Anexis eSports and Immunity are on the venue to test the PCs and play some. But they already attract a big crowd behind them.
[13:51] The next matches are starting. HasuObs vs PiG, YHY vs. PuMa and Rain is supposed to play JYP. But his match against XiGua is also still open.
[13:31] dimaga wins his second match against JYP with 2:0.
[13:27] RAIN from fnatic just arrived. He will hopefully soon be able to play his first match.
[12:58] dimaga vs. JYP is live now.
[12:39] PuMa 2:0 HasuObs and YHY 2:0 PiG. Next up dimaga vs. JYP and Rain vs. XiGua.
[11:47] PuMa and HasuObs also won their matches 2:0.
[11:47] dimaga won his opening match against XiGua with 2-0.
[11:04] We start in a few minutes. Besides HasuObs vs. YHY we'll also have PiG vs. PuMa.
[10:45] The first match of the day will be HasuObs vs. YHY. The current delay is due to internet issues at the venue.
No HD Stream for GC Guangzhou right now *UPDATE*
30.09.2011 19:00
No HD stream for now!
Due to massive problems with the local internet provider in China we're not able to offer an HD stream for the Global Challenge Guangzhou right now. We're still working on a solution and hopefully get everything fixed in the morning hours. Everybody who already bought the HD Pass should write a short support ticket to get a credit note.
We apologize for the troube caused.
Write a support ticket
*UPDATE*
Looks like we were able to improve the stuation significantly! Our general stability should be better and the Premium streams will have a better quality. Special thanks to the guys at www.own3D.tv for their ongoing support!
Due to massive problems with the local internet provider in China we're not able to offer an HD stream for the Global Challenge Guangzhou right now. We're still working on a solution and hopefully get everything fixed in the morning hours. Everybody who already bought the HD Pass should write a short support ticket to get a credit note.
We apologize for the troube caused.
Write a support ticket*UPDATE*
Looks like we were able to improve the stuation significantly! Our general stability should be better and the Premium streams will have a better quality. Special thanks to the guys at www.own3D.tv for their ongoing support!
A Flash appears over Guangzhou
29.09.2011 18:00
Singaporian interchange
Unfortunately we have to announce another replacement for our upcoming Global Challenge in Guangzhou. 
AEON.GreenPotion canceled their participation on short notice. With their fellow-countrymen from Flash.LoL a surrogate was found. They are the Singaporian WCG winner and will join group B.
AEON.GreenPotion canceled their participation on short notice. With their fellow-countrymen from Flash.LoL a surrogate was found. They are the Singaporian WCG winner and will join group B.[SC2] RAIN replaces DeMusliM in Guangzhou
27.09.2011 11:43
The British StarCraft 2 player DeMusliM had to cancel his participation at the Global Challenge Guangzhou yesterday because he was unable to obtain a visa.
With only a few days remaining until the start of the event on the 1st of October, we are very happy to announce that RAIN from fnatic is able to fill in for him on short notice. He had originally lost to DeMusliM in the deciding match of the American qualifier and as such was the first person to be offered the spot.
RAIN will now take DeMusliM's spot in Group B where he'll face dimaga, XiGua and JYP. The Global Challenge Guangzhou will take place from the 1-5th of October at the Ani-Com & Games convention. The prize purse for the StarCraft 2 tournament is $21,000.
With only a few days remaining until the start of the event on the 1st of October, we are very happy to announce that RAIN from fnatic is able to fill in for him on short notice. He had originally lost to DeMusliM in the deciding match of the American qualifier and as such was the first person to be offered the spot.
RAIN will now take DeMusliM's spot in Group B where he'll face dimaga, XiGua and JYP. The Global Challenge Guangzhou will take place from the 1-5th of October at the Ani-Com & Games convention. The prize purse for the StarCraft 2 tournament is $21,000.
[SC2] Final groups for Guangzhou
23.09.2011 13:28
The groups for the Global Challenge Guangzhou are now final after the players invited from Korea have been confirmed and several Chinese players and mOOnGlaDe had to be replaced.
The four players who will participate from Korea are PuMa, champion of the Global Challenge Cologne, JYP and RevivaL of Team SCV Life and European expat Jinro.
The three Chinese players Loner, Infi and lovecd had to cancel their participation. They will be replaced by XiGua, Way and a third player that has yet to be announced. Originally it was Jim who should take the spot, but he is too young to participate. Australian native mOOnGlaDe had to cancel his participation as well, his spot will be taken by iaguz.
From the 1-5th of October the Ani-Com & Games will be the host of the Global Challenge Guangzhou which will feature tournaments for StarCraft 2, Counter-Strike and League of Legends.
The four players who will participate from Korea are PuMa, champion of the Global Challenge Cologne, JYP and RevivaL of Team SCV Life and European expat Jinro.
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| HasuObs | dimaga | elfittaja | Strelok |
| PiG | Rain | IdrA | iaguz |
| YHY | XiGua | Jim | Way |
| PuMa | JYP | Jinro | RevivaL |
The three Chinese players Loner, Infi and lovecd had to cancel their participation. They will be replaced by XiGua, Way and a third player that has yet to be announced. Originally it was Jim who should take the spot, but he is too young to participate. Australian native mOOnGlaDe had to cancel his participation as well, his spot will be taken by iaguz.
From the 1-5th of October the Ani-Com & Games will be the host of the Global Challenge Guangzhou which will feature tournaments for StarCraft 2, Counter-Strike and League of Legends.
These are the groups for Guangzhou
19.09.2011 18:36
Who's going to face each other at our second Global Challenge?
As the qualifiers are done and the Global Challenge Guangzhou is coming closer and closer the groups for the second Global Challenge of this season have been drawn. Get the results now and see which teams and players your favorites are facing.
From October 1st to 5th these teams and players will face each other at the Jinhan Exhibition Center in Guangzhou. Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming Global Challenge of Intel Extreme Masters!
As the qualifiers are done and the Global Challenge Guangzhou is coming closer and closer the groups for the second Global Challenge of this season have been drawn. Get the results now and see which teams and players your favorites are facing.
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| SK Gaming |  Millenium |  Anexis | winfakt |
 Bida Gaming | CLG | fnatic | mousesports |
 CrossGaming | AEON | Immunity |  XCN Gaming |
| CCM | WorldElite | EFuture | Tyloo |
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| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| HasuObs | Dimaga | elfittaja | Strelok |
| pig | Demuslim | Idra | mOOnglade |
| yhy | Loner | Infi | lovecd |
| Korean Invite #1 | Korean Invite #3 | Korean Invite #3 | Korean Invite #4 |
From October 1st to 5th these teams and players will face each other at the Jinhan Exhibition Center in Guangzhou. Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming Global Challenge of Intel Extreme Masters!
XlorD qualified for Guangzhou
12.09.2011 12:10
XlorD faced HasuObs on Sunday to determine who would replace MaNa from Poland and secure a spot at the Global Challenge Guangzhou in October.
The match started out on Tal'darim Altar where XlorD took the lead but HasuObs equalized the score on Shattered Temple for a third and deciding map. On Terminus SE XlorD was able to secure his win with 2:1 and thus his spot at the GC Guangzhou. The other qualified European players for the event are Strelok, dimaga and elfittaja.
Earlier this week MaNa had to cancel his participation at the event which lead to the replacement match as both players had placed 3/4th in the qualifier where MaNa had originally won his spot.
The Global Challenge Guangzhou will take place from the 1-5th of October at the Ani-Com & Games. The StarCraft 2 tournament will feature a $21,000 prize pool.
The match started out on Tal'darim Altar where XlorD took the lead but HasuObs equalized the score on Shattered Temple for a third and deciding map. On Terminus SE XlorD was able to secure his win with 2:1 and thus his spot at the GC Guangzhou. The other qualified European players for the event are Strelok, dimaga and elfittaja.
Earlier this week MaNa had to cancel his participation at the event which lead to the replacement match as both players had placed 3/4th in the qualifier where MaNa had originally won his spot.
The Global Challenge Guangzhou will take place from the 1-5th of October at the Ani-Com & Games. The StarCraft 2 tournament will feature a $21,000 prize pool.
MaNa has to cancel Guangzhou. Replacement match Sunday.
10.09.2011 17:40
The Global Challenge Guangzhou will take place without MaNa. The young Polish player had to cancel his participation due to other commitments.
He had managed to qualify for the event during the first European qualifier. The replacement match will be fought between the two players who placed 3/4th in that qualifier, Germans XlorD and HasuObs. It will take place tomorrow, the 11th of September.
The winner joins Strelok, dimaga and elfittaja as the European players who will participate in the $21,000 StarCraft 2 tournament. For MaNa it would have been his second Intel Extreme Masters event in a row, after his very successful 3rd place at the season opening at GamesCom. His next chance to qualify for the world finals will now be the Global Challenge New York for which he also already qualified.
The GC Guangzhou will take place from the 1-5th of October at the Ani-Com & Games and will, besides StarCraft 2, feature also a $40.000 Counter-Strike tournament and a $32,000 League of Legends tournament.
He had managed to qualify for the event during the first European qualifier. The replacement match will be fought between the two players who placed 3/4th in that qualifier, Germans XlorD and HasuObs. It will take place tomorrow, the 11th of September.
The winner joins Strelok, dimaga and elfittaja as the European players who will participate in the $21,000 StarCraft 2 tournament. For MaNa it would have been his second Intel Extreme Masters event in a row, after his very successful 3rd place at the season opening at GamesCom. His next chance to qualify for the world finals will now be the Global Challenge New York for which he also already qualified.
The GC Guangzhou will take place from the 1-5th of October at the Ani-Com & Games and will, besides StarCraft 2, feature also a $40.000 Counter-Strike tournament and a $32,000 League of Legends tournament.
WinFakt will replace Temporary in Guangzhou
07.09.2011 17:11
The American qualifier winner Temporary is unable to attend the event in China. Team WinFakt from Finland will be the replacement after no other team from the United States was available.
This means that the first Counter-Strike tournament of this season will be without a representative from America. Temporary had won the American qualifier for the Global Challenge Guangzhou against UMX.us in July. With no other US-based team being able to fill in, the slot went to the 4th placed team from the European qualifier, Team WinFakt.
The Finns will now be able to compete in the $40,000 Counter-Strike tournament that will be held during in Guangzhou during the Ani-Com & Games from the 1-5th of October. Other attendants from Europe will be fnatic, mousesports and Anexis eSports.
This means that the first Counter-Strike tournament of this season will be without a representative from America. Temporary had won the American qualifier for the Global Challenge Guangzhou against UMX.us in July. With no other US-based team being able to fill in, the slot went to the 4th placed team from the European qualifier, Team WinFakt.
The Finns will now be able to compete in the $40,000 Counter-Strike tournament that will be held during in Guangzhou during the Ani-Com & Games from the 1-5th of October. Other attendants from Europe will be fnatic, mousesports and Anexis eSports.
Evil StarCraft Geniuses in Guangzhou
02.09.2011 12:00
The long American qualification tournament has come to an end.
After three pre-qualifiers and a final qualifier the two American StarCraft 2 spots for the Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Guangzhou have been filled. A total of 16 players fought for the spots over the last 3 days in a double elimination tournament. Among the participants were well known names like IdrA, Rain, Fenix or DeMuslim.
The sometimes hot headed IdrA managed to take the winner bracket after he beat Rain, who is currently living in the USA. In the losers bracket the Korean player had to face another foreigner currently in America, DeMuslim from the United Kingdom. The European managed to win 3-2 and secure himself the second spot for Guangzhou, giving both spots to players from Team EG.
The entire tournament tree and replays can be found here. To find replays, click on the "vs" in the tree.
After three pre-qualifiers and a final qualifier the two American StarCraft 2 spots for the Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Guangzhou have been filled. A total of 16 players fought for the spots over the last 3 days in a double elimination tournament. Among the participants were well known names like IdrA, Rain, Fenix or DeMuslim.
The sometimes hot headed IdrA managed to take the winner bracket after he beat Rain, who is currently living in the USA. In the losers bracket the Korean player had to face another foreigner currently in America, DeMuslim from the United Kingdom. The European managed to win 3-2 and secure himself the second spot for Guangzhou, giving both spots to players from Team EG.
| Winner Bracket Rain 1-3 IdrA | Losers Bracket Rain 2-3  DeMusliM |
The entire tournament tree and replays can be found here. To find replays, click on the "vs" in the tree.
Immunity invited to GC Guangzhou
30.08.2011 17:45
Australia enters China
The European and American Counter-Strike 1.6 teams for our upcoming Chinese Global Challenge in Guangzhou are already known. Now it's time to present the participants residing in the far East. Before we will unveil any Asian teams, we are glad to announce Team Immunity as fifth CS1.6 contender in China.
The Australian team had its first Intel Extreme Masters appearance at season 4's Asian Championship in Taipei, where they placed fourth. With mousesports, fnaticRC, POPPERS!, CheckSix Gaming and our latest addition from Australia, only three Counter-Strike slots are available, which will all be filled with teams from Asia.
The European and American Counter-Strike 1.6 teams for our upcoming Chinese Global Challenge in Guangzhou are already known. Now it's time to present the participants residing in the far East. Before we will unveil any Asian teams, we are glad to announce
Team Immunity as fifth CS1.6 contender in China.The Australian team had its first Intel Extreme Masters appearance at season 4's Asian Championship in Taipei, where they placed fourth. With mousesports, fnaticRC, POPPERS!, CheckSix Gaming and our latest addition from Australia, only three Counter-Strike slots are available, which will all be filled with teams from Asia.
Weekend Qualifier results for CS, SC2 and LoL
29.08.2011 17:38
USA StarCraft 2 and EU Counter-Strike and League of Legends IEM qualifiers.
October will be a hot month for the Intel Extreme Masters with two Global Challenges taking place in Guangzhou and New York. The qualifications for China are almost over but the American StarCraft 2 representatives still have to be determined. Over the weekend the third and last qualifier was played and now the field of 16 players for the Championship Bracket are set:
The tournament will use a double elimination system and the winners of the Winner- and Loserbracket each win a spot at the Global Challenge Guangzhou. It will be played over a three day span, starting out tomorrow and finishing on the 1st of September. Check the website for all times and the brackets to follow the match-ups.
While the qualifiers for this Global Challenge are almost finished, the ones for New York just started. During the weekend the first took place in Europe, for Counter-Strike and League of Legends. Each game will have 2 normal qualifiers where the top 4 of each move onto the final qualifier where the spots for New York will be determined.
The Counter-Strike qualifier had two big upsets when ESC ICY BOX lost in the 2nd round against HighRollersGaming from Moldova and later on when Lions eSportKlubb took out SK Gaming. The next round of qualifiers for both games will happen on the 3rd (LoL) and 4th (CS) of September and the final qualifiers will be on the 10th (LoL) and 11th (CS).
October will be a hot month for the Intel Extreme Masters with two Global Challenges taking place in Guangzhou and New York. The qualifications for China are almost over but the American StarCraft 2 representatives still have to be determined. Over the weekend the third and last qualifier was played and now the field of 16 players for the Championship Bracket are set:
Invited SeleCT IdrA TT1  Fenix | Qualifier #1 DeMusliM opticalrh Axslav EGiNcontroL | Qualifier #2 Rain NeeTSC2 Dhalism  Omfod | Qualifier #3 Pride hnr QxGZelniq Xanhast.338 |
The tournament will use a double elimination system and the winners of the Winner- and Loserbracket each win a spot at the Global Challenge Guangzhou. It will be played over a three day span, starting out tomorrow and finishing on the 1st of September. Check the website for all times and the brackets to follow the match-ups.
While the qualifiers for this Global Challenge are almost finished, the ones for New York just started. During the weekend the first took place in Europe, for Counter-Strike and League of Legends. Each game will have 2 normal qualifiers where the top 4 of each move onto the final qualifier where the spots for New York will be determined.
Counter-Strike  Moscow Five mousesports mTw int. Lions eSportKlubb | LoL West ForMotherRussia Flashy Team Sypher | LoL East & Nordic MeetYourMakers.LoL BenQ DELTA |
The Counter-Strike qualifier had two big upsets when ESC ICY BOX lost in the 2nd round against HighRollersGaming from Moldova and later on when Lions eSportKlubb took out SK Gaming. The next round of qualifiers for both games will happen on the 3rd (LoL) and 4th (CS) of September and the final qualifiers will be on the 10th (LoL) and 11th (CS).
On the road to Guangzhou
26.08.2011 18:33
Overview of all the EU and US qualifiers
The Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Cologne at GamesCom is over and it is time to take an updated look at the qualifiers for the next stop in Guangzhou, China. Since our last update the European Counter-Strike 1.6 slots have been decided and fnaticRC, mousesports and POPPERS! are the teams heading to the far East. They are joined by StarCraft II players elfi- and Na'Vi.Strelok, who secured their spots at the second qualifier. This means that all European slots for the Global Challenge Guangzhou, which takes place from the 1st - 5th of October, are taken:
Meanwhile the fight for the American StarCraft II slots is still undecided. Two qualifiers for the deciding American Qualifier Championship Bracket already took place and the last one will be held tomorrow, August the 27th. Two days later, on the 29th, the 12 players who qualified and the 4 invited players will battle it out for two slots for the Global Challenge Guangzhou. So far the following players have the chance to win a slot:
Invited: SeleCT, IdrA, TT1, Fenix
Qualified: DeMusliM, Axslav, EGiNcontroL, opticalrh, Rain, Omfod, Dhalism, NeeTSC2
Already finished are the Counter-Strike 1.6 and League of Legends qualifiers which saw CheckSix Gaming and Counter Logic Gaming being victorious. They will go to Ani-Com & Games in Guangzhou, China from the 1st - 5th October for the second stop of the Intel Extreme Masters Season 2011/12.
The Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Cologne at GamesCom is over and it is time to take an updated look at the qualifiers for the next stop in Guangzhou, China. Since our last update the European Counter-Strike 1.6 slots have been decided and fnaticRC, mousesports and POPPERS! are the teams heading to the far East. They are joined by StarCraft II players elfi- and Na'Vi.Strelok, who secured their spots at the second qualifier. This means that all European slots for the Global Challenge Guangzhou, which takes place from the 1st - 5th of October, are taken:
| Counter-Strike fnaticRC mousesports POPPERS! | StarCraft II dimaga MaNa elfi- Na'Vi.Strelok | League of Legends SK Gaming Millenium |
Meanwhile the fight for the American StarCraft II slots is still undecided. Two qualifiers for the deciding American Qualifier Championship Bracket already took place and the last one will be held tomorrow, August the 27th. Two days later, on the 29th, the 12 players who qualified and the 4 invited players will battle it out for two slots for the Global Challenge Guangzhou. So far the following players have the chance to win a slot:
Invited: SeleCT, IdrA, TT1, Fenix Qualified: DeMusliM, Axslav, EGiNcontroL, opticalrh, Rain, Omfod, Dhalism, NeeTSC2Already finished are the Counter-Strike 1.6 and League of Legends qualifiers which saw
CheckSix Gaming and Counter Logic Gaming being victorious. They will go to Ani-Com & Games in Guangzhou, China from the 1st - 5th October for the second stop of the Intel Extreme Masters Season 2011/12.SK, CLG & [M] for Guangzhou; CS1.6 & SC2 today
14.08.2011 12:34
Five slots are available today
Last night Europe and America entered Summoners Rift to determine their LoL representatives for the Global Challenge Guangzhou. Only one slot was available for the Americans. Hotshot's Counter Logic Gaming managed to qualify for the second Global Challenge in a row. Team SoloMid placed third after losing to Team Curse, but you will see them next week at Global Challenge Cologne. Europe will send SK Gaming and Millenium to China. Both teams will make their appearance at Cologne's gamescom next week as well.
If you are more interested in CS1.6 or SC2, you can follow today's EU final qualifiers for our second event in China. Eight CS1.6 teams will compete for three slots starting at 3pm CET. The second open qualifier in StarCraft II is about to start one hour before. ESL TV will cover the battle for two more slots. The winners of this qualifier will join dimaga and MaNa, who won last week's first qualifier.
Qualifier #2 - Sun, 14/08/11 14:00 CEST - Bracket
Final Qualifier - Sun, 14/08/11 15:00 CEST - Bracket
fnaticRC, Team WinFakt, Team Hardware4u, mousesports, POPPERS!, Soltec.fi, eSahara.Mix, 
Lions eSportKlubb
Last night Europe and America entered Summoners Rift to determine their LoL representatives for the Global Challenge Guangzhou. Only one slot was available for the Americans. Hotshot's Counter Logic Gaming managed to qualify for the second Global Challenge in a row. Team SoloMid placed third after losing to Team Curse, but you will see them next week at Global Challenge Cologne. Europe will send SK Gaming and Millenium to China. Both teams will make their appearance at Cologne's gamescom next week as well.
If you are more interested in CS1.6 or SC2, you can follow today's EU final qualifiers for our second event in China. Eight CS1.6 teams will compete for three slots starting at 3pm CET. The second open qualifier in StarCraft II is about to start one hour before. ESL TV will cover the battle for two more slots. The winners of this qualifier will join
dimaga and MaNa, who won last week's first qualifier. Qualifier #2 - Sun, 14/08/11 14:00 CEST - Bracket Final Qualifier - Sun, 14/08/11 15:00 CEST - Bracket fnaticRC, Team WinFakt, Team Hardware4u, mousesports, POPPERS!, Soltec.fi, eSahara.Mix, Lions eSportKlubbMaNa and Dimaga for China
09.08.2011 18:23
StarCraft II Qualifier #1
If you are more into StarCraft II, you shouldn't miss today's first out of two European Qualifiers. The top two of this cup receive a slot for Guangzhou's Global Challenge. MrBitter is debuting here at ESL TV's studio joined by Rotterdam, of course. Tune in on ESL TV, as the stream goes live any minute.
Update: dimaga and MaNa managed to reach the final and are therefore qualified for the Global Challenge Guangzhou.
If you are more into
StarCraft II, you shouldn't miss today's first out of two European Qualifiers. The top two of this cup receive a slot for Guangzhou's Global Challenge. MrBitter is debuting here at ESL TV's studio joined by Rotterdam, of course. Tune in on ESL TV, as the stream goes live any minute.Update:
dimaga and MaNa managed to reach the final and are therefore qualified for the Global Challenge Guangzhou.Europe's CS1.6 and LoL candidates for Guangzhou
09.08.2011 18:18
Five teams for China!
Last weekend the last teams qualified for Europe's Final Qualifier of our Global Challenge Guangzhou. Both final qualifiers will take place this weekend using a Double Elimination bracket. Eight Counter-Strike teams will compete for three slots, while only two tournament slots are available for eight European LoL teams. These are the teams, who try to get their ticket to China.
Final Qualifier - Sat, 13/08/11 16:00 CEST - Bracket
Millenium, SK Gaming, myRevenge e.V., MeetYourMakers.LoL, 
MeetYourMakers, Eclypsia2, Ministry of Defence.LoL, Chlebek zostal podjedzony
Final Qualifier - Sun, 14/08/11 15:00 CEST - Bracket
fnaticRC, Team WinFakt, Team Hardware4u, mousesports, POPPERS!, Soltec.fi, eSahara.Mix, Lions eSportKlubb
Last weekend the last teams qualified for Europe's Final Qualifier of our Global Challenge Guangzhou. Both final qualifiers will take place this weekend using a Double Elimination bracket. Eight Counter-Strike teams will compete for three slots, while only two tournament slots are available for eight European LoL teams. These are the teams, who try to get their ticket to China.
Final Qualifier - Sat, 13/08/11 16:00 CEST - Bracket Millenium, SK Gaming, myRevenge e.V., MeetYourMakers.LoL, MeetYourMakers, Eclypsia2, Ministry of Defence.LoL, Chlebek zostal podjedzony Final Qualifier - Sun, 14/08/11 15:00 CEST - Bracket fnaticRC, Team WinFakt, Team Hardware4u, mousesports, POPPERS!, Soltec.fi, eSahara.Mix, Lions eSportKlubbGuangzhou's first participant: USA's Temporary
04.08.2011 12:34
fRoD leads his team to China
Yesterday America determined their Counter-Strike 1.6 representative for our second Global Challenge in China. Four teams competed in a groupstage for the number one spot. Temporary and UMX.usa did not loose a single map, until they had to face eachother. CheckSix Gaming, consisting of the US-American legends fRoD and Storm, managed to win the final match and is hereby the first Counter-Strike 1.6 team to be qualified for an event of season 6.
Yesterday America determined their Counter-Strike 1.6 representative for our second Global Challenge in China. Four teams competed in a groupstage for the number one spot. Temporary and UMX.usa did not loose a single map, until they had to face eachother. CheckSix Gaming, consisting of the US-American legends fRoD and Storm, managed to win the final match and is hereby the first Counter-Strike 1.6 team to be qualified for an event of season 6.
fnatic, mousesports & more in CS1.6 EU Qualifier #1
31.07.2011 13:24
CS1.6 is here!
Today Counter-Strike 1.6 makes its first appearance in season 6 of the Intel Extreme Masters. 32 teams compete for the top four spots to advance to the final qualifier, where three slots for the Global Challenge Guangzhou are up for the grabs.
Among today's participants are some of the world's best teams such as the World Champions of season two and three: fnaticRC and mousesports. Round 1 is already live for a few minutes, get your HLTV-IPs at HLTV.org and follow your favorite team.
Tournament Bracket
Today Counter-Strike 1.6 makes its first appearance in season 6 of the Intel Extreme Masters. 32 teams compete for the top four spots to advance to the final qualifier, where three slots for the Global Challenge Guangzhou are up for the grabs.
Among today's participants are some of the world's best teams such as the World Champions of season two and three:
fnaticRC and mousesports. Round 1 is already live for a few minutes, get your HLTV-IPs at HLTV.org and follow your favorite team. Tournament BracketAmerican Qualifiers for Guangzhou
28.07.2011 18:37
Your way from America to China
All American Qualifiers for Counter-Strike, League of Legends and StarCraft II have been announced. There will be only one team slot available for North, Central and South America in CS and LoL, while two StarCraft II players will get the chance to represent their continent at the Global Challenge Guangzhou in China.
StarCraft II will use a pre-qualifier system, where twelve players will qualify via three cups joined by four invited ones culminating in a final qualifier from August 25th to 28th. However, there is only one chance for all LoL and CS1.6 teams, it's gonna be do or die.
StarCraft II will use a pre-qualifier system, where twelve players will qualify via three cups joined by four invited ones culminating in a final qualifier from August 25th to 28th. However, there is only one chance for all LoL and CS1.6 teams, it's gonna be do or die.
| American CS1.6 Qualifier |
| American StarCraft II Qualifier |
| American LoL Qualifier |
How to qualify for Global Challenge Guangzhou
26.07.2011 19:26
Your route to China
With the announcement of Intel Extreme Master's second event in season 6, we'd like to share the details on how to qualify for the tournaments of Global Challenge Guangzhou, taking place from October 1st to 5th. 16 StarCraft II players will compete for a World Championship slot and $21,000, while 8 LoL and 8 CS1.6 teams will battle it out for $32,000 and $40,000 as well as two World Championship slots each and Ranking Points.
We will run several online qualifiers in Europe, America and Asia to determine the 32 participants for our Asian event in season 6 starting this Saturday, July 30th 2011. Since this event will be held in Asia, the respective continent receives the bigger part of participants.
In Europe all participants will be determined directly via dedicated cups listed as below. We will release details on all American and Asian Qualifiers as soon as possible.
Global Challenge Guangzhou
We will run several online qualifiers in Europe, America and Asia to determine the 32 participants for our Asian event in season 6 starting this Saturday, July 30th 2011. Since this event will be held in Asia, the respective continent receives the bigger part of participants.| Counter-Strike 1.6 3 European Team 1 American Team 4 Asian Teams | StarCraft II 4 European Players 2 American Players 4 Korean Players 4 Chinese Players 2 South-East Asian Players | League of Legends 2 European Teams 1 American Team 2 Chinese Teams 3 South-East Asian Team |
In Europe all participants will be determined directly via dedicated cups listed as below. We will release details on all American and Asian Qualifiers as soon as possible.
| European CS1.6 Qualifier |
| European StarCraft II Qualifier |
| European LoL Qualifier |
Global Challenge Guangzhou takes IEM back to China
26.07.2011 14:37
Season 6's second event!
The Global Challenge at Ani-Com & Games in Guangzhou will be the second event of the global league of the video game champions. Teams of Counter-Strike and League of Legends as well as StarCraft II players will clash in Guangzhou, China, from October 1st to 5th, for a total prize money of $93,000!
We love to announce officially that the next Global Challenge will take place at the Guangzhou Ani-Com & Games from October 1st to 5th during China's weeklong National Day of the People's Republic of China holiday. During these five days world class Counter-Strike 1.6 teams, League of Legends teams and StarCraft II players will compete for a total of $93,000 prize money.
Gallery of Global Challenge Shanghai in 2010
It will be Counter-Strike's first appearance in season six of the Intel Extreme Masters. They will battle it out for the $40,000 prize money that is at stake, $21,000 are up for the grabs at the StarCraft II tournament. An appealing $32,000 in cash prizes will be available for the global League of Legends elite. Furthermore the winners and runner-ups of all three tournaments qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship in 2012.
Stay tuned, as we will announce the first qualifiers very soon.
Ani-Com & Games hosts Asian Global Challenge
We love to announce officially that the next Global Challenge will take place at the Guangzhou Ani-Com & Games from October 1st to 5th during China's weeklong National Day of the People's Republic of China holiday. During these five days world class Counter-Strike 1.6 teams, League of Legends teams and StarCraft II players will compete for a total of $93,000 prize money. Gallery of Global Challenge Shanghai in 2010
It will be Counter-Strike's first appearance in season six of the Intel Extreme Masters. They will battle it out for the $40,000 prize money that is at stake, $21,000 are up for the grabs at the StarCraft II tournament. An appealing $32,000 in cash prizes will be available for the global League of Legends elite. Furthermore the winners and runner-ups of all three tournaments qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship in 2012.
Stay tuned, as we will announce the first qualifiers very soon.
