IEM Chengdu will not be an invite-only tournament. Four players will be picked through a single-elimination qualification phase.
Sky, the reigning champion |
According to ESL official website, Intel Extreme Masters, Chengdu stop will not be an invite-only tournament.
Beside eight players who will be invited directly, there's also an open to public qualification phase where 32 player will get the chance to fight for a spot for the upcoming IEM.
The qualifications will be held through a single-elimination, best-of-three format. Four players will qualify for the finals in Chengdu and their travel expenses will be covered by ESL. The tournament is set to begin at Sunday, September 5th, 15:00 CET. All application must be sent to ESL before Thursday night, 23:59 CET. More information can be accessed at ESL World official website.
List of the invited attendees is yet to be announced by ESL; but players like Grubby, Sky, Moon and Lyn have good chances to get a slot.
Sky won the last IEM which was also held in Chengdu, China. He defeated Grubby with a 2-0 score and secured the title along with $5,000 in cash.
Photo courtesy of ESL
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imported_ixion
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I wanna see another Sky vs Grubby finals!
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nice
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what about DOta at EM CHengdu?
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Dolipp
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MYM-GoSu
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Good news but... need SC T.T
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