Update 2: The ESL
announced that
Cyrus "
proZaC" Malekani won't be able to attend the World Championship Finals and will be replaced by
Brian "
coL|dkt" Flander in
Group B.
Update: The
schedule of the competition is now available.
The conclusion of the
Intel Extreme Masters IV will start in less than 2 weeks during the CeBIT in
Hannover with the
World Championship Finals. Yesterday, the ESL staff announced the tournament format and the prize money details for Counter-Strike, World of Warcraft and Quakelive.
Counter-Strike 1.6
- Twelve teams participate, six in each group
- Group stage will be played in Best-of-1
- Playoffs will be played in Best-of-3 and Single Elimination
- First team of each group directly advance to playoffs
- Second and third play a relegation, winners advance to playoffs
- Mappool: de_dust2, de_inferno, de_nuke, de_train & de_tuscan
World of Warcraft
- Twelve teams participate, six in each group
- Group stage will be played in Best-of-5
- Playoffs will be played in Best-of-7 and Single Elimination
- First team of each group directly advance to playoffs
- Second and third play a relegation, winners advance to playoffs
Quake Live
- Twelve players participate, six in each group
- Group stage will be played in Best-of-3
- Playoffs will be played in Best-of-5 and Single Elimination
- First player of each group directly advance to playoffs
- Second and third play a relegation, winners advance to playoffs
- Mappool: qzdm6, qzdm13, qztourney7, qztourney9 & ztntourney1
Counter-Strike 1.6 ($100,000)
1st. $50,000
2nd. $20,000
3rd. $8,000
4th. $4,000
5-6th. $3,000
7-12th. $2,000
World of Warcraft ($50,000)
1st. $25,000
2nd. $10,000
3rd. $4,000
4th. $2,000
5-6th. $1,500
7-12th. $1,000
Quake Live ($20,000)
1st. $10,000
2nd. $4,000
3rd. $1,600
4th. $800
5/6th. $600
7-12th. $400
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Game format information,
Prize Purse
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