A few days after the ESL
announced the National ESL league for North America, more informations were released about the main Quakelive event brought by ESL to the new world: the IEM5 American Championships.
The
Regular Season will be played through 4 online qualifiers cups and The Big Bang 2010 LAN event. Also, 7 Online ESL Open Cups will be run for additional points and prizes. After that,
DaHanG, the current American champion, and 15 qualified players will participate to the Playoffs during 4-5th September. And Finally, the Finals will be played with the best 8 players from the Playoffs in October in
New York City.
Hopefully, something clearer will be published about the qualifiers and how exactly the slots will be given. Until then, here is a detailed schedule of the coming cups, qualifiers and events.
Regular Season: July 8 to August 26, 2010
- 4 Online IEM Cup Qualifiers
- 1 LAN Qualifier at The Big Bang 2010
- 7 Online ESL Open Cups for additional points and prizes
20:00 CDT, 8 July 2010: ESL QuakeLive Open Cup 1 (Cup Points + Divisional Placement - Prize: Premium Membership)
20:00 CDT, 12 July 2010: IEM QL Regular Season Cup I (Top 3 to IEM Playoff Cup - Prize: Premium Membership + Cup Points)
20:00 CDT, 15 July 2010: ESL QuakeLive Open Cup 2(Cup Points + Divisional Placement - Prize: Premium Membership)
20:00 CDT, 19 July 2010: IEM QL Regular Season Cup II (Top 3 to IEM Playoff Cup - Prize: Premium Membership + Cup Points)
20:00 CDT, 22 July 2010: ESL QuakeLive Open Cup 3 (Cup Points + Divisional Placement - Prize: Premium Membership)
20:00 CDT, 26 July 2010: IEM QL Regular Season Cup III (Top 3 to IEM Playoff Cup - Prize: Premium Membership + Cup Points)
20:00 CDT, 29 July 2010: ESL QuakeLive Open Cup 4 (Cup Points + Divisional Placement - Prize: Premium Membership)
20:00 CDT, 5 August 2010: ESL QuakeLive Open Cup 5 (Cup Points + Divisional Placement - Prize: Premium Membership)
5-9th August: The Big Bang 2010 (???)
Playoffs: September 4-5, 2010
Finals: October, 2010
Links:
Announcement,
#esl.quakelive