The management of the
IEM5 European Championship has decided to add an additional 6 slots to the European Championship group stage. This means that the groups will now have 5 players each rather than 4. The reason for this is to allow those players who had missed their national qualifiers for various reasons to have another chance to qualify. Also all players who have already participated in their national qualifiers or are currently in the regular qualifier rounds are allowed to participate. The ongoing qualifier rounds will not be affected by this and will proceed as planned.
The additional 6 slots will be awarded in 2 separate cups held in mid-October. The top 3 players of each cup will advance directly to the group stage. It is allowed to sign up for both cups.
Date: Wednesday, October 13th, 11:00 CST (Sign up)
Layout: best of 3 maps, single elimination, maximum 64 players
TV broadcast: ESL TV from 14:00 CST
Map pool: Aerowalk, Blood Run, Dismemberment, Furious Heights, Hektik, Lost World, Vertical Vengeance
Date: Sunday, October 17th, 09:00 CST - (Sign up)
Layout: best of 3 maps, single elimination, no maximum player limit
TV broadcast: ESL TV special weekend broadcast (tentatively, may be subject to change)
Map pool: Aerowalk, Blood Run, Dismemberment, Furious Heights, Hektik, Lost World, Vertical Vengeance
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gj either way!