ESL이 인텔 익스트림 마스터스 글로벌 첼린지를 브라질 상파울로에서 2월7~11일 개최한다는 소식.
2011/12시즌 총 상금 643,000 미국달러 중 이 대회에 21,000달러가 걸려있다고 합니다.
성적이 우수한 선수들은 2012년 독일 하노버에서 열린 인텔 익스트림 마스터스 월드 챔피온쉽에 초청된다고.
종목은 카운터스트라이크 1.6/스타크래프트2/리그오브레전드
The global league of the video game champions explores South America
The Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Sao Paulo – The first South American event of the league – A share of 21,000 US Dollars and slots in the World Championship competition – Total prize purse of 643,000 US DollarsCologne, February 06, 2012 – Electronic Sports League (ESL), the leading eSports league in Europe, presents the Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Sao Paulo, the first South American stop of the world famous global league of the video game champions. The event will be held on February 7 – 11 at the Campus Party Brazil, one of the most popular global technology festival encompassing innovation, creativity, science and digital entertainment. The world’s best StarCraft II professional gamers will fight for their share of 21,000 US Dollars, a piece of the total prize purse in the 2011/12 season – 643,000 US Dollars. In addition, top players will receive the right to compete in the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship, which will be held at CeBIT 2012 in Hanover, Germany. The main disciplines of the grand final of the league will be Counter-Strike 1.6, StarCraft II and League of Legends.In addition to the Intel Extreme Masters competition, the Sao Paulo event will also host a local League of Legends tournament featuring four Brazilian teams competing for a share of 7,000 US Dollar.Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Sao PauloIntel Extreme Masters, one of the most prominent international tournaments, is getting closer to the end of its 2011/12 season. The best gamers from all over the world compete for the World Champion title and their share of 643,000 US Dollar – the highest prize purse in an international eSports league. The Brazilian event, among other Global Challenges, gives the opportunity to qualify for the grand final of the tournament held this March in Germany. The list of the Global Challenge Sao Paulo participants includes such international StarCraft II stars like Benjamin ‘DeMusliM’ Baker from Great Britain or Kim ‘SuperNoVa’ Young Jin from Korea.The participants:Gr ou p A Gr ou p BJonathan 'DarKFoRcE' Belke (DE)Chris 'Illusion' Lee (US)Felipe 'KiLLeR' Zuniga (CL)Kim 'SuperNoVa' Young Jin (KR) Jeremy'Feast' Vansnick (BE)Daniel 'XlorD' Spenst (DE)Benjamin 'DeMusliM' Baker (UK)Renan 'Tunico' Guilhem (BR)Gr ou p C Gr ou p DKim 'viOLet' Dong Hwan (US)Han Sang 'biGs' Cho (CH)Aderson 'Potiguar' Santos (BR)Oh 'ReaL' Jin Sil (KR) Joseph 'Ret' de Kroon (NL)Artem 'sLivko' Garavtsov (RU)Jens 'Snute' Aasgaard (NO)Jian Carlo 'Fenix' Morayra Alejo (PE)“It is important for our project to travel around the world and try to open up to more countries every time, to let new groups of fans enjoy an eSports tournament at the highest level on their home soil,” said Michal Blicharz, Director of Pro Gaming at Turtle Entertainment. “Historically, South America has also been a producer of world class talent in gaming and we are eager to see what kind of an impact the local pros can have,” he added.League of Legends tournamentAfter a double elimination qualifier four Brazilian teams will compete in Sao Paulo in a local League of Legends tournament. The competition will take place on February 7 and will be shoutcasted live at the venue by Diego 'Toboco' Pereira and Guilherme 'Necrosed' Henrique da Silva. The total prize purse of this tournament is 7,000 US Dollar. Further information available at:www.esl-world.net/masters/season6/saopaulo/news/184134/eSports highlights on ESL TVESL TV, ESL’s web-TV service, will report live from the venue throughout the entire show. At www.esl.tv all eSports fans can follow the action from the Anhembi Parque in Sao Paulo from home.What: Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Sao PauloWhere: Anhembi Parque, Sao Paulo, BrazilLive stream at www.esl.tvWhen: Tuesday, February 7 until Saturday, February 11, 2012Further information concerning Intel Extreme Masters at www.intelextrememasters.comIntel Extreme MastersThe Intel® Extreme Masters is the global league of video game champions since 2006. The league arranges the hardest and most popular competitions in Counter-Strike 1.6, StarCraft II and League of Legends. eSports champions from Europe, Asia and America struggle for 643,000 USD in prize money - the most lucrative prize purse globally. Live tournaments at the world's largest IT and gaming conventions feature the top performers of the season - global stars in eSports. The 2011/12 season will have its exciting final at CeBIT 2012 in Germany, finding the top teams and players in the Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship. ESL TV, ESL's web-TV service, presents the best games of the season live and reports directly from the offline events. Further information available at: www.intelextrememasters.com Intel CorporationIntel (NASDAQ: INTC), the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom and blogs.intel.com.Turtle Entertainment GmbHTurtle Entertainment is a leading company in the field of competitive gaming and electronic sports. Founded in the year 2000 the company is currently offering its services in more then 41 countries including the US and China. Core of Turtle's services is its online portal called Electronic Sports League (ESL), which became a highly popular destination site for competitive computer gamers around the world. The portal reaches up to ten million visits a month (IVW) generated by more than 3 million registered users. Turtle Entertainment broadcasts ESL events via ESL TV, ESL's web TV service, since 2007. The headquarter has more than 115 employees and is located in Cologne, Germany. Important business partners of Turtle Entertainment are global corporations such as Intel, Dell, Volkswagen, Microsoft, adidas and Deutsche Post.Further information is available at www.turtle-entertainment.com..........................................................................................................................All links at a glance: - This press release as PDF at: www.turtle-entertainment.com/Dateien/PM_IEM6_Sao_Paulo_EN.pdf- This press release can be found online at: www.turtle-entertainment.de/?press¤t_press_release&1489- Further information about the Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge Sao Paulo at:www.esl-world.net/masters/season6/saopaulo/- Further information about the Intel Extreme Masters at www.intelextrememasters.com- Intel Extreme Masters YouTube-Channel: www.youtube.com/IntelExtremeMasters- Photos from the Intel Extreme Masters Events at:www.flickr.com/photos/eslphotos/collections/72157621757398398/- Further information about Electronic Sports League at www.esl.eu- Further information about Turtle Entertainment at: www.turtle-entertainment.com- The Intel Extreme Masters on Twitter: www.twitter.com/IntelEM- The ESL on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ESL- Turtle Entertainment on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Turtle_GmbH- Company Trailer Turtle Entertainment GmbH (browser flash movie):http://files.turtle-entertainment.de/video/eslpromo.html....................................................................................
