Intel Extreme Masters American Championship – Slots in the World Championship 2011 – A total of 60,200 US Dollar in prize purse
Cologne, October 14, 2010 – The Electronic Sports League (ESL) has successfully organised the first Continental Championship of the Intel Extreme Masters season V. The event took place on October 8 - 10, 2010 at the Comic Con in New York, USA. Americas' best players competed for their share of 60,200 US Dollar in prize purse and slots in the nearest World Championship which will take place at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany in March. The competition was held in three disciplines: Counter-Strike 1.6, Starcraft 2 and Quake Live. The event attracted a few thousand of people, a share of 96,000 which visited New York Comic Con this year.
The overall standings are as follows:
Counter-Strike 1.6:
1. Place: compLexity ($11,000 and a slot in the World Championship)
2. Place: Evil Geniuses ($5,500 and a slot in the World Championship)
3. Place: Loaded ($3,300)
Quake Live:
1. Place: Shane 'rapha' Hendrixson ($3,000 and a slot in the World Championship)
2. Place: Tim 'DaHanG' Fogarty ($1,500 and a slot in the World Championship)
3. Place: Sander 'Vo0' Kaasjager ($1,000 and a slot in the World Championship)
4. Place: Paul 'czm' Nelson ($700 and a slot in the World Championship)
Starcraft 2:
1. Place: Jian Carlo 'Fenix' Morayra Alejo ($4,000 and a slot in the World Championship)
2. Place: Kevin 'qxc.649' Riley ($2,000 and a slot in the World Championship)
3. Place: Chris 'HuK' Laranger ($1,200)
"The American Championship event in New York City is the best event we have ever had in North America," said Michal Blicharz, the Product Manager of the Intel Extreme Masters at Turtle Entertainment. "The number of people in the audience and their passion surpassed all our expectations," he added.
The event in New York was the first Continental Championship of the Intel Extreme Masters V which will have its final, the World Championship, at CeBIT 2011. The tournament will have its stops in Europe, Asia and America.
Intel Extreme Masters
The Intel® Extreme Masters is the global league of eSports champions since 2006. The league arranges the hardest and most popular competitions in Counter-Strike, StarCraft 2 and QuakeLive. eSports champions from Europe, Asia and America struggle for $400,000 in prize money - the most lucrative prize purse globally. Live tournaments at the worlds largest IT- and Gaming conventions feature the top performers of the season - global stars in eSports. The league had its exciting final on CeBIT 2011, finding the top teams and players in the Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship.The IPTV station ESL TV presents the best games of the season live and reports directly from the offline events.
Further information about the Intel Extreme Masters at www.intelextrememasters.com
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All links at a glance:
- Further information about the Intel Extreme Masters American Championship at: http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season5/newyork
- Photos from the event at http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season ... ?event=589
- High resolution photos from the event at http://www.flickr.com/photos/eslphotos/ ... 162758866/
- Videos from the event at www.youtube.com/IntelExtremeMasters
- The ESL profiles of the winners:
Team compLexity (CS1.6) http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season ... m/5312896/
Shane 'rapha' Hendrixson (QL) http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season ... r/4314184/
Jian Carlo 'Fenix' Morayra Alejo (SC2) http://www.esl-world.net/masters/season ... r/4464902/
- Further information about the Intel Extreme Masters at: www.intelextrememasters.com