Intel Extreme Masters: Katowice - Play-off

This time the next stop of ESL - Intel Extreme Masters championship is going to be held in Katowice, Poland. 24 players from Europe and Asia will measure their strength for the title of Best of the Best and Prize pool 29.000$.

The championship will be held January from 18th to 20th. But before it we'll see the qualifications and according to its results the best players will go to the Poland.

The next players are already in the list of participants: Grubby, Acer.Nerchio, LucifroN, VortiX and others. ua: Miсhael "Kas" Gayda will represent Team Empire at this event.

The competition is going to be very severe but we believe in Misha!

Qualifications:
December 4th-11th 2012 [report] - European players (7 slots)
December 11th-13th 2012 - American players (3 slots)
December 4th-16th 2012 - Asia and Oceania players (1 slot)

Prize Pool:
1st place - 6,500$
2nd place - 3,300$
3rd-4th places - 1,700$
5th-8th places - 1,100$
9ht-12th places - 900$
13th-16th places - 700$
17th-20th places - 650$
21st-24th places - 600$

Map list:
- Antiga Shipyard, Cloud Kingdom, Daybreak, Entombed Valley
- Metropolis, Ohana, Whirlwind

Online-broadcast:
ESL.TV

Tournament grid and groups results inside the Russian version of the news: