Everything you need to know about IEM San Jose
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[UPDATE] The sixth team competing has been confirmed! Lyon Gaming took down the competition at Riot Latin America Cup 2014, advancing straight to IEM San Jose.
Can’t wait for the 2015 season to begin? Intel Extreme Masters has got your back. The upcoming tournament features some of the best teams from around the world, battling it out for our viewing pleasure. Sure, you could watch it on stream, but why do that when you can attend live? Tickets are available right here!
The six team tournament will feature four LCS squads and two teams from Latin America. Repping the land of apple pie will be North American LCS champions Team SoloMid and runners up Cloud9. Superteam Alliance and newcomers Unicorns of Love will be holding it down for the European side of the LCS. Meanwhile, Brazil’s paiN Gaming will be joined by a to-be-determined second squad from Latin America.
Both TSM and Alliance qualified on the back of their first place finishes last LCS split in their respective regions, while Cloud9 and Unicorns of Love were voted in by fans. paiN Gaming qualified by way of a qualifier, taking down International Wild Card tournament victor Kabum Esports.
Because there are only six teams competing, the bracket is fairly simple. Cloud9 will play paiN Gaming in the first round, with the winner going on to face Alliance in the semifinals. Both TSM and Alliance got byes into the semifinals thanks to their LCS championships. Meanwhile, Unicorns of Love and the Latin American champions will face off for the right to take on TSM. The first two rounds will be a Best of 3.
Of course, the victors of the semifinals will head to the finals, where they’ll play in a Best of 5 series to determine the IEM San Jose champions.
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Who’s playing?
The six team tournament will feature four LCS squads and two teams from Latin America. Repping the land of apple pie will be North American LCS champions Team SoloMid and runners up Cloud9. Superteam Alliance and newcomers Unicorns of Love will be holding it down for the European side of the LCS. Meanwhile, Brazil’s paiN Gaming will be joined by a to-be-determined second squad from Latin America.
Both TSM and Alliance qualified on the back of their first place finishes last LCS split in their respective regions, while Cloud9 and Unicorns of Love were voted in by fans. paiN Gaming qualified by way of a qualifier, taking down International Wild Card tournament victor Kabum Esports.
How is the sixth squad going to be decided?
[UPDATE] Lyon Gaming will be the sixth team at IEM San Jose On Saturday, November 22, four teams will face off in the Latin America Cup 2014. The winner of the two-round, single-elimination tournament will win a spot in San Jose. As it stands, the four teams in the running are: Lyon Gaming, Pineapple Express, Furious Gaming, and Tesla Gaming.What’s the format?
Because there are only six teams competing, the bracket is fairly simple. Cloud9 will play paiN Gaming in the first round, with the winner going on to face Alliance in the semifinals. Both TSM and Alliance got byes into the semifinals thanks to their LCS championships. Meanwhile, Unicorns of Love and the Latin American champions will face off for the right to take on TSM. The first two rounds will be a Best of 3.
Of course, the victors of the semifinals will head to the finals, where they’ll play in a Best of 5 series to determine the IEM San Jose champions.
