Připoutejte se, Continental Finál Americas ve Philadelphii je hned za rohem. ESL vám opět přínáší to nejlepší živá zpravodajství z akce! Stránka se zpravodajstvím je online a pokud jste si nepřečetli informace o tom co se bude dít na akci, tak je nejvyšší čas začít číst!

The coverage for Seoul and Philadelphia will now go live! With all the Global Challenges put to the past, we move on to the even more interesting Continental Finals without hesitation. The World Cyber Games that took place this weekend will not be considered as the last event of 2008: Intel Extreme Masters is moving on! Read up on everything before the event starts! News, blogs, information, results, videos, behind the curtain information and much more!

All the Global Challenges are now over, hence the slot distribution for the Global Final is finalized. Europe claims the most, while Americas settles one extra, and Asia is still working with their automatically given ones. However, with a total absence of Asian teams and a majority of the professional European teams flying all over the world, the distribution might not be as unfair as it tend to look.

eSports journalists have mentioned dozens of times that October is one hell of an eSports month, of course referring to the Intel Extreme Masters III. And as Montreal just finished, Dubai takes over the attention for an even better Global Challenge! The ESL is of course on spot to cover it for our visitors. Videos, pictures, blogs, live stream and much much more are to expect!

It is finally time for our third Global Challenge to kick off, this taking place in Montreal. All the details are put in place and players start to show up at the event area. The atmosphere is tense and everyone is eager to start! In the same manner as in Los Angeles, ESL will bring you the latest updates in every possible way!

Our crew just arrived at the venue of E for all to prepare everything for the big event taking place this weekend. They took the time to take some nice photos of the whole venue, our booth as well as the place to be of eSports at this weekend. Have a look at the photos on Los Angeles' very own event page!

Od teraz, Vám Intel Extreme Masters prináša novú formu coverage zo všetkých jeho podujatí. Výsledky, pavúky, blogy, obrázky, videá a žíve prenosy na našich stránkach! Unavený z nekonečného hľadania a prezerania rôznych stránok kvôli každému drobnému detailu? No tak to skončilo, od teraz to budete mať všetko tu, na ESL plus niečo naviac!

The first batch of teams for the Global Challenge in Montreal is here. We're pleased to announce eight hot Counter-Strike 1.6 teams and seven excellent World of WarCraft rosters. In the attendee list you can find several teams from Canada that will show the world what they are capable of on their home field.

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More information about the Continental Finals Europe is here. It is with big excitement that we announce that Intel Extreme Masters will once again come back to the city of Hamburg. The tournament is taking place in the Congress Center of Hamburg with room for over 1000 visitors between 13th and 15th February 2009.

Visitors and participants of the global league of eSports champions play on professional gaming equipment enabling the unbelievable performances of the global eSports stars. Every Free Gaming Area of the Intel Extreme Masters will be equipped with Razer gaming peripherals like the Razer mouse "Lachesis" and the Razer keyboard "Tarantula" as well as mouse pads and headsets by Razer.

Two teams of the last chance qualifier will make it to the Qualification Round 1 of the Intel Extreme Masters. On Saturday the 30th and Sunday the 31st of August 32 teams will fight for the last 2 slots. Who will make it to the Intel Extreme Masters III qualifier and join the best teams of Europe?

The ESL Intel Arena at the Games Convention will be a great experience for everyone. The start of the third Intel Extreme Masters season, the European Nations Championship 2008 Finals and the first Intel Friday Night Game of the ESL Pro Series 13 show you eSport at its best and the 2,6000 square sized ESL Intel Arena you can test brand new games, high end hardware and just have fun.

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The ESL Pro Series Final in Spain is over and the Belgian and Italian national qualifiers of the third Intel Extreme Masters edition are already played. Therefore we are able to announce six new teams for the qualification round. Beside the six teams from Spain, Italy and Belgium we can announce also three teams from Denmark. Further national qualifier will take place from 21st of July to 17th of August and by taking this chance and qualifying for the third season of Intel Extreme Masters each team can take it's part of the 750,000USD Prize Money

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Today we announce the qualification mode of the Intel Extreme Masters Season III for Counter-Strike 1.6 for Europe and the USA. From National Qualifiers over Main Rounds to the Continental Finals and the Global Finals. Get all information about the mode in which the third season of the Intel Extreme Masters with 750,000USD prize money is held.

Today we present the detailed prize money distribution for the Intel Extreme Masters III. With 750,000USD prize money the third season of the Intel Extreme Masters is the world leading tournament for the best players and teams in Counter-Strike 1.6 and World of Warcraft. Get a closer look to the distribution for Europe, Asia and America.

In the following weeks the Intel Extreme Masters III will take a big step forward to bringing you the ultimate eSports experience. Up until the 18th of July teams from all over Europe can sign up for the Counter-Strike 1.6 National Qualifiers in countries which do not have an ESL Pro Series. So don't waste time, sign up now and start practising!

The third season of the Intel Extreme Masters unlocks a new level of eSports and entertainment. The Intel Extreme Masters Season III features events on three continents: Asia, America and Europe. The world's best eSport clans will be playing on highest performing Intel Extreme Processors on Alienware Systems from Dell's Gaming group competing for a prize money of 750,000USD. Counter-Strike 1.6 and World of Warcraft are the disciplines.

The Intel Extreme Masters II Finals are finished! A world class tournament with the best Counter-Strike teams and Warcraft 3 players in the world. Finest action, entertainment and eSports and $285,000 prize money. Every participant received bonuses for won matches and participation at offline events. By receiving penalties the teams and players lose a part of the money they won. The calculations are done and the final prize money distribution can be found in this news.

The final day of the Intel Extreme Masters II Finals is held today in Hannover at the CeBIT. Lyn won the Warcraft 3 tournament after a thrilling final match against ToD from France. The German team mousesports won against the Koreans from e-STRO. A great tournament with great matches.

Last weekend the second ESL Pro Series Finals Spain were held in the Yelmo Cineplex in Madrid. The best Spanish eSports players competed against each other in four games: 10,000 Euro prize money and the second Spanish championship title. Furthermore we proudly present a video about the second Intel Friday Night Game of the Spanish ESL Pro Series II. Lean back and enjoy!

Last weekend the best Counter-Strike teams and Warcraft 3 players in the world showed their skills at the Intel Extreme Masters II Finals in Hannover, Germany. Great Matches, moments and of course emotions included. Today we present a collage which shows the emotion and the thrilling action. Have a look and enjoy.

We proudly present the two last Intel Game On Xtreme Quest videos. The fifth video is about the Swedish world class team fnatic. They live for gaming and show their passion in every game. How does ins starting with gaming? He says in this video. In the sixth video you can see the great paintball duell between fnatic and SK Gaming. Lean back and enjoy!

Today the Intel Extreme Masters II Finals are joining the CeBIT. The world's best Warcraft 3 players and Counter-Strike teams compete against each other and $285,000 prize money! First the relegation matches are held. Then it goes straight into the playoffs. Enjoy the show via ESL TV!

Today not only the group stage will find its end. It's also the end of the Intel Extreme Masters II Finals without an audience. This weekend the CeBIT will see the world's best players and teams live on stage competing for $285,000 prize money. If you're at the CeBIT you can get this award as an ESL premium member. You just have to login at the Login-Booth with your account data or ESL Playercard.

All-star zápas, neznie to dobre? Niektorí z vás si možno pamätajú na all-star zápas v GameGune. Toto je v podstate to isté. Z celkovo 10 tímov kvalifikovaných pre Extreme Masters II finále na CeBIT-e, sa vyberie z každého tímu jeden hráč, ktorý sa zúčastní v už spomínanom all-star zápase.