The Intel® Extreme Masters Main Round will begin next Monday. Europe's best teams and players will begin the fight to reach the top of their groups so they can qualify for the Intel® Extreme Masters finals. With four groups of six players and teams we look forward to seeing many thrilling matches in Counter-Strike 1.6 and Warcraft 3.

Finally, the qualification for the Intel® Extreme Masters II has been opened. Now is the time to explain how a CS team or a WC3 player can qualify for the Intel® Extreme Masters II. We have made the sign up system as easy as possible so it takes a minimum of effort for you to have a chance to compete in this great event.

<!-- featured -->A few weeks ago, the first season of the Extreme Masters ended. Now it is time to review the first season of Europe's top league step by step. First of all, the focus is on the qualification for the main round. Everything started in August 2006 with the great kick-off event at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany...

<!-- featured -->The first season of Extreme Masters is finally over. Europe's best players and teams in Warcraft 3 and Counter-Strike played in this league about an overall prize money of 160,000 Euro. They offered us exciting and thrilling matches. Get all final information about the Extreme Masters I finals in this news. Furthermore some players get to speak about their impressions.

The Extreme Masters Finals are getting close and you still can win some prizes in our Steam Skin contest. The contest is open to anyone, but there are a few rules to follow when letting your creativity take control. Take your chance to win some nice prizes by giving your best and doint a nice skin for Extreme Masters.

<!-- featured -->Today we can present the highly desired Extreme Masters GUI free for download. This Graphical User Interface gives your Counter-Strike the professional look you need to become one of the best. It was specially designed for the first Extreme Masters season and is used by all our star players on our offline events. Take a closer look at the Extreme Masters GUI.

<!-- featured -->The Extreme Masters tournament with 160,000 Euro prize money and Europe's best teams and players is one of the most exciting tournaments in the world. To preserve the skill of our participants, we will have absolutely high-end equipment on board for our events, starting Friday with the season opening Intel Friday Night Game in Hamburg.

The final team presentation for the Counter-Strike participants in Extreme Masters by ESL tournament.

Finally, we can present you with the play days of Extreme Masters. Who plays who, and when?

<!-- featured -->On 27th October in Congress Center Hamburg the first Extreme Masters Intel Friday Night Game will take place. Now the matches in WarCraft 3 and Counter-Strike are confirmed. In Counter-Strike we will have the exciting matchup between German powerhouse mousesports and legendary Swedish CS-team Ninjas in Pyjamas.

<!-- featured -->Yesterday we announced all participants for Extreme Masters season one. Today we can proudly present the drawing pools. On wednesday evening at about 21:00 o'clock at GIGA, the drawing is broadcast live. So turn your television on and enjoy the drawing!

<!-- featured -->The most exciting eSports tour in the world makes its first stop! In Hamburg on the 27th of October, you will see the first Extreme Masters Intel Friday Night Game in history. Location of choice is the luxurious Congress Center Hamburg with space for more than 1,000 spectators.

Continuing with our presentation of the players qualified for the Extreme Masters main round, we offer you some of the world's best players in profile: Grubby and ToD. You can also read everything about Hum4niC, Spell, NapS and SaSe, get some of their best replays and take a look at their recent achievements

<!-- featured -->The start of the 160,000 Euro (about 205,000 USD) Extreme Masters is approaching. Qualification Round 2 is under way and more and more participants are revealed. To get the first real feel for this prestigious tournament and its spectacular offline events, check out our new trailer video.

<!-- featured -->Tonight, the matches of Qualification Round 2 were drawn live on GIGA TV. The winners of these matches will advance to the Extreme Masters main round.

<!-- featured -->Last week we presented six WarCraft 3 participants for first Extreme Masters season. Today you can have a look at the first six Counter-Strike teams that are already qualified for the groupstage and have the chance to compete for 110,000 Euro in prize money.

Tonight, the matches of Qualification Round 1 were announced live on GIGA TV. These are the drawings. The winners of these matches will advance to QR2.

The national qualification for the Extreme Masters by ESL in Warcraft III is done. After the dust has settled the following player was able to advance to the next stage of the Extreme Masters Qualification:

After some exciting matches the winner of the Brittish Extreme Masters Qualifier is known. The Extreme Masters will now go into it's next stage : the qualification rounds. After these two rounds the main event will start on 27 October. The United Kingdom will be represented by the following teams: 1. 4Kings ( Main Round ) 2. Dignitas ( Qualification Round 2 ) 3. doitonlan ( Qualification Round 1 ) We wish all the participants the best of luck and lots of fun. Stay tuned for more information about the qualification rounds in the coming weeks.

The signup period is over, signups have been accepted, matches and brackets have been created - it's time for some action! The players will fight for the slot of UK in the Extreme Masters Qualifer round 1 and their chance for a part of the 160.00 prize money of the Extreme Masters. The tournament will be played in double elemination with best of 5 in the winner bracket and best of 3 in the looserbrachet. The tournament has to be finished until <b>Wednesday the 13th</b>, therefore we advice all players to play their matches as soon as possible. <img src="http://gfxstatic.esl-europe.net/skins/v2004_xfire/content/new_message.gif"><b> <a target=_blank href="http://www.esl.eu/uk/masters/wc3/qualifier/leagueinfo/">National Qualifer Rules and further information</a> <img src="http://gfxstatic.esl-europe.net/skins/v2004_xfire/content/new_message.gif"><b> <a target=_blank href="http://www.esl.eu/uk/masters/wc3/qualifier/rankings/">National Qualifer Bracket</a>

The signup period is over, the signups have been accepted, the matches and brackets have been created - it's time for some action! The UK qualifier will look like an easy task for 4Kings but with some upcoming homegrown teams in the qualifier anything can happen. The tournament will be played in double elimination using a best of three system in each match. In the bo3 matches both teams will select one map to play and the admin will randomly select the 3rd map if needed. The tournament has to be finished before <b>Wednesday the 13th</b>, therefore we advice all players to play their matches as soon as possible and use the support tickets in case of any problems. <img src="http://gfxstatic.esl-europe.net/skins/v2004_xfire/content/new_message.gif"><b> <a target=_blank href="http://www.esl.eu/uk/masters/cs/qualifier/leagueinfo/">National Qualifer Rules and further information</a> <img src="http://gfxstatic.esl-europe.net/skins/v2004_xfire/content/new_message.gif"><b> <a target=_blank href="http://www.esl.eu/uk/masters/cs/qualifier/rankings/">National Qualifer Bracket</a>