EMS One Katowice CS:GO that will take place during Intel Extreme Masters is just around the corner and thanks to its 11,500 capacity stadium, the event will surely attract large crowds, both online and off. The first qualification tournaments in France, Germany, UK and Nordic countries are about to kick off and with that in mind, we would like to remind you how the competition is set up, so that you can begin preparing for the tournament. Only the best teams will advance to the next stage, so please bear in mind that there is little margin for error if you want to secure a place in the Grand Final of EMS One Katowice. ASUS, Intel, Valve and the CS:GO community, will feature a combination of 16 invited and qualified teams from around the globe, who will battle it out for a share of the massive $250,000 community-funded prize pool.



Regional Qualifiers: The road to the EMS One Katowice Finals begins at the regional level. In several countries of the Old Continent, we will organise regional qualifications from which only eight participants will advance to the online final. Teams from Germany, France, UK, Poland, CIS and Nordic countries can already start preparing for the tough road ahead. For all other countries we will organise European qualifications, from which again - only the eight best teams will advance to the online final. European qualifications will take place some time after the regional qualifiers, which means that the teams who didn't qualify through their regional qualifiers can have another go in European qualifications.



France, Germany, UK and Nordic were all given one slot each that will guarantee their participation in the online final. For each of these regions, EU staff will organise two separate qualification tournaments from which the four best teams will advance to the regional final. The winner of each regional final will advance to the online European final.



1st Qualifier Cup - France Date: 10.01.2014 Begin: 19:00 CET Top4 National finals Rules & Members Signup! 1st Qualifier Cup - Nordic Date: 10.01.2014 Begin: 19:00 CET Top4 National finals

Rules & Members Signup! 1st Qualifier Cup - Germany Date: 17.01.2014 Begin: 19:00 CET Top4 National finals

Rules & Members Signup! 1st Qualifier Cup - UK Date: 17.01.2014 Begin: 19:00 CET Top4 National finals

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In both Poland and CIS countries, we will have four separate qualification tournaments, from which eight best teams will advance to their respective regional final. Four teams in total will advance to the online European final from both of these regions and they will join the rest of the contestants from France, Germany, UK and the Nordic region. Polish players can find all the information about their regional qualifications



European Qualification: We will begin the European qualifications after completing the regional qualifiers, from which the eight best teams will advance to the online final. Two European qualification tournaments will be played, from which the eight best teams will advance to the online final (four in each).



We will provide more information about these in the near future.



Want to find about more about EMS One Katowice? All information about the tournament and the ways to qualify to the EMS One Katowice can be found on the dedicated pages. Interesting details, news and official information can be found here:

[European Site | Polish Site | CIS Site]

Grand Final of EMS One Katowice: The tournament will see the 16 teams playing on their own CS:GO dedicated stage, with four groups of four fighting for the top spots. All groups will be played in the double elimination system used during EMS One Fall Season, with the top 2 of each group advancing to the double elimination playoff bracket. The Grand Final of the tournament will be played on Spodek's main stage in front of a massive audience of eSports fans!





CS:GO in front of a huge audience! (More photos of IEM Katowice on Flickr.com)

The EMS One CS:GO tournament, made possible byand the CS:GO community, will feature a combination of 16 invited and qualified teams from around the globe, who will battle it out for a share of the massive $250,000 community-funded prize pool.The road to the EMS One Katowice Finals begins at the regional level. In several countries of the Old Continent, we will organise regional qualifications from which only eight participants will advance to the online final. Teams from Germany, France, UK, Poland, CIS and Nordic countries can already start preparing for the tough road ahead. For all other countries we will organise European qualifications, from which again - only the eight best teams will advance to the online final. European qualifications will take place some time after the regional qualifiers, which means that the teams who didn't qualify through their regional qualifiers can have another go in European qualifications.France, Germany, UK and Nordic were all given one slot each that will guarantee their participation in the online final. For each of these regions, EU staff will organise two separate qualification tournaments from which the four best teams will advance to the regional final. The winner of each regional final will advance to the online European final.In both Poland and CIS countries, we will have four separate qualification tournaments, from which eight best teams will advance to their respective regional final. Four teams in total will advance to the online European final from both of these regions and they will join the rest of the contestants from France, Germany, UK and the Nordic region. Polish players can find all the information about their regional qualifications here , meanwhile CIS players can find it on this page We will begin the European qualifications after completing the regional qualifiers, from which the eight best teams will advance to the online final. Two European qualification tournaments will be played, from which the eight best teams will advance to the online final (four in each).We will provide more information about these in the near future.All information about the tournament and the ways to qualify to the EMS One Katowice can be found on the dedicated pages. Interesting details, news and official information can be found here:The tournament will see the 16 teams playing on their own CS:GO dedicated stage, with four groups of four fighting for the top spots. All groups will be played in the double elimination system used during EMS One Fall Season, with the top 2 of each group advancing to the double elimination playoff bracket. The Grand Final of the tournament will be played on Spodek's main stage in front of a massive audience of eSports fans! michau , Wednesday, 08/01/14 07:39