IEM Season VIII - Sao Paulo
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IEM Season VIII - Sao Paulo
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
Game Version:
Server:
North America
Type:
Offline
Format:
Group stages
Single elimination bracket
Single elimination bracket
Prize pool:
$25,000
Start Date:
2014-01-29
End Date:
2014-02-01
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Winners
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
28
Maps
Chronology
Tournament Information[edit]
IEM Season VIII - Sao Paulo is the fourth event of IEM Season VIII, organized by ESL and held at Parque Anhembi during Campus Party Sao Paulo. It will be a Tier 2 event, giving 4000 WCS points for 2014 WCS Global Finals.[1] The event will be hosted by Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner and the commentary done by James "Kaelaris" Carrol, Shaun "Apollo" Clark, Yoan "ToD" Merlo and Kevin "RotterdaM" van der Kooi.[2]
Format[edit]
Qualifier[edit]
There are 8 spots for players from all over the world divided to regions as follows:
- 2 spots in the European Qualifier.
- 4 spots in the American Qualifier.
- 2 spots in the Asian Final Qualifiers.
Main Tournament[edit]
Three Stages:
- Stage 1:
- Two double-elimination brackets of eight players each.
- Top 2 of each bracket advance to Stage 2.
- Stage 2:
- Four groups of four players played out in dual tournament format, consisting of the 4 Stage 1 winners, 8 qualifiers and 4 invites based on the WCS Ranking.
- Top 2 of each group advance to Stage 3.
- Stage 3:
- Single-elimination bracket of eight players.
- Quarterfinals and Semifinals are played in best of 5
- Grand Finals is played in best of 7
Map Pool[edit]
Prize Pool[edit]
$25,000 and 4,000 WCS Points are spread among the players as seen below:
Place | $USD | WCS Points | Player | Team |
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![]() | $10,000 | 750 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | $4,000 | 500 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
![]() | $2,000 | 375 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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5th-8th | $1,000 | 250 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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9th-12th | $400 | 125 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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13th-16th | $350 | 125 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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13th-16th | $350 | - | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |

The champion herO with his trophy and cheque
* Players must advance one round in order to claim WCS points for that placement. Being seeded through qualifiers counts as advancing one round.[3]
Participants[edit]
Stage 1 players (14) | ||
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Dual tournament #1 (8) | ||
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Dual tournament #2 (6) | ||
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Stage 2 players (16) | ||
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From Dual tournaments (4) | ||
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Invites (4) | ||
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Through qualifiers (8) | ||
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Results[edit]
Stage 1[edit]
Dual Tournament #1[edit]
Click [show] on the right to view
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Winners' Finals
Losers' Round 1
Losers' Round 2
Losers' Round 3
Losers' Finals
Qualified

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Dual Tournament #2[edit]
Click [show] on the right to view
Quarterfinals

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W

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Semifinals
Winners' Finals
Losers' Round 1

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Losers' Round 3
Losers' Finals
Qualified

Q

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Stage 2[edit]
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January 30, 2014 - 10:00 BRST | ||||||
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2-0 | 4-0 | |||
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2-1 | 4-2 | |||
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1-2 | 2-4 | |||
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0-2 | 0-4 |
Group A Matches | |||
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jjakji ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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puCK ![]() | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
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jjakji ![]() | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
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Erik ![]() | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
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jjakji ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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January 30, 2014 - 13:45 BRST | ||||||
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2-0 | 4-0 | |||
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2-1 | 4-2 | |||
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1-2 | 2-5 | |||
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0-2 | 1-4 |
Group B Matches | |||
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TLO ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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hellokitty ![]() | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
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TLO ![]() | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
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Shakti ![]() | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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TLO ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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January 31, 2014 - 10:00 BRST | ||||||
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2-0 | 4-1 | |||
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2-1 | 5-2 | |||
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1-2 | 2-4 | |||
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0-2 | 0-4 |
Group C Matches | |||
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herO ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Polt ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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herO ![]() | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
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Kelazhur ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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herO ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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Stage 3[edit]
Quarterfinals (Bo5)

3

2
Semifinals (Bo5)

1

3

3

0
Finals (Bo7)

1
February 1, 2014 - 16:00 BRST

4
Racial Distribution[edit]
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Finals |
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Champion |
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View Games[edit]
Streams[edit]
VODs[edit]
- /r/SpoilerFreeSC VOD Post
- Spoiler-free VODs on SC2Links.com
- Spoiler-free Official YouTube VODs at SC2Casts.com
See Also[edit]
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Michal Blicharz (December 10, 2013). "IEM Sao Paulo will give WCS points". Twitter.com. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ↑ IEM (January 15, 2014). "StarCraft II action in Brazil presented to you by..". Intelextrememasters.com. Retrieved January 15, 2014.
- ↑ "2014 WCS Player Handbook". Blizzard. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 messioso (January 29, 2014). "trOt plays in Open Bracket as Barba didn't show up". TL.net. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 messioso (January 29, 2014). "WM & elivolts get a default win as two players did not show up". TL.net. Retrieved January 29, 2014.