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IEM Season VIII - Shanghai
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IEM Season VIII - Shanghai
League Information
Series:
Organizer(s):
Sponsor(s):
Game Version:
Server:
China
Type:
Offline
Format:
1v1
Group stages
Single elimination bracket
Group stages
Single elimination bracket
Prize pool:
$25,000 USD
Start Date:
2013-07-25
End Date:
2013-07-28
Liquipedia Tier:
Player Breakdown
Number of Players:
28
Maps
Chronology
IEM Season VIII - Shanghai is the first event of IEM Season VIII, organized by ESL. It will be a Tier 1 event, giving WCS points for 2013 WCS Global Finals.
Contents
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 and African Qualifier
- 2 spots in the American Qualifier
- 2 spots in the Korea/Taiwan Qualifier
- 1 spot in the Southeast Asia Qualifier
- 1 spot in the Chinese Qualfier
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 3,600 WCS Points are spread among the players as seen below:
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5th-8th | $1,000 | 225 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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9th-12th | $400 | 150 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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13th-16th | $350 | 75 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() |
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Participants[edit]
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Dual tournament #1 (8) | ||
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Dual tournament #2 (8) | ||
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Stage 2 players (16) | ||
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From Dual tournaments (4) | ||
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From WCS rankings (4) | ||
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Through qualifiers (8) | ||
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* HyuN replaces INnoVation, who is unable to attend due to 2012–2013 Proleague Finals.
Results[edit]
Stage 1[edit]
Dual Tournament #1[edit]
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Quarterfinals

2

0

W

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2

0

0

2
Winners' Finals

W

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Losers' Round 2
Losers' Round 3
Losers' Finals

-

W
Qualified

Q

Q
- Jim went to the US Consulate-General before his matches against Daisy to deal with his visa application for attending WCS AM RO16. He was disqualified after not returning in time.[1]
Dual Tournament #2[edit]
Click [show] on the right to view
Quarterfinals

2

0

2

0

2

0
Semifinals
Winners' Finals
Losers' Round 1

2

0

1

2
Losers' Round 2
Losers' Round 3
Losers' Finals
Qualified

Q

Q
- The Loser's Final was played the next day due to the venue closing for the night.
Stage 2[edit]
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July 26, 2013 - 03:00 CEST | ||||||
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2-0 | 4-2 | |||
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2-1 | 5-3 | |||
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1-2 | 3-4 | |||
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0-2 | 1-4 |
Group A Matches | |||
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MyuNgSiK ![]() | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
TitaN ![]() | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
Revival ![]() | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
TitaN ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Revival ![]() | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
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July 26, 2013 - 06:00 CEST | ||||||
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2-0 | 4-1 | |||
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2-1 | 5-3 | |||
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1-2 | 2-4 | |||
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0-2 | 1-4 |
Group B Matches | |||
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aLive ![]() | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
sLivko ![]() | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
aLive ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Oz ![]() | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
MacSed ![]() | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
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Group C Matches | |||
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HerO ![]() | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
qxc ![]() | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
HerO ![]() | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
MC ![]() | 2 | 1 | ![]() |
Jaedong ![]() | 1 | 2 | ![]() |
Stage 3[edit]
Bracket[edit]
Quarterfinals (Bo5)

1

3

3

2
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo7)
Racial Distribution[edit]
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View Games[edit]
Streams[edit]
VODs[edit]
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