coL.QXC @ IEM Season VIII – Cologne

BY Andrew Miesner / February 13, 2014

Our very own Kevin Riley (“qxc”) is in Cologne, Germany for the Intel Extreme Masters IEM Cologne event. Action is set to begin for our American hero on February 14th at 18:00 CET.

IEM Season VIII – Cologne is the fifth event of IEM Season VIII, organized by ESL. It is a Tier 2 event, giving 4000 WCS points for the 2014 WCS Global Finals. In addition, players will be competing for $25,000 in cash.

The tournament will consist of 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

Prizes

• 1st – $10,000
• 2nd – $4,000
• 3rd – $2,000
• 4th – $2,000
• 5th – $1,000
• 6th – $1,000
• 7th – $1,000
• 8th – $1,000

QXC will begin his journey in Stage 2, where he will take on the likes of jjakji, Dear and a qualifying competitor from Stage 1 in Group B.

Results

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