Starcraft 2 news » IEM Season VI: Global Challenge Kiev

From January 19 to 22 the CyberSport Arena in Kiev, Ukraine will host the fifth event of ESL’s Intel Extreme Master Series Season VI. Sixteen top StarCraft II players from Europe, Asia and America as well as the National Ukrainian Champion fought their way through the group stages during 2011 – now it’s time to find out which of them will earn an invitation to the Season VI World Championship.

The qualified players, including Dmytro “DIMAGA” Filipchuk, Manuel “Grubby” Schenkhuizen, and Dennis “HasuObs” Schneider, will fight for honor and an impressive prize pool of $21,000 USD. The two finalists will advance to Season VI’s World Championship, which will again take place at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany in March 2012. An overview of the groups can be found below:

This exciting tournament, which is guaranteed to provide high-quality clashes, exciting action and top-notch strategies, will be hosted by the popular ESL shoutcasting duo of Kevin “RotterdaM” van der Kooi and Ben “MrBitter” Nichol. Make sure to get the latest information, the air times on ESL TV and coverage of the event itself by visiting ESL’s Global Challenge website.

Details

Event: Intel Extreme Masters Season VI: Global Challenge Kiev

Location: CyberSport Arena, Getmana Street 13t, Kiev, Ukraine

When: January 19 to 22, 2012

Stream: ESL TV ; Apollo

Details: ESL website

Sixteen participants, two hosts, a lot of action and fast-paced matches await your viewing pleasure. Make sure to support your favorite StarCraft II players and let us know who you think is the best of the best. GL and HF!