There are 36 days remaining until the first day of competition and we have recently confirmed all of the competing players for Intel Extreme Masters Shanghai. With the player lineup complete, here is a look at the bracket and tournament schedule for the competition.
Bracket
The bracket was drawn and seeded based on the 2016 WCS Circuit Standings. All matches will be a best of five with the grand final being a best of seven. If a player drops out of the tournament, we will take a replacement directly from the player’s qualified origin.
Schedule
All times are in CST (Chinese Standard Time) and are estimates, and we will play the tournament under an accelerated schedule if games run faster than anticipated.
Thursday, July 28th
From 10:00 to 16:30
ShoWTimE vs. MajOr
PititDrogo vs. MaSa
Neeb vs. Toodming
Hydra vs. Enderr
Friday, July 29th
From 8:45 to 16:45
Snute vs. Pilipili
ViOlet vs. Has
Elazer vs. puCK
Nerchio vs. Cyan
Quarterfinal #1
Saturday, July 30th
From 8:45 to 16:45
Quarterfinal #2
Quarterfinal #3
Quarterfinal #4
Semifinal #1
Semifinal #2
Sunday, July 31st
Grand Final
All of the matches will be streamed live on Twitch.