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StarCraft – IEM Katowice Viewer’s Guide

Blizzard Entertainment

With the 2018 season well underway, one of the biggest tournaments of the year is upon us. While we’ve been treated to some incredible games and moments through the Global StarCraft II League (GSL), the World Championship Series (WCS) Leipzig, and Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) PyeongChang, now we will see the first full-scale global event of the year at IEM Katowice.

IEM Katowice is always an incredible show with the largest player pool of the year and the largest prize pool outside of the Global Finals. It’s also the first time we’ll get to see how all global regions stack up against one another so far in 2018. Will Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn continue her unbelievable run from PyeongChang? Will Lee “Rogue” Byung Ryul remind us why he’s the World Champion? There are a myriad of possibilities. Read below for the full schedule of events, and check out the IEM Katowice event page for a full breakdown on prizing and the most up-to-date brackets during the event.

Broadcast Schedule

Date Round Start/End Times
February 26 Day 1 11:00 a.m. to ~10:15 p.m. CET
February 27 Day 2 11:00 a.m. to ~10:15 p.m. CET
March 1 Group Stage 12:00 p.m. to ~10:30 p.m. CET
March 2 Group Stage 12:00 p.m. to ~10:30 p.m. CET
March 3 Round of 12/Quarterfinals 12:00 p.m. to ~11:45 p.m. CET
March 4 Semifinals/Final 11:00 a.m. to ~4:00 p.m. CET

Broadcast Streams

Language Broadcaster Twitch Channel
English ESL http://twitch.tv/esl_sc2
English Wardi http://twitch.tv/esl_sc2b
English Feardragon http://twitch.tv/esl_sc2c
French OgamingTV http://twitch.tv/ogamingsc2
German TakeTV http://twitch.tv/taketv
Polish ESL Poland http://twitch.tv/esl_sc2_pl
Russian RuHub http://twitch.tv/esl_ruhub_sc2
Bulgarian GPlayTV http://twitch.tv/esl_gplaytv
Chinese Huomao Huomao.com
Chinese (TW) ALGS http://twitch.tv/esl_algs
Korean CrankTV http://twitch.tv/tvcrank
Italian ESL Italy http://twitch.tv/esl_sc2_it
Spanish Adrrich http://twitch.tv/esl_ruhub_sc2

 

Hosts

  • Sue “Smix” Lee
  • James “Kaelaris” Carrol

Commentators

  • Dan “Artosis” Stemkoski
  • Geoffrey “iNcontroL” Robinson
  • Jared “PiG” Krensel
  • Kevin “RotterdaM” van der Kooi
  • Leigh “Maynarde” Mandalov
  • Nicolas “Tasteless” Plott
  • Yoan “ToD” Merlo

Observers

  • Igor “Indy” Kaczmarek
  • Kevin “MapuTV” Kremser

Watch live video from ESL_SC2 on www.twitch.tv

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