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The faces and voices for our 34th StarCraft® II event at Intel® Extreme Masters!

Intel® Extreme Masters

Intel® Extreme Masters Shanghai will be our first StarCraft® II tournament of season 12. A total of 16 players will gather in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre on July 27-30 to compete for the coveted trophy, a US$25,000 prize pool and WCS points.

We’ve assembled a great lineup to bring you all the action from Shanghai:

  • Host: DX master
  • Translator: James “Mal” Song
  • Desk host: Dan ‘Artosis‘ Stemkoski
  • Commentator: James “Kaelaris” Carrol
  • Commentator: Yoan “ToD” Merlo
  • Commentator: Kevin “Rotterdam” van der Kooi
  • Commentator: Jared “Pig” Krensel
  • Commentator: Jonathon “Wardi” Ward
  • Commentator: Leigh “Maynarde” Mandalov
  • Observer: Kevin “Maputv” Kremser
  • Observer: Thibault “Koka” Le Gall

With all of the qualifiers concluded, the player lineup for the tournament is complete and it is one stacked lineup. With SC2 champions and superstars such as herO, ByuN, INnoVation and more, Shanghai is an event you do not want to miss! You can find the tournament details on our website: format, bracket and schedule!

We cannot wait to see what these StarCraft II giants will show us in a couple of weeks in Shanghai! Be sure to follow IEM on Twitter and Facebook to not miss any updates.

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