The ESL Pro Tour tournament is the final installment of the Valve RMR series and is the last chance for American and CIS region teams to collect RMR status points ahead of November’s CS:GO Valve Major by ESL
The tournament will feature three divisions (North America, CIS region and Europe), each offering ESL Pro Tour points on the Road to the Masters Championship in Katowice 2021
Cologne, August 3rd, 2020: ESL, the world’s largest esports company, today revealed details for Intel® Extreme Masters New York 2020: Online which commences on October 6th and will see teams competing for a share of the US$250,000 prize. The ESL Pro Tour competition will feature three divisions – Europe, North America, CIS – and provides a last-gasp chance for North American and CIS teams to grab the final Regional Major Rankings (RMR) status points that could be crucial in their quest to qualify for November’s CS:GO Valve Major.
Teams from each of the three divisions will go head to head to continue collecting ESL Pro Tour Points on the Road to the Masters Championship in Katowice in 2021, while RMR points are awarded in the North American and CIS divisions as well. Five spaces for November’s Valve Major are up for grabs in each of the North American and CIS divisions respectively.
Some of the world’s biggest esports names including Team Liquid, Evil Geniuses, Natus Vincere, 100 Thieves and many more are invited to compete for a share of the collective US$250,000 prize, in what is the 80th Intel® Extreme Masters tournament since 2006.
“With the RMR race concluding with IEM New York Online for North America and CIS, there is so much at stake ahead of the ESL Major,” said Michal “Carmac” Blicharz, VP of Pro Gaming at ESL. “What makes the tournament one to look forward to is that it also affects the teams’ ESL Pro Tour standings.”
Tournament format:
Region: Teams Prize in US$ Points
North America 12 60,000 RMR status & ESL Pro Tour
CIS 12 50,000 RMR status & ESL Pro Tour
Europe 8 140,000 ESL Pro Tour
More information can be found at iem.gg/NY2020 and check out Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for the latest news on ESL Pro Tour.
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ESL is the world’s largest esports company. Founded in 2000, ESL has been shaping the industry across the most popular video games with numerous online and offline esports competitions. The company operates high profile, branded international leagues and tournaments under the ESL Pro Tour including ESL One, Intel® Extreme Masters, ESL Pro League, and other premier stadium-size tournaments, to more clearly define the path from zero to hero. ESL also produces the ESL National Championships, grassroots amateur cups, and matchmaking systems, creating a world where everybody can be somebody. With offices all over the world, ESL is leading esports innovation on a global scale through the combination of global ESL competitions, amateur leagues, publisher activations, and more. ESL is a part of MTG, the leading international digital entertainment group. eslfaceitgroup.com