Intel Extreme Masters PyeongChang: Stunning Finale Concludes Historic Esports Event Ahead of the Olympic Winter Games 2018
February 07 2018 - 10:48AM
Business Wire
Esports is one of the world’s fastest growing entertainment
verticals, and the Intel Extreme Masters PyeongChang tournament
proved that this is just the beginning. As one of the top esports
sponsors and a worldwide TOP partner, Intel hosted IEM PyeongChang
in South Korea ahead of the Olympic Winter Games 2018 to showcase
the excitement and influence of esports.
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Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn wins Intel
Extreme Masters PyeongChang esports competition on Wednesday, Feb.
7, 2018, in PyeongChang, South Korea. The event takes place ahead
of the Olympic Winter Games 2018. (Credit: Intel/ESL)
Press Kit: Intel at the Olympic Games
Eighteen players representing regions from around the world
competed for the $150,000 prize pool from Feb. 5-7 in a
first-of-its-kind tournament featuring Blizzard Entertainment’s
iconic real-time strategy game, “StarCraft* II.” After three
days of competition, Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn, the only female
competitor to qualify for the tournament, secured the victory as
the IEM PyeongChang champion, edging out one of the world’s best
players, Kim "sOs" Yoo Jin, in an upset victory.
“The Intel Extreme Masters PyeongChang demonstration ahead of
the Olympic Winter Games was an exciting moment for gamers around
the world to see the industry elevated to this global sporting
stage,” said John Bonini, vice president and general manager of the
VR, Gaming and Esports Group at Intel. “Intel is leading the growth
of esports, not just with the best gaming products and technology,
but also in elevating esports to every global stage, reaching new
audiences, and paving the path to the next billion fans.”
IEM PyeongChang Results:
Round of 16
Mikolaj “Elazer” Ogonowski (W) vs Huang “Nice” Yushang; Joo
"Zest" Sung Wook (W) vs Ilyes “Stephano” Satouri; Sasha “Scarlett”
Hostyn (W) vs Le “TIME” Peinan; Joona “Serral” Sotala (W) vs
Sebastian “eGGz” Lattore; Diego “Kelazhur” Schwimmer (W) vs Gabriel
“HeRoMaRinE” Segat; Kim “sOs” Yoo Jin (W) vs Adrian “DnS” Bouet;
Aleksandr “Bly” Svusuyk (W) vs Sean “Probe” Kempen; Juan Carlos
"SpeCial" Tena Lopez (W) vs Varun “Demi” Immanuel
Round of 8
Elazer (W) vs Zest; Scarlett (W) vs Serral; sOs (W) vs Kelazhur;
SpeCial (W) vs Bly
Semi Finals: Scarlett (W) vs Elazer; sOs (W) vs.
SpeCial
Grand Finals: Scarlett (W) vs sOs
Winner: Sasha “Scarlett” Hostyn
The Road to Intel Extreme Masters PyeongChang: As an
extension of Intel’s Worldwide TOP Partnership and with support
from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Intel hosted Intel
Extreme Masters PyeongChang in the lead up to the Olympic Winter
Games 2018, featuring Blizzard Entertainment’s
“StarCraft® II.” All competitions were played on gaming PCs
powered by Intel® Core™ i7 processors.
IEM PyeongChang is an extension of the Intel Extreme Masters
brand produced in partnership with ESL. Qualifiers for the
finals took place in December 2017 to determine the 18 qualifiers
who competed in PyeongChang.
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