All players who have wanted to take part in the qualifier have sent an e-mail to the ESWC organisation and ESWC has chosen eight players to play. Gamers Paradise will be open for visitors to come and see all matches, free of charge.
Today is the big day when ESWC.se publish the lucky eight who have the best international merits and therefore will be the players playing the ESWC qualifier. The two best players will gain a spot at the mayor ESWC event in Paris, France, this summer. SK is being represented by no less than three players, Johan "Toxic" Quick, Karl "fooKi" Johansson, and Pelle "fazz" Söderman. The following players have been picked to take part in the qualifier:
Johan "Toxic" Quick, SK-Gaming
Magnus "fox" Olsson, F-Players
Karl "fooKi" Johansson, SK-Gaming
Pelle "fazz" Söderman, SK-Gaming
Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv, fnatic
Mikael "purri" Tarvainen, fnatic
Jonas "OoZe" Gustafsson, RAW-Gaming
Richard "Louie" Hansson, Excello
The players have been divided in the following groups:
Group A
- Johan "Toxic Quick
- Jonas "OoZe" Gustafsson
- Alexander "Ztrider" Ingarv
- Mikael "purri" Tarvainen
Group B
- Karl "fooKi" Johansson
- Magnus "fox" Olsson
- Pelle "fazz" Söderman
- Richard "Louie" Hansson
Quick info about the Swedish ESWC qualifier and Gamers Paradise:
Location: Gamers Paradise, Målargatan 2
Qualifying date: June 10
Start time: 12:00
Player register: 11:00
Map list:
- Phrantic
- Galang
- Pro-bliptourney1
- The Lost Fleet (TMP2)
- Monsoon
Paris will be the home for many of the world's best gamers during the days between June 28th and July 2nd. The list of already qualified players can be found here. The total prize purge is set to $400,000 with $40,000 in the Quake 4 tournament being distributed as follows:
1. $13,000
2. $9,000
3. $6,000
4. $4,000
5. $2,000
6. $2,000
7. $2,000
8. $2,000
ESWC is probably the greatest event in gaming this year and we hope for a really good tournament. Good luck to all players and clans participating!
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