SK Gaming

The final four of the IEM IV Asian Championship Finals are WeMade FOX , TitaNs , Immunity and Ultimax Gaming . The semis will be played tomorrow from 3:30am CET onwards and all the key matches will be broadcasted on the ESL-TV stream. Regardless of who should come out on top the Global Finals will see the region represented by one of the facvourites of the regional battle and one surprise entry.

WeMade FOX vs. TitaNs

Once it was announced the Chinese teams could not attend the IEM IV Asian Championship Finals and that their replacements would be local Taiwanese teams all eyes immediately fell upon WeMade FOX and TitaNs as the obvious favourites to take the two Global Finals spots for the region. In fact they will now face off in a semi-final which will end with one of them watching the Global Finals from home on the stream.

Immunity vs. Ultimax Gaming

Meanwhile in the other semi-final the two surprises of the event will battle each for a Global Finals spot which will definitely add a little extra and unexpected spice to that event in Hannover in March. UMX find themselves in a semi-final against neither favourite, having defeated Ultimax Gaming in a gruelling 16:14 war. Their opponents are the winners of Group B representing Australia: Immunity . This team, which comprises some players unknown outside of their local scene and a player better known for his time in France's top teams, have shown not only that they can compete with the better teams at this event but also outclass them in a single map battle.

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