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Intel Extreme Masters 2015 Katowice Review

Intel Extreme Masters 2015 Katowice


ESL Champions Cup (Source: Przemyslaw Łanowy)
USPA NEWS - Seson 9 of Intel Extreme Masters ended this week in the Final comepetiton in the Spodek Hall in Katowice. Here is a little review of this event which will be remebered as a biggest in history of E-Sport.
Intel Extreme Masters World Championship like i previous year was helded in the city of Katowice, capital of Upper Silesia Region in Poland This localization i choosen because Katowice are historical industry city,which was one of the biggest industrial sector in the world in 19th century directed in coal mining and iron smelting. Today,city which looks a little like Detroit in USA,starting to check its strength in new technologies.
Spodek Arena
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
Spodek Arena
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
Spodek at Night
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
The first day of event (12 march) was helded in The Internationa Conferance Center Hall localized near Spodek Arena in tenter of city Katowice. Intel Expo - which was the name of the mini-event which was te launch of first day/ Only invited guest and press could attend it. Guest of Expo could test new products of such companies like Intel, Samsung, ROCCAT,, Razer, Gigabyte and more other brand's . They also could play in new game title's like Heroes of the Storm(Blizzard Entertaimen), Smite or S.K.I.L.L(Gameforge). At opposite side's of hall were two stages were professional player's rivalized in Counter Strike Global Offensive ( ESL ONE CUP was won by FNATIC) and in the first world championship in Hearthstone..
Intel Expo
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
Intel Expo
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
Intel Expo
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
The next days of event(13-15) was runned by tournaments of games like League of Legends and Starcraft II on the central stage build on the central point of Spodek Area. They most excited moment was the final of LoL tournament which was rivalization between Team We and Team SoloMid which win this duel. In the Starcraft II "Korean" Final Zest defeat Trap.
Spodek Arena Inside
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
Spodek Arena Inside
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
The torunament was the biggest in his category. About 100.000 attendancy is the best exemple of it. Intel Staff assure me that they all future Intel Extreme Masters World Championship Final's will be helded because the localization and conustrution of Spodek Area is the best they ever had. They also "belive" in magic aura around the city that provides this tournament a succees .

Do zobaczenia w Katowicach w 2016! ("See you in Katowice in 2016" in Polish language)
Press Longue
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
Spodek Arena
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
Katowice
Source: Przemyslaw Lanowy
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