On April 28, Eurosport 2 will present the fifth episode of the "Intel Extreme Masters" show. The new episode will follow the top Counter-Strike 1.6 teams from all over the world participating in the Intel Extreme Masters V World Championship, the grand final of the global league for video game champions. The tournament took place at the beginning of March this year at CeBIT in Hanover, Germany. The fifth episode of the show will have its premiere next Thursday on Eurosport 2 at 22:30 (CET). It will be replayed on Friday, April 29, on Eurosport 2 at 11:00 (CET) and on Eurosport at 23:00. The last chance to watch it on TV will be on Saturday, April 30, when it will be presented once again on Eurosport 2 at 9:00 (CET).
The "Intel Extreme Master" show is a result of cooperation between the Eurosport Group and Turtle Entertainment, the European leader on the eSports market. So far the production gathered around 3,9 million different viewers in four episodes altogether. The audience had the posibility to follow their favourite professional gamers partcipating in the league tournaments held in Shanghai, Cologne, New York and Kiev. The new episode will focus fully on the tight Counter-Strike 1.6 competition in the Intel Extreme Masters V World Championship - the grand finale of the fifth season of the league. All the previous episodes can be found on the Intel Extreme Masters YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/intelextrememasters
Intel Extreme Masters is a global league for the video game champions organised by the Electronic Sports League - the largest eSports league in Europe. The league arranges the hardest and most popular competitions in Counter-Strike 1.6 , StarCraft II and Quake Live. eSports champions from Europe, Asia and America struggle for $400,000 in prize money - the most lucrative prize purse in the international league. Live tournaments at the world's largest IT and gaming conventions feature the top performers of the season - global stars in eSports. The fifth season had its exciting final in Germany in March 2011, finding the top teams and players in the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship.
Further information concerning the Intel Extreme Masters at www.intelextrememasters.com
Further information concerning the Turtle Entertainment company at www.turtle-entertainment.com
Further information concerning the Eurosport Group at www.eurosportcorporate.com
Intel Extreme Masters
The Intel® Extreme Masters is the global league of video game champions since 2006. The league arranges the hardest and most popular competitions in Counter-Strike 1.6, StarCraft II and Quake Live. eSports champions from Europe, Asia and America struggle for $400,000 in prize money - the most lucrative prize purse globally. Live tournaments at the world's largest IT and Gaming conventions feature the top performers of the season - global stars in eSports. The fifth season had its exciting final in Germany in 2011, finding the top teams and players in the Intel® Extreme Masters World Championship. Further information available at: www.intelextrememasters.com
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