Starcraft 2 Proleague Round 3 Grand Finals to take place at IEM Shanghai

The 2016 Starcraft 2 Proleague Round 3 Grand Final will be held at IEM Shanghai, the first time a Starcraft 2 Proleague event will take place outside of Korea, Intel Extreme Masters announced Thursday.

#IEM and KeSPA partner to bring StarCraft II Proleague Round 3 Grand Finals to Shanghai! https://t.co/DQ3kreRiwy pic.twitter.com/fIceW8Msqf

— Intel®ExtremeMasters (@IEM) 30 июня 2016 г.

The 2016 SC2 Proleague Round 3 features seven teams competing in a series of best-of-five matches across six weeks. Each team fields a different player for each game in the match. The top four teams will advance to the Playoffs, with the two best teams competing in a best-of-seven Grand Final.

“KeSPA has been a part of the StarCraft esports scene in Korea for more than ten years,” Michal Blicharz, head of IEM said in a statement. “We are extremely honored that they have chosen IEM Shanghai to host their first event ever outside of Korea. I expect we will see some intense competition in the Grand Finals.”

The Starcraft 2 Proleague Round 3 Grand Finals will take place on July 31, while IEM Shanghai will run from July 28-31.

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