Manuel ‘Grubby’ Schenkhuizen played at Intel Extreme Masters Singapore last weekend, narrowly losing in the Grand Finals to Western Wolves’ young prodigy Sting. We sat down with him before the playoffs started to get his insights into professional gaming.
The Electronic Sports League’s (ESL) flagship tournament Intel Extreme Masters was in town last weekend, and we managed to grab a moment with Michal ‘Carmac’ Blicharz, eSports enthusiast, former competitive gamer, journalist, and the project lead for Intel Extreme Masters.
Amidst the frantic flames and indignation from our local keyboard warriors, one entity is, at least, standing above it all. We haven’t heard a peep from the Singapore Sentinels, and for good reason.
Day 4 of Intel Extreme Masters Singapore will dawn soon, and many of you Singaporean e-Sports fanatics attending will undoubtedly be questioning: what can I do to make e-Sports more viable in the country? What can I do to see more tournaments and competitions like Intel Extreme Masters?
Uncle Sam calls Singaporean gamers to arms all over central Singapore. ‘Did you know that 1 in 4 Singapore youth play League of Legends?’
No event is ever perfect, and Intel Extreme Masters Singapore has generated its own share of drama through the inclusion of Singapore Dota 2 team Armaggeddon for its League of Legends playoffs.
IEM Singapore’s Open Bracket currently only has nineteen players according to a post on ESL World, and signups are still open.
Team Evil Geniuses’ Greg ‘IdrA’ Fields will not be playing at Intel Extreme Masters Singapore later this month due to schedule-related issues.
StarCraft II player Poh Ann, better known by his handle DM MCZ Pro Ann, walked away winner of the Intel Extreme Masters Singapore Qualifiers held yesterday at AFTERSHOCK PC.