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Intel World Open: Path to Tokyo Kicks Off in March
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- What's New: Intel is elevating esports for audiences worldwide with the Intel World Open ahead of the Olympic Games
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[{"type":"text","content":" SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nWhat's New: Intel is elevating esports for audiences worldwide with the Intel World Open ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, giving gamers a chance to compete among the world’s best athletes on a global stage. Anyone from anywhere can register, beginning March 2, for a chance to be crowned the Intel World Open champion.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200225005876/en/As an extension of Intel’s Worldwide TOP Partnership, Intel will host the Intel World Open esports tournament ahead of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. It will feature Capcom’s Street Fighter V: Champion Edition and Psyonix’s Rocket League. (Credit: Intel Corporation)\n\n\"We introduced Intel Extreme Masters PyeongChang in 2018 and we’re excited to continue raising the stakes for esports with the Intel World Open in 2020. There are more than 490 million esports fans worldwide and the Intel World Open exemplifies Intel’s global leadership in esports and delivers a pinnacle tournament on the world’s biggest sports stage.”\n– Mark Subotnick, Intel director of gaming and esports business development\n\n\nWhat It Is: The Intel World Open is an extension of Intel’s Worldwide TOP Partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and will feature two of the most recognized esports titles: Capcom’s Street Fighter™ V: Champion Edition and Psyonix’s Rocket League. Online qualifiers for Street Fighter V: Champion Edition start March 21 and Rocket League start May 2.\n\n\nThe Path to Tokyo: Any player at any level can compete in the Intel World Open for a chance to join a national, territory or regional team. Live qualifier events in Katowice, Poland, in June will determine which teams advance to the championship esports tournament in Tokyo.\n\n\nThe final event in Tokyo on July 22-24 will host hundreds of fans at the Zepp DiverCity venue – the same area as Olympic venues – where teams will compete for a majority share of the prize pool:\n\n\n\n$250,000 total prize pool for Street Fighter V: Champion Edition\n\n\n$250,000 total prize pool for Rocket League\n\n\n\nFor more details and registration, visit the Intel World Open website.\n\n\nThe Street Fighter V: Champion Edition Tournament Format: A force in the fighting genre and esports scene for 32 yea...