ESL has announced that IEM New York: Online will take place in October and will be the last major North American and CIS event where teams can earn RMR points in 2020. In addition, there will be a separate European division in which players will compete for cash prizes without the opportunity to increase their ranking.
In total, the prize pool will be $250,000, which will be distributed among three regions: European teams will win $140,000, American teams – $60,000, and representatives of the CIS countries – $50,000.
Twelve teams will take part in the divisions where you can get ranking points. Eight of them will receive direct invitations according to their current positions in the rankings, while the remaining four will be selected through qualifying matches, the dates of which are not yet known. Four teams from each division, following the leaders, will receive an invitation to the closed qualifiers. Eight more teams will play in the European division. Invited teams from CIS countries included Spirit, NAVI, Hard Legion, Gambit Youngsters and Espada. The European participants will be announced in the coming days.
