IEM Sydney is set to take place from April 30th- May 5th, with the playoffs taking place at the Qudos Bank Arena.
🇦🇺 The #IEM Sydney 2019 open and closed qualifier dates are set. Sign up now!
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Of the 16 teams scheduled to attend the event, 9 will receive direct invites, with 7 spots to be decided through qualifiers, including a dedicated slot for Oceania.
The open qualifiers will consist of BO1 matches, with elimination matches being BO3, with the winners joining 4 invited teams for the closed qualifier, with a double elimination BO3 and a BO5 final deciding the single qualifier from each region.
The dates for each qualifier are as follows:
Europe
- Open qualifier #1: January 30-31, 18:00 CET
- Open qualifier #2: February 2-3, 18:00 CET
- Closed qualifier: February 6-8
North America
- Open qualifier #1: January 30-31, 18:00 EST
- Open qualifier #2: February 2-3, 18:00 EST
- Closed qualifier: February 6-8
Greater China
- Open qualifier #1: March 6-7, 18:00 SGT
- Open qualifier #2: March 19-20, 18:00 SGT
- Closed qualifier: March 22-24
East Asia
- Open qualifier #1: March 6-7, 18:00 SGT
- Open qualifier #2: March 19-20, 18:00 SGT
- Closed qualifier: March 22-24
Southeast Asia
- Open qualifier #1: March 6-7, 18:00 SGT
- Open qualifier #2: March 19-20, 18:00 SGT
- Closed qualifier: March 22-24
Oceania
- Open qualifier #1: March 30-31, 12:00 AEDT
- Open qualifier #2: April 6-7, 12:00 AEDT
- Closed qualifier: March 22-24
