Players from the now following countries are not allowed to get part of the cup, because they have their own national qualification. This cup is only for players whitout a national qualification.

Germany
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Poland
France
Russia
Ukraine
Croatia
Bulgaria
Turkey
Greece
Austria
Netherlands
Belgium

Players from other countries are able to join this cup. The best 2 Players will be able to be in the EMS Season 5 Qualification Round 1. This is the qualification for the Groupstage.

Lag-Inspect force

You are forced to use Lag-Inspect during the matches. The rules are the same as in the 1on1 Ladders. On the link you will get directed to the news in which the guide of Lag-Inspect is included.

Cup information

18. October 2009 16:00 start!
16 players with Double Elimination
Match time: 10 minutes, 2 matches
Time limit: normal
Number of pauses: 3
Condition: random
Injuries: no
Maximum number of substitutions: 3
Extra time: NO
Penalty shoot-out: NO
Time of day: random
Season: random
Weather: random
Pitch: Standard
Stadium: Konami

If you have a draw after the 2 matches you have to make a penalty shoot-out. Open a 3rd game with 5 minutes, don't play and wait until the Extra time and penalty shoout-out starts.
Teams: You are forced to play with given teams. Every round has its own team and you are forced to play with it.The host will be one forced team, the player who join the match an other forced team. If you change the host you have to play with the host-team.

5 Rounds
1. Round Winnerbracket Host-Team: Spain. Client-Team: England
1. Round Looserbracket Host-Team: Spain. Client-Team: England

2. Round Winnerbracket Host-Team: Brazil. Client-Team: Argentinia
2. Round Looserbracket Host-Team: Brazil. Client-Team: Argentinia

3. Round Winnerbracket Host-Team: Real Madrid. Client-Team: Juventus
3. Round Looserbracket Host-Team: Real Madrid. Client-Team: Juventus

Half-Final (Round 4) Winnerbracket Host-Team: Olympique Marseilles. Client-Team: Feyenoord
Half-Final (Round 4) Looserbracket Host-Team: Olympique Marseilles. Client-Team: Feyenoord

The Final (Round 5) Looserbracket Host-Team: Barcelona. Client-Team: Manchester United

The Grand final Host-Team: Barcelona. Client-Team: Manchester United

Further details you can see in the Cuptree.

Have fun.

***Update***

Here are some more informations about the EMS V.

1. It is not possible to play the game on Monday or later. You are forced to play on the Sunday, because the Qualification Round 1 starts during next week and the cuptree will be generated on Monday for it.

2. After the Qualification Round 1, the Qualification Round 2 starts and after that the Groupstage. Further informations you will get after this Qualification if you got qualified for Qualification Round 1.

3. The Cuptree for the Qualification Round 1, will be generated on a special way. It is going to be dicided by the country rating. The drawings will be seeded (high and low) based on the country ranking. We will not let players from the same country face each other in QR1 and QR2.