SK Gaming were desperate for a win to make up ground in the title race, while PlayZone were still looking for their first points in the league.

Let us take the pulse on the ongoing online qualifications as well as the Main Round for the Intel Extreme Masters in Europe and America. Which teams are still standing, when are they playing as well as how the yet unrevealed online prize money looks like. Of course this covers both Counter-Strike and World of WarCraft.