Intel World Open

Path to Tokyo Kicks Off in March

What'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.

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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)

"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.”
– Mark Subotnick, Intel director of gaming and esports business development

What 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.

The 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.

The 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:

• $250,000 total prize pool for Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
• $250,000 total prize pool for Rocket League

For more details and registration, visit the Intel World Open website.

The Street Fighter V: Champion Edition Tournament Format: A force in the fighting genre and esports scene for 32 years, the legendary fighting franchise returns with Street Fighter V: Champion Edition.

Tournament Structure:

• Territory qualifiers: Territory qualifiers begin March 2 and determine each territory’s three best players who will come together and form the team representing that territory and advance to the live qualifier in Poland. The 12 pre-selected territories include:
  • Brazil
  • China
  • Chinese Taipei
  • Dominican Republic
  • France
  • Hong Kong, China
  • Korea
  • Russia
  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

• Regional qualifiers: Players outside of the 12 pre-selected territory teams can participate through the team-based regional qualifier process that will take place in March through May. The top teams from the eight regions will advance to the live qualifier in Poland. The eight regions include:
  • Europe 1
  • Europe 2
  • Middle East & Africa
  • North America
  • Central America
  • South America
  • Asia
  • Oceania

• Live qualifier in Katowice, Poland: From June 18-21, the final qualifier brings together the winning teams formed from the territory and regional qualifiers to determine who advances to the final Intel World Open event in Tokyo.
• Japan qualifier: As the host country, Japan will have the final guaranteed spot at the Intel World Open finals in Tokyo. Japan qualifiers are single-player matches with the winning team being formed from the top players on the Intel World Open leaderboard.
• Intel World Open finals: The finals take place July 22-24 at the Zepp DiverCity venue in Tokyo, where qualifying teams will compete to claim the majority share of the $250,000 prize pool.

For full qualification rules and details, visit the Intel World Open website.