The National ESL was announced just a day ago, and today more information is coming out on its spotlight event, the Intel Extreme Masters American Championships, with its finals being held in New York City.

From the website:

The IEM American Championship Regular Season will be your starting point, with several Cups and a LAN event at the International Video Games Hall Of Fame. Once the Regular Season has been completed, 15 of the top QuakeLive duelers will have been qualified for the American Championship Playoffs. This 2 day “World Cup” style event leads directly to the IEM American Championship Finals in NYC, where a few of the the best N. American duelers will win spots in the ultimate event of them all, the IEM World Championship.

Here is the structure for QuakeLive:

IEM American Championship Regular Season – July 8 to August 26, 2010

4 Online IEM Cup Qualifiers
1 LAN Qualifier at the International Video Games Hall Of Fame
7 Online ESL Open Cups for additional points and prizes

IEM American Championship Playoffs – September 4-5, 2010

16 Players qualify

IEM American Championship Finals – October, NY

8 Players advance to New York City

National ESL Pro Leagues – Starting September 11
Players qualify for the Pro and 1st Divisions through the IEM and ESL Qualifying Cups

More information can be found at http://www.esl-america.net/us/quakelive/maste...ws/128806/