Last night, the National ESL started its Intel Extreme Masters regular season with the first cups for both Counter-Strike 1.6 and Quake Live. A total of 32 players for Quake Live and 12 teams for Counter-Strike 1.6 competed for their chance at qualifying for the Intel Extreme Masters finals as the winners for both cups would advance to the Group Stage on September 4th.

In addition to getting into the Group Stage for both games in September, players would be competing for Cup Points to win money at the end of July. For Quake Live, players with the most Cup Points will be rewarded with $400 while for Counter-Strike 1.6 the top two would receive $500 and $300 respectively.

Results:

Counter-Strike 1.6: Info - Brackets

Quake Live: Info - Brackets