CHICAGO 2018 NOVEMBER WINTRUST ARENA EVENT GUIDE

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1 CHICAGO 2018 NOVEMBER WINTRUST ARENA EVENT GUIDE

1. KEY INFORMATION BAG POLICY & PROHIBITED ITEMS WHERE Wintrust Arena, 200 E Cermak Road,

gg/chicago2018 OPENING HOURS Saturday: 11:00 Sunday: 11:00 AGE RESTRICTION There is not

The Wintrust Arena maintains a strict No Bag / Clear Bag Policy.

2 1. KEY INFORMATION BAG POLICY & PROHIBITED ITEMS WHERE Wintrust Arena, 200 E Cermak Road, Chicago, IL WHEN November 10th - 11th, 2018 WEBSITE OPENING HOURS Saturday: 11:00 Sunday: 11:00 AGE RESTRICTION There is not however we recommend for all minors to attend with an adult. The Wintrust Arena maintains a strict No Bag / Clear Bag Policy. Please see the bag policy here and prohibited items here. Every person entering the Arena is subject to a security screening including passing through a magnetometer.

3 2. LOCATION 21 st Street Box Office Main Entrance Wintrust Arena, 200 E Cermak Road, Chicago, IL Plan your trip at Google maps

4 3. GETTING TO WINTRUST CENTER 3.1 BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT BY BUS Three bus lines stop at Michigan Avenue and Cermak Road: B3, B4, and B21 For more information, please visit Payment is via Cash or Ventra Card (can be purchased at any of the train and elevated stations) BY CTA L o CTA Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line Station (Cermak Road and State Street) is 2.5 blocks away from Wintrust Arena o CTA Cermak-Chinatown Red Line Station is 4.0 blocks away from Wintrust Arena BY METRA RAIL Service from Millennium (Randolph St.) Station (near the Fairmont Hotel) to McCormick Place begins early morning, with more frequent pick-ups during rush hours. Located on Level 2.5 of the Grand Concourse in the South Building. For more information, please visit Payment is via Cash or Ventra Card (can be purchased at any of the train and elevated stations) For more information, please visit Payment is via Cash or Ventra Card (can be purchased at any of the train and elevated stations)

5 3. GETTING TO WINTRUST CENTER 3.2 BY CAR FROM THE NORTH Take the Kennedy Expressway (I-90/94), consider exiting at 18th Street, heading east over to State Street, turning south onto State Street to Cermak Road, then traveling east on Cermak Road over to the Wintrust Arena. FROM THE WEST Take the Eisenhower Expressway (I-290), consider exiting on Damen or Ashland Avenue, heading south to Cermak Road, then traveling east on Cermak Road over to the Wintrust Arena. FROM THE SOUTH Take the Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94), consider exiting on 31st Street, heading east to King Drive, then traveling north on King Drive to the McCormick Place Complex. Continue north on King Drive which will turn into Cermak Road leading to the arena. INBOUND ON THE STEVENSON EXPRESSWAY Take the ramp leading to the southbound Dan Ryan Expressway (I-90/94), exiting on 31st Street, heading east to King Drive, then traveling north on King Drive to the McCormick Place Complex. Continue north on King Drive which will turn into Cermak Road leading to the arena. Plan your trip at Google maps

4. PARKING OPTIONS PARKING LOCATIONS o The best parking for Sponsors and Contractors is in Lot A of

Wintrust Arena and is completely external Prepaid parking can be arranged here: https://mccormickplace.

Overnight parking is available in Lot A only. (2301 South Praire Avenue) Lot B has 1,800 parking spaces.

6 4. PARKING OPTIONS PARKING LOCATIONS o The best parking for Sponsors and Contractors is in Lot A of McCormick Place o The cost for parking is $23 p/car p/day o The parking complex is not run by ESL or Wintrust Arena and is completely external Prepaid parking can be arranged here: k.com 21 st Street Lot A has 2,100 parking spaces. Overnight parking is available in Lot A only. (2301 South Praire Avenue) Lot B has 1,800 parking spaces. Overnight parking is not available. (3050 South Moe Drive) Lot C has 1,900 parking spaces. Overnight parking is not available. (Fort Dearborn Drive)

5. TICKET INFORMATION HOW TO BUY A TICKET Remaining available ticket types can be found over at the official Intel Extreme Masters Chicago 2018 website.

7 5. TICKET INFORMATION HOW TO BUY A TICKET Remaining available ticket types can be found over at the official Intel Extreme Masters Chicago 2018 website. HOW TO PICK UP YOUR TICKET If you chose to pick up your ticket rather than receive a digital ticket, you can do so at the box office (pictured to the right), which will open at 10:00 for guests picking up tickets

8 6. GENERAL INFORMATION ENTERING THE ARENA Upon entering the arena, you will be asked to show your ticket which will grant access into the arena. BAG CHECKS Bag checks on approved bag sizes (found here) will occur upon entry into the arena. No backpacks of any kind will be permitted into the arena and will need to be cloaked at the external cloak room. Once Goodie Bags are taken outside the venue, they cannot be brought back in, and will need to be cloaked as above. FOOD & DRINK There will be plenty of food and drink booths within the Venue. Please note that food will not be permitted from external sources into the arena. BROADCAST INFORMATION All games on the IEM Main Stage will be broadcast on the official Intel Extreme Masters Live Stream website.

9 7. DIRECTORY 7.1 SEATINGS STANDARD PREMIUM VIP

10 7. DIRECTORY 7.2 ENTRANCE LEVEL 1 STAGE 2 INTEL 1 MAIN ENTRANCE 2 2

11 7. DIRECTORY 7.3 MAIN CONCOURSE LEVEL AT&T BUSINESS LOUNGE SIGNING SESSION LOCATION 1 (A1) AT&T HYPERX RED BULL ESEA 7 ESL SHOP 9 8 HELPDESK & ESL GOODIEBAGS PICK-UP ACER DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

12 7. DIRECTORY 7.4 UPPER CONCOURSE LEVEL 1 SIGNING SESSION LOCATION 2 (A2) 2 3 VIP SUITES PRESS AREA 3 1 2

13 8. MAIN EVENT SCHEDULE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 th SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 th 10:00 Box Office opens 11:00 Arena Doors open 12:25 Pre-show 13:00 Semi-Final #1 (Best of 3) 16:50 Semi-Final #2 (Best of 3) 10:00 Box Office opens 11:00 Arena Doors open 11:45 Pre-show 12:00 Showmatch 14:00 Grand-Final (Best of 5)

14 9. TEAMS 16 of the best coming to Chicago! INVITED TEAMS EU QUALIFIER ASIA QUALIFIER SA QUALIFIER NA QUALIFIER

15 10. YOUR STORYTELLERS STAGE HOST REPORTER DESK HOST ANALYST ANALYST OJ BORG STUNNA TRES SARANTHUS MACHINE ALEX RICHARDSON SPUNJ CHAD BURCHILL PIMP JACOB WINNECHE ANALYST CASTER CASTER CASTER CASTER LURPPIS TOMI KOVANEN HENRYG HENRY GREER SADOKIST MATT TRIVETT MOSES JASON O TOOLE ANDERS ANDERS BLUME

11. GOODIE BAGS Goodie Bags will be exclusively available to Weekend Premium ticket holders and can be picked up from the designated pick-up location on the eastern side of

Please bring your ticket confirmation and a form of photo id.

16 11. GOODIE BAGS Goodie Bags will be exclusively available to Weekend Premium ticket holders and can be picked up from the designated pick-up location on the eastern side of the main concourse level at any point throughout the weekend. Your ticket will be linked to a one time use code. Please bring your ticket confirmation and a form of photo id. If multiple tickets have been purchased in a single order, only the person who purchased the tickets will have their name listed at the collection area, and be permitted to collect Goodie Bags for the entire group. Please ensure the person who purchased your ticket is aware of this. PREMIUM TICKET GOODIE BUNDLE GET YOUR PREMIUM TICKET NOW!

Just complete registration, scan QR codes, and complete challenges while you explore the event.

17 12. ESL FAN EXPERIENECE APP The ESL Fan Experience App will help you get the most out of your ESL events. Register to unlock epic rewards, exclusive content and enter to win unbelievable prizes. Just complete registration, scan QR codes, and complete challenges while you explore the event. Download the ESL Fan Experience App on the Google Play Store for Android and on the App Store for ios. An will be sent out Friday, November 9 th with download links and instructions. Prizes include an iphone XS, Nintendo Switch, gaming peripherals, and more!

18 13. SUPPORT YOUR TEAM ESL SHOP The ESL Shop will be returning to Intel Extreme Masters Chicago in 2018, and will be chock full of official merchandise for all your favorite esports teams. Be sure to pick up some gear and represent your team!

19 14. SIGNING SESSIONS There will be daily signing sessions with your favorite teams. For your chance to get your gear signed, make sure you get in line early! Signing sessions typically last 1 hour and are restricted to the first 200 patrons! There will be open sessions held for everyone and exclusive signing sessions for Weekend Premium holders only. Please note, schedule is subject to change. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10 th 11:30AM - BROADCAST TALENT A1 02:00PM TEAM 1 (location 1) 02:30PM TEAM 2 (location 2) 03:15PM TEAM 3 (location 1) 03:45PM TEAM 4 (location 2) 04:30PM TEAM 5 (location 1) 05:00PM TEAM 6 (location 2) 05:45PM TEAM 7 (location 1) 06:15PM TEAM 8 (location 2) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11 th 11:30AM - BROADCAST TALENT A1 02:00PM TEAM 9 (location 1) 02:30PM TEAM 10 (location 2) 03:15PM TEAM 11 (location 1) 03:45PM TEAM 12 (location 2) 04:30PM TEAM 13 (location 1) 05:00PM TEAM 14 (location 2) 05:45PM TEAM 15 (location 1) 06:15PM TEAM 16 (location 2)

20 Enjoy the event!

WHERE? Spodek Arena WHEN? March 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th WEBSITE?

WHERE? Spodek Arena WHEN? March 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th WEBSITE? www.intelextrememasters.com OPENING HOURS EVENT ENTRANCE VENUE ADDRESS Friday, Saturday and Sunday Aleja Korfantego 35 Ticket holders: 9:00