Zergs swarm the IEM Sao Paulo groups

Photos by: WellPlayed.org, GosuGamers.net, Fragster.de, WCG.com

Just now, ESL announced the groups for the IEM Global Challenge Sao Paulo with SuperNova being the only Korean invite. The tournament, which is to start in five days time on February 8th, sees nine of the sixteen spots occupied by Zerg players.

IEM Sao Paulo is the last Global Challenge before the World Championship at CeBIT Hannover in March and will once again have sixteen players fighting for $21,000 as well as invites to the final tournament of the season.

Thus far, oGsSuperNova is the only Korean invite (excluding viOlet, who hails in from the United States), as two of the spots reserved for the Eastern representatives were given to sLivko and Snute. SuperNova shares a group with foreign Zerg duo Killer and DarkForce as well as the American Terran Illusion, who recently took second at the ONOG Invitational. ViOlet, on the other hand, is in the company of Swiss Zerg Bigs and homefield Protoss player Potiguar, while waiting for the fourth contender in his group to be revealed.

Other participants include Belgian sensation Feast, who made an outstanding run through IEM Kiev before falling to eventual champion MMA, the "King of Drones" Liquid`Ret, EG's Demuslim (who replaces qxc, the latter having cancelled his participation) and IM's Peruvian Terran Fenix.

IEM Sao Paulo Groups
DarkForce	DeMuslim	Bigs	Fenix
Supernova	Feast	Violet	Ret
Illusion	Tunico	Potiguar	Slivko
KiLLer	Xlord	TBA	Snute

The commentary will, as usual, be entrusted to MrBitter and Rotterdam, who will be joined by a "special guest". Tune in both to Sao Paulo's streams and GosuGamers.net as we shall provide you with timely coverage newsposts as the event goes by.