Looking up at the attendees names revealed so far, the event looks promising.
A pertinent pick from the Korean side has been performed as the epic trio of the recent Electronic Sports World Cup podium will light up the event. Cherry on the pie, the Dutch legend Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen will be carrying the European flag as he dag out a spot in the event.
Four Chinese will catch up with the golden quartet cited above, emanating from a bricks and mortars qualifier, to form a total of 8 contestants, divided into 2 groups.
The drawing heralds a tight competition in the offing, with Moon and Grubby sharing the same group, taking no account of the Chinese representatives who will obviously stir up the competition even more once they join.
| IEM Global Challenge Shanghai Groups | |
| Group A | Group B |
 Lyn |  Grubby |
| ReMinD | Moon |
 TBA | TBA |
| TBA | TBA |
Links
ESL-World.net - Source
GosuGamers.net - Event Announcement