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Mark your calendars from February 24th to 26th as MLG Winter Arena descends uponNew York City. There, thirty-two of the best StarCraft 2 players from the Korean, European and North American regional qualifiers will face off for a total of $26,000 in prize money.

As recently reported, Major League Gaming has announced that the Arena will be available to watch under a $20 pay-per-view subscription. Those who purchase the PPV event will get to see the top eight players from MLG Providence 2011 compete against the top eight from each regional qualifier.

 Providence 2011 Top 8

Leenock

NaNiwa

DongRaeGu

Mvp

HuK

MC

HayprO

IdrA

 European Qualifier Top 8

viOLet

Ret

ThorZaiN

Pomi

Socke

SjoW

Grubby

merz

 Korean Qualifier Top 8

NesTea

PartinG

LosirA

MarineKing

Oz

TheStC

GanZi

San

 North American Qualifier Top 8

Drewbie

DdoRo

Sheth

SaSe

Axslav

Artist

Minigun

DDE

MLG have already done an extensive amount of preparation in scheduling the broadcast, including splitting the games among four separate streams to cover all of the action:

• Four matches will be streamed simultaneously on the Main Stream and three Gameplay Streams throughout the weekend.
• The first match played on the Main Stream and each of the Gameplay Streams will be free on both Friday and Saturday.
• The Dr Pepper MLG Ultimate Access stream will run all weekend, free to all, and will showcase interviews, candid conversations and more from the Dr Pepper Player Lounge, live onsite in the MLG studios.
• Casters will be announced shortly.

Friday, February 24

• 5:30pm: Dr Pepper Pregame Show
• 6:00pm—12:00am: Winners Rounds 1 and 2

Saturday, February 25

•  1:30pm: Dr Pepper Pregame Show
•  2:00pm—10:00pm: Losers Rounds 1-5, Winners Rounds 3 and 4

Sunday, February 25

•  1:30pm: Dr Pepper Pregame Show
• 2:00pm—8pm: Losers Rounds 6 and 7, Winners Finals, Losers Finals, and Finals

Source: majorleaguegaming.com