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The Electronic Sports League has announced they will broadcast the Intel Extreme Masters 5 World Championship in HD quality.

This will set a special mark in ESL's calendar, as the event, which is looking to become one of this year's prime happenings, will be the first ever offline event broadcasted in high-definition video by ESL TV.

According to the official announcement made on the organization's website, the various tournaments' streams will be available in 720p resolution, with a format of 16:9.

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Interested in checking out what how the above-mentioned will differ from what you usually get from the standard stream? ESL TV has set up a comparison at this link.

Below are the available offers:

HD Pass - €6,50
Existing ESL Premium members - €5
Existing ESL TV members - Free 

The HD Pass will last for a total of 20 days, which means you will be able to watch the entire IEM5 World Championship event and relive the action through ESL's Video on Demand section afterwards.

Eager spectators who wish to experience the IEM5 World Championship in high-definition video are able to purchase the feature over at ESL's website.