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Intel Extreme Masters
Logo since 2019
SportEsports
Counter-Strike
StarCraft II
Founded2007
CountryWorldwide
Most recent
champion(s)		Counter-Strike: G2 Esports (Dallas 2024)
StarCraft II: Lee "Rogue" Byung Yeol
Most titlesCounter-Strike: Fnatic
Sponsor(s)Intel, Acer Predator, 1xBet, Paysafecard, DHL, MTN Dew AMP Game Fuel
Official websitewww.intelextrememasters.com

The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) is a series of international esports tournaments held in countries around the world. These Electronic Sports League (ESL) sanctioned events, sponsored by Intel, as of 2024 currently host events in Counter-Strike 2 and StarCraft II. Other game titles were hosted in the past.[1] The body that owns the league is Turtle Entertainment. The League has operated 17 seasons as of 2023. The highest tier of events, known as Masters Championships, are held in the summer in Cologne, Germany and in the new year in Katowice, Poland and offer the most prize money.[1] Other events, known as Masters events, are held in numerous cities around the globe, which have included Dallas, Shanghai and Sydney.[1]

History[edit]

A view of the crowd during Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2013
Intel Extreme Masters Katowice 2013

The Intel Extreme Masters are a product of the ESL. In 2006, when the Intel sponsored European tournament saw room for expansion outside of Europe, especially in North American markets, Intel provided funds for a worldwide tournament, billing it as the Intel Extreme Masters.[2] In 2007, when established, the IEM established a format of many smaller qualifying events, leading up to a large final event that is held at CeBIT. All of the Grand Finals have been held at CeBIT. Starting in 2008, the Tournament was billed as being worldwide, boasting participants from Europe, North America, and Asia.[2] Although Counterstrike 1.6 was the only game offered in the first season, the variety of games has increased greatly, to the four that were offered during Season 5. World of Warcraft was offered during Season 4, but was dropped for Season 5. The Season 5 Finals will be held at CeBIT and will included a US$130,000 prize pool.[3]

Games offered in Intel Extreme Masters: Counter-Strike (Seasons 1–6), Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne (Seasons 1–2, 3: Asian Championship Finals — CS1.6 and Asian Championship Finals — WoW, 4: Global Challenge Chengdu, 5: Global Challenge Shanghai), World of Warcraft (Seasons 2: Global Challenge Dreamhack, 3–4), Quake Live (Seasons 4–5), StarCraft II (Seasons 5–6), League of Legends (LoL) (Seasons 5: World Championship (LoL Invitational), 6)

IEM seasons[edit]

Season I[edit]

Event Dates Game Winner Ref
World Championship 15-18 March 2007 Counter-Strike Team Pentagram
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Yoan "ToD" Merlo

Season II[edit]

A large crowd at the Fan Expo at Intel Extreme Masters Toronto 2014
Fan Expo at Intel Extreme Masters Toronto 2014
Event Dates Game Winner Ref
Los Angeles 6-9 March 2008 Counter-Strike FnaticRC
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos June "Lyn" Park
World Championship Counter-Strike Mousesports
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos June "Lyn" Park

Season III[edit]

Event Dates Game Winner Ref
Games Convention Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Nihilum Plasma
Los Angeles Counter-Strike SK Gaming
World of Warcraft x6tence
Montreal 17-19 October 2008 Counter-Strike Fnatic [4]
World of Warcraft SK Gaming
Global Counter-Strike Mousesports
Asian WoW 13-16 November 2008 Counter-Strike e-STRO [5]
World of Warcraft H O N
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Manuel "Grubby" Schenkhuizen
European Counter-Strike mTw
World of Warcraft iNNERFiRE
American Counter-Strike Made in Brazil
World of Warcraft Trade Chat
Asian CS1.6 16-18 January 2009 Counter-Strike wNv Teamwork [6]
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Li "Sky" Xiaofeng
World Championship 3-8 March 2009 Counter-Strike fnatic
World of Warcraft H O N

Season IV[edit]

Event Dates Game Winner Ref
GamesCom 20-23 August 2009 Counter-Strike Mousesports [7][failed verification]
Quake Live Shane "rapha" Hendrixson
World of Warcraft Ensidia
Chengdu 1-3 October 2009 Counter-Strike SK Gaming [8]
Defense of the Ancients For The Dream (ex-LGD)
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos Lu "Fly100%" Weiliang
Dubai Counter-Strike Fnatic
Quake Live Shane "rapha" Hendrixson
European Counter-Strike Mousesports
Quake Live Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky
World of Warcraft SK Gaming Sansibar
American Counter-Strike compLexity
Quake Live Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty
World of Warcraft compLexity Black
Asian Counter-Strike WeMade FOX
Quake Live Fan "Jibo" Zhibo
World of Warcraft Button Bashers
World Championship 2-6 March 2010 Counter-Strike Natus Vincere
Quake Live Shane "rapha" Hendrixson
World of Warcraft Evil Geniuses

Season V[edit]

Event Dates Game Winner Ref
Shanghai Counter-Strike fnatic
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne June "Lyn" Park
Defense of the Ancients EHOME
Cologne StarCraft II Stefan "MorroW" Andersson — Mousesports
Quake Live k1llsen
American Counter-Strike compLexity
Quake Live Shane "rapha" Hendrixson
StarCraft II Jian "Fenix" Morayra Alejo — fnatic
European Counter-Strike fnatic
Quake Live Anton "Cooller" Singov
StarCraft II Jeffrey "SjoW" Brusi — Team Dignitas
World Championship 1-5 March 2011 Counter-Strike Natus Vincere
Quake Live Shane "rapha" Hendrixson
StarCraft II Jung "AcE" Woo-Seo — Team StarTale
League of Legends Invitational myRevenge

Season VI[edit]

Event Dates Game Winner Ref
Cologne League of Legends Counter Logic Gaming
StarCraft II Lee "PuMa" Ho-Joon — Evil Geniuses
Guangzhou League of Legends World Elite
StarCraft II Greg "IdrA" Fields — Evil Geniuses
Counter-Strike fnatic
New York City League of Legends fnatic
StarCraft II Park "DongRaeGu" Soo-Ho — Complexity Gaming & Team MvP
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive SK Gaming
Kyiv League of Legends Moscow 5
StarCraft II Moon "MMA" Sung-Won — Team SlayerS
Counter-Strike Natus Vincere
São Paulo StarCraft II Kim "viOLet" Dong-Hwan — Team Empire
World Championship 6-10 March 2012 League of Legends Moscow 5
StarCraft II Jang "MC" Min-Chul— SK Gaming
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ESC Gaming

Season VII[edit]

Event Dates Game Winner Ref
Gamescom League of Legends Moscow Five
StarCraft II Jung "Mvp" Jong-Hyun — Incredible Miracle
Singapore League of Legends MeetYourMakers
StarCraft II Ju "Sting" Hoon — Western Wolves
Cologne League of Legends SK Telecom T1
Katowice League of Legends Gambit Gaming (ex-M5)
StarCraft II Kang "First" Hyun-Woo — Incredible Miracle
Brazil League of Legends Incredible Miracle
World Championship League of Legends CJ Entus Blaze [9]
StarCraft II Choi "YoDa" Byung-Hyun — Incredible Miracle

Season VIII[edit]

Intel Extreme Masters Season VIII

Season IX[edit]

Main article: Intel Extreme Masters Season IX
Intel Extreme Masters Season IX

Season X[edit]

Intel Extreme Masters Season X

Season XI[edit]

Intel Extreme Masters Season XI[29]

Season XII[edit]

See also: Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – Oakland
Intel Extreme Masters Season XII[34]

Season XIII[edit]

See also: Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – World Championship and Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – Katowice Major 2019
Intel Extreme Masters Season XVII

Season XIV[edit]

Intel Extreme Masters Season XIV

Season XV[edit]

Intel Extreme Masters Season XV

Season XVI[edit]

Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI

Year 2022[edit]

Intel Extreme Masters 2022

Year 2023[edit]

Intel Extreme Masters 2023

Year 2024[edit]

Intel Extreme Masters 2024

Format[edit]

IEM utilizes a fair number of offline qualifiers. During Season 5, qualifiers were held for North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia regions.[45] Those who qualify for the finals are placed into two groups of six, of which the top two advance. The first place member of each group goes directly to the semifinals, and the second and third place members go into the quarterfinals.[46]

Organisation[edit]

The Intel Extreme Masters are run by the ESL which is owned by Turtle Entertainment GmbH. Turtle Entertainment is based in Cologne, Germany.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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