Intel Extreme Masters Season XII - Sydney

[e][h]Intel Extreme Masters XII - Sydney

League Information

Series:

IEM

Organizer:

ESL

Game:

Global Offensive

Type:

Offline

Location:

Sydney

Venue:

Qudos Bank Arena

Teams:

8

Prize Pool:

$200,000 USD

Start Date:

2017-05-03

End Date:

2017-05-07

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Links

Maps

Cache • Cobblestone • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Train

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Hosts:
- OJ Borg (Oliver James Borg D'Anastasi)
- Uber (Mitch Leslie)

Reporter:
- Miles Ross

Analysts:
- YNk (Janko Paunović)
- SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)
- SnypeR (Iain Turner)

Commentators:
- HenryG (Henry Greer)
- Sadokist (Matthew Trivett)
- Pansy (Lauren Scott)
- moses (Jason O'Toole)

Observers:
- MC (Michael Campagna)
- Fish (James Dolphin)

Format[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

8 Team Swiss System
8 teams - 5 rounds - Best-of-one matches Round 1: Pre-determined matches Round 2: Division into 2 groups Group 1: Round 1 Winners - 4 teams Group 2: Round 1 Losers - 4 teams Each team faces a team from the same group they have not played yet Round 3: Division into 3 groups Group 1: Teams with a 2-0 score - 2 teams Group 2: Teams with a 1-1 score - 4 teams Group 3: Teams with a 0-2 score - 2 teams Each team faces a team from the same group they have not played yet Winner of Group 1 is qualified for the playoffs (Cumulated score: 3-0) - 1 team Loser of Group 3 is eliminated (Cumulated score: 0-3) - 1 team Round 4 Group 1: Teams with a 2-1 score - 2 teams Group 2: Teams with a 1-2 score - 2 teams Group 3: Due to odd number of matchups (3), one team with a 2-1 record will play another with a 1-2 record Winner of Group 1 is qualified for the playoffs (Cumulated score: 3-1) - 1 team Loser of Group 2 is eliminated (Cumulated score: 1-3) - 1 team If loser of Group 3 is team with 1-2 score, they are eliminated Round 5 Group 1: Teams with a 2-2 score - 2 teams Second game will be played if required (i.e nobody is eliminated from Group 3)

Playoffs[edit]

Single-elimination bracket
Best-of-three semi-finals
Best-of-five grand final

Prize Pool[edit]

$200,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Place	$ USD	Team
1st	$100,000	SK Gaming
2nd	$40,000	FaZe Clan
3rd-4th	$20,000	OpTic Gaming
3rd-4th	$20,000	Astralis
5th	$7,500	Chiefs eSports Club
6th-7th	$4,750	North
6th-7th	$4,750	Renegades
8th	$3,000	ViCi Gaming

Participants[edit]

Astralis ^[1]

1	device
2	dupreeh
3	Xyp9x
4	Kjaerbye
5	gla1ve
C	zonic


Invited

FaZe Clan ^[2]

1	rain
2	allu
3	karrigan
4	kioShiMa
5	NiKo
C	RobbaN


Invited

North ^[3]

1	MSL
2	k0nfig
3	cajunb
4	Magisk
5	aizy
C	ruggah


Invited

OpTic Gaming ^[4]

1	NAF
2	RUSH
3	mixwell
4	tarik
5	hazed


Invited

Renegades ^[5]

1	AZR
2	jks
3	USTILO
4	Nifty
5	nexa
C	kassad


Invited

SK Gaming ^[5]

1	FalleN
2	fer
3	coldzera
4	TACO
5	felps


Invited

ViCi Gaming

1	advent
2	zhokiNg
3	aumaNg
4	JeXeN
5	Freeman


China Qualifier

Chiefs eSports Club

1	tucks
2	INS
3	Malta
4	aliStair
5	pecks
C	wLE


Oceania Qualifier

Results[edit]

Swiss Group[edit]

#	Team	Matches	Rounds	RD	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
1.	SK Gaming	3 - 0	48 - 32	+16	Cobblestone	Cobblestone	Inferno
2.	Astralis	3 - 1	60 - 31	+29	Inferno	Cobblestone	Inferno	Nuke
3.	FaZe Clan	3 - 1	58 - 42	+16	Mirage	Cobblestone	Cache	Train
4.	OpTic Gaming	3 - 2	77 - 62	+15	Inferno	Train	Train	Train	Train
5.	Chiefs eSports Club	2 - 3	50 - 66	-16	Inferno	Train	Train	Nuke	Train
6.	North	1 - 3	68 - 74	-6	Inferno	Cobblestone	Cache	Nuke
7.	Renegades	1 - 3	28 - 53	-25	Mirage	Train	Cobblestone	Nuke
8.	ViCi Gaming	0 - 3	19 - 48	-29	Cobblestone	Train	Cobblestone