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Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII - Chicago
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Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Chicago
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Venue:
Prize Pool:
$250,000 USD
Start Date:
2018-11-06
End Date:
2018-11-11
Teams:
16
Liquipedia Tier:
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Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Chicago is the final tournament of Season XIII before the World Championship in Katowice. The tournament marks the start of IEM's new flagship North American events in Chicago as well as featuring the usual $250,000 USD prize pool, 16 teams, and being part of the Intel Grand Slam.
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Secondary Broadcast[edit]
- Commentators:
- Jacky (Jack Peters)
- Esio (Benjamin Doughty)
- Tombizz (Tom Bissmire)
- James Banks (James Banks)
- Observer:
- UnknownFME (Bastian Faber)
Format[edit]
- Group Stage: November 6th - 8th, 2018
- Two double-elimination format groups
- Each group has eight teams
- The group stage is seeded using a new "Player-Selected Seeding" [1]
- Click here for more details on the seeding
- Two double-elimination format groups
- All attending teams subjectively rank all the other teams
- The total scores are summed up for each team
- 2 ratings from each team furthest away from average are removed
- The final rankings are formed
- Click here to show the rankings
- The initial matches are Bo1
- All following matches are Bo3
- The top three teams from each group advance to the Playoffs:
- Group stage winners advance to the Semifinals
- Group stage runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals as the High Seeds
- Group stage 3rd place teams advance to the Quarterfinals as the Low Seeds
- Playoffs: November 9th - 11th, 2018
- Single-elimination bracket
- The Quarterfinals and Semifinals are Bo3
- The Grand Final is Bo5
Prize Pool[edit]
$250,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
Participants[edit]
- 1 September 24th - Ryu steps down from Renegades. [10]
- 2 September 27th - Nifty leaves Renegades to join Team Envy. [11]
- 3 September 29th - Renegades part ways with USTILO. [12]
- 4 September 30th - Renegades sign liazz and Gratisfaction. [13]
- 5 October 8th - kassad returns to Renegades as coach. [14]
- 6 November 4th - Renegades' coach kassad will miss IEM Chicago due to visa issues. [15]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
16
8
16
8
November 6, 2018 - 12:00 CT
16
10
16
10
November 6, 2018 - 12:00 CT
2
0
2
0
November 6, 2018 - 17:25 CT
16
12
16
12
November 6, 2018 - 13:20 CT
14
16
14
16
November 6, 2018 - 13:15 CT
1
2
1
2
November 6, 2018 - 19:25 CT
0
2
0
2
November 8, 2018 - 14:30 CT
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
1
2
1
2
November 6, 2018 - 17:00 CT
1
2
1
2
November 7, 2018 - 15:35 CT
1
2
1
2
November 6, 2018 - 20:20 CT
1
2
1
2
November 7, 2018 - 18:30 CT
1
2
1
2
November 8, 2018 - 14:15 CT
Group B[edit]
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
6
16
6
16
November 6, 2018 - 14:30 CT
16
9
16
9
November 6, 2018 - 14:45 CT
0
2
0
2
November 7, 2018 - 15:35 CT
16
5
16
5
November 6, 2018 - 16:00 CT
11
16
11
16
November 6, 2018 - 15:45 CT
1
2
1
2
November 7, 2018 - 17:35 CT
2
1
2
1
November 8, 2018 - 17:15 CT
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
0
2
0
2
November 7, 2018 - 12:00 CT
2
0
2
0
November 8, 2018 - 12:00 CT
0
2
0
2
November 7, 2018 - 12:00 CT
0
2
0
2
November 8, 2018 - 12:00 CT
2
0
2
0
November 8, 2018 - 18:00 CT
Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
2
1
2
1
November 9, 2018 - 13:00 CT
1
2
1
2
November 10, 2018 - 18:30 CT
2
0
2
0
November 9, 2018 - 16:35 CT
1
2
1
2
November 10, 2018 - 13:00 CT
0
3
0
3
November 11, 2018 - 14:00 CT
Collegiate Invitational[edit]
Participants[edit]
Format[edit]
- Grand Final:
- Single-Elimination
- Match is Bo1
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2018-11-05 | IEM Chicago 2018 viewer's guide by Yossarian of HLTV
- 2018-11-05 | Five key storylines of IEM Chicago by LucasAM of HLTV
Conclusions[edit]
- 2018-11-12 | device scoops IEM Chicago MVP award by MIRA of HLTV
- 2018-11-16 | IEM Chicago: the EVPs by Striker of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
- cadiaN: "You could clearly see NRG were caught off-guard" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-06 |
- moose: "Everyone is putting in 110% because nobody wants to get cut" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-06 |
- daps: "I don't believe in carrying momentum from a win into another LAN" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-06 |
- ALEX: "(AmaNEk and devoduvek) are bringing a lot of firepower, which we lacked before" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-07 |
- steel: "When I was leading, yeL and NEKIZ weren't playing at their best, so we decided to change" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-07 |
- tabseN: "We really wanted revenge (against Na`Vi) for both Cologne and the Major" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-07 |
- JW: "When we lost flusha it was like a completely new start" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-07 |
- NAF: "I'm excited to play against brollan I'm happy fnatic gave him a shot" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-08 |
- chrisJ: "The match against luminosity is going to be a more momentum-based game than usual" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-08 |
- Xyp9x: "We're not at our best level, but we can get there by the end of the tournament" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-09 |
- rain: "We're finally getting our confidence back after a rough start to the season" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-10 |
- jks: "We need playtime and official matches to see where we're at" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-10-11 |
- device: "There have been a lot of great teams, we're just grateful to be considered one of them" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-11 |
- devoduvek: "We have the potential to go on and do great things" by LucasAM of HLTV 2018-11-12 |
Videos and Photos[edit]
VODs[edit]
- Quickfire with Astralis - dev1ce & Magisk by ESL 2018-11-07 |
- Quickfire with MIBR - tarik & FalleN by ESL 2018-11-07 |
- 20 Questions with BIG - smooya's Doom Hammer by ESL 2018-11-08 |
- Your Favourite Playoff Opponent by ESL 2018-11-09 |
- Getting to Know Fnatic: KRIMZ & JW by ESL 2018-11-10 |
- GuardiaN analyses: GuardiaN 1v5 vs Fnatic by ESL 2018-11-10 |
- What the Pros Think: The CS:GO Economy Changes by ESL 2018-11-11 |
- karrigan analyses: karrigan 1v4 vs SK Gaming by ESL 2018-11-12 |
- The Pros Plays: Counter-Strike Taboo by ESL 2018-11-12 |
Galleries[edit]
- 2018-11-07 | IEM Chicago 2018 - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2018-11-07 | IEM Chicago 2018 - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2018-11-08 | IEM Chicago 2018 - Day 3 by HLTV
- 2018-11-09 | IEM Chicago 2018 - Day 4 by HLTV
- 2018-11-10 | IEM Chicago 2018 - Day 5 by HLTV
- 2018-11-11 | IEM Chicago 2018 - Day 6 by HLTV
Highlights[edit]
- Xyp9x - 1V5 NINJA DEFUSE by ESL 2018-11-07 |
- CeRq and xeta by filq of HLTV / 2018-11-08 |
- Twistzz vs. fnatic by djuhana of HLTV 2018-11-10 |
- device - HLTV MVP by betway of IEM Chicago 2018 by MAKKU of HLTV 2018-11-16 |
References[edit]
- ↑ Hans Oelschlägel (2018-11-02). "Intel® Extreme Masters Chicago 2018 group stage brackets announced". ESL.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Hans Oelschlägel (2018-08-09). "Intel Extreme Masters selects Chicago as its new home for 2018, 2019 & 2020". IEM.
- ↑ "They tasted IEM glory in Katowice and now they're coming for the Windy City!". IEM. 2018-08-17.
- ↑ "Post-FACEIT Major Roster Update". Fnatic. 2018-09-21.
- ↑ "twist Returns". Fnatic. 2018-10-02.
- ↑ Fnatic (2018-10-17). "Brollan becomes our fifth".
- ↑ "STYKO returns to starting lineup". mousesports. 2018-10-15.
- ↑ "They took the title in Cologne, now they're hungry for another win towards the Intel Grand Slam!". IEM. 2018-08-18.
- ↑ Chet "ImAPet" Singh (2018-11-06). "Quick announcement, not going to be attending the rest of @IEM Chicago due to personal family issues.".
- ↑ Steve "Ryu" Rattacasa (2018-09-24). "As of today, I am no longer the coach of the Renegades CS:GO team.".
- ↑ Nicholas "Taffy" Taifalos (2018-09-27). "Once a Renegade, always a Renegade". Renegades.
- ↑ "THANK YOU KARLO". Renegades. 2018-09-29.
- ↑ Nicholas "Taffy" Taifalos (2018-09-30). "Newest Pair from Down Under". Renegades.
- ↑ LucasAM (2018-10-08). "AZR: "Bringing kassad back is a permanent thing"". HLTV.
- ↑ Joe "tolkienfanatic" Cardali (2018-11-04). "kassad to miss IEM Chicago". Dust2.us.
- ↑ Hans Oelschlägel (2018-08-14). "Intel® Extreme Masters: Chicago 2018 - NA Qualifier Distribution Modified". ESL.
- ↑ "North welcomes cadiaN - gade returns from loan". North. 2018-09-27.
- ↑ eUnited (2018-10-23). "Welcome to eUnited, FNS".