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Intel Extreme Masters Season XIV - World Championship
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Intel Extreme Masters XIV - World Championship
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Location:
KatowiceVenue:
Prize Pool:
$500,000 USD
Start Date:
2020-02-24
End Date:
2020-03-01
Teams:
16
Liquipedia Tier:
Pro Tour Tier:
Masters Champ.Links
Maps
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Format[edit]
- Group Stage: February 24th - 27th, 2020
- Two double-elimination format groups
- Each group has eight teams
- Seeded using the ESL CS:GO World Rankings
- All 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
- Two double-elimination format groups
- Playoffs: February 28th - March 1st, 2020
- Single-elimination bracket
- The Quarterfinals & Semifinals are Bo3
- The Grand Final is Bo5
Prize Pool[edit]
$500,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
1st
2nd
3rd-4th
| Tournament Circuit Points | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place |  Pro Tour
|
 BLAST Premier
|
| 1st | 1670 pts | 3000 pts |
| 2nd | 1400 pts | 1500 pts |
| 3rd - 4th | 1100 pts | 938 pts |
| 5th - 6th | 825 pts | 375 pts |
| 7th - 8th | 575 pts | 188 pts |
| 9th - 12th | 310 pts | - |
| 13th - 16th | 115 pts | - |
Participants[edit]
- 1 January 24th - Natus Vincere replace
GuardiaN with 
Perfecto. [2]
- 1 February 13th - ViCi Gaming are unable to attend due to visa issues and are replaced by TYLOO. [4]
- 2 February 14th -
KingZ is unable to attend the event due to the Coronavirus outbreak. CruSad3 will stand behind the team for the event. [5]
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
2
0
2
0
February 24, 2020 - 12:00 CET
·
·
0
2
0
2
February 24, 2020 - 12:00 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 25, 2020 - 15:30 CET
··2
1
2
1
February 24, 2020 - 14:35 CET
··
0
2
0
2
February 24, 2020 - 14:25 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 25, 2020 - 18:30 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 27, 2020 - 14:25 CET
··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
February 25, 2020 - 14:45 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 26, 2020 - 14:30 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 25, 2020 - 16:50 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 26, 2020 - 16:55 CET
··2
1
2
1
February 27, 2020 - 16:05 CET
··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
2
0
2
0
February 24, 2020 - 17:05 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 24, 2020 - 19:20 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 26, 2020 - 15:55 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 25, 2020 - 12:00 CET
··
1
2
1
2
February 25, 2020 - 12:00 CET
··2
1
2
1
February 26, 2020 - 19:00 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 27, 2020 - 16:50 CET
··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
February 26, 2020 - 12:00 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 27, 2020 - 12:00 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 26, 2020 - 12:00 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 27, 2020 - 12:00 CET
··2
1
2
1
February 27, 2020 - 20:05 CET
··Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
0
2
0
2
February 28, 2020 - 19:00 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 29, 2020 - 18:55 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 28, 2020 - 15:00 CET
··2
1
2
1
February 29, 2020 - 15:00 CET
··3
0
3
0
March 1, 2020 - 17:00 CET
··Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2020-02-22 | IEM Katowice - What you need to know by Professeur of HLTV
- 2020-02-22 | IEM Katowice viewer's guide by VoltiX of HLTV
Conclusions[edit]
- 2020-03-01 | s1mple claims IEM Katowice MVP medal by MIRAA of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
- 2020-02-23 | HUNDEN: "I saw a lot of weaknesses from pretty much all the teams at BLAST Premier" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-02-23 | motm: "We have to play such a high level of CS that we have never witnessed to beat Astralis" by Tomasz Jóźwik of Cybersport.pl
- 2020-02-24 | Renegades: "If we keep at it i think we can make a few big event playoffs this year" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2020-02-24 | JW: "We made a lot of bad decisions; i want to apologise to all the true fans and say thank you for staying" by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2020-02-24 | dupreeh: "If I had to pick a favorite it would probably be mousesports" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-02-24 | ALEX: "We had won like 95% of our practice games before blast; we were a bit overconfident" by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2020-02-24 | stanislaw: "Being Polish, it would mean a lot to win this tournament in front of the Polish crowd" by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl
- 2020-02-25 | huNter-: "I'm feeling really confident, especially because Jackz is ready to do anything for me" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-02-25 | adreN: "I think we'll see the bigger teams do better here" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-02-25 | ImAPet: "I think all the cards are in our favor this time, Liquid should watch out" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-02-25 | broky: "When I was lurking, it wasn't a role for me" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-02-26 | flusha: "We didn't look good in practice, but we knew we were among the top teams" by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2020-02-26 | Freeman on replacing BnTeT: "There were only a few choices in China and some of them had contract problems" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-02-26 | flamie: "It's not easy to jump from tier two to tier one, but perfecto is playing so well" by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2020-02-26 | JW: "We're on the same page inside and especially outside the server" by Adam Suski of Cybersport.pl
- 2020-02-26 | flamie: "Perfecto is taking some crucial clutches, he is like Russian Xyp9x" by Adam Suski of Cybersport.pl
- 2020-02-27 | gla1ve: "I see G2 as a big dark horse; you see that all of them are like new players" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-02-27 | nexa: "Coming here, we no longer doubted whether we were going to be good or not, we knew we were" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-02-28 | kassad: "After the G2 game, we had one of our famous long talks and everybody got everything out" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-02-28 | dastan: "If things don't work out, we'll be looking for new players in June"x by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2020-03-01 | Samuelsson: "We've played five tournaments together and had five top-fours; that's the consistency we're striving for" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-03-01 | s1mple on what makes this the best Na`Vi: "All of us have insane individual skill and we understand each other better" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-03-02 | Hatz: "There's a lot more pressure on me to perform; i can definitely do better" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-03-02 | THREAT: "It's way easier to change the behavior of these players than it was with the old ones" by Striker of HLTV
- 2020-03-03 | AZR: "Very happy with our resilience to come back and get to the playoffs" by Striker of HLTV
2020-03-05 | Zeus: "I miss the game, but I understand that my days are over" by Striker of HLTV
Videos and Photos[edit]
Galleries[edit]
- 2020-02-24 | IEM Katowice 2020 - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2020-02-25 | IEM Katowice 2020 - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2020-02-26 | IEM Katowice 2020 - Day 3 by HLTV
- 2020-02-27 | IEM Katowice 2020 - Day 4 by HLTV
- 2020-02-28 | IEM Katowice 2020 - Day 5 by HLTV
- 2020-02-29 | IEM Katowice 2020 - Day 6 by HLTV
- 2020-03-01 | IEM Katowice 2020 - Day 7 by HLTV
Highlights[edit]
- 2020-02-24 | floppy vs. Astralis by filq of HLTV
- 2020-02-24 | nexa vs. 100 Thieves by Nickos of HLTV
- 2020-02-26 | ZywOo vs. FaZe by filq of HLTV
- 2020-02-27 | electronic vs. FaZe by filq of HLTV
- 2020-02-28 | s1mple vs. Liquid by Nickos of HLTV
- 2020-02-29 | flamie vs. Astralis by proutounz of HLTV
- 2020-03-10 | s1mple - HLTV MVP of IEM Katowice 2020 by Nickos of HLTV
VODs[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Meet the teams for #IEM Katowice 2020! #ESLProTour winners: @FNATIC @astralisgg @mousesports. Direct invites: @100Thieves @EvilGeniuses @NiPGaming, @natusvincere @virtuspro @TeamVitality @TeamLiquid. Qualifiers Who ya got?". IEM. 2020-01-06.
- ↑ RusseD (2020-01-24). "New player in the NAVI.CS:GO roster". Natus Vincere.
- ↑ "CS:GO Roster Update: Goodbye f0rest". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2020-01-21.
- ↑ IEM (2020-02-13). "It is with great regret to announce that one of @VICI's player is unable to get his VISA in time for #IEM Katowice 2020. They will be replaced by the runner-up of the Asian Qualifier @tyloogaming, who have been bootcamping in Ukraine since 11 days ago.".
- ↑ TYLOO (2020-02-14). "人在武汉 出不来的" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2020-02-23.