Intel Extreme Masters Season XV - Global Challenge

[e][h]Intel Extreme Masters XV - Global Challenge

League Information

Series:

IEM
Intel Grand Slam

Organizer:

ESL

Sponsor:

Intel
Acer Predator
MTN DEW GAME FUEL
DHL
GG.BET

Game:

Global Offensive

Type:

Online

Location:

 Europe

Teams:

8

Prize Pool:

$500,000 USD

Start Date:

2020-12-15

End Date:

2020-12-20

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Links

Maps

Dust II • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Train • Vertigo

About

Broadcast Talent

• Commentators:
  •  Machine (Alex Richardson)
  •  SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)
  •  YNk (Janko Paunović)

• Commentators:
  •  Frankie (Frankie Ward)
  •  JustHarry (Harry Russell)
  •  Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)

• Observers:
  •  Rushly (Alexander Rush)
  •  Jak3y (Jake Elton)
  •  MC (Michael Campagna)
  •  UnknownFME (Bastian Faber)

• Interviewer:
  •  Frankie (Frankie Ward)

Format

• Group Stage:
  • Two double-eliminination format (GSL) Groups
    • Each group has 4 teams
    • All matches are Bo3
  • Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs
    
    
• Playoffs:
  • Single-Elimination bracket
  • Semifinals are Bo3
  • The Grand Final is Bo5

Prize Pool

$500,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Place	$ USD	BLAST Premier	Team
1st	$200,000	3000 pts	Astralis
2nd	$100,000	1500 pts	Team Liquid
3rd-4th	$50,000	938 pts	BIG
			Natus Vincere
5th-6th	$30,000	375 pts	Team Vitality
			FURIA Esports
7th-8th	$20,000	188 pts	Complexity Gaming
			Heroic

Participants

Heroic

1	stavn
2	b0RUP
3	cadiaN
4	TeSeS
5	niko

DreamHack Open Fall EU

FURIA Esports

1	yuurih
2	arT
3	VINI
4	KSCERATO
5	HEN1

IEM New York NA

Team Vitality

1	Nivera

1	apEX
2	RpK
3	ZywOo
4	shox
5	misutaaa
C	XTQZZZ

IEM Beijing-Haidian EU

Astralis

1	Bubzkji

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

EU World Ranking (23/11)

Complexity

Notes

1	blameF
2	RUSH
3	k0nfig
4	jks
5	ottoNd
C	keita

EU World Ranking (23/11)

¹ December 9th -  poizon will miss the event due to a medical emergency.

² December 14th -  ottoNd stands in for this event.

Team Liquid

1	EliGE
2	Twistzz
3	NAF
4	Stewie2K
5	Grim
C	moses

NA World Ranking (23/11)

Natus Vincere

1	B1T

1	flamie
2	s1mple
3	electronic
4	Boombl4
5	Perfecto
C	B1ad3

CIS World Ranking (23/11)

BIG

1	tabseN
2	tiziaN
3	XANTARES
4	syrsoN
5	k1to
C	tow b

EU World Ranking (07/12)

Former Participants
Evil Geniuses Notes 1  Brehze 2  CeRq 3  Ethan 4  tarik 5  stanislaw C  zews NA World Ranking (23/11) 1 November 30th - Evil Geniuses withdraw due to travel restrictions, they are replaced by Team Liquid. Chaos EC Notes 1  vanity 2  Xeppaa 3  Jonji 4  leaf 5  MarKE C  mCe IEM Beijing-Haidian NA 1 December 7th - Chaos Esports Club withdraw due to players' health issues, they are replaced by BIG.

Results

Group Stage

Group A

Group A Week 1 Week 1
1.	BIGBIG	2-0	80-75	+5
2.	AstralisAstralis	2-1	101-96	+5
3.	Team VitalityVitality	1-2	118-94	+24
4.	ComplexityCOL	0-2	30-64	-34

Group A Matches
Opening Matches
BIG	BIG Vitality December 15, 2020 - 12:00 CET 19 6 2 9 2 1 9 17 1 6 Vertigo 7 6 1 9 16 7 Inferno 16 9 7 6 13 7 Nuke  Nivera standing-in for  shox on Vitality on map 2 and for  misutaaa on map 3  ·  · 2	1	Vitality
Astralis	Astralis COL December 15, 2020 - 16:30 CET 16 10 6 5 7 2 Dust II 16 10 6 5 11 6 Overpass Inferno  ·  · 2	0	COL
Elimination Match
Vitality	Vitality COL December 16, 2020 - 15:30 CET 16 8 8 7 9 2 Nuke 16 13 3 2 3 1 Dust II Overpass  Nivera standing-in for  misutaaa on Vitality on map 1 and on map 2  ·  · 2	0	COL
Winners' Match
BIG	BIG Astralis December 16, 2020 - 19:00 CET 22 6 3 2 9 0 2 1 0 9 19 0 3 6 Vertigo 16 6 10 9 10 1 Dust II Inferno  ·  · 2	0	Astralis
Decider Match
Astralis	Astralis Vitality December 18, 2020 - 16:00 CET 2 2 0 13 16 3 Nuke 22 10 2 2 5 1 2 1 1 5 19 0 2 10 Dust II 16 10 6 5 5 0 Inferno  Nivera standing-in for  misutaaa on Vitality on map 1 and on map 2 and for  shox on map 3  Bubzkji standing-in for  Xyp9x on Astralis on map 1  ·  · 2	1	Vitality

Group B

Group B Week 1 Week 1
1.	Natus VincereNAVI	2-0	67-50	+17
2.	Team LiquidLiquid	2-1	90-77	+13
3.	FURIA EsportsFURIA	1-2	95-106	-11
4.	HeroicHeroic	0-2	67-86	-19

Group B Matches
Opening Matches
NAVI	NAVI FURIA December 15, 2020 - 19:25 CET 16 9 7 6 11 5 Inferno 16 7 9 8 13 5 Nuke Overpass  B1T standing-in for  flamie on Natus Vincere on map 1  ·  · 2	0	FURIA
Liquid	Liquid Heroic December 16, 2020 - 12:00 CET 16 7 9 8 11 3 Inferno 16 7 9 8 14 6 Nuke Mirage  ·  · 2	0	Heroic
Elimination Match
FURIA	FURIA Heroic December 17, 2020 - 16:00 CET 16 7 9 8 13 5 Mirage 22 10 1 2 1 5 2 1 0 2 1 2 5 25 2 2 1 10 Nuke 16 11 5 4 4 0 Vertigo  ·  · 2	1	Heroic
Winners' Match
NAVI	NAVI Liquid December 17, 2020 - 20:15 CET 19 5 2 10 2 1 10 16 0 5 Mirage 16 10 6 5 10 5 Nuke Overpass  ·  · 2	0	Liquid
Decider Match
Liquid	Liquid FURIA December 18, 2020 - 19:30 CET 16 11 5 4 14 10 Overpass 16 12 4 3 3 0 Inferno Mirage  ·  · 2	0	FURIA

Playoffs

Semifinals

BIG

0

BIG

Liquid

December 19, 2020 - 20:20 CET

11	6
	5

9	16
7

Inferno

14	7
	7

8	16
8

Nuke

Mirage

 ·  ·

Team Liquid

2

Natus Vincere

1

NAVI

Astralis

December 19, 2020 - 16:00 CET

13	5
	8

10	16
6

Inferno

16	7
	9

8	9
1

Nuke

11	7
	4

8	16
8

Train

 B1T standing-in for  flamie on NAVI on map 1
 Bubzkji standing-in for  Xyp9x on Astralis on map 2

 ·  ·

Astralis

2

Grand Final

Team Liquid

0

Liquid

Astralis

December 20, 2020 - 17:00 CET

11	6
	5

9	16
7

Inferno

11	2
	9

13	16
3

Overpass

10	7
	3

8	16
8

Dust II

Nuke

Vertigo

 ·  ·

Astralis

3

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• 2020-12-18 | ZywOo vs. Astralis by FILQ of HLTV