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Intel Extreme Masters Season XV - World Championship
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Intel Extreme Masters XV - World Championship
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Online
Location:
EuropePrize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2021-02-16
End Date:
2021-02-28
Teams:
24
Liquipedia Tier:
Pro Tour Tier:
Masters Champ.Links
Maps
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Primary Broadcast[edit]
- Desk Host:
stunna (Tres Saranthus)
- Commentators:
Machine (Alex Richardson)
SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)- JustHarry (Harry Russell)
- Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)
- Interviewer:
- Frankie (Frankie Ward)
- Observers:
- Rushly (Alexander Rush)
- MC (Michael Campagna)
UnknownFME (Bastian Faber)- Jak3y (Jake Elton)
Secondary Broadcast[edit]
- Commentators:
- DarfMike (Mike Winnick)
Dean (Dean Brown)- Dweg (Joshua Nathan)
- TheEternalJay (Jamie Martin)
- Observer:
- ItsRandall (Ryan Randall)
Format[edit]
- Play-In: February 16th - 17th, 2021
- Double-Elimination bracket
- Opening matches are Bo1
- All following matches are Bo3
- The top eight teams advanced to the Group Stage
- Double-Elimination bracket
- Group Stage: February 18th - 21st, 2021
- Two double-elimination format groups
- Each group has eight teams
- Seeded using EPT Rankings & ESL 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 26th - 28th, 2021
- Single-Elimination bracket
- The Quarterfinals & Semifinals are Bo3
- The Grand Final is Bo5
Prize Pool[edit]
$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
1st
2nd
3rd-4th
| Circuit Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place |  Pro Tour
|
 BLAST Premier
| |
| 1st | 1800 pts | 3200 pts | |
| 2nd | 1400 pts | 1600 pts | |
| 3rd - 4th | 1100 pts | 1000 pts | |
| 5th - 6th | 825 pts | 400 pts | |
| 7th - 8th | 575 pts | 200 pts | |
| 9th - 12th | 325 pts | - | |
| 13th - 16th | 125 pts | - | |
| 17th - 20th | 60 pts | - | |
| 21st - 24th | - | - | |
Participants[edit]
Directly Qualified Teams[edit]
- 1 December 7th - G2 Esports bench
JACKZ. [3]
- 1 January 8th - FURIA Esports bench
HEN1. [8] - 2 January 13th - FURIA Esports acquire Junior from Triumph. [9]
- 3 January 14th - FURIA Esports promote honda from FURIA Academy. [10]
Play-In Teams[edit]
- 1 January 22nd - TYLOO withdraw due to travel restrictions. They are replaced by Ninjas in Pyjamas. [13]
- 2 February 2nd - Ninjas in Pyjamas bench
twist. [14]
- 1 December 22nd - Team Liquid bench
Twistzz by mutual agreement. [15] - 2 January 9th - Team Liquid acquire FalleN from MIBR. [16]
- 1 January 22nd - ex-Chaos Esports Club decline their invite and are therefore replaced by Team oNe eSports. [13]
- 1 January 23rd - mousesports bench
chrisJ as they acquire acoR from MAD Lions. [21] - 2 February 10th - mousesports acquire dexter from Renegades. [18]
- 3 February 15th - mousesports terminate karrigan's contract by mutual agreement and he leaves the team. [22]
- 1 January 21st - Team Spirit place
iDISBALANCE on the transfer list and acquire degster and Patsi on loan from ESPADA. [28]
- 1 February 2nd - Movistar Riders sign smooya. [29]
- 1 January 22nd - Illuminar Gaming are unable to field a lineup in time, and are therefore replaced by Wisła Kraków. [13]
- 2 February 6th - Wisła Kraków sign
Goofy. [30]
| Former Participants |
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Results[edit]
Play-In[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 1
UB Round 1
UBR1
Upper Bracket Round 2
Upper Bracket Round 2
UB Round 2
UBR2
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
16
6
16
6
February 16, 2021 - 12:00 CET
·
·
16
7
16
7
February 16, 2021 - 12:00 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 16, 2021 - 16:30 CET
··
16
5
16
5
February 16, 2021 - 12:00 CET
··
14
16
14
16
February 16, 2021 - 13:30 CET
··2
1
2
1
February 16, 2021 - 16:30 CET
··
16
10
16
10
February 16, 2021 - 13:30 CET
··
16
7
16
7
February 16, 2021 - 13:30 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 16, 2021 - 20:00 CET
··
16
9
16
9
February 16, 2021 - 15:00 CET
··16
12
16
12
February 16, 2021 - 15:00 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 16, 2021 - 20:00 CET
··Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Lower Bracket Round 2
LB Round 2
LBR2
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
0
2
0
2
February 16, 2021 - 16:30 CET
·2
1
2
1
February 17, 2021 - 15:30 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 16, 2021 - 20:00 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 17, 2021 - 15:40 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 17, 2021 - 12:00 CET
··2
1
2
1
February 17, 2021 - 19:10 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 17, 2021 - 12:00 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 17, 2021 - 19:00 CET
··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 18, 2021 - 15:50 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 18, 2021 - 12:00 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 19, 2021 - 15:30 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 18, 2021 - 12:00 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 18, 2021 - 15:30 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 19, 2021 - 19:00 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 21, 2021 - 15:30 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 19, 2021 - 15:30 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 20, 2021 - 15:30 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 19, 2021 - 19:00 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 20, 2021 - 19:00 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 21, 2021 - 15:30 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 18, 2021 - 19:00 CET
Nivera standing in for misutaaa on Vitality on map 2··2
0
2
0
February 18, 2021 - 19:00 CET
··2
0
2
0
February 19, 2021 - 12:00 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 19, 2021 - 12:00 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 20, 2021 - 19:30 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
Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
0
2
0
2
February 26, 2021 - 15:00 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 27, 2021 - 15:00 CET
··1
2
1
2
February 26, 2021 - 18:30 CET
··0
2
0
2
February 27, 2021 - 18:30 CET
··3
1
3
1
February 28, 2021 - 15:00 CET
··
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2021-02-16 | Five key storylines of IEM Katowice Play-In by Professeur of HLTV
Conclusions[edit]
- 2021-02-24 | IEM Katowice: Biggest talking points so far by Professeur of HLTV
- 2021-02-28 | sh1ro named IEM Katowice 2021 MVP by LucasAM of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
- 2021-02-15 | Spirit coach Certus: "degster is a great asset, but he can play much better than he's playing now. We will work on that" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2021-02-16 | dexter: "I chose mousesports because of the opportunity to grow without pressure" by Professeur of HLTV
Highlights[edit]
- 2021-02-18 | b0RUP vs. BIG by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-02-22 | degster vs. Astralis by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-02-24 | sh1ro - 12 1vX wins at IEM Katowice 2021 group stage by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-02-28 | nafany vs. Virtus.pro by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-03-07 | sh1ro - HLTV MVP of IEM Katowice 2021 by FILQ of HLTV
References[edit]
- ↑ Team Vitality (2021-02-09). "Official statement from our CS:GO coach @XTQZZZ.".
- ↑ Team Vitality (2021-02-18). "KING @Vitality_apEX is back and ready to play the #IEMKatowice!".
- ↑ "CS:GO Roster Update – December 2020". G2 Esports. 2020-12-07.
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2021-01-30). "Twistzz is here".
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2021-01-30). "Effective today, Kjaerbye has been benched from our starting CS:GO roster".
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2021-02-14). "A legend to the game of Counter Strike and a legend in the story of FaZe Clan".
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2021-02-15). "He's back".
- ↑ FURIA Esports (2021-01-08). "Following a request made by HEN1, the player will now be free to seek for new options alongside his brother and will remain on the bench while this process lasts".
- ↑ FURIA Esports (2021-01-13). "O junin ta on! BEM-VINDO À FURIA, @1juniorcs!" [Junior is on! Welcome to FURIA, @1juniorcs!] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ FURIA Esports (2021-01-14). "BEM-VINDO, @h0ndaog!" [WELCOME, @h0ndaog!] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ Fnatic (2021-01-08). "Robin "@flusha" Rönnquist has been transferred to the inactive roster of our CS:GO team".
- ↑ Fnatic (2021-01-12). "@Jackinhocs joins Fnatic CS:GO.".
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 "Update to IEM Katowice Play-In teams". IEM. 2021-01-22.
- ↑ "CS:GO Roster Update". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2021-02-02.
- ↑ Team Liquid (2020-12-22). "From a starry-eyed kid to a Grand Slam Title, @Twistzz has had quite the run and we're excited to see what he does next".
- ↑ Team Liquid (2021-01-09). "A man who needs no intro. Welcome to Liquid, @FalleNCS!".
- ↑ MIBR (2021-01-15). "2021. Contra todos." [2021. Against the world.] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 mousesports (2021-02-10). "Welcome @dextersjourney".
- ↑ Renegades (2021-02-13). "The "BEST" kept secret in Esports history.... WELCOME @aliStair_CS!".
- ↑ "CS:GO Update – Tobias “tow b” Herberhold steps down". BIG. 2021-01-09.
- ↑ mousesports (2021-01-23). "Please welcome @acoRCS to mouz CS:GO".
- ↑ mousesports (2021-02-15). "Time to say goodbye".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2020-12-28). "Today we're sad to announce that #C9CSGO is parting ways with our Head Coach @kassad".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2021-01-18). "Today we announce that we have mutually parted ways with @w0xic.".
- ↑ HenryG (2021-01-18). "Statement regarding Cloud9 CS:GO & Woxic.".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2021-01-22). "It's time to stir up some Chaos... Please join us in welcoming @Xeppaaa to the #C9CSGO Colossus!".
- ↑ Cloud9 (2021-01-24). "A familiar face rejoins the Colossus as we welcome @Elmapuddy back to #C9CSGO as our new Head Coach...".
- ↑ Team Spirit (2021-01-21). "We start this year with CS:GO roster changes".
- ↑ Movistar Riders (2021-02-02). "Welcome home @smooyacs!".
- ↑ Wisła Kraków (2021-02-06). "Poznajcie naszego piątego zawodnika! Dzisiaj szeregi naszej ekipy zasila @Goofiacz." [Meet our fifth player! Today the ranks of our team are joined by @Goofiacz.] (in Polish).
- ↑ Chaos Esports Club (2020-12-03). "Due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, our ability to support our rosters and incredible players behind them has reached its limit".
- ↑ vanity (2020-01-01). "This won’t come as a surprise, but I’ll be transitioning to VALORANT full time".
- ↑ leaf (2021-01-21). "Proud to announce my swap to VALORANT with Cloud9".
- ↑ Illuminar Gaming (2020-12-23). "Ogłoszenie odnośnie dywizji CS:GO!" [Announcement about the CS: GO division!] (in Polish).