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Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI - Cologne
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Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Cologne
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Location:
CologneVenue:
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2021-07-06
End Date:
2021-07-18
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:
SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)
Machine (Alex Richardson)- JustHarry (Harry Russell)
- Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)
- Interviewer:
- Frankie (Frankie Ward)
- Observers:
- Rushly (Alexander Rush)
- Jak3y (Jake Elton)
- MC (Michael Campagna)
UnknownFME (Bastian Faber)
Format[edit]
- Play-In: July 6th - 7th, 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: July 8th - 11th, 2021
- Two double-elimination format (GSL) groups
- Each group has eight teams
- 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 (GSL) groups
- Playoffs: July 16th - 18th, 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 June 3rd - FURIA Esports bench Junior. [2]
- 1 May 3rd - Team Liquid part ways with moses. [3]
- 2 May 4th - Team Liquid re-sign adreN as their coach. [4]
Play-In Teams[edit]
- 1 June 1st - Ninjas in Pyjamas move
ztr back to Young Ninjas. [5]
- 1 June 2nd - Evil Geniuses bench
zews by mutual agreement. [6] - 2 June 21st - Evil Geniuses sign
daps as their head coach. [7]
- 1 June 30th - Renegades sign Kingfisher as head coach. [8]
- 1 June 1st - coldzera steps down from the active roster. [9]
- 2 June 14th - FaZe Clan reinstate olofmeister to the active roster. [10]
- 1 May 31st - Shakezullah joins Bad News Bears as alter is moved to the bench. [11]
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
July 6, 2021 - 12:00 CEST
·
·
7
16
7
16
July 6, 2021 - 12:00 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 6, 2021 - 16:55 CEST
··
22
18
22
18
July 6, 2021 - 12:20 CEST
··
6
16
6
16
July 6, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··1
2
1
2
July 6, 2021 - 17:05 CEST
··
16
6
16
6
July 6, 2021 - 14:50 CEST
··
8
16
8
16
July 6, 2021 - 13:40 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 6, 2021 - 21:10 CEST
··
12
16
12
16
July 6, 2021 - 15:35 CEST
··
16
10
16
10
July 6, 2021 - 15:20 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 6, 2021 - 19:50 CEST
··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
2
0
2
0
July 6, 2021 - 17:15 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 7, 2021 - 16:45 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 6, 2021 - 20:25 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 7, 2021 - 17:00 CEST
··1
2
1
2
July 7, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 7, 2021 - 20:00 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 7, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 7, 2021 - 20:00 CEST
··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
1
2
1
July 8, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 8, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 9, 2021 - 17:00 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 8, 2021 - 17:30 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 8, 2021 - 17:15 CEST
··1
2
1
2
July 9, 2021 - 20:40 CEST
··1
2
1
2
July 11, 2021 - 16:45 CEST
··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
July 9, 2021 - 17:55 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 10, 2021 - 16:45 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 9, 2021 - 23:00 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 10, 2021 - 20:00 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 11, 2021 - 16:45 CEST
··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
1
2
1
July 8, 2021 - 20:30 CEST
··
0
2
0
2
July 8, 2021 - 20:00 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 10, 2021 - 17:15 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 9, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 9, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 10, 2021 - 21:05 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 11, 2021 - 21:05 CEST
··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
July 10, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 11, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 10, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 11, 2021 - 13:30 CEST
··1
2
1
2
July 11, 2021 - 20:00 CEST
··Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
2
1
2
1
July 16, 2021 - 16:00 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 17, 2021 - 16:00 CEST
··1
2
1
2
July 16, 2021 - 21:20 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 17, 2021 - 20:30 CEST
··0
3
0
3
July 18, 2021 - 16:00 CEST
··Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2021-07-05 | IEM Cologne 2021: Play-In Preview and the Group Stage Eight by Paladin of ESL
- 2021-07-06 | Back to LAN: five key storylines of IEM Cologne by Professeur of HLTV
Conclusions[edit]
- 2021-07-13 | What we learned from IEM Cologne's group stage by Striker of HLTV
- 2021-07-18 | s1mple awarded IEM Cologne MVP by Striker of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
HLTV[edit]
2021-07-02 | Carmac on IEM Cologne: "It's probably the biggest challenge of the last five years because it's so different and difficult" by MIRAA of HLTV- 2021-07-04 | FaZe: "It's all about enjoying the moment of being back on LAN" by Striker of HLTV
- 2021-07-05 | daps: "I want to offer more than the standard coach, who is either only an analyst or just there for motivation" by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2021-07-05 | Kaze: "Hopefully, we'll be able to bring back the vibe from IEM Katowice 2019" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2021-07-05 | LNZ: "This is exactly what I've been waiting for, and it's time to show what I've got" by Striker of HLTV
- 2021-07-05 | gla1ve: "Without an AWPer I don't see us taking the No.1 spot for quite some time" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2021-07-08 | Stewie2K about LAN return: "I'm looking forward to the screaming and the shouting" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2021-07-08 | B1ad3: "If there's a great rivalry between top teams, they always improve each other; it's a natural process" by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2021-07-09 | Heroic: "We're no longer satisfied with being a top-ten team, we're aiming at the title every time" by Striker of HLTV
- 2021-07-14 | NiKo on gunning for IEM Cologne title: "I think now is the time to take the next step" by Striker of HLTV
- 2021-07-15 | FaZe discuss LAN play, Gambit game: "I think we handle the pressure a lot better than other teams" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2021-07-15 | Xyp9x: "We're not satisfied with just making the quarter-finals" by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2021-07-17 | B1ad3: "We believe that we can beat any team in the playoffs and we have already defeated all of them online, but any of them can surprise" by LucasAM of HLTV
Esports Kingdom[edit]
- 2021-07-04 | Renegades: "Just the experience alone is invaluable for team improvement" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-04 | BIG: "You can't really fix your mistakes because you have tournament after tournament" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-04 | FURIA: "I don't feel happy about our past performances overall" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-04 | Bad News Bears: "Every single team we're going to play thinks we're garbage" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-05 | mousesports: "We wanted to go with a younger lineup" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-05 | FaZe: "I think it's one of the best iterations of FaZe" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-05 | Team LDLC: "With Keoz and Maka I feel like we are more on the same page" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-06 | Vitality: "It's always tough to be that low when you were that high" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-06 | Team oNe eSports: "We wanted to give a chance to a new Brazilian upcoming player" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-06 | MIBR: "We have a potential to be the best Brazilian team" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-07 | G2 Esports: "There hasn't been any issues ever since I joined" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-07 | Gambit: "We need to create our meta because we're on the top" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-07 | Team Liquid: "It's really hard to easily replace the chemistry" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-08 | Virtus.Pro: "(Cologne) is the most important tournament even if it's not a major by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-08 | NaVi: "I feel like all our players finally feel the power that we have" by Joshua Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-09 | Astralis: "I was really aggressive before, but I think I've tuned down that a little bit" by Joshua Treadway of Esports Kingdom
- 2021-07-09 | Heroic: "We don't want anybody who's not wanting to kick ass" by Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
Other[edit]
- 2021-07-10 | Analyst to coach to Cologne: Kingfisher talks Renegades’ historic LAN return by Nicholas Taifalos of Snowball Esports
Highlights[edit]
- 2021-07-06 | tabseN vs. Sprout by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-07-07 | olofmeister vs. Complexity by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-07-08 | degster vs. Sprout by FILQ of HLTV
- 2021-07-08 | ropz vs. Evil Geniuses by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-07-08 | device vs. Liquid by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-07-09 | s1mple vs. Renegades by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-07-09 | Hobbit vs. mousesports by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-07-09 | NiKo vs. Complexity by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-07-10 | broky vs. Spirit by FILQ of HLTV
- 2021-07-11 | buster vs. Complexity by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-07-11 | Twistzz vs. Vitality by FILQ of HLTV
- 2021-07-12 | ZywOo vs. FaZe by FILQ of HLTV