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Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI - Katowice
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Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Katowice Venue:
Spodek
(Playoffs)
(Playoffs)
Teams:
24
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2022-02-15
End Date:
2022-02-27
Liquipedia Tier:
Pro Tour Tier:
Masters Champ.About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Primary Broadcast[edit]
- Desk Host:
- TBA
- Analyst:
- TBA
- Commentator:
- TBA
- Interviewer:
- TBA
- Observer:
- TBA
Format[edit]
- Play-In: February 15th - 16th, 2022
- 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 17th - 20th, 2022
- 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: February 25th - 27th, 2022
- 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:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
 1st | $400,000 |  TBD |
 2nd | $180,000 | TBD |
 3rd-4th | $80,000 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| 5th-6th | $40,000 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| 7th-8th | $24,000 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| 9th-12th | $16,000 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| TBD | ||
| TBD | ||
| 13th-16th | $10,000 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| TBD | ||
| TBD | ||
| 17th-20th | $4,500 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| TBD | ||
| TBD | ||
| 21st-24th | $2,500 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| TBD | ||
| TBD |
| Circuit Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Pro Tour
| ||
| 1st | 1800 pts | ||
| 2nd | 1400 pts | ||
| 3rd - 4th | 1100 pts | ||
| 5th - 6th | 825 pts | ||
| 7th - 8th | 575 pts | ||
| 9th - 12th | 325 pts | ||
| 13th - 16th | 125 pts | ||
| 17th - 20th | 60 pts | ||
Participants[edit]
Directly Qualified Teams[edit]
- 1 November 16th - G2 Esports part ways with
maLeK. [1]
| 1 |  TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
 |
| Road to Katowice EU |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| Road to Katowice EU |
Play-In Teams[edit]
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| Road to Katowice EU #7 |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| Road to Katowice EU #8 |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| Road to Katowice EU #9 |
- 1 November 6th - Evil Geniuses part ways with
stanislaw, 
oBo, and MICHU. [2]
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| Road to Katowice NA |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| Road to Katowice SA #1 |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
 |
| ESL World Ranking |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| ESL World Ranking |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| ESL World Ranking |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| ESL World Ranking |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| ESL World Ranking |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| ESL World Ranking |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| ESL World Ranking |
- 1 November 26th - Wisła Kraków bench Markoś and add mynio on loan from Anonymo Esports. [3]
Results[edit]
Play-In[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 2
Proceed to Group Stage
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Proceed to Group Stage
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 2
Upper Bracket Round 3
Proceed to Playoffs
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Lower Bracket Round 3
Group B[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 2
Upper Bracket Round 3
Proceed to Playoffs
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Lower Bracket Round 3
Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Group B 2nd Place
Group A 3rd Place
Group A 2nd Place
Group B 3rd Place
Semifinals
Group A 1st Place
Group B 1st Place
Grand Final
Additional Content[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ G2 Esports (2021-11-16). "Today, we part ways with @G2maLeK_".
- ↑ Evil Geniuses (2021-11-06). "Today we say goodbye and thank you to @peterjarguz, @obocsgo, and @michucs_go".
- ↑ Wisła Kraków (2021-11-26). "Roster changes can be tough".