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Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI - Katowice
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Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Katowice
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Katowice Venue:
Spodek Arena
(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]
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 |   FaZe Clan |
 2nd | $180,000 |   G2 Esports |
 3rd-4th | $80,000 |   Heroic |
  Natus Vincere | ||
| 5th-6th | $40,000 |  Gambit Esports |
 Virtus.pro | ||
| 7th-8th | $24,000 |   Ninjas in Pyjamas |
 Astralis | ||
| 9th-12th | $16,000 |  MOUZ |
 Team Vitality | ||
 Fnatic | ||
 FURIA Esports | ||
| 13th-16th | $10,000 |  OG |
  Copenhagen Flames | ||
  Team Liquid | ||
 ENCE | ||
| 17th-20th | $4,500 |   BIG |
  GODSENT | ||
 Entropiq | ||
 Movistar Riders | ||
| 21st-24th | $2,500 |  Wisła Kraków |
 Sprout | ||
 Renegades | ||
  MIBR |
| 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 | 300 pts | |
| 7th - 8th | 575 pts | 300 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] - 2 January 3rd - G2 Esports acquire
m0NESY from Natus Vincere Junior. [2] - 3 January 23rd - G2 Esports and OG swap
nexa and 
Aleksib. Additionally, they bench AMANEK and sign XTQZZZ as their new coach. [3] - 4 February 25th - NiaK stands in for XTQZZZ who misses the playoffs stage after testing positive for COVID-19. [4]
- 5 February 26th - AMANEK stands in as coach. [5]
- 1 December 21st - Team Vitality part ways with XTQZZZ. [6]
- 2 December 22nd - Team Vitality part ways with shox. [7]
- 3 January 5th - Team Vitality sign
dupreeh, Magisk, and zonic as coach. [8]
- 1 January 6th - FURIA Esports acquire
saffee from paiN Gaming. [9]
- 1 December 21st - Team Liquid bench
Stewie2K, Grim, and FalleN. [10] - 2 December 27th - Team Liquid acquire oSee from Extra Salt. [11]
- 3 December 29th - Team Liquid sign shox. [12]
- 4 January 15th - Team Liquid announce the signing of nitr0 as he comes out of retirement. [13]
Play-In Teams[edit]
- 1 December 12th -
THREAT transitions to a technical director role within Ninjas in Pyjamas. [14] - 2 December 13th - Ninjas in Pyjamas add phzy from Young Ninjas as a stand-in as dev1ce goes on medical leave. [15][16]
- 3 January 14th - Ninjas in Pyjamas acquire djL from Apeks as their head coach. [17]
- 1 January 3rd - FaZe Clan bench olofmeister and sign
ropz. [19] - 2 February 9th -
jks stands in for ropz who misses the initial matches at the event due to him testing positive for COVID-19. [20][21] - 3 February 19th - ropz is cleared to play after testing negative for COVID-19. [22]
- 4 February 25th - jks stands in for
rain who misses the playoffs stage after testing positive for COVID-19. [23]
- 1 December 29th - MOUZ part ways with ropz. [33]
- 2 December 30th - MOUZ part ways with mithR. [34]
- 3 January 3rd - MOUZ bench acoR and promote
torzsi from MOUZ NXT to the active lineup. [35][36] - 4 January 6th - MOUZ promote sycrone from MOUZ NXT as the new head coach. [37]
- 5 January 7th - MOUZ sign NBK- as he comes out of retirement. [38]
- 6 February 13th -
JDC stands in for 
Bymas as the latter testing positive for COVID-19. [39]
- 1 February 13th - Complexity Gaming withdraw from the event due to multiple positive COVID-19 test results. They are replaced by Movistar Riders. [41]
- 1 November 26th - Wisła Kraków bench Markoś. [42]
- 2 January 3rd - Wisła Kraków part ways with phr. [43]
- 3 January 4th - Wisła Kraków acquire snatchie and Sobol from Anonymo Esports and PACT, respectively, to finalize the roster. [44]
| Former Participants |
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Results[edit]
Play-In[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 2
Ninjas in Pyjamas0
CPH Flames2
Proceed to Group Stage
CPH Flames FaZe Clan OG AstralisLower Bracket Round 1
Wisła Kraków0
Fnatic2
GODSENT2
Sprout0
Renegades0
Entropiq2
Lower Bracket Round 2
BIG1
Fnatic2
ENCE2
GODSENT1
Proceed to Group Stage
Fnatic ENCE MOUZ Ninjas in PyjamasGroup Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Team Vitality
2
MOUZ
1
OG
1
Heroic
2
Virtus.pro
2
CPH Flames
0
Upper Bracket Round 2
Team Vitality
0
Heroic
2
Upper Bracket Round 3
Proceed to Playoffs
Heroic
Virtus.pro
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Ninjas in Pyjamas
2
MOUZ
0
Lower Bracket Round 3
Gambit Esports
Group B[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Natus Vincere
2
ENCE
1
Astralis
0
FURIA Esports
2
Team Liquid
1
FaZe Clan
2
Upper Bracket Round 2
Natus Vincere
2
FURIA Esports
0
Upper Bracket Round 3
Proceed to Playoffs
Natus Vincere
FaZe Clan
Lower Bracket Round 1
ENCE
1
Astralis
2
Lower Bracket Round 2
Fnatic
1
Astralis
2
Lower Bracket Round 3
G2 Esports
Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
FaZe Clan2
Gambit Esports0
Semifinals
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2022-02-13 | IEM Katowice preview: The underdogs by King Dempz of HLTV
- 2022-02-15 | IEM Katowice preview: The Play-In contenders by Nohte of HLTV
- 2022-02-17 | IEM Katowice preview: Playoffs contenders by Rizzolini of HLTV
- 2022-02-24 | No clear favourite for IEM Katowice - a playoffs preview by King Dempz of HLTV
Conclusions[edit]
- 2022-02-27 | broky picks up first MVP of his career in Katowice by King Dempz of HLTV
- 2022-03-04 | IEM Katowice storylines in numbers by NER0 of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
HLTV[edit]
- 2022-02-11 | syrsoN cleared to compete in Katowice, optimistic about recovery: "It should be fine in two more weeks" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2022-02-12 | SZPERO: "We want to be a Polish team that will finally compete against the best" by Rizzolini of HLTV
- 2022-02-15 | torzsi: "I was a little bit scared to make the move up, but sycrone helped me a lot" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-15 | HooXi on coming back to form: "We wanna go in that f**king arena so bad" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-15 | jks: "I don't wanna be the reason these guys drop out of the tournament" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-16 | nexa on joining OG: "I could instantly see they were way, way better than what their results showed" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-16 | smooya: "All my life I've been a selfish player, so I thought I'm going to try to reel it in" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-17 | YEKINDAR: "We need to show now what we're capable of" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-18 | cadiaN: "There are at least five or six teams that can go all the way" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-19 | XTQZZZ: "It wasn't possible to have nexa, huNter, Aleksi, and NiKo — too many voices" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-19 | blameF: "We are trying to make Lucky as comfortable as possible" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-20 | hampus: "Of course I would want this REZ every game; we've been working on a little secret with him" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-20 | nafany: "It's obvious for me that a lot of teams are not in their best form" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-21 | NiKo: "XTQZZZ is really good at bringing us back when we're down" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-26 | Aleksib: "At some points, I could feel it that the guys had a lot of tension playing against NAVI" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-26 | Twistzz: "The team is showing how wide the skill level is, that everyone can do anything" by Striker of HLTV
- 2022-02-27 | broky on first MVP: "I changed a lot of things, so I'll see if it's just one tournament or many; maybe it's just luck" by Striker of HLTV
Fragbite[edit]
- 2022-02-15 | hampus om phzy: "Hans snack är inte det bästa" [hampus about phzy: "His talk is not the best"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-15 | Liazz: "Om jag skulle kunna tävla i Europa eller USA så skulle jag" [Liazz: "If I could compete in Europe or the United States, I would"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-15 | phzy: "Jag är verkligen inte nöjd med hur jag har spelat" [phzy: "I'm really not happy with how I've played"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-15 | Brollan: "Det är väldigt mycket frustration i laget" [Brollan: "There is a lot of frustration in the team"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-15 | NBK förklarar Valorant-bytet: "Var inte på en bra plats" [NBK explains the Valorant change: "Do not be in a good place"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-15 | gla1ve: "Jag skulle inte säga att vi är kandidater till att vinna" [gla1ve: "I would not say that we are candidates to win"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-16 | Krad om tiden efter Majorn: "Det är väldigt tungt fysiskt och mentalt" [Krad about the time after Major: "It is very heavy physically and mentally"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-16 | KRIMZ om problemen i laget: "Vi har ganska stora personligheter" [KRIMZ about the problems in the team: "We have quite big personalities"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-16 | maden: "Jag hade två möjligheter, Apeks eller ENCE" [maden: "I had two options, Apeks or ENCE"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-16 | REZ efter säkrad plats i gruppspelet: "Vi blir verkligen bättre och bättre" [REZ after securing a place in the group stage: "We really get better and better"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-17 | dexter: "Jag förväntade mig ingenting detta event" [dexter: "I did not expect anything this event"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-17 | Xizt om han är en fulltalig medlem i Heroic: "Jag hoppas det" [Xizt if he is a full member of Heroic: "I hope so"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-17 | Plopski om morgondagens match: "Virtus Pro är vår nemesis" [Plopski about tomorrow's match: "Virtus Pro is our nemesis"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-17 | ZywOo om att vinna IEM: "Jag skulle inte säga att vi är självsäkra" [ZywOo about winning IEM: "I would not say that we are confident"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-17 | saffee om hans höga ålder: "Det är faktiskt en fördel" [saffee about his old age: "It's actually an advantage"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-18 | RobbaN om att coacha ett svenskt lag: "Det har varit nära ett par gånger" [RobbaN about coaching a Swedish team: "It has been close a couple of times"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-18 | smooya efter skrällvinsten: "Vi borde vinna detta event" [smooya after the landslide win: "We should win this event"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-18 | torzsi om att gå med i MOUZ: "Jag kunde inte sova den natten" [torzsi about joining MOUZ: "I could not sleep that night"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-18 | stavn om cadiaNs firande: "Jag var rädd att han skulle slå sönder min hand" [stavn about cadiaNs celebration: "I was afraid he would break my hand"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-19 | es3tag efter tunga förlusten: "hampus har mått riktigt dåligt" [es3tag after the heavy loss: "hampus has felt really bad"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-19 | NiKo: "Första målet är att vinna en Major, sen kan jag tänka på att vara bäst i världen" [NiKo: "The first goal is to win a Major, then I can think of being the best in the world"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-19 | k0nfig om att åka ut i gruppspelet: "Det skulle vara som en pungspark" [k0nfig about going out in the group stage: "It would be like a kick in the nuts"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-19 | Twistzz: "Om jag vinner en Major i år så kommer det inte att vara den enda" [Twistzz: "If I win a Major this year, it will not be the only one"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-19 | djL: "Jag sa att jag vill spela Vertigo om jag ska vara här" [djL: "I said I want to play Vertigo if I'm going to be here"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-20 | djL efter tunga förlusten: "Jag är lite besviken på mig själv" [djL after heavy loss: "I'm a little disappointed in myself"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-20 | refrezh: "Vi har mindre distraktioner utifrån" [refrezh: "We have minor distractions from the outside"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-20 | Aleksib om att kvala till slutspelet: "Jag tappade nästan rösten efter allt skrikande" [Aleksib about qualifying for the playoffs: "I almost lost my voice after all the screaming"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
- 2022-02-27 | RobbaN efter IEM-vinsten: "Jag har svårt att tro det" [RobbaN after the IEM win: "I have a hard time believing it"] by hallonkraem of Fragbite
Esports Kingdom[edit]
- 2022-02-15 | NiP es3tag at IEM Katowice: "I'm probably excelling like 300% extra" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-15 | MOUZ dexter at IEM Katowice: "We've had a good dynamic" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-15 | Fnatic KRIMZ at IEM Katowice: "It's getting better and better" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-15 | OG nexa at IEM Katowice: "I don't think the win was so important" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-15 | Astralis blameF at IEM Katowice: "It was weird at the beginning" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-15 | ENCE Spinx at IEM Katowice: "We did a lot of work, we are pretty prepared" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-18 | Heroic TeSeS at IEM Katowice: "We are going to show up to Katowice" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-18 | Gambit H0bbit at IEM Katowice: "It's a big dream to play Katowice" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-18 | Vitality dupreeh at IEM Katowice: "There is still a ton of work in front of us" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-18 | VirtusPro YEKINDAR at IEM Katowice: "Already our potential is rising up" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-19 | NaVi s1mple at IEM Katowice: "It was hard to get back" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-19 | Liquid nitr0 at IEM Katowice: "It's been a learning experience for sure" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-19 | FURIA arT at IEM Katowice: "We are very close to the top 5 teams" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
- 2022-02-19 | G2 NiKo at IEM Katowice: "We are still very aware it could go wrong" by Josh Treadway and Grady Hooker of Esports Kingdom
Esports.gg[edit]
- 2022-02-14 | Twistzz: “This should be the year where an international team could win the major. Hopefully, it can be FaZe.” by Arnav Shukla of Esports.gg
- 2022-02-14 | Hooxie: “The roster acquisition rumors after the Stockholm Major took away the team’s focus” by Rohan Samal of Esports.gg
- 2022-02-14 | Astralis Lucky: “With the old team, it was more chaotic, no one really knew what was going to happen. It’s a bit more calm now.” by Rohan Samal of Esports.gg
- 2022-02-15 | GODSENT TACO: “We are not planning to be the best Brazilian team, We are planning to be the best in the world” by Arnav Shukla of Esports.gg
- 2022-02-16 | S1mple on G2 and Vitality rosters: “In the beginning everything will be fine. It’s more interesting to see what will happen in 3 months” by Rohan Samal of Esports.gg
- 2022-02-18 | CadiaN: “Everyone is talking about teams other than Heroic. I think that can be very beneficial to us” by Rohan Samal of Esports.gg
- 2022-02-19 | Vitality apEX: “Obviously we have a strong lineup, it’s too early to have high expectations for us” by Arnav Shukla of Esports.gg
- 2022-02-19 | G2 NiKo: “I don’t really care if I play well, but I think it’s about time that we start winning trophies.” by Arnav Shukla of Esports.gg
Cybersport.pl[edit]
- 2022-02-15 | SZPERO: Brakowało nam chłodnej głowy w najważniejszych momentach [SZPERO: We missed a cool head in the most important moments] by Maciej Petryszyn of Cybersport.pl
- 2022-02-15 | Loord: Wierzę, że stać nas na dużo więcej, niż pokazaliśmy [Loord: I believe we can do a lot more than we showed] by Jarosław Piłat of Cybersport.pl
- 2022-02-17 | dycha: Nie muszę wygrywać miliona nagród, żeby czuć się doceniony [dycha: I don't have to win a million prizes to feel appreciated] by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl
- 2022-02-18 | hades: Pokazaliśmy się z bardzo dobrej strony, co daje nam pewność siebie, by iść dalej [hades: We showed ourselves very well, which gives us the confidence to go on] by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl
- 2022-02-19 | huNter-: Z nowym składem zaczynaliśmy od zera. W tym momencie gramy na 30-40% [huNter-: We started from scratch with the new line-up. At this point, we're playing at 30-40%] by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl
- 2022-02-21 | JACKZ: Mając w drużynie snajpera, czujemy różnicę [JACKZ: Having a sniper on your team makes a difference] by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl
- 2022-02-22 | Mieszko Łabuz: Względem ubiegłego roku zaskoczyło nas, że mimo porażek community wierzy w nasz skład [Mieszko Łabuz: Considering last year, we are surprised that despite our failures, the community believes in our lineup] by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl
2022-02-27 | Carmac: Po tym, co powiedział, s1mple przestał być graczem i stał się ikoną [Carmac: After what he said, s1mple stopped being a gamer and became an icon] by Maciej Petryszyn of Cybersport.pl
PLAYzone[edit]
- 2022-02-25 | Moc se těším, až se v dresu G2 ukážu před diváky, hlásí před čtvrtfinále IEM hvězdný m0NESY [I'm really looking forward to showing myself in front of the spectators in the G2 jersey, the star m0NESY reports before the IEM quarterfinals] by PLAYzone
2022-02-25 | 
Lidi si to tady naprosto užívají, říká analytička Miley přímo z Katowic. Komu v aréně fandí? [People are absolutely enjoying it here, says analyst Miley directly from Katowice. Who does she cheer for the arena?] by Kara of PLAYzone- 2022-02-27 | Prohrál jsem už dvě finále a myslím, že nastal čas tu trofej získat, říká NiKo [I have lost two finals already and I think it is time to win the trophy, says NiKo] by Kara of PLAYzone
- 2022-02-27 | Jsem připravený si trofej odnést domů, hlásí před finále nebojácně ropz [I am ready to bring the trophy home, says fearlessly ropz before the final] by Kara of PLAYzone
- 2022-02-28 | Exkluzivní finálový rozhovor s brokym, nejužitečnějším hráčem IEM Katowice! [Exclusive final interview with broky, the most valuable player of IEM Katowice!] by Kara of PLAYzone
Maincast[edit]
- 2022-02-21 | IEM Katowice — главное испытание для Gambit // Интервью с Groove [IEM Katowice — Gambit's main test // Interview with Groove] by Oleh Kulikov of Maincast
1pv.fr[edit]
- 2022-03-06 | Interview AMANEK : "Avec kennyS, on a essayé de tester de jeunes joueurs" (IEM Katowice 2022) of 1pv.fr
- 2022-03-07 | Interview NiaK (Manager G2) : "On peut déjà voir qu'on a un niveau intéressant" (IEM Katowice 2022) of 1pv.fr
- 2022-03-08 | Interview YEKINDAR (Virtus Pro) : "G2 était plus fort individuellement" (IEM Katowice) of 1pv.fr
Videos and Photos[edit]
Galleries[edit]
- 2022-02-15 | IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2022-02-16 | IEM Katowice 2022 Play-In - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2022-02-17 | IEM Katowice 2022 - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2022-02-18 | IEM Katowice 2022 - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2022-02-19 | IEM Katowice 2022 - Day 3 by HLTV
- 2022-02-20 | IEM Katowice 2022 - Day 4 by HLTV
- 2022-02-25 | IEM Katowice 2022 - Day 5 by HLTV
- 2022-02-26 | IEM Katowice 2022 - Day 6 by HLTV
- 2022-02-27 | IEM Katowice 2022 - Day 7 by HLTV
Highlights[edit]
- 2022-02-17 | YEKINDAR aces Copenhagen Flames by FILQ of HLTV
- 2022-02-18 | flameZ pulls off quick pistol play against Heroic by FILQ of HLTV
- 2022-02-27 | m0NESY clutches 1v3 against NAVI by FILQ of HLTV
- 2022-03-01 | ropz aces G2 to force overtime by FILQ of HLTV
- 2022-03-05 | broky - HLTV MVP by Bitskins of IEM Katowice 2022 by MAKKU of HLTV