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Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI - Summer
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Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Summer
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor:
Game:
Type:
Online
Location:
Europe Teams:
16
Prize Pool:
$250,000 USD
Start Date:
2021-06-03
End Date:
2021-06-13
Liquipedia Tier:
Pro Tour Tier:
MastersAbout[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Primary Broadcast[edit]
- Desk Host:
Frankie (Frankie Ward)
- Commentators:
SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)- Machine (Alex Richardson)
- JustHarry (Harry Russell)
- Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)
Secondary Broadcast[edit]
- Commentators:
- TheEternalJay (Jamie Martin)
- Dweg (Joshua Nathan)
- Observer:
- TBA
Format[edit]
- Group Stage: June 3rd - 6th, 2021
- Two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups
- Each group has eight teams
- The initial matches are Bo1
- All following 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: June 11th - 13th, 2021
- Single-elimination bracket
- The Quarterfinals & Semifinals are Bo3
- The Grand Final is Bo5
Prize Pool[edit]
$250,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | Team |
|---|---|---|
 1st | $100,000 |  TBD |
 2nd | $42,000 | TBD |
 3rd-4th | $20,000 | TBD |
| TBD | ||
| 5th-6th | $10,000 |  Evil Geniuses |
 Virtus.pro | ||
| 7th-8th | $6,000 |  Complexity Gaming |
 Ninjas in Pyjamas | ||
| 9th-12th | $5,000 |  FunPlus Phoenix |
 Astralis | ||
 Team Spirit | ||
 Heroic | ||
| 13th-16th | $4,000 |  Sprout |
 Extra Salt | ||
 Imperial Esports | ||
 Fnatic |
| Circuit Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Pro Tour
|
 BLAST Premier
| |
| 1st | 1000 pts | 2400 pts | |
| 2nd | 750 pts | 1200 pts | |
| 3rd - 4th | 535 pts | 750 pts | |
| 5th - 6th | 350 pts | 300 pts | |
| 7th - 8th | 200 pts | 150 pts | |
| 9th - 12th | 100 pts | - | |
| 13th - 16th | - | - | |
Participants[edit]
- 1 June 2nd - Evil Geniuses bench
zews by mutual agreement. [2]
- 1 April 23rd - Ninjas in Pyjamas acquire
dev1ce from Astralis as 
nawwk is placed on the transfer list. [1] - 2 June 1st - Ninjas in Pyjamas move ztr back to Young Ninjas. The team will trial LNZ for this event. [4]
- 1 April 26th - Imperial Esports bench piria while the organization investigate a potential VAC banned account. [5]
- 2 April 28th - fer joins Imperial Esports as a stand-in. [6]
- 3 April 29th - piria returns to the starting lineup after being cleared of his potential VAC banned account. [7]
- 4 May 19th - Imperial Esports bench piria and sign peacemaker as coach. [8]
- 5 May 31st - fnx is acquired by Paquetá Gaming. [9]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 2
Gambit Esports
0
Team Vitality
2
Upper Bracket Round 3
Proceed to Playoffs
G2 Esports
Team Vitality
Lower Bracket Round 1
Sprout
0
Complexity
2
Astralis
2
Extra Salt
0
Lower Bracket Round 2
FunPlus Phoenix
1
Complexity
2
Lower Bracket Round 3
Gambit Esports
Group B[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 2
Heroic
1
Evil Geniuses
2
Upper Bracket Round 3
Proceed to Playoffs
OG
Evil Geniuses
Lower Bracket Round 1
Imperial Esports
0
Team Spirit
2
Lower Bracket Round 2
Virtus.pro
2
Team Spirit
1
Lower Bracket Round 3
Virtus.pro
Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Evil Geniuses0
Gambit Esports2
Semifinals
Grand Final
TBD
TBDJune 13, 2021 - 16:00 CEST
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2021-06-03 | IEM Summer Preview by ESL
Conclusions[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- 2021-06-03 | SHOOWTiME on fer: "He has a completely different vision of the game" by MIRAA of HLTV
Highlights[edit]
- 2021-06-04 | YEKINDAR vs. fnatic by MAKKU of HLTV
- 2021-06-05 | Ax1Le vs. Astralis by MAKKU of HLTV
Side Content[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NIP dev1ce". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2021-04-23.
- ↑ zews (2021-06-02). "Regarding recent news...".
- ↑ Clement Murphy (2021-04-22). "The Future of Fnatic CS:GO". Fnatic.
- ↑ "Flashpoint success shows our academy project is working". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2021-06-01.
- ↑ Imperial Esports (2021-04-26). "COMUNICADO OFICIAL - @piriajrcs movido para o banco de reservas" [OFFICIAL STATEMENT - @piriajrcs moved to the bench] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ Imperial Esports (2021-04-28). "Ele chegou para dar o sangue nos próximos eventos, seja bem-vindo rei do rush @fer" [He is here to sweat blood on the next events, welcome rush king @fer] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ piria (2021-04-29). "FUI LIBERADO POSSO JOGAR OS CAMPS DA VALVE" [I AM RELEASED I CAN PLAY VALVE TOURNAMENTS] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ Imperial Esports (2021-05-19). "Seja bem vindo @peacemaker...@piriajrcs foi movido para o banco" [Welcome @peacemaker...@piriajrcs is moved to the bench] (in Portuguese).
- ↑ Paquetá Gaming (2021-05-31). "A ansiedade era grande... MAS AGORA É OFICIAL!" [The anxiety was great... BUT NOW IT'S OFFICIAL!] (in Portuguese).