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Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI - Winter
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Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Winter
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Venue:
Prize Pool:
$250,000 USD
Start Date:
2021-12-02
End Date:
2021-12-12
Teams:
16
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Primary Broadcast[edit]
- Desk Host:
stunna (Tres Saranthus)
- Observers:
Rushly (Alexander Rush)
Jak3y (Jake Elton)
UnknownFME (Bastian Faber)
jeyrazz (Sigurds Maikls)
- Commentators:
Machine (Alex Richardson)
SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)
JustHarry (Harry Russell)
Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)
- Sideline Reporter:
Pala (Pala Gilroy Sen)
Format[edit]
- Group Stage:
- Two double-elimination format groups
- Each group has eight teams
- Opening 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 groups
- Playoffs:
- 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:
Participants[edit]
- 1 November 17th - Ninjas in Pyjamas acquire
es3tag from Complexity Gaming while
LNZ returns to Young Ninjas. [6]
- 2 December 10th -
phzy replaces
dev1ce from the semifinal onwards due to the latter having health issues. [7][8]
Results[edit]
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
16
13
16
13
December 2, 2021 - 14:45 CET
12
16
12
16
December 2, 2021 - 14:55 CET
2
0
2
0
December 2, 2021 - 21:20 CET
16
8
16
8
December 2, 2021 - 12:00 CET
16
19
16
19
December 2, 2021 - 12:00 CET
0
2
0
2
December 2, 2021 - 19:00 CET
2
1
2
1
December 4, 2021 - 17:25 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
December 2, 2021 - 21:45 CET
2
1
2
1
December 3, 2021 - 20:00 CET
2
0
2
0
December 2, 2021 - 19:20 CET
2
0
2
0
December 3, 2021 - 16:45 CET
2
0
2
0
December 4, 2021 - 18:10 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
16
9
16
9
December 2, 2021 - 16:05 CET
17
19
17
19
December 2, 2021 - 16:20 CET
0
2
0
2
December 3, 2021 - 16:45 CET
17
19
17
19
December 2, 2021 - 17:30 CET
16
13
16
13
December 2, 2021 - 18:00 CET
1
2
1
2
December 3, 2021 - 20:00 CET
2
0
2
0
December 4, 2021 - 20:35 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
2
0
2
0
December 3, 2021 - 13:30 CET
1
2
1
2
December 4, 2021 - 13:30 CET
2
0
2
0
December 3, 2021 - 13:30 CET
2
1
2
1
December 4, 2021 - 13:30 CET
1
2
1
2
December 4, 2021 - 21:45 CET
Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
1
2
1
2
December 5, 2021 - 16:00 CET
1
2
1
2
December 11, 2021 - 19:15 CET
2
1
2
1
December 5, 2021 - 19:30 CET
0
2
0
2
December 11, 2021 - 16:00 CET
0
3
0
3
December 12, 2021 - 16:00 CET
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2021-12-01 | IEM Winter viewer's guide by King Dempz of HLTV
- 2021-12-10 | The walking dead vs the newly minted - IEM Winter semi-finals preview by King Dempz of HLTV
Conclusions[edit]
- 2021-12-12 | ZywOo claims his first MVP of the year at IEM Winter by Rizzolini of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
HLTV[edit]
- YEKINDAR: "We do feel like favorites, but we can't forget that all the teams here are strong" by Professeur and Heccu of HLTV 2021-12-09 |
- kennyS: "Getting back to competitive CS is definitely my focus now" by Professeur of HLTV 2021-12-09 |
- misutaaa: "I am a pillar in the team, but I want to be even more" by Rizzolini of HLTV 2021-12-09 |
- es3tag: "I'm starting to get to that age where I just want to build a legacy" by LucasAM of HLTV 2021-12-10 |
Esports Kingdom[edit]
- NiP: "I'm kind of happy that I haven't been doing completely shit" by Grady Hooker and Josh Treadway of Esports Kingdom 2021-12-10 |
- Vitality: "Of course s1mple is better than me this year" by Grady Hooker and Josh Treadway of Esports Kingdom 2021-12-10 |
- G2: "Of course I still have it, otherwise I would not be here talking to you" by Grady Hooker and Josh Treadway of Esports Kingdom 2021-12-10 |
- Virtus.Pro: "Right now we're playing at maybe 70 or 65% of our capabilities" by Grady Hooker and Josh Treadway of Esports Kingdom 2021-12-10 |
Highlights[edit]
- ZywOo - HLTV MVP by Bitskins of IEM Winter 2021 by MAKKU of HLTV 2021-12-17 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Astralis signs “k0nfig”, “blameF” and adds “ave” as new Head Coach". Astralis. 2021-11-04.
- ↑ "CS:GO Update – Welcome Niclas “enkay J” Krumhorn". BIG. 2021-11-10.
- ↑ G2 Esports (2021-11-16). "Today, we part ways with @G2maLeK_".
- ↑ Swani (2021-11-16). "I will be taking over the coaching role for the meantime".
- ↑ G2 Esports (2021-11-23). "CS:GO Roster Update".
- ↑ "Welcome es3tag". Ninjas in Pyjamas. 2021-11-17.
- ↑ Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-12-10). "Last minute roster update: @dev1ce has been feeling unwell for the past day and has been advised by the doctor to rest and recover".
- ↑ Ninjas in Pyjamas (2021-12-10). "Stepping in will be Young Ninjas’ sniper Love "@phzycs" Smidebrant, who will be making his debut on the big stage after some very strong performances on the youth roster".
- ↑ ENCE (2021-11-30). "Unfortunately, @SnappiCSGO has tested COVID-19 positive and won't be able to join the rest of the team at IEM Winter".
- ↑ ENCE (2021-12-03). "Marco is back baby".