IEM Katowice 2020

[e][h]IEM Katowice 2020

League Information

Series:

ESL Pro Tour

Organizer:

ESL

Sponsor(s):

Intel
Vodafone
Acer Predator
MTN DEW GAME FUEL
EURONICS

Game Version:

Legacy of the Void Patch 4.11.4

Server:

Europe

Type:

Offline

Location:

Katowice

Venue:

Spodek Arena

Format:

1v1
Round-Robin Group Stage
Single-elimination bracket

Prize pool:

$400,000

Start Date:

2020-02-24

End Date:

2020-03-01

Liquipedia Tier:

Premier

Links

Player Breakdown

Number of Players:

76

34

20

22

Maps

Ephemeron • Eternal Empire • Nightshade • Simulacrum • Triton • World of Sleepers • Zen

Chronology

Format[edit]

Qualifiers[edit]

4 Server Qualifiers allow 11 players to qualify to the main events Group Stage.
- 3 slots for the European server qualifier.
- 3 slots for the American server qualifier.
- 5 slots for the Korean server qualifiers (3 + 2).
Each Server Qualifier consists of an Open Qualifier and a Final Qualifier.
- Open Qualifier
  - These qualifiers are open to all participants, with no region restrictions.
  - Single-elimination Bo3 until Round of 16.
  - Deciding matches Bo5.
  - Top 8 Advance to the Final Qualifier.
- Final Qualifier
  - 8 players from the Open Qualifier and 8 seeded players.
  - Double-elimination Bo3.
  - Deciding matches Bo5.
  - 3 Players qualify to the main events Group Stage. (Via the second Korean server qualifier only 2 Players.)

Round of 76[edit]

Held offline at the ESL Arena.
64 players divided into 4 double-elimination brackets.
Top 3 players from each bracket advance to main tournament group stage.

Round of 24[edit]

Group Stage:
- Four groups of six players played out in round robin format.
- All matches are Bo3.
- First place in each group advances directly to the Quarterfinals.
- Second and third place in each group advance to the Round of 12.
- Ties are broken in the following order:
  1. Overall map difference
  2. Overall number of map wins
  3. Match wins amassed between the tied participants ('Mini-League')
  4. Map difference between the tied participants ('Mini-League')
  5. Number of map wins between the tied participants ('Mini-League')
  6. Tie breaker matches
  7. Coin toss
Bracket:
- Single-elimination bracket of twelve players.
- Round of 12, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals are played in Bo5.
- Grand Finals is played in Bo7.

Map Pool[edit]

Ephemeron LE	Eternal Empire LE	Nightshade LE	Simulacrum LE	Triton LE	World of Sleepers LE	Zen LE

Talents[edit]

English Broadcast
Remote Broadcast
Community Broadcast
Show All

Hosts:
- Smix (Sue Min Lee)
- Kaelaris (James Carrol)

Observers:
- MapuTV (Kevin Kremser)
- GGHasu (Dominik Powroźnik)

Commentators:
- RotterdaM (Kevin van der Kooi)
- ToD (Yoan Merlo)
- Maynarde (Leigh Mandalov)
- PiG (Jared Krensel)
- DeMusliM (Benjamin James Baker)
- ZombieGrub (Jessica Chernega)
- Wardi (Jonathon Ward)

~~MrBitter (Ben Nichol)~~¹

English B/C-Stream Commentators:
- Grant (Grant Hill)
- feardragon (Ravi Pareek)
- Light_VIP (Lloyd Sanchez)
- Yakuzaku (Dylan Tay)
- Quirky (James Quirk)
- Steelmold
- Kuro

¹MrBitter was unable to attend and was replaced by Wardi.^[1] Wardi's B-Stream was hence covered by feardragon.^[2]
feardragon was unable to broadcast on the first day of the Round of 24 and was replaced by the Ducklings (Light_VIP, Yakuzaku, Quirky, Steelmold and Kuro) on that day.
GGHasu was dismissed of his observing duties after day 1 of the Offline Qualifiers hence MapuTV was the only observer from day 2 onwards.

German Commentators:
- NarutO (Silvano Bovo)
- Belair (Mario Maske)
- Marth (Martin Braunmiller)
- Sittingbull (Paul Sittinger)

Spanish Language Commentators:
- JimRising (Jaime Arturo Duran Silencio)
- HorussTv (Enrique Palomino)
- Adrrich
- OliPatrick

Swedish Commentators:
- KompisKlanen
- Exonym

French Commentators:
- Funka (Alexandre Verrier)
- Koka (Thibault Le Gall)
- Pomf (Alexandre Noci)
- TKL (Rémi Hibon)
- YoGo (Pierre-Marie Humeau)
- Thud (Hadrien Noci)

Taiwanese Commentators:
- AzureRush (Zhuan Baolong)
- Rex (Lei Hao Chen)
- TopRush (Wu Junyou)

Polish Commentators:
- Indy (Igor Kaczmarek)
- Zedd (Michał Bogacz)
- Ziggy (Szymon Filipek)

Russian Commentators:
- Medoed (Vyacheslav Zhurin)
- kabyraGe (Vladislav Perchik)
- Creed (Andrey Romanov)
- Unix (Aleksandr Solyakov)
- AllHailLulu! (Mikhail Zakharov)
- Bee (Pavel Zhigarev)
- Basset (Sergey Anisimov)

Bulgarian Commentators:
- Exalted (Luchezar Kamenov)
- msrm (Mihail Mihaylov)

Other Language Commentators:
- CranK (Choi Jae-won)
- Mage (Zhang Luyan)
- Divinesia (Juha Nurmenniemi)
- VicentiN (Vítor Vicentin)

English Community Commentators:
- CreightonOlsen (Creighton D. Olsen)
- Beastyqt (Aleksandar Krstić)
- YodaSlim

Prize Pool[edit]

The base prize pool is $250,000 USD.
In addition, it has been increased by a further $150,000 USD from ESL Pro Tour Prize Money boost, totaling $400,000 USD in 2020.^[3]
The winner is awarded a Global Finals seed.
$400,000 USD and 9,000 EPT Points are spread among the players as seen below:

Place	$USD	Seed	EPT Global Pts	Player	Team
1st	$150,894.55	Global Finals	1,200	Rogue	Jin Air Green Wings
2nd	$65,841.25	-	840	Zest	RYE Gaming
3rd-4th	$25,816.18	-	600	Serral	Ence eSports
3rd-4th	$25,816.18	-	600	Maru	Jin Air Green Wings
5th-8th	$10,806.77	-	420	Dear	KaiZi Gaming
5th-8th	$10,806.77	-	420	Dark	Dragon Phoenix Gaming
5th-8th	$10,606.65	-	420	INnoVation	KaiZi Gaming
5th-8th	$10,606.65	-	420	sOs	Jin Air Green Wings
9th-12th	$5,603.51	-	300	ShoWTimE	BIG
				Hurricane	Brave Star Gaming
				Solar	Triumphant Song Gaming
				Stats	Afreeca Freecs
13th-16th	$3,602.26	-	192	TY	Triumphant Song Gaming
13th-16th	$3,402.13	-	192	SpeCial	Chivo SC
				Reynor	Team QLASH
				Trap	Jin Air Green Wings
17th-20th	$2,901.82	-	144	PartinG	Dragon Phoenix Gaming
				Elazer	AGO Esports
				Cure	Dragon Phoenix Gaming
17th-20th	$2,701.69	-	144	soO	Afreeca Freecs
21st-24th	$2,201.38	-	120	Armani	Afreeca Freecs
21st-24th	$2,201.38	-	120	Patience	Team LaoPaoer
21st-24th	$2,001.25	-	120	Has	J Team
21st-24th	$2,001.25	-	120	Lambo	Team QLASH
25th-28th	$1,550.97	-	72	HeRoMaRinE	mousesports
				Impact	Team LaoPaoer
				Nice	KaiZi Gaming
				uThermal	Team Liquid
29th-36th	$1,250.78	-	48	Astrea	Alpha X
				Zoun	Alpha X
				Bly	RYE Gaming
				SKillous	Cascade
				Harstem	Team Liquid
				Bunny	KaiZi Gaming
				Kelazhur	ZZZZZ
29th-36th	$1,000	-	48	RagnaroK	Chivo SC
37th-44th	$900.56	-	24	Gerald	Team Blacer
				MaNa	Team Liquid
				TLO	Team Liquid
				Neeb	Ting
				PtitDrogo	RYE Gaming
				Namshar	Infinity Gaming
				Hellraiser	Team QLASH
				HateMe	Wooky eSports
45th-60th	$600.38	-	12	ShaDoWn	ZZZZZ
				souL	Mkers
				Denver	Infinity Gaming
				Creator	Jin Air Green Wings
				Vanya	Team STARCOM
				ArT	Alpha X
				Nitix	BSLesports
				Kas	Team STARCOM
				Marsman	Black Night
				DnS	Cascade
				RiSky	Blocksport LionZ
				Clem	Team Liquid
				BluE	IndyK Crew
				Vindicta	Alpha X
				DIMAGA	Harbingers
				Rail	Team WardiTV
61st-76th	-	-	-	Ziggy	ZZZZZ
				Krystianer	Team Blacer
				Awers	Harbingers
				Super	KaiZi Gaming
				Probe	Legacy Esports
				goblin	ZZZZZ
				PappiJoe	ePunks
				ZipperTheFly	3D!Clan
				SpaceMarine	ePunks
				Polt	ZZZZZ
				RazerBlader	Forged Force Gaming
				Zanster	PSISTORM Gaming
				HolyHit	1. Berliner eSport-Club e.V.
				InZaNe	ZZZZZ
				SortOf	ZZZZZ
				Cuddlebear	Alpha X

Base prize money
Place	Prize
1st	$150,000
2nd	$65,000
3 - 4th	$25,000
5 - 8th	$10,000
9 - 12th	$5,000
13 - 16th	$3,000
17 - 20th	$2,500
21 - 24th	$2,000
25 - 28th	$1,550
29 - 36th	$1,250
37 - 44th	$900
45 - 60th	$600
61 - 76th	$0

Group Stage winnings
Player	Victories	Winnings
Dark	4	$800
Dear	4	$800
Maru	4	$800
Rogue	4	$800
Serral	4	$800
Zest	4	$800
Hurricane	3	$600
INnoVation	3	$600
ShoWTimE	3	$600
Solar	3	$600
sOs	3	$600
Stats	3	$600
TY	3	$600
Cure	2	$400
Elazer	2	$400
PartinG	2	$400
Reynor	2	$400
SpeCial	2	$400
Trap	2	$400
Armani	1	$200
Patience	1	$200
soO	1	$200
Has	0	$0
Lambo	0	$0

In addition to the base prize money, players also receive $200 USD for each Bo3 win in the Group Stage.
RagnaroK was awarded 2 Major Penalty Points and fined $250 USD for watching a stream for a few seconds^[4] (without gaining an advantage) in the break of his match against uThermal. The $250 USD were spread among the other participants.

Participants[edit]

Seeded into Group Stage from 2019 WCS Global Finals (1)
Protoss (10)	Terran (5)	Zerg (9)
		Dark
Seeded into Group Stage from Online Qualifiers (11)
PartinG	Cure	Elazer
Stats	Maru	Reynor
Zest	TY	Rogue
		Serral
		Solar
Seeded into Group Stage from Offline Qualifier (12)
Dear	INnoVation	Armani
Has	SpeCial	Lambo
Hurricane		soO
Patience
ShoWTimE
sOs
Trap

Results[edit]

See here for the Offline Qualifier results.

Group Stage[edit]

[edit]

Group A
February 27, 2020 - 11:45 CET
1.	Dear	4-1	8-2
2.	Dark	4-1	8-3
3.	Stats	3-2	7-7
4.	SpeCial	2-3	5-6
5.	PartinG	2-3	5-7
6.	Has	0-5	2-10

Group A Matches
February 27, 2020 - 12:00 CET
Has	0	2	Dear
Nightshade World of Sleepers
Dark	0	2	PartinG
Triton Nightshade
Stats	2	1	SpeCial
Nightshade Eternal Empire Triton
February 27, 2020 - 12:45 CET
SpeCial	2	0	PartinG
Triton Eternal Empire
Dark	2	0	Dear
Eternal Empire Triton World of Sleepers
Has	1	2	Stats
Nightshade Triton Ephemeron
February 27, 2020 - 13:45 CET
PartinG	2	1	Has
Triton Nightshade Ephemeron
Dark	2	0	SpeCial
Triton Eternal Empire
Dear	2	0	Stats
Nightshade Ephemeron
February 27, 2020 - 14:30 CET
Stats	2	1	PartinG
Simulacrum Ephemeron Nightshade
Dear	2	0	SpeCial
Triton Simulacrum
Dark	2	0	Has
Ephemeron Eternal Empire
February 27, 2020 - 15:20 CET
SpeCial	2	0	Has
Nightshade Ephemeron
PartinG	0	2	Dear
Eternal Empire Nightshade
Dark	2	1	Stats
Simulacrum Eternal Empire Nightshade

[edit]

Group B
February 27, 2020 - 16:00 CET
1.	Rogue	4-1	9-2
2.	Zest	4-1	9-4
3.	ShoWTimE	3-2	6-5
4.	Reynor	2-3	5-6
5.	soO	1-4	3-8
6.	Armani	1-4	2-9

Group B Matches
February 27, 2020 - 16:00 CET
Rogue	1	2	Zest
Zen World of Sleepers Simulacrum
Reynor	2	0	ShoWTimE
Nightshade Eternal Empire Ephemeron
Armani	2	1	soO
Simulacrum Ephemeron Triton
February 27, 2020 - 17:45 CET
soO	0	2	Zest
Simulacrum Ephemeron
Reynor	2	0	Armani
Ephemeron World of Sleepers Simulacrum
ShoWTimE	0	2	Rogue
Zen Nightshade
February 27, 2020 - 18:25 CET
Reynor	1	2	Zest
Nightshade World of Sleepers Ephemeron
ShoWTimE	2	0	Armani
Ephemeron Triton
Rogue	2	0	soO
World of Sleepers Eternal Empire
February 27, 2020 - 19:25 CET
Zest	1	2	ShoWTimE
Nightshade Ephemeron Triton
Reynor	0	2	soO
Eternal Empire Ephemeron World of Sleepers
Armani	0	2	Rogue
World of Sleepers Triton Zen
February 27, 2020 - 20:25 CET
Reynor	0	2	Rogue
Eternal Empire Triton
Zest	2	0	Armani
Ephemeron World of Sleepers Simulacrum
soO	0	2	ShoWTimE
Triton Eternal Empire

[edit]

Group C
February 28, 2020 - 11:45 CET
1.	Maru	4-1	8-3
2.	INnoVation	3-2	7-5
3.	Solar	3-2	7-6
4.	Trap	2-3	6-6
5.	Elazer	2-3	5-6
6.	Patience	1-4	2-9

Group C Matches
February 28, 2020 - 11:45 CET
Elazer	1	2	Solar
Triton Zen Ephemeron
Maru	0	2	Trap
Ephemeron Nightshade
Patience	0	2	INnoVation
Eternal Empire Nightshade
February 28, 2020 - 13:00 CET
Maru	2	0	Patience
Eternal Empire Ephemeron Zen
INnoVation	2	1	Solar
Triton Ephemeron Zen
Trap	0	2	Elazer
Ephemeron Nightshade Triton
February 28, 2020 - 13:25 CET
Elazer	0	2	INnoVation
Triton Ephemeron
Maru	2	0	Solar
Triton Ephemeron
Trap	1	2	Patience
World of Sleepers Simulacrum Triton
February 28, 2020 - 14:20 CET
Maru	2	1	INnoVation
Ephemeron Nightshade Simulacrum
Solar	2	1	Trap
Simulacrum Triton Ephemeron
Patience	0	2	Elazer
Nightshade World of Sleepers Simulacrum
February 28, 2020 - 16:00 CET
INnoVation	0	2	Trap
Eternal Empire Ephemeron
Solar	2	0	Patience
Triton World of Sleepers Ephemeron
Maru	2	0	Elazer
Triton Ephemeron

[edit]

Group D
February 28, 2020 - 17:15 CET
1.	Serral	4-1	8-2
2.	sOs	3-2	7-5
3.	Hurricane	3-2	7-6
4.	TY	3-2	6-5
5.	Cure	2-3	6-7
6.	Lambo	0-5	1-10

Group D Matches
February 28, 2020 - 17:15 CET
sOs	2	0	TY
Simulacrum Ephemeron Nightshade
Cure	2	1	Hurricane
Triton Nightshade Eternal Empire
Serral	2	0	Lambo
Nightshade Ephemeron World of Sleepers
February 28, 2020 - 17:30 CET
Lambo	0	2	Cure
Nightshade Simulacrum
Serral	2	0	sOs
Nightshade World of Sleepers Ephemeron
Hurricane	0	2	TY
Eternal Empire Triton
February 28, 2020 - 18:15 CET
TY	2	0	Lambo
Triton Nightshade
Hurricane	2	1	sOs
Ephemeron World of Sleepers Triton
Serral	2	0	Cure
Simulacrum Triton
February 28, 2020 - 19:30 CET
Serral	0	2	Hurricane
Triton Nightshade
sOs	2	0	Lambo
Triton Simulacrum
TY	2	1	Cure
Ephemeron Eternal Empire Nightshade
February 28, 2020 - 20:30 CET
Serral	2	0	TY
Triton Eternal Empire
Lambo	1	2	Hurricane
World of Sleepers Eternal Empire Triton
Cure	1	2	sOs
Nightshade Triton Simulacrum

Playoffs[edit]

Round of 12 (Bo5)

ShoWTimE

0

INnoVation

3

Zest

3

Hurricane

0

Solar

1

Dark

3

sOs

3

Stats

2

Quarterfinals (Bo5)

Serral

3

INnoVation

1

Dear

1

Zest

3

Rogue

3

Dark

0

Maru

3

sOs

1

Semifinals (Bo5)

Serral

2

Zest

3

Rogue

3

Maru

2

Finals (Bo7)

Zest

1

Rogue

4

Distribution[edit]

Race
EPT Region
Country
Show All

Protoss

Terran

Zerg

Random

Round of 76

34

20

22

Round of 60

27

13

20

Round of 44

20

9

15

Round of 36

15

9

12

Round of 28

11

7

10

Group Stage

10

5

9

Round of 12

6

2

4

Quarterfinals

3

2

3

Semifinals

1

2

Finals

1

Champion

1

Americas

Europe

Korea

Other

Round of 76

6

43

24

3

Round of 60

5

31

22

2

Round of 44

4

17

21

2

Round of 36

3

10

21

2

Round of 28

1

7

18

2

Group Stage

1

5

17

1

Round of 12

2

10

Quarterfinals

1

7

Semifinals

1

3

Finals

2

Champion

1

Western Europe

Eastern Europe

North America

Latin America

Asia

Oceania

Round of 76

3

5

6

3

2

1

8

1

3

1

6

1

4

1

2

24

1

Round of 60

1

5

4

3

1

6

1

3

1

4

1

3

1

2

22

Round of 44

1

4

2

1

3

1

2

1

2

21

Round of 36

3

2

1

2

21

Round of 28

3

1

2

18

Group Stage

2

1

17

Round of 12

1

10

Quarterfinals

1

7

Semifinals

1

3

Finals

2

Champion

1

Maps Statistics[edit]

		vs.				vs.				vs.				Mirrors
Map	#	Σ			%	Σ			%	Σ			%
Ephemeron LE	90	11	7	4	63.6%	19	9	10	47.4%	24	12	12	50.0%	4	7	25
Eternal Empire LE	69	10	6	4	60.0%	15	8	7	53.3%	23	10	13	43.5%	5	5	11
Nightshade LE	79	8	6	2	75.0%	22	13	9	59.1%	17	11	6	64.7%	4	7	21
Simulacrum LE	45	7	4	3	57.1%	17	10	7	58.8%	8	5	3	62.5%	2	4	7
Triton LE	93	15	6	9	40.0%	26	12	14	46.2%	21	11	10	52.4%	1	10	20
World of Sleepers LE	42	3	1	2	33.3%	13	8	5	61.5%	5	3	2	60.0%	2	5	14
Zen LE	18	3	2	1	66.7%	6	3	3	50.0%	-	-	-	-	1	3	5
Total Sum (Σ)	436	57	32	25	56.1%	118	63	55	53.4%	98	52	46	53.1%	19	41	103

View Games[edit]

English Broadcasts[edit]

ESL Streams

Community Streams (Offline Qualifiers only)

Language Streams[edit]

VODs[edit]

Spoiler-free VODs on SC2Links.com
Spoiler-free Official YouTube VODs at SC2Casts.com

Replays[edit]

Replay Pack (76 MB)^[5]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

↑ Wardi replaces MrBitter
↑ feardragon covering C-Stream
↑ "ESL Pro Tour Upcoming Events (icluding Prize Pool Boost announcement)". pro.eslgaming.com. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
↑ Clip of RagnaroK watching stream
↑ IEM Katowice 2020 Replay pack

[1] Wardi replaces MrBitter

[2] rdragon covering C-Stream

[3] "ESL Pro Tour Upcoming Events (icluding Prize Pool Boost announcement)". pro.eslgaming.com. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

[4] Clip of RagnaroK watching stream

[5] IEM Katowice 2020 Replay pack

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Contents

IEM Katowice 2020

Contents

Format[edit]

Qualifiers[edit]

Round of 76[edit]

Round of 24[edit]

Map Pool[edit]

Talents[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Participants[edit]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

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[edit]

Playoffs[edit]

Distribution[edit]

Maps Statistics[edit]

View Games[edit]

English Broadcasts[edit]

Language Streams[edit]

VODs[edit]

Replays[edit]

External Links[edit]

References[edit]

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