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IEM Season VII - Cologne
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IEM Season VII - Cologne
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
Game version:
Server:
Europe
Type:
Offline
Prize pool:
$31,800 USD
Start Date:
2012-08-15
End Date:
2012-08-19
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Player breakdown
Number of players:
24



Maps
Chronology
The seventh season of Intel Extreme Masters, the premier league of the Electronic Sports League, takes off with its first event at gamescom 2012 in Cologne, Koelnmesse (August 15 - 19). $31,800 will be awarded to the 24 players who qualified from all over the globe.
About[edit]
The IEM Season VII - Cologne is the first tournament in the Intel Extreme Masters Season VII, taking place in Cologne Germany during the video-game fair gamescom. For the first time in IEM's StarCraft 2 history, the tournament will feature an Open Bracket where 32 players will compete for 8 spots in the main event, joining the 24 players that qualified directly from four regional qualifiers across the world. The tournament boasts a $31,800 prize pool distributed across all 24 participating players and will be cast by Artosis, Day[9], Kaelaris and Tasteless with Jarett Cale as host.
Format[edit]
- A 32 player Open Bracket, consisting of 4 double-elimination brackets with the top2 players qualifying to the Group Stage.
- Group Stage consisting of the 16 qualified players and 8 players qualifing via the Open Bracket. The top 3 players from each group advance to a 12 player single-elimination playoff. The 1st player in each group advances directly to the playoff Ro8.
- Single-elimination playoff for the top 12 players. All rounds are best-of-five and no bronze match is played.
Qualifiers[edit]
4 slots via American Qualifier | |
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2 slots via Korean Qualifier | |
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2 slots via Chinese/SEA Qualifier | |
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National Champion of host nation |
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Prize pool[edit]
Offering $31,800 spread among all players as follows:
Participants[edit]
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Results[edit]
Open Bracket[edit]
Wednesday, August 15, 9am CEST:
Click [show] on the right to view the Open Bracket
Bracket 1[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

2

1

0

2

2

1

0

2

2

0

2

1

2

1

Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
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

0

2

0

2

0

2

0

2

2

1

Bracket 2[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

W
L

0

2

2

0

2

0

2

1

0

2

2

1

Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
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

W
L

2

1

2

0

2

1

0

2

0

2

Bracket 3[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

W
L

2

1

2

1

2

0

0

2

1

2

1

2

Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
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

W
L

2

0

2

1

2

1

2

0

2

1

Bracket 4[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

W
L

2

0

2

0

2

1

0

2

0

2

2

1

Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
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

W
L

2

1

2

0

2

1

2

1

2

0

Group Stage[edit]
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Thursday, August 16, 9am CEST:
Group A | ||||||
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3-2 | 8-5 | |||
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3-2 | 7-5 | |||
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3-2 | 7-7 | |||
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2-3 | 6-7 | |||
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2-3 | 5-7 | |||
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2-3 | 5-7 |
Group A Matches
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Thursday, August 16, 2pm CEST:
Group B | ||||||
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4-1 | 9-3 | |||
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4-1 | 8-5 | |||
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3-2 | 8-5 | |||
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3-2 | 6-5 | |||
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1-4 | 5-9 | |||
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0-5 | 1-10 |
Group B Matches
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Friday, August 17, 9am CEST:
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4-1 | 8-2 | |||
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4-1 | 8-6 | |||
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3-2 | 7-6 | |||
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2-3 | 7-7 | |||
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2-3 | 6-8 | |||
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0-5 | 3-10 |
Group C Matches
Playoffs[edit]
Saturday, August 18, 9am CEST:
Round of 12 (Bo5)
Quarterfinals (Bo5)
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo5)
Racial distribution[edit]
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Round of 12 |
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Winner |
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Map Statistics[edit]
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Map | # | Σ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Σ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Σ | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Antiga Shipyard | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 |
Atlantis Spaceship | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | - | - | 1 |
Cloud Kingdom | 35 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 50.0% | 8 | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Daybreak | 47 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30.0% | 17 | 8 | 9 | 47.1% | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 4 | 8 | 4 |
Entombed Valley | 24 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 6 | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20.0% | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Metropolis | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | 9 | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | - | 2 | - |
Ohana | 45 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 73.3% | 11 | 8 | 3 | 72.7% | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30.0% | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Total Sum (Σ) | 189 | 61 | 34 | 27 | 55.7% | 53 | 33 | 20 | 62.3% | 28 | 8 | 20 | 28.6% | 10 | 22 | 15 |
View Games[edit]
- VODs on youtube.com/Day9TV
- All Replays and additional VODs on IEM website
- Spoiler-free VODs by SC2Ratings.com
Additional Coverage[edit]
See Also[edit]
- Leagues Portal
- Premier Tournaments
- Electronic Sports League
- Intel Extreme Masters
- Intel Extreme Masters Season VII
External links[edit]
- IEM Homepage
- IEM portal on ESL.TV
- Spoiler-free VODs @ SC2Casts
- Results: Group Stage • Playoffs Bracket