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IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Cologne
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The sixth season of the Intel Extreme Masters, the global league of the video game champions, will take off with its first Global Challenge at gamescom 2011 in Cologne (August 17–21). The event will host the world's best gamers fighting for a share of 53,000 US Dollar and a slot in the World Championship competition, the grand finale of each season of the league.
IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Cologne
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game version:
Server:
Europe
Type:
Offline
Location:
CologneFormat:
1v1, Group play
Single-elimination Playoffs
Single-elimination Playoffs
Prize pool:
$21,000 USD
Start Date:
2011-08-17
End Date:
2011-08-21
Liquipedia tier:
Player breakdown
Number of players:
16
6
6
4Maps
Chronology
Overview[edit]
The IEM Season VI - Global Challenge Cologne is a StarCraft II tournament which takes place in Cologne, Germany from August 17 to 21 at gamescom 2011. The tournament is the first event in the 6th season of the ESL's Intel Extreme Masters series. 16 qualified players will compete in a $21,000 tournament and for the chance to earn an invite to the Season VI World Championship.
Format[edit]
- Group Stage - Round Robin Bo3
- Top 2 qualify to Playoffs
- Playoffs - Single-elimination Bo5
- Finalists qualify to Season VI World Championship
Location[edit]
- Cologne, Germany
- Koelnmesse
Prize pool[edit]
Offering $21,000 spread among all players as follows:
1st
2nd 
3rd
4th 
 | This is a legacy prize pool. For non award prize pools please use {{Template:SoloPrizePool}}, {{Template:TeamPrizePool}}, {{DuoPrizePool}}, {{ArchonPrizePool}}, {{TrioPrizePool}} or {{QuadPrizePool}} instead. |
Players[edit]
| Protoss (6)
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Terran (6)
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Zerg (4)
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 SaSe
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 Kas
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Nerchio
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| Socke
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DieStar
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 mOOnGLaDe
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| MaNa
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SeleCT
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 Stephano
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 HuK
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 Beastyqt
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 KiLLeR
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| Killer
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Tarson
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| MC
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PuMa
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Schedule[edit]
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 20:00 CET | Groups A & B |
| Thursday | 10:00 - 20:00 CET | Groups C & D |
| Friday | 10:00 - 20:00 CET | Quarter Finals |
| Saturday | 11:00 - 20:00 CET | Semi Finals |
| Sunday | 14:40 - 18:00 CET | Finals |
Results[edit]
Qualifiers[edit]
| 7 European players via Qualifiers | ||
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| Qualifier #1 (2 players qualify) | ||
| Top 8 | ||
Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Quarters QF Semifinals Semifinals Semis SF 2 Qualified Players 2  0 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 1 2 | ||
| Qualifier #2 (2 players qualify) | ||
| Top 8 | ||
Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Quarters QF Semifinals Semifinals Semis SF 2 Qualified Players 2  1 2 1 1 2  2 0 2 0 0 2 | ||
| Qualifier #3 (3 players qualify) | ||
| Top 8 | ||
Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Quarters QF Semifinals Semifinals Semis SF 3 Qualified Players 2  0 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 Third Place Match Third Place Match 3rd Place 3rd 2 0 |
| 2 American players via Qualifiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 Chinese player via Qualifier | ||
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| Qualifier (1 player qualify) | ||
| Top 8 | ||
Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Quarters QF Semifinals Semifinals Semis SF Grand Final Grand Final Final GF  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | ||
| Jim qualified, but could not go to IEM Cologne because he was too young (15 at the time). He was replaced by LoveCD.
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| LoveCD was replaced by MaNa as he could not make it to Cologne and no other of the possible Chinese players were able to make the travel to Germany either.[3]
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| 4 Korean Invites | ||||||||||||
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| National Champion of Host Nation |
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| Socke
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Group Stage[edit]
Matches
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Matches
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Matches
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Matches
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Playoffs[edit]
| This is a legacy bracket! Please use the new bracket instead. |
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
Third Place Match
Third Place Match
3rd Place
3rd
View Games[edit]
Streams[edit]
- English: Main Stage - Side Stage
- German - Russian - French - Czech - Polish - Spanish - Brazilian Portuguese
Replays[edit]
VODs[edit]
Additional Coverage[edit]
| Video Highlights | |
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| Day 1 | Day 2 |
| Day 3 | |
- Interviews by mki
- First day impressions by Special Endrey
- Pictures and interviews from SK Gaming
- Coverage by fragster
- Interviews by TaKe
- TL IEM Cologne Interviews & Photos
Racial distribution[edit]
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| Final Match |
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| Winner |
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Map Statistics[edit]
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| Map | # | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | Σ | | | % | | | |
| Dual Sight | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | - | - | 1 |
| Metalopolis | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | 4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0% | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Shakuras Plateau | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 3 | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | 1 | - | 3 |
| Tal'Darim Altar | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 7 | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | 2 | - | 1 |
| Terminus | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 7 | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | - | - | 2 |
| The Shattered Temple | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Xel'Naga Caverns | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | - | - | - |
| Total Sum (Σ) | 83 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 61.5% | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52.9% | 34 | 19 | 15 | 55.9% | 5 | 2 | 12 |
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- IEM homepage
- IEM VI - Cologne homepage
- Live Report threads: Day 1 -- Day 2 -- Day 3 -- Day 4 -- Day 5
- Teamliquid summary
