Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – World Championship

Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – World Championship Katowice
Tournament information
Sport Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Location Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Administrator(s) Electronic Sports League
Venue(s) Spodek
Final positions
Champions Fnatic
Runner-up FaZe Clan
Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – World Championship Katowice
Tournament information
Sport StarCraft II
Location Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Administrator(s) Electronic Sports League
Venue(s) Spodek
Final positions
Champions Rogue
Runner-up Classic

The Intel Extreme Masters Season 12 – World Championship or IEM Katowice 2018 was the world championship for the twelfth season of the Intel Extreme Masters. It was held at the Spodek in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from February 27–March 4, 2018. The event featured tournaments for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and StarCraft II.[1]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Participating Teams

Direct Invitees[2]

Qualifiers

Format

The group stage used a double elimination format, with the top 3 teams from each group of 8 moving on to the playoffs in the Spodek. The top team in each group earned a bye to the semifinals. All matches were played as best-of-threes except for the first round, which were played as best-of-ones, and the grand finals, which were played as a best-of-five.

Group Stage

Group A

Quarterfinals Upper Semifinals Upper Finals
         
Brazil SK Gaming 16
Kazakhstan AVANGAR 10
Brazil SK Gaming 0
Denmark Astralis 2
Australia Renegades 13
Denmark Astralis 16
Denmark Astralis 2
United States Team Liquid 1
United States Team Liquid 16
Kazakhstan Gambit 10
United States Team Liquid 2
United States Cloud9 0
China TyLoo 14
United States Cloud9 16
Lowers Quarterfinals   Lowers Semifinals   Lowers Finals
                   
    United States Cloud9 2  
Kazakhstan AVANGAR 0     Australia Renegades 1  
Australia Renegades 2       United States Cloud9 2
    Brazil SK Gaming 1
    Brazil SK Gaming 2
Kazakhstan Gambit 2     Kazakhstan Gambit 1  
China TyLoo 1  

Group B

Quarterfinals Upper Semifinals Upper Finals
         
European Union FaZe Clan 16
Australia ORDER 3
European Union FaZe Clan 2
Denmark North 0
Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas 10
Denmark North 16
European Union FaZe Clan 0
Sweden fnatic 2
France G2 Esports 16
Poland Virtus.pro 12
France G2 Esports 1
Sweden fnatic 2
Denmark Heroic 9
Sweden fnatic 16
Lowers Quarterfinals   Lowers Semifinals   Lowers Finals
                   
    France G2 Esports 1  
Australia ORDER 0     Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas 2  
Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas 2       Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas 2
    Denmark North 1
    Denmark North 2
Poland Virtus.pro 0     Denmark Heroic 0  
Denmark Heroic 2  

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Grand Finals
                           
      A1 Denmark Astralis 0  
  A3 United States Cloud9 1     B2 European Union FaZe Clan 2    
  B2 European Union FaZe Clan 2         B2 European Union FaZe Clan 2
      B1 Sweden fnatic 3
      B1 Sweden fnatic 2    
  B3 Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas 1     A2 United States Team Liquid 0  
  A2 United States Team Liquid 2  

StarCraft II

Participants

Protoss (8) Terran (8) Zerg (8)
2017 WCS Global Finals (1)
- - Rogue
(Green Wings)
Server Qualifiers (11)
Classic
 GuMiho
(PSISTORM Gaming)		 Dark
Dear
 INnoVation
 Elazer
(QLASH)
ShoWTimE
(Arma)		 uThermal
(Liquid)		 Impact
(TitanEX1)
sOs
(Green Wings)		 - Nerchio
Online qualifiers (12)
Hurricane
 HeRoMaRinE
(mousesports)		 Serral
(Ence)
Neeb
(Ting)		 Maru
(Green Wings)		 Solar
(Splyce)
Trap
(Green Wings)		 Ryung
 TRUE
(PSISTORM)
Zest
 SpeCial
(Exeed)		 -
- TY
(Splyce)		 -

Group Stage

Group A
PPlayerW-LMap W-LMD
1South Korea TY5-010-2+8
2South Korea Dear4-19-2+7
3South Korea Maru3-27-5+2
4South Korea GuMiho2-34-7-3
5Mexico SpeCial1-43-9-6
6Germany ShoWTimE0-52-10-8
Group B
PPlayerW-LMap W-LMD
1South Korea Solar5-010-2+8
2South Korea Dark3-28-4+3
3South Korea Hurricane3-27-6+1
4Netherlands uThermal3-26-7-1
5South Korea INnoVation1-45-8-3
6South Korea TRUE0-51-10-9
Group C
PPlayerW-LMap W-LMD
1Finland Serral5-010-2+8
2South Korea Rogue4-19-3+6
3South Korea Impact2-36-7-1
4United States Neeb2-36-8-2
5South Korea Zest1-43-8-5
6Poland Nerchio1-43-9-6
Group D
PPlayerW-LMap W-LMD
1South Korea Classic5-010-1+9
2South Korea sOs4-18-4+4
3South Korea Trap3-26-60
4Germany Ryung2-36-60
5Germany HeRoMaRinE1-43-8-5
6Poland Elazer0-52-10-8

Playoffs

Wild-Card Finals Divisional Finals Championship Finals Super Final
                           
           
  Finland Serral   3
  South Korea Trap   3
    South Korea Trap   2  
  South Korea Dark   2     Finland Serral   0
 
    South Korea Classic   3  
  South Korea Classic   3
  South Korea Dear   3
    South Korea Dear   1  
  South Korea Impact   2     South Korea Classic   0
 
    South Korea Rogue   4
  South Korea TY   1
  South Korea Hurricane   0
    South Korea Rogue   3  
  South Korea Rogue   3     South Korea Rogue   3
 
    South Korea Maru   2  
  South Korea Solar   1
  South Korea sOs   2
    South Korea Maru   3  
  South Korea Maru   3  

References

  1. ↑ "Intel Extreme Masters 2017 - Katowice | Intel Extreme Masters". en.intelextrememasters.com. Electronic Sports League.
  2. ↑ "ESL reveals IEM Katowice invites". HLTV.org.
  3. ↑ Professeur. "Farmskins Championship #2 to award a spot at IEM Katowice 2018". HLTV.org. HLTV. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "AVANGAR win Farmskins Championship #2; round out IEM Katowice list". HLTV.org.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "IEM Katowice 2018 Europe Closed Qualifier". HLTV.org.
  6. 1 2 "IEM Katowice 2018 North America Closed Qualifier". HLTV.org.
  7. ↑ "IEM Season 12 Katowice CSGO Asia Closed Qualifier | ESL Play". play.eslgaming.com.
  8. ↑ "IEM Season 12 Katowice CSGO Oceania Closed Qualifier | ESL Play". play.eslgaming.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
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