Intel Extreme Masters
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The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) are a series of gaming tournaments held in various European locations. These ESL sanctioned events include events in Starcraft II
, Counter-Strike 1.6, Quake Live
, and League of Legends
. The body that owns the league is Turtle Entertainment. The League has existed for five seasons. Sponsored by their namesake, Intel, the Season Five tournament finals took place at CeBIT
, located in Hanover, Germany. Previous events have been held in Los Angeles
, Chengdu
and Dubai
.
Past ESL(Electronic Sports League) IEM(Intel Extreme Masters) Finals
StarCraft II
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is a military science fiction real-time strategy video game developed and released by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. A sequel to the award-winning 1998 video game StarCraft and its expansions, the game was released worldwide on July 27, 2010...
, Counter-Strike 1.6, Quake Live
Quake Live
Quake Live is a first-person shooter video game by id Software designed to run on x86-based computers running Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X or Linux that is downloaded and launched via a web browser plugin. It is a variant of its predecessor, Quake III Arena .Quake Live is free to download and play...
, and League of Legends
League of Legends
The BetFred League of Legends was a darts tournament featuring some of the legends of the game of darts which commenced in May 2008. The tournament is broadcast on Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom....
. The body that owns the league is Turtle Entertainment. The League has existed for five seasons. Sponsored by their namesake, Intel, the Season Five tournament finals took place at CeBIT
CeBIT
CeBIT is the world's largest and most international computer expo. CeBIT is held each year on the world's largest fairground in Hanover, Germany, and is a barometer of the state of the art in information technology...
, located in Hanover, Germany. Previous events have been held in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, Chengdu
Chengdu
Chengdu , formerly transliterated Chengtu, is the capital of Sichuan province in Southwest China. It holds sub-provincial administrative status...
and Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
.
History
The Intel Extreme Masters are a product of the ESL. In 2006, when the Intel sponsored European tournament saw room for expansion outside of European, especially in North American markets, Intel provided funds for a worldwide tournament, billing it as the Intel Extreme Masters. In 2007, when established, the IEM established a format of many smaller qualifying events, leading up to a large final event that is held at CeBIT. All of the Grand Finals have been held at CeBIT. Starting in 2008, the Tournament was billed as being worldwide, boasting participants from Europe, North America, and Asia. Although Counterstrike 1.6 was the only game offered in the first season, the variety of games has increased greatly, to the four that were offered during Season 5. World of Warcraft was offered during Season 4, but was dropped for Season 5. The Season 5 Finals were be held at CeBIT and will included a prize pool.Past ESL(Electronic Sports League) IEM(Intel Extreme Masters) Finals
- Season I (Finals: 15.–18. March 2007 At CeBITCeBITCeBIT is the world's largest and most international computer expo. CeBIT is held each year on the world's largest fairground in Hanover, Germany, and is a barometer of the state of the art in information technology...
2007)-
- Counter-Strike: Team Pentagram
- Warcraft III: Yoan "ToD" MerloYoan MerloYoan "ToD" Merlo is a French professional player of the real-time strategy games Warcraft III, playing as the race Human, and Starcraft II playing as Protoss; he was signed to the top electronic sports team in the United Kingdom: Four Kings, until November 7, 2007 when he decided not to renew his...
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- Season II (Finals: 6.–9. March 2008 At CeBITCeBITCeBIT is the world's largest and most international computer expo. CeBIT is held each year on the world's largest fairground in Hanover, Germany, and is a barometer of the state of the art in information technology...
2008)-
- Counter-Strike: mousesportsMousesportsMousesports, , is a professional gaming organization based out of Germany. Mousesports fields teams in many different games and are particularly known for the company's successful Counter-Strike team...
- Warcraft III: June "Lyn" Park
- Counter-Strike: mousesports
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- Season III (World Championship(Finals): 3.–8. March 2009 At CeBITCeBITCeBIT is the world's largest and most international computer expo. CeBIT is held each year on the world's largest fairground in Hanover, Germany, and is a barometer of the state of the art in information technology...
2009)- European Championship:
- Counter-Strike: mTwMTWMTW may refer to:*Medieval: Total War, 2001 video game* Mock the Week, British TV programme which debuted in 2005* Martin the Warrior, 1993 fantasy novel* Maximum Taxi Weight, maximum weight for an aircraft being maneuvered on the ground...
- World of Warcraft: iNNERFiRE
- Counter-Strike: mTw
- American Championship:
- Counter-Strike: Made in Brazil
- World of Warcraft: Trade Chat
- Asian Championship:
- Counter-Strike: wNv Teamwork
- World of Warcraft: H O N
- World Championship:
- Counter-Strike: fnaticFnaticFnatic is a professional electronic sports organization based out of Australia, UK and The Netherlands. Fnatic was founded in July 23, 2004. Fnatic is particularly well-known for its highly successful Counter-Strike team, which is the single most financially-successful Counter-Strike team in...
- World of Warcraft: H O N
- Counter-Strike: fnatic
- European Championship:
- Season IV (World Championship(Finals): 2.–6. March 2010 At CeBITCeBITCeBIT is the world's largest and most international computer expo. CeBIT is held each year on the world's largest fairground in Hanover, Germany, and is a barometer of the state of the art in information technology...
2010)- European Championship:
- Counter-Strike: mousesportsMousesportsMousesports, , is a professional gaming organization based out of Germany. Mousesports fields teams in many different games and are particularly known for the company's successful Counter-Strike team...
- Quake Live: Alexey "Cypher" Yanushevsky
- World of Warcraft: SK GamingSK GamingSK Gaming is a professional German electronic sports organization founded in 1997 by a small group of Quake players living in Oberhausen. SK Gaming retains teams across different genres and are particularly known for their success in Counter-Strike tournaments...
Sansibar
- Counter-Strike: mousesports
- American Championship:
- Counter Strike: compLexity
- Quake Live: Tim "DaHanG" Fogarty
- World of Warcraft: compLexity Black
- Asian Championship:
- Counter Strike: WeMade FOX
- Quake Live: Fan "Jibo" Zhibo
- World of Warcraft: Button Bashers
- World Championship:
- Counter-Strike: Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere is a Ukrainian multigaming e-Sports organization. It is the first team in Counter-Strike history to win three major tournaments in one calendar year - Intel Extreme Masters, Electronic Sports World Cup and World Cyber Games 2010...
- Quake Live: Shane "rapha" HendrixsonShane HendrixsonShane Hendrixson , also known by the pseudonym Rapha, is a professional electronic sports Quake III Arena and QuakeLive player.-Biography:...
- World of Warcraft: Evil GeniusesEvil GeniusesEvil Geniuses is a professional gaming organization based out of the United States. Founded in 1999, the organization is known as being the premier North American electronic sports organization, boasting highly successful players across each competitive genre...
- Counter-Strike: Natus Vincere
- European Championship:
- Season V (World Championship(Finals): 1.–5. March 2011 At CeBITCeBITCeBIT is the world's largest and most international computer expo. CeBIT is held each year on the world's largest fairground in Hanover, Germany, and is a barometer of the state of the art in information technology...
2011)- European Championship:
- Counter-Strike: fnaticFnaticFnatic is a professional electronic sports organization based out of Australia, UK and The Netherlands. Fnatic was founded in July 23, 2004. Fnatic is particularly well-known for its highly successful Counter-Strike team, which is the single most financially-successful Counter-Strike team in...
- Quake Live: Anton "Cooller" Singov
- StarCraft II: Team DignitasTeam Dignitasright|thumb|140px|Logo of Team DignitasTeam Dignitas is an International e-Sports team which is headquartered in Great Britain and which is among the best British gaming teams. It was founded on the 9th of September 2003 as a fusion of the Battlefield 1942 clans Legion Condor and Sweden Kompanix....
Jeffrey "SjoW" Brusi
- Counter-Strike: fnatic
- American Championship:
- Counter Strike: compLexity
- Quake Live: Shane "rapha" HendrixsonShane HendrixsonShane Hendrixson , also known by the pseudonym Rapha, is a professional electronic sports Quake III Arena and QuakeLive player.-Biography:...
- StarCraft II: fnaticFnaticFnatic is a professional electronic sports organization based out of Australia, UK and The Netherlands. Fnatic was founded in July 23, 2004. Fnatic is particularly well-known for its highly successful Counter-Strike team, which is the single most financially-successful Counter-Strike team in...
Jian "Fenix" Morayra Alejo
- World Championship:
- Counter-Strike: Natus VincereNatus VincereNatus Vincere is a Ukrainian multigaming e-Sports organization. It is the first team in Counter-Strike history to win three major tournaments in one calendar year - Intel Extreme Masters, Electronic Sports World Cup and World Cyber Games 2010...
- Quake Live: Shane "rapha" HendrixsonShane HendrixsonShane Hendrixson , also known by the pseudonym Rapha, is a professional electronic sports Quake III Arena and QuakeLive player.-Biography:...
- StarCraft II: Jung Woo "Ace" Seo
- LoL(League of Legends) Invitational: Counter Logic Gaming
- Counter-Strike: Natus Vincere
- European Championship: