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Overview
| IEM Season X - World Championship | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | ESL Intel | |
| Sponsor(s) | Intel HyperX GIGABYTE Zowie G2A Amazon | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | International | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | Poland | |
| Address | Spodek Aleja Wojciecha Korfantego 35 Katowice, Poland | |
| Start Date | 2016-03-04 | |
| End Date | 2016-03-06 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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The IEM Season X World Championship is the final event of Intel Extreme Masters Season X. It will take place at the Spodek Arena in Katowice.
Overview[]
Format[]
- Eight teams participate
- Finalists from each of the IEM Season X tournaments
- 4 invited teams - one from each of EU LCS, NA LCS, LPL, and LCK
- Group Stage
- Double elimination bracket
- Winner's Bracket matches are best of one
- Loser's Bracket matches are best of three with side selection in Game 3 given to the team with the shorter win time
- Top 2 teams from each group advance to Playoffs
- Playoffs
- Single elimination bracket
- Semifinals are best of three
- Finals are best of five
- Patch Information: v6.3 with
Karma disabled.
Broadcast Team[]
Show Broadcast Team
Prize Pool[]
$ 100,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
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 1 | $50,000€45,000 | 50% |  SK Telecom T1 |
 2 | $20,000€18,000 | 20% |  Fnatic |
 3-4 | $10,000€9,000 | 10% |  TSM |
 RNG | |||
| 5-6 | $3,500€3,150 | 3.5% |  ESC Ever |
 Qiao Gu Reapers | |||
| 7-8 | $1,500€1,350 | 1.5% |  Origen |
 CLG |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on March 6, 2016, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.9 Euros
Participants[]
| Qualifications | |
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| Qualification Pathway | Team |
| IEM San Jose Winner |  Origen
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| IEM San Jose Runner-Up |  Counter Logic Gaming
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| IEM Cologne Winner |  ESC Ever
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| IEM Cologne Runner-Up |  Qiao Gu Reapers
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| European Invited |  Fnatic
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| North American Invited |  TSM
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| Korean Invited |  SK Telecom T1
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| Chinese Invited |  Royal Never Give Up
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Results[]
Playoffs[]
Match Schedule[]
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| Fri 4 MarFri 4 MarFri 4 Mar - Sat 5 Mar2016,3,04,11,30 - 2016,3,04,18,50 | |||||
| Fri 2016-03-04 | |||||
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| Fri 2016-03-04 | |||||
| 2016,3,04,11,30 | |||||
ESC | 1 | 0 | 2016,3,04,11,3003:3012:3020:30 |  TSM | |
| 2016,3,04,12,50 | |||||
OG | 0 | 1 | 2016,3,04,12,5004:5013:5021:50 |  RNG | |
| 2016,3,04,14,10 | |||||
| ESC | 0 | 1 | 2016,3,04,14,1006:1015:1023:10 | RNG | |
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| 2016,3,04,15,30 | |||||
| TSM | 2 | 1 | 2016,3,04,15,3007:3016:3000:30 | OG | |
| 2016,3,04,18,50 | |||||
| ESC | 0 | 2 | 2016,3,04,18,5010:5019:5003:50 | TSM | |
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| Sat 5 MarSat 5 MarSat 5 Mar - Sun 6 Mar2016,3,05,11,20 - 2016,3,05,18,40 | |||||
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| 2016,3,05,11,20 | |||||
SKT | 1 | 0 | 2016,3,05,11,2003:2012:2020:20 |  CLG | |
| 2016,3,05,12,40 | |||||
FNC | 0 | 1 | 2016,3,05,12,4004:4013:4021:40 |  QG | |
| 2016,3,05,14,00 | |||||
| SKT | 1 | 0 | 2016,3,05,14,0006:0015:0023:00 | QG | |
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| FNC | 2 | 1 | 2016,3,05,15,2007:2016:2000:20 | CLG | |
| 2016,3,05,18,40 | |||||
| QG | 1 | 2 | 2016,3,05,18,4010:4019:4003:40 | FNC | |
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| Sun 6 MarSun 6 MarSun 6 Mar2016,3,06,11,20 - 2016,3,06,14,40 | |||||
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| SKT | 2 | 0 | 2016,3,06,11,2003:2012:2020:20 | TSM | |
| 2016,3,06,14,40 | |||||
| RNG | 1 | 2 | 2016,3,06,14,4006:4015:4023:40 | FNC | |
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| Sun 6 MarSun 6 MarMon 7 Mar2016,3,06,18,20 - 2016,3,06,18,20 | |||||
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| Mon 2016-03-07 | |||||
| 2016,3,06,18,20 | |||||
| SKT | 3 | 0 | 2016,3,06,18,2010:2019:2003:20 | FNC | |
VODs & Match Links[]
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| ESC | TSM | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| OG | RNG | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| ESC | RNG | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| TSM | OG | 2 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| ESC | TSM | 0 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| SKT | CLG | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| FNC | QG | 0 - 1 | Link | Vod |
| SKT | QG | 1 - 0 | Link | Vod |
| FNC | CLG | 2 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| QG | FNC | 1 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| SKT | TSM | 2 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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| RNG | FNC | 1 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score | VODs | |
| SKT | FNC | 3 - 0 | Link | Vod |
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Streams[]
Regional Distribution[]
Teams[]
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Players[]
- Nationality
- Country of Birth
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External Content[]
Interviews[]
- March 3, LCS Pros talk about IEM Katowice, facing SKT and matching up against international competition with theScore
- March 2, Aphromoo on facing SKT at IEM: 'Hopefully we don’t get pooped on' with Skye on theScore
- March 4, YellOwStaR talks IEM, mithy and Mata with Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger on ESPN
- March 4, Huhi on facing SKT: 'We're preparing pretty well so we believe we're going to win' with Lisa Doan on theScore
- March 4, SKT's Wolf on preparing for Aphromoo: 'We both have things that we are good at' with Lisa Doan on theScore
- March 5, Mata on RNG's shot calling: 'We use Chinese and English, but we swear at each other in Korean' with Lisa Doan on theScore
- March 5, Faker on SKT's new jungler: 'Blank... is someone who likes to make his own calls' with Lisa Doan on theScore
- March 5, Mitch "Krepo" Voorspoels: "Pr0lly as a coach can make any player work in his team" with DailyDot
- March 5, Mata on RNG's shot calling: 'We use Chinese and English, but we swear at each other in Korean' with theScore
- March 5, IEM Katowice: Superstar "Faker" im SPORT1-Interview with SPORT1
- March 5, IEM Katowice: Yellowstar im Interview with SPORT1
- March 5, IEM Katowice: PowerOfEvil im Interview with SPORT1
- March 5, IEM Katowice: xPeke im Interview with SPORT1
- March 6, IEM Katowice: Bjergsen im Interview with SPORT1
- March 6, IEM Katowice: Febiven im Interview with SPORT1
- March 6, Dexter predicts the final day of IEM Katowice and discusses the tournament with theScore
- March 7, Fnatic's Klaj on returning to the LCS after IEM: ‘I think we’re on the uprise so it will be good' with theScore
- March 7, Bang on SKT's changes: ‘Before, the team that we had was very close to being a perfect team’ with theScore
- March 8, ESC Ever's Ares: 'I learned again that there are a lot of great teams in the world' with theScore
- March 8, Deman talks IEM Katowice's results, focusing on CS:GO over League and learning from other casters with theScore
- March 9, xPeke on Origen at IEM: 'We still have mistakes that we knew top teams will be able to punish' with theScore
- March 16, Sjokz on Europe's international potential, covering IEM and surprises this split with theScore
Articles & Videos[]
- February 26, Everything You Need to Know About IEM Katowice 2016 by Schuyler "Wints" Winter on LoL Esports
- March 1, IEM Katowice Power Rankings by Paul Marshall on LoL Esports
- March 1, Dancing around the swap: A closer look at Royal Never Give Up and QG Reapers' playstyles by Kelsy Moser on theScore
- March 1, IEM Katowice League of Legends Primer by Sean Wetselaar on theScore
- March 1, Fnatic LoL team and the Intel Extreme Masters: A Brief History by Lepertum on Fnatic
- March 1, IEM League of Legends World Championships preview by Chase Geddes on ESPN
- March 2, TSM at IEM: Looking back; Looking Forward by Tim Sevenhuysen on Unikrn
- March 2, Chinese teams need good showing at IEM Katowice by Colin "CD-Mangaka" Nimer on Slingshot Esports
- March 2, Origen, Fnatic, and the Katowice rebound by Kelsy Moser on theScore
- March 2, The Rise and Fall (and Rise and Fall) of SK Telecom T1 by Emily Rand on TheScore
- March 3, IEM Katowice 2016 League of Legends Staff Picks by theScore eSports Staff on theScore
- March 3, LCS Pros talk about IEM Katowice, facing SKT and matching up against international competition (2m45s) from theScore
- March 3, Expectations - Ep.2 - IEM Katowice 2016 by Cloud9
- March 3, League of Legends teams to watch at IEM Katowice by Taylor Cocke on Yahoo
- March 3, Holding Out For an NA Hero: Team SoloMid and Counter Logic Gaming by Emily Rand on TheScore
- March 3, The ESC Ever-ending Story of a Korean Challenger Team by Emily Rand on TheScore
- March 3, (Into the) China Talk Episode 65: IEM Katowice 2016 (1h49m35s) by the Chinese LoL Broadcasting Channel
- March 4, League of Legends IEM Katowice Day 1 winners and losers by Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger on ESPN
- March 4, IEM Season 10 World Championship Preview by Alex 'Krahft' Ferriday on SK Gaming
- March 5, Three lessons from League of Legends’ first day at IEM Katowice by Taylor Cocke on Yahoo
- March 5, Three things we learned from Day 2 of League matches at IEM Katowice by Taylor Cocke on Yahoo
- March 5, On the origin of a LoL team: the evolution of Team SoloMid by Emily Rand on TheScore
- March 5, The ex-prodigy: How RNG's mid laner facilitates their success by Kelsy Moser on theScore
- March 6, SK Telecom T1 Fighting by Emily Rand on TheScore
- March 6, The right jungler: Contrasting Fnatic and Spirit's improvements with Origen and Amazing's stagnation by Kelsy Moser on theScore
- March 6, Dexter predicts the final day of IEM Katowice and discusses the tournament (7m18s) from theScore
- March 6, The two Korean geniuses of LoL by Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger on ESPN
- March 7, Repeating history: Kelsey Moser's conservative predictions following IEM Katowice by Kelsey Moser on theScore
- March 7, This isn't even their final form - SK Telecom and IEM by Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger on ESPN
- March 8, Repeating history: Kelsey Moser's conservative predictions following IEM Katowice by Kelsy Moser on theScore
- March 9, Grab your passport and my hand: Blank and SK Telecom T1 at IEM by Emily Rand on TheScore
- March 9, Blank Check: SKT, IEM, and the Jungler Question by Tim Sevenhuysen on Unikrn
- March 11, Lessons Learned: Counter Logic Gaming moving forward by Emily Rand on TheScore
- March 17, Blank's disappointing IEM performance by Bo "SoulDra" Shim on Splyce
- March 24, LPL Brief: LPL and IEM (19m34s) by the Chinese LoL Broadcasting Channel
Announcements[]
- November 24, Intel Extreme Masters to return to Katowice for the World Championship!
- January 21, Introducing the teams and format for the League of Legends Intel Extreme Masters World Championship
- January 29, Revealing the full League of Legends lineup for Intel Extreme Masters Katowice
- February 24, Meet the League of Legends Intel Extreme Masters World Championship broadcast team
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