Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – World Championship explained

Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – World Championship Katowice
Sport:
Location:Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Administrator:Electronic Sports League
Venues:Spodek
Champions:Fnatic
Runners-Up1:FaZe Clan
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Previous:Pyeongchang 2018
Next:IEM Katowice 2019
Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – World Championship Katowice
Sport:StarCraft II
Location:Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Administrator:Electronic Sports League
Venues:Spodek
Champions:Rogue
Runners-Up1:Classic
Runner-Up2:-->
Previous:Pyeongchang 2018
Next:IEM Katowice 2019

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 and StarCraft II.[1]

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Participating teams

Direct Invitees

Source:[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 B

Playoffs

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
-
-TY
(Splyce)
-

Group stage

Group A
P Player W-L Map W-L MD
1 TY 5-0 10-2 +8
2 Dear 4-1 9-2 +7
3 Maru 3-2 7-5 +2
4 GuMiho 2-3 4-7 -3
5 SpeCial 1-4 3-9 -6
6 ShoWTimE 0-5 2-10 -8
Group B
P Player W-L Map W-L MD
1 Solar 5-0 10-2 +8
2 Dark 3-2 8-4 +3
3 Hurricane 3-2 7-6 +1
4 uThermal 3-2 6-7 -1
5 INnoVation 1-4 5-8 -3
6 TRUE 0-5 1-10 -9
Group C
P Player W-L Map W-L MD
1 Serral 5-0 10-2 +8
2 Rogue 4-1 9-3 +6
3 Impact 2-3 6-7 -1
4 Neeb 2-3 6-8 -2
5 Zest 1-4 3-8 -5
6 Nerchio 1-4 3-9 -6
Group D
P Player W-L Map W-L MD
1 Classic 5-0 10-1 +9
2 sOs 4-1 8-4 +4
3 Trap 3-2 6-6 0
4 Ryung 2-3 6-6 0
5 HeRoMaRinE 1-4 3-8 -5
6 Elazer 0-5 2-10 -8

Playoffs

References

  1. Web site: Intel Extreme Masters 2017 - Katowice Intel Extreme Masters. en.intelextrememasters.com. 2 December 2020 . Electronic Sports League.
  2. Web site: ESL reveals IEM Katowice invites. HLTV.org. en.
  3. Web site: Professeur. Farmskins Championship #2 to award a spot at IEM Katowice 2018. HLTV.org. HLTV. 4 March 2018. en.
  4. Web site: AVANGAR win Farmskins Championship #2; round out IEM Katowice list. HLTV.org. en.
  5. Web site: IEM Katowice 2018 Europe Closed Qualifier. HLTV.org. en.
  6. Web site: IEM Katowice 2018 North America Closed Qualifier. HLTV.org. en.
  7. Web site: IEM Season 12 Katowice CSGO Asia Closed Qualifier ESL Play. play.eslgaming.com. en.
  8. Web site: IEM Season 12 Katowice CSGO Oceania Closed Qualifier ESL Play. play.eslgaming.com. 4 March 2018. en.