Intel Extreme Masters Season X – World Championship Explained

Intel Extreme Masters Season X – World Championship Katowice
Sport:League of Legends
Year:2016
Location:Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Administrator:Electronic Sports League
Venues:Spodek
Teams:Eight teams
Champions:SK Telecom T1 (Duke, Blank, Faker, Bang, Wolf)
Runners-Up1:Fnatic (Gamsu, Spirit, Febiven, Rekkles, Klaj)
Runners-Up2:Royal Never Give Up (Looper, Mlxg, Xiaohu, Wuxx, Mata)
Intel Extreme Masters Season X – World Championship Katowice
Sport:
Location:Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Administrator:Electronic Sports League
Venues:Spodek
Champions:Fnatic (Olofmeister, JW, flusha, krimz, dennis)
Runner-Up1:--> Luminosity Gaming
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The Intel Extreme Masters Season X – World Championship or IEM Season X – Katowice was the world championship for the tenth season of the Intel Extreme Masters.[1] It was held at the Spodek in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from March 2–6, 2016.

The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive portion was won by fnatic 3–0 with a roster consisting of Olofmeister, JW, flusha, krimz, and dennis against Luminosity Gaming.[2]

League of Legends was won by SK Telecom T1 against fnatic. Both organizations had teams in both grand finals.[3]

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Final standings

PlaceTeamPrize money
1stFnatic$104,000
2ndLuminosity Gaming$44,000
3rd–4thAstralis$25,000
Natus Vincere$23,000
5th–6thTempo Storm$13,000
Virtus.pro
7th–8thmousesports$7,000
FaZe Clan
9th–10thNinjas in Pyjamas$5,000
9th-10thE-Frag.net Esports Club $4,000
11th–12thTeam EnVyUs$3,000
11th–12thThe MongolZ$2,000

League of Legends

Final standings

PlaceTeamPrize money
1stSK Telecom T1$50,000
2ndFnatic$20,000
3rd–4thTeam SoloMid$10,000
Royal Never Give Up
5th–6thEver$3,500
Qiao Gu Reapers
7th–8thOrigen$1,500
Counter Logic Gaming

Notes and References

  1. Web site: League of Legends IEM Katowice 2016 schedule and results. Pete Volk. 6 March 2016. Vox Media. SBNation.com.
  2. Web site: Fnatic Win The IEM Katowice Counter-Strike Championship Using Magic Bullets. Rob Zacny. Gawker Media. Kotaku. 5 March 2016 .
  3. Web site: League of Legends IEM Katowice 2016 results: SK Telecom T1 sweeps Fnatic in final. Pete Volk. 6 March 2016. Vox Media. SBNation.com.