Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – World Championship

Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – World Championship Katowice
Tournament information
SportCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
LocationKatowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
AdministratorElectronic Sports League
Venue(s)Spodek
Final positions
ChampionsFnatic
Runner-upFaZe Clan
Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – World Championship Katowice
Tournament information
SportStarCraft II
LocationKatowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
AdministratorElectronic Sports League
Venue(s)Spodek
Final positions
ChampionsRogue
Runner-upClassic

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

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 A

QuarterfinalsUpper SemifinalsUpper Finals
SK Gaming16
AVANGAR10
SK Gaming0
Astralis2
Renegades13
Astralis16
Astralis2
Team Liquid1
Team Liquid16
Gambit10
Team Liquid2
Cloud90
TyLoo14
Cloud916
Lowers QuarterfinalsLowers SemifinalsLowers Finals
Cloud92
AVANGAR0Renegades1
Renegades2Cloud92
SK Gaming1
SK Gaming2
Gambit2Gambit1
TyLoo1

Group B

QuarterfinalsUpper SemifinalsUpper Finals
FaZe Clan16
ORDER3
FaZe Clan2
North0
Ninjas in Pyjamas10
North16
FaZe Clan0
fnatic2
G2 Esports16
Virtus.pro12
G2 Esports1
fnatic2
Heroic9
fnatic16
Lowers QuarterfinalsLowers SemifinalsLowers Finals
G2 Esports1
ORDER0Ninjas in Pyjamas2
Ninjas in Pyjamas2Ninjas in Pyjamas2
North1
North2
Virtus.pro0Heroic0
Heroic2

Playoffs

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

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Serral 3
Trap 3 Trap 2
Dark 2 Serral 0
Classic 3
Classic 3
Dear 3 Dear 1
Impact 2 Classic 0
Rogue 4
TY 1
Hurricane 0 Rogue 3
Rogue 3 Rogue 3
Maru 2
Solar 1
sOs 2 Maru 3
Maru 3

References

  1. ^ "Intel Extreme Masters 2017 - Katowice | Intel Extreme Masters". en.intelextrememasters.com. Electronic Sports League. 2 December 2020.
  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. ^ a b c d "IEM Katowice 2018 Europe Closed Qualifier". HLTV.org.
  6. ^ a b "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.