Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – World Championship

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]

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

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Direct Invitees[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 A
QuarterfinalsUpper SemifinalsUpper Finals
Brazil SK Gaming16
Kazakhstan AVANGAR10
Brazil SK Gaming0
Denmark Astralis2
Australia Renegades13
Denmark Astralis16
Denmark Astralis2
United States Team Liquid1
United States Team Liquid16
Kazakhstan Gambit10
United States Team Liquid2
United States Cloud90
China TyLoo14
United States Cloud916
Lowers QuarterfinalsLowers SemifinalsLowers Finals
United States Cloud92
Kazakhstan AVANGAR0Australia Renegades1
Australia Renegades2United States Cloud92
Brazil SK Gaming1
Brazil SK Gaming2
Kazakhstan Gambit2Kazakhstan Gambit1
China TyLoo1

Group B
QuarterfinalsUpper SemifinalsUpper Finals
European Union FaZe Clan16
Australia ORDER3
European Union FaZe Clan2
Denmark North0
Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas10
Denmark North16
European Union FaZe Clan0
Sweden fnatic2
France G2 Esports16
Poland Virtus.pro12
France G2 Esports1
Sweden fnatic2
Denmark Heroic9
Sweden fnatic16
Lowers QuarterfinalsLowers SemifinalsLowers Finals
France G2 Esports1
Australia ORDER0Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas2
Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas2Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas2
Denmark North1
Denmark North2
Poland Virtus.pro0Denmark Heroic0
Denmark Heroic2

Playoffs
Quarterfinals Semifinals Grand Finals
A1 Denmark Astralis 0
A3 United States Cloud9 1 B2 European Union FaZe Clan 2
B2 European Union FaZe Clan 2 B2 European Union FaZe Clan 2
B1 Sweden fnatic 3
B1 Sweden fnatic 2
B3 Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas 1 A2 United States Team Liquid 0
A2 United States 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
PPlayerW-LMap W-LMD
1South Korea TY5-010-2+8
2South Korea Dear4-19-2+7
3South Korea Maru3-27-5+2
4South Korea GuMiho2-34-7-3
5Mexico SpeCial1-43-9-6
6Germany ShoWTimE0-52-10-8
Group B
PPlayerW-LMap W-LMD
1South Korea Solar5-010-2+8
2South Korea Dark3-28-4+3
3South Korea Hurricane3-27-6+1
4Netherlands uThermal3-26-7-1
5South Korea INnoVation1-45-8-3
6South Korea TRUE0-51-10-9
Group C
PPlayerW-LMap W-LMD
1Finland Serral5-010-2+8
2South Korea Rogue4-19-3+6
3South Korea Impact2-36-7-1
4United States Neeb2-36-8-2
5South Korea Zest1-43-8-5
6Poland Nerchio1-43-9-6
Group D
PPlayerW-LMap W-LMD
1South Korea Classic5-010-1+9
2South Korea sOs4-18-4+4
3South Korea Trap3-26-60
4Germany Ryung2-36-60
5Germany HeRoMaRinE1-43-8-5
6Poland Elazer0-52-10-8

Playoffs
First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Finland Serral 3
South Korea Trap 3 South Korea Trap 2
South Korea Dark 2 Finland Serral 0
South Korea Classic 3
South Korea Classic 3
South Korea Dear 3 South Korea Dear 1
South Korea Impact 2 South Korea Classic 0
South Korea Rogue 4
South Korea TY 1
South Korea Hurricane 0 South Korea Rogue 3
South Korea Rogue 3 South Korea Rogue 3
South Korea Maru 2
South Korea Solar 1
South Korea sOs 2 South Korea Maru 3
South Korea 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. "IEM Katowice 2018 Europe Closed Qualifier". HLTV.org.
  6. "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.
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