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IEM Global Challenge Katowice
ESL
Tournament Information
OrganizerESL
Sponsor(s)BenQ
Patriot Memory
Intel
Twitch
FormatGroup Stage + Single Elimination
Location & Dates
Region
INT
International
Event TypeOffline
Country
Poland
AddressSpodek
Aleja Wojciecha Korfantego 35
Katowice, Poland
Start Date2013-01-18
End Date2013-01-20
Broadcast
ScheduleSpoiler-Free Schedule
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Social Media & Links
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IEM Global Challenge Katowice is the fourth tournament in the IEM Season VII circuit hosted and organized by ESL. The event took place at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland - which would later become the site of the IEM World Championship beginning in 2014. Eight qualified teams competed in a group stage and a single elimination bracket for a $ 50,000 prizepool and a direct seed into the IEM World Championship. In addition to League of Legends, the event was also host to a StarCraft II tournament, with the two games sharing a $ 82,000 prizepool. The tournament was hosted by ReDeYe and the games were casted by Joe Miller, Deman, ButButButILY, Jatt, Panky and CitizenWayne.[1].

The event is also known for xPeke's legendary KassadinSquareKassadin backdoor for Fnatic to beat SK Gaming.

Overview[]

Format[]

  • Eight teams qualify
  • Top team qualifies for IEM World Championship
  • Eight teams divided into two groups of four
  • Group stage is round robin, best of one matches, top two advance to bracket stage
    • In case of a tie, group placement will be determined by a time coefficient
    • Time Coefficient is calculated by adding the match times of all lost maps and subtracting the match times of all won maps
  • Bracket stage is single elimination, all matches are best of three

Prize Pool[]

$ 44,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:

LocalEuro
PlacePrizePrize (%)QualificationTeam
PlacementIcon1 1$15,500€11,93535.23%IEM 7 World ChampionshipGambit Gaminglogo stdGambit Gaming
PlacementIcon2 2$8,500€6,54519.32%Azubu Blazelogo stdAzubu Blaze
PlacementIcon3 3-4$4,500€3,46510.23%Fnaticlogo stdFnatic
Azubu Frostlogo stdAzubu Frost
5-6$3,000€2,3106.82%MeetYourMakerslogo stdMeetYourMakers
SK Gaminglogo stdSK Gaming
7-8$2,500€1,9255.68%Team Curselogo stdTeam Curse
Absolute Legendslogo stdAbsolute Legends

Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on January 20, 2013, as follows:

  • $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.77 Euros

Participants[]

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 Tymek
1 Moscow Five released their players prior to the event. The players will be attending under their new name Gambit Gaming
2 Royal Club was unable to attend, so their spot was given to a second Korean Qualifier.[2]
3 Pulse Esports was unable to attend, and was replaced by Absolute Legends.[3][4]

Results[]

Group Stage[]

Group A
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
Azubu Blazelogo stdAzubu Blaze
3 - 0100%3W
2
EU
Gambit Gaminglogo stdGambit Gaming
1 - 233%1W
3
EU
MeetYourMakerslogo stdMeetYourMakers
1 - 233%2L
4
NA
Team Curselogo stdTeam Curse
1 - 233%1L
Group B
TeamGamesStr
1
KR
Azubu Frostlogo stdAzubu Frost
3 - 0100%3W
2
EU
Fnaticlogo stdFnatic
2 - 167%1W
3
EU
SK Gaminglogo stdSK Gaming
1 - 233%1L
4
EU
Absolute Legendslogo stdAbsolute Legends
0 - 30%3L

Bracket Stage[]

Semifinals
KR
Azubu Blazelogo stdAZB
2
EU
Fnaticlogo stdFNC
1
EU
Gambit Gaminglogo stdGMB
2
KR
Azubu Frostlogo stdAZF
0
Finals
KR
Azubu Blazelogo stdAZB
0
EU
Gambit Gaminglogo stdGMB
2
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Match Schedule[]

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Results|Schedule
CD|You|PST|CET|KST
[showhide]
Group A
Fri 18 JanFri 18 JanFri 18 Jan - Sat 19 Jan2013,1,18,13,00 - 2013,1,18,18,15
    
Fri 2013-01-18
Fri 2013-01-18
Fri 2013-01-18
2013,1,18,13,00
GMBGambit Gaminglogo std01Azubu Blazelogo stdAZB
2013,1,18,14,15
MYMMeetYourMakerslogo std10Team Curselogo stdCRS
Sat 2013-01-19
2013,1,18,15,30
GMBGambit Gaminglogo std01Team Curselogo stdCRS
2013,1,18,16,45
MYMMeetYourMakerslogo std01Azubu Blazelogo stdAZB
2013,1,18,18,15
GMBGambit Gaminglogo std10MeetYourMakerslogo stdMYM
2013,1,18,18,15
AZBAzubu Blazelogo std10Team Curselogo stdCRS
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Group B
Sat 19 JanSat 19 JanSat 19 Jan - Sun 20 Jan2013,1,19,12,00 - 2013,1,19,17,30
    
Sat 2013-01-19
Sat 2013-01-19
Sat 2013-01-19
2013,1,19,12,00
SKSK Gaminglogo std01Azubu Frostlogo stdAZF
2013,1,19,13,30
FNCFnaticlogo std10Absolute Legendslogo stdAL
Sun 2013-01-20
2013,1,19,15,00
SKSK Gaminglogo std10Absolute Legendslogo stdAL
2013,1,19,16,30
FNCFnaticlogo std01Azubu Frostlogo stdAZF
2013,1,19,17,30
SKSK Gaminglogo std01Fnaticlogo stdFNC
2013,1,19,17,30
ALAbsolute Legendslogo std01Azubu Frostlogo stdAZF
[showhide]
Semifinals
Sun 20 JanSun 20 JanSun 20 Jan2013,1,20,11,00 - 2013,1,20,13,45
    
Sun 2013-01-20
Sun 2013-01-20
Sun 2013-01-20
2013,1,20,11,00
AZBAzubu Blazelogo std21Fnaticlogo stdFNC
2013,1,20,13,45
GMBGambit Gaminglogo std20Azubu Frostlogo stdAZF
[showhide]
Finals
Sun 20 JanSun 20 JanMon 21 Jan2013,1,20,16,45 - 2013,1,20,16,45
    
Sun 2013-01-20
Sun 2013-01-20
Mon 2013-01-21
2013,1,20,16,45
AZBAzubu Blazelogo std02Gambit Gaminglogo stdGMB

VODs & Match Links[]

Streams[]

Regional Distribution[]

Teams[]

EU
Europe
KR
Korea
NA
North America
Groups
521
Semifinals
22
Finals
11
Winner
1

Players[]


Armenia

Canada

Finland

France

Germany

Poland

Russia

South Korea

Spain

United States
Groups
111341041024
Semifinals
11214101
Finals
145
Winner
14
Players who played at least one game are listed here. Country of Birth is used.

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