Is NIP a Solid Pick For IEM Season XVI?
Those who follow esports closely know of Ninjas in Pyjamas’s glory and its overwhelming success in the CS:GO esports scene. Since its establishment in 2000, Sweden’s most well-known esports team has racked up wins and victories. From its very beginning, it has embodied many talented and well-known Counter-Strike players and has risen to victory with […]
IEM Fall 2021 Hosts Final CS:GO RMR Event
Now that 2021 is nearly over, ESL announced today it will go on to host the last Valve Regional Major Ranking (RMR) events for CS:GO esports with IEM Fall. The six major regions will battle for a chance to attend the PGL Major. If you are looking to have a shot at qualification for the […]
IEM Cologne Play-In and Group Stage Teams
CS:GO soon begins its next major tournament in Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne after ESL’s partnerships with Intel. Today, the CS:GO esports teams participating in the play-in and group stage were revealed for IEM Cologne 2021. The play-in stage for #IEM Cologne is looking spicy! ?️ We have some fantastic teams who will battle it […]
ESL replaces MIBR and Hard Legion in IEM New York
ESL just announced a few changes related to the teams participating in the IEM New York Online. The organization had to select two new teams after the removal of both MIBR and Hard Legion. ESL uses Regional Major Ranking to select teams worthy of participating in Intel Extreme Masters New York Online. Over the year, […]
IEM Beijing-Haidian: the tournament made for Astralis
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament Intel Extreme Masters Season 14 Beijing-Haidian concludes with Astralis winning $125,000 and the title of Grand Champions of the ESL organized event. First trophy towards @astralisgg‘ next $1,000,000 #IntelGrandSlam ? #IEM @IntelGaming pic.twitter.com/i6j2Ku8Ti5 — Intel®ExtremeMasters (@IEM) November 10, 2019 Peter “Dupreeh” Rasmussen summed up the whole experience: “What a crazy couple […]
IEM Katowice adds $400K StarCraft 2 tournament
ESL announced a $400 thousand StarCraft 2 tournament at IEM Katowice 2020 to mark ten years of StarCraft 2 tournaments at ESL. StarCraft 2 was one of the first competitive esports titles. The fact that Blizzard continues to support it means the game still has a thriving esports community. Last weekend, the World Championship Series […]
Intel Extreme Masters XIV Beijing: what’s known so far
What is Intel Extreme Masters? The Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) is a series of international esports tournaments. Sponsored by Intel, these Electronic Sports League (ESL) sanctioned events are held in numerous countries around the world throughout the year. The collaborative series of tournaments throughout the year together form a season. Owned by Turtle Entertainment, the […]
The implications of the ESL Pro Tour
Just over a week ago, ESL announced its new big tournament circuit: the “ESL Pro Tour”. According to ESL, the pro tour is designed to link the premier events in the CS:GO calendar into a larger complete tournament circuit, toting a hefty prize pool of $5 million. A new international tournament circuit The ESL Pro […]
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