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Overview
| IEM Season X - Cologne | ||
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| Tournament Information | ||
| Organizer | ESL Intel | |
| Sponsor(s) | HyperX GIGABYTE BenQ G2A Amazon | |
| Format | Playoffs | |
| Location & Dates | ||
| Region | International | |
| Event Type | Offline | |
| Country | Germany | |
| Address | Siegburger Str. 189 50679 Köln, Germany | |
| Start Date | 2015-12-18 | |
| End Date | 2015-12-20 | |
| Broadcast | ||
| Schedule | Spoiler-Free Schedule Export to Google Calendar | |
| Social Media & Links | ||
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IEM Season X - Cologne is the fourth event of IEM Season X (second with LoL involved), organized by ESL. It will take place at the ESL Studio in Cologne.
Overview
Format
- Six teams:
- 2 EU Teams (Fanvoted)
- 2 NA Teams (Fanvoted)
- 1 Chinese team (Fanvoted)
- 1 Korean team (Winner of the 2015 LoL KeSPA Cup)
- All matches played on patch V5.23 with
Illaoi enabled - Finals are best of five
- All other matches are best of three
Prize Pool
$ 50,000 US Dollars are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | Prize | Prize (%) | Team |
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 1 | $25,000€23,000 | 50% |  ESC Ever |
 2 | $11,000€10,120 | 22% |  Qiao Gu Reapers |
 3-4 | $5,000€4,600 | 10% |  Fnatic |
 H2k-Gaming | |||
| 5-6 | $2,000€1,840 | 4% |  Dignitas |
 Cloud9 |
Converted prizes calculated with values provided by http://www.xe.com on December 20, 2015, as follows:
- $ 1 US Dollar = € 0.92 Euros
Participants
- 1 EDward Gaming withdrew from the tournament due to player injuries.[1] Qiao Gu Reapers obtains the spot.[2]
- 2 Team Liquid withdrew from the tournament for multiple reasons.[3] Team Dignitas obtains the spot.[4]
Results
Match Schedule
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| Fri 18 DecFri 18 DecSat 19 Dec2015,12,18,16,00 - 2015,12,18,19,00 | |||||
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| Sat 2015-12-19 | |||||
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DIG | 1 | 2 | 2015,12,18,16,0008:0017:0001:00 |  QG | |
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C9 | 1 | 2 | 2015,12,18,19,0011:0020:0004:00 |  H2K | |
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| Sat 19 DecSat 19 DecSun 20 Dec2015,12,19,16,00 - 2015,12,19,19,00 | |||||
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| Sun 2015-12-20 | |||||
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FNC | 1 | 2 | 2015,12,19,16,0008:0017:0001:00 | QG | |
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ESC | 2 | 1 | 2015,12,19,19,0011:0020:0004:00 | H2K | |
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| Sun 20 DecSun 20 DecMon 21 Dec2015,12,20,17,00 - 2015,12,20,17,00 | |||||
| Sun 2015-12-20 | |||||
| Sun 2015-12-20 | |||||
| Mon 2015-12-21 | |||||
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| QG | 2 | 3 | 2015,12,20,17,0009:0018:0002:00 | ESC | |
VODs & Match Links
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| C9 | H2K | 1 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| FNC | QG | 1 - 2 | Link | Vod |
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| ESC | H2K | 2 - 1 | Link | Vod |
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| QG | ESC | 2 - 3 | Link | Vod |
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Streams
Regional Distribution
Teams
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Additional Content
Articles
- December 9, Can Cloud9’s new roster triumph at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne? by Joanna Duda on ESLGaming
- December 10, Will it be happily Ever after at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne? by Ella McConnell on ESLGaming
- December 12, Can Team Dignitas rise to the challenge at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne? by Joanna Duda on ESLGaming
- December 14, A Brief Qiao Gu Reapers Primer for IEM Cologne by Emily Rand on Splyce
- December 15, How will H2k’s new roster fare at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne by Joanna Duda on ESLGaming
- December 16, IEM Cologne Primer by Sean Wetselaar on theScore
- December 17, Adaptable nonconformity: Qiao Gu's chances of meeting the meta at IEM Cologne by Kelsey Moser on theScore
- December 17, Topic of Thorin: Europe Set to Change the Narrative at IEM by Thorin on Splyce
- December 17, From Challenger Failings to IEM Cologne: ESC Ever by Aaron on League eSports Talk
- December 19, Ryu and the new H2K by Emily Rand on Splyce
- December 20, The shine on the apple: The significance of Ever and QG's IEM Cologne finals matchup by Kelsey Moser on theScore
- December 21, A look into ESC Ever’s Drafting - IEM Cologne by Shakarez on Medium
- December 21, Wise Beyond their Years: Ever continues their storybook run with win at IEM Cologne by Tyler "Fionn" Erzberger on theScore
- December 21, The keys to Ever's success by Naser "Empyre" Al-Naqi on Splyce
- December 22, Infograph: Clash at IEM Cologne 2015 by Caymus on News of Legends
- December 22, A look into ESC Ever’s Drafting by Renato "Shakarez" Perdigão
Interviews
- December 19, Prolly at IEM—'There's a lot of RNG in League right now, it's like Hearthstone' with Daily Dot
- December 19, Uber at IEM Cologne—'League of Legends is my favorite game to cast' with Daily Dot
- December 23, YamatoCannon at IEM—'Europe is still looking freaking strong.' with Daily Dot
Other Coverage
External Links
Announcements
- October 22, Get ready for Intel Extreme Masters Cologne!
- October 23, The Chinese League of Legends team voting for Intel Extreme Masters Cologne is live!
- October 30, Edward Gaming to attend Intel Extreme Masters Cologne!
- November 17, Announcing the North American team vote for Intel Extreme Masters Cologne
- November 24, Cloud9 and Team Liquid to attend Intel Extreme Masters Cologne!
- November 26, Decide which two European teams will attend Intel Extreme Masters Cologne
- December 3, Fnatic and H2k complete the team lineup for Intel Extreme Masters Cologne
- December 11, Presenting the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne bracket and schedule
- December 16, Meet the broadcast team for Intel Extreme Masters Cologne
References
- ↑ EDG Electronic Sports Club will miss the 2015 IEM, NEST, and WCA (Chinese) weibo.com
- ↑ Qiao Gu to replace EDward Gaming at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne thescoreesports.com
- ↑ Team Liquid LoL's Facebook Post facebook.com
- ↑ Team Dignitas to replace Team Liquid at IEM Cologne intelextrememasters.com
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