ESL Intel Extreme Masters

Prize Money Awarded:

$15,885,444.35 From 168 Tournaments

Recorded Date Range:

2007-03-15 to 2021-07-18

The Intel Extreme Masters (or IEM for short) are a series of gaming tournaments held in various European locations. These ESL sanctioned events include events in Starcraft II, Counter-Strike 1.6, Quake Live, and League of Legends. The Intel Extreme Masters are a product of the ESL.

Largest Prize Pools

	Tournament Name	Prize Money
1.	» IEM Season XV - World Championship	$1,000,000.00
2.	» IEM Season XVI - Cologne	$1,000,000.00
3.	» IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 (CS:GO Major)	$1,000,000.00
4.	» IEM XII - World Championship (CS:GO)	$524,000.00
5.	» IEM Season XIV - World Championship	$500,000.00
6.	» IEM Season XV - Global Challenge	$500,000.00
7.	» IEM XIV - Katowice 2020 (SC2)	$400,200.00
8.	» IEM XII - World Championship (SC2)	$400,000.00
9.	» IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 (SC2)	$400,000.00
10.	» IEM XI - Oakland (CS:GO)	$300,000.00
11.	» IEM XII - Oakland (CS:GO)	$300,000.00
12.	» IEM Season XIV - Beijing	$251,500.00
13.	» IEM Season XIII - Shanghai	$250,000.00
14.	» IEM Season XIV - Chicago	$250,000.00
15.	» IEM Season XIV - Sydney	$250,000.00
16.	» IEM Season XV - World Championship (SC2)	$250,000.00
17.	» IEM Season XVI - Summer	$250,000.00
18.	» IEM X - World Championship (CS:GO)	$250,000.00
19.	» IEM XI - World Championship (CS:GO)	$250,000.00
20.	» IEM XI - World Championship (SC2)	$250,000.00
21.	» IEM XIII - Chicago	$250,000.00
22.	» IEM XIII - Sydney	$250,000.00
23.	» IEM XII - Oakland (PUBG)	$200,000.00
24.	» IEM XII - Sydney (CS:GO)	$200,000.00
25.	» IEM IX - World Championship (LoL)	$183,414.00

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Top Players

	Player ID	Player Name	Total (League)
1.	Rogue	Lee, Byung Ryul	$324,900.00
2.	dupreeh	Peter Rasmussen	$273,233.33
3.	Xyp9x	Andreas Højsleth	$273,233.33
4.	dev1ce	Nicolai Reedtz	$260,633.33
5.	gla1ve	Lukas Rossander	$260,533.33
6.	Magisk	Emil Reif	$234,883.33
7.	Zest	Joo, Sung Wook	$191,357.00
8.	s1mple	Alexander Kostylev	$164,300.00
9.	electroNic	Denis Sharipov	$160,600.00
10.	soO	Eu, Yoon Su	$160,500.00
11.	sOs	Kim, Yoo Jin	$157,550.00
12.	NiKo	Nikola Kovač	$146,900.00
13.	Boombl4	Kirill Mikhailov	$146,800.00
14.	Perfecto	Ilya Zalutskiy	$145,800.00
15.	TY	Jun, Tae Yang	$134,900.00
16.	Stats	Kim, Dae Yeob	$130,950.00
17.	rain	Håvard Nygaard	$129,083.33
18.	NAF	Keith Markovic	$118,600.00
19.	HObbit	Abay Khasenov	$118,550.00
20.	ELiGE	Jonathan Jablonowski	$117,250.00
21.	karrigan	Finn Andersen	$116,920.00
22.	Twistzz	Russel Van Dulken	$113,600.00
23.	f0rest	Patrik Lindberg	$109,781.39
24.	Stewie2k	Jakey Yip	$109,400.00
25.	Ax1Le	Sergey Rykhtorov	$108,600.00

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Top Games

	Game Name	Prize Money
1.	» Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	$8,395,500.00
2.	» StarCraft II	$3,081,907.00
3.	» League of Legends	$1,807,414.00
4.	» Counter-Strike	$1,451,323.92
5.	» World of WarCraft	$438,000.00

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Online/LAN Breakdown

Location	Prize Money	% of Total
Online Only	$2,930,000.00	18.44%
Offline/LAN	$12,955,444.35	81.56%

Top Countries

	Country Name	Prize Money
1.	Korea, Republic of	$3,119,379.75
2.	Denmark	$2,476,962.93
3.	Sweden	$1,496,580.46
4.	Russian Federation	$1,430,037.36
5.	United States	$1,344,149.47
6.	Brazil	$839,362.50
7.	France	$712,955.46
8.	Finland	$657,881.40
9.	Ukraine	$594,925.56
10.	Canada	$544,814.47

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