ESL Intel Extreme Masters

Prize Money Awarded:

$18,140,444.35 From 178 Tournaments

Recorded Date Range:

2007-03-15 to 2022-06-05

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

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Top Players

	Player ID	Player Name	Total (League)
1.	Rogue	Lee, Byung Ryul	$365,700.00
2.	Xyp9x	Andreas Højsleth	$281,833.33
3.	dupreeh	Peter Rasmussen	$279,433.33
4.	dev1ce	Nicolai Reedtz	$273,133.33
5.	gla1ve	Lukas Rossander	$267,333.33
6.	Serral	Joona Sotala	$253,900.00
7.	Magisk	Emil Reif	$241,083.33
8.	rain	Håvard Nygaard	$199,350.00
9.	Zest	Joo, Sung Wook	$195,757.00
10.	NiKo	Nikola Kovač	$190,200.00
11.	karrigan	Finn Andersen	$187,186.67
12.	Twistzz	Russel Van Dulken	$183,866.67
13.	s1mple	Alexander Kostylev	$182,700.00
14.	electroNic	Denis Sharipov	$179,000.00
15.	Boombl4	Kirill Mikhailov	$165,200.00
16.	Perfecto	Ilya Zalutskiy	$164,200.00
17.	soO	Eu, Yoon Su	$160,500.00
18.	sOs	Kim, Yoo Jin	$157,550.00
19.	HObbit	Abay Khasenov	$152,050.00
20.	Reynor	Riccardo Romiti	$146,250.00
21.	Ax1Le	Sergey Rykhtorov	$142,100.00
22.	interz	Timofey Yakushin	$142,100.00
23.	nafany	Vladislav Gorshkov	$142,100.00
24.	sh1ro	Dmitry Sokolov	$142,100.00
25.	TY	Jun, Tae Yang	$134,900.00

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Top Games

	Game Name	Prize Money
1.	» Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	$10,150,500.00
2.	» StarCraft II	$3,581,907.00
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	$3,185,000.00	17.56%
Offline/LAN	$14,955,444.35	82.44%

Top Countries

	Country Name	Prize Money
1.	Korea, Republic of	$3,300,879.75
2.	Denmark	$2,750,029.60
3.	Russian Federation	$1,698,087.36
4.	Sweden	$1,580,980.46
5.	United States	$1,377,399.47
6.	Brazil	$964,012.50
7.	France	$899,555.46
8.	Finland	$872,681.40
9.	Ukraine	$632,425.56
10.	Canada	$625,731.14

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