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ESL Intel Extreme Masters

ESL Intel Extreme Masters

Prize Money Awarded:
$29,646,444.35 From 199 Tournaments
Recorded Date Range:
2007-03-15 to


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 NamePrize Money
1.» Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022$1,250,000.00
2.» IEM 2023 - Cologne$1,000,000.00
3.» IEM 2024 - Cologne$1,000,000.00
4.» IEM 2025 - Cologne$1,000,000.00
5.» IEM Season XIX - Katowice$1,000,000.00
6.» IEM Season XV - World Championship$1,000,000.00
7.» IEM Season XVI - Cologne$1,000,000.00
8.» IEM Season XVI - Katowice$1,000,000.00
9.» IEM Season XVII - Cologne$1,000,000.00
10.» IEM Season XVII - Katowice (CS:GO)$1,000,000.00
11.» IEM Season XVIII - Katowice (CS2)$1,000,000.00
12.» IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 (CS:GO Major)$1,000,000.00
13.» IEM Season XIV - World Championship$500,000.00
14.» IEM Season XV - Global Challenge$500,000.00
15.» IEM Season XVI - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
16.» IEM Season XVII - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
17.» IEM Season XVIII - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
18.» IEM XII - World Championship (CS:GO)$500,000.00
19.» IEM XIV - Katowice 2020 (SC2)$400,200.00
20.» IEM XII - World Championship (SC2)$400,000.00
21.» IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 (SC2)$400,000.00
22.» IEM 2025 - Dallas$300,000.00
23.» IEM 2025 - Melbourne$300,000.00
24.» IEM XI - Oakland (CS:GO)$300,000.00
25.» IEM XII - Oakland (CS:GO)$300,000.00

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Top Players


 Player IDPlayer NameTotal (League)
1.Finland SerralJoona Sotala$427,300.00
2.Bosnia and Herzegovina NiKoNikola Kovač$422,400.00
3.Estonia ropzRobin Kool$413,766.67
4.Norway rainHåvard Nygaard$395,150.00
5.Denmark karriganFinn Andersen$383,486.67
6.France apEXDan Madesclaire$372,416.67
7.Russian Federation sh1roDmitry Sokolov$371,166.67
8.Korea, Republic of RogueLee, Byung Ryul$365,700.00
9.France ZywOoMathieu Herbaut$359,616.67
10.Denmark MagiskEmil Reif$330,683.33
11.Bosnia and Herzegovina huNterNemanja Kovač$330,500.00
12.Denmark dupreehPeter Rasmussen$319,233.33
13.Canada TwistzzRussel Van Dulken$318,166.67
14.Latvia brokyHelvijs Saukants$306,066.67
15.Denmark dev1ceNicolai Reedtz$305,433.33
16.Denmark Xyp9xAndreas Højsleth$298,233.33
17.Denmark gla1veLukas Rossander$293,733.33
18.Australia jksJustin Savage$293,216.67
19.Ukraine B1tValeriy Vakhovskiy$279,400.00
20.Israel flameZShahar Shushan$274,966.67
21.Russian Federation electroNicDenis Sharipov$274,033.34
22.Russian Federation m0NESYIlya Osipov$269,400.00
23.United Kingdom meziiWill Merriman$261,900.00
24.Ukraine s1mpleOleksandr Kostyljev$259,500.00
25.Russian Federation PerfectoIlya Zalutskiy$246,766.67

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Top Games


 Game NamePrize Money
1.» Counter-Strike: Global Offensive$15,056,500.00
2.» Counter-Strike 2$5,600,000.00
3.» StarCraft II$4,581,907.00
4.» League of Legends$1,807,414.00
5.» Counter-Strike$1,451,323.92

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Online/LAN Breakdown


LocationPrize Money% of Total
Online Only$3,365,000.0011.35%
Offline/LAN$26,281,444.3588.65%

Top Countries


 Country NamePrize Money
1.Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of$3,882,628.31
2.Denmark Denmark$3,819,491.01
3.Russian Federation Russian Federation$3,631,420.72
4.Sweden Sweden$1,786,108.80
5.France France$1,662,398.78
6.United States United States$1,604,412.65
7.Ukraine Ukraine$1,273,338.06
8.Brazil Brazil$1,186,537.51
9.Finland Finland$1,110,309.74
10.Canada Canada$829,561.84

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