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ESL Intel Extreme Masters

ESL Intel Extreme Masters

Prize Money Awarded:
$30,946,444.35 From 201 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 2026 - Kraków$1,000,000.00
6.» IEM Season XIX - Katowice$1,000,000.00
7.» IEM Season XV - World Championship$1,000,000.00
8.» IEM Season XVI - Cologne$1,000,000.00
9.» IEM Season XVI - Katowice$1,000,000.00
10.» IEM Season XVII - Cologne$1,000,000.00
11.» IEM Season XVII - Katowice (CS:GO)$1,000,000.00
12.» IEM Season XVIII - Katowice (CS2)$1,000,000.00
13.» IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 (CS:GO Major)$1,000,000.00
14.» IEM Season XIV - World Championship$500,000.00
15.» IEM Season XV - Global Challenge$500,000.00
16.» IEM Season XVI - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
17.» IEM Season XVII - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
18.» IEM Season XVIII - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
19.» IEM XII - World Championship (CS:GO)$500,000.00
20.» IEM XIV - Katowice 2020 (SC2)$400,200.00
21.» IEM XII - World Championship (SC2)$400,000.00
22.» IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 (SC2)$400,000.00
23.» IEM 2025 - Chengdu$300,000.00
24.» IEM 2025 - Dallas$300,000.00
25.» IEM 2025 - Melbourne$300,000.00

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Top Players


 Player IDPlayer NameTotal (League)
1.Estonia ropzRobin Kool$503,766.67
2.France apEXDan Madesclaire$462,416.67
3.France ZywOoMathieu Herbaut$449,616.67
4.Bosnia and Herzegovina NiKoNikola Kovač$433,200.00
5.Finland SerralJoona Sotala$427,300.00
6.Norway rainHåvard Nygaard$395,150.00
7.Russian Federation sh1roDmitry Sokolov$392,566.67
8.Denmark karriganFinn Andersen$387,486.67
9.Korea, Republic of RogueLee, Byung Ryul$365,700.00
10.Israel flameZShahar Shushan$364,966.67
11.United Kingdom meziiWill Merriman$351,900.00
12.Bosnia and Herzegovina huNterNemanja Kovač$339,900.00
13.Denmark MagiskEmil Reif$333,183.33
14.Canada TwistzzRussel Van Dulken$322,166.67
15.Denmark dupreehPeter Rasmussen$319,233.33
16.Latvia brokyHelvijs Saukants$310,066.67
17.Denmark dev1ceNicolai Reedtz$307,933.33
18.Denmark Xyp9xAndreas Højsleth$298,233.33
19.Denmark gla1veLukas Rossander$293,733.33
20.Australia jksJustin Savage$293,216.67
21.Ukraine B1tValeriy Vakhovskiy$283,400.00
22.Russian Federation m0NESYIlya Osipov$280,200.00
23.Russian Federation electroNicDenis Sharipov$277,033.34
24.Ukraine s1mpleOleksandr Kostyljev$261,500.00
25.Russian Federation PerfectoIlya Zalutskiy$247,766.67

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Top Games


 Game NamePrize Money
1.» Counter-Strike: Global Offensive$15,056,500.00
2.» Counter-Strike 2$6,900,000.00
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$3,365,000.0010.87%
Offline/LAN$27,581,444.3589.13%

Top Countries


 Country NamePrize Money
1.Denmark Denmark$3,929,516.01
2.Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of$3,882,628.31
3.Russian Federation Russian Federation$3,776,270.72
4.France France$1,863,748.78
5.Sweden Sweden$1,811,708.80
6.United States United States$1,632,925.16
7.Brazil Brazil$1,392,579.19
8.Ukraine Ukraine$1,271,963.06
9.Finland Finland$1,109,809.74
10.Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina$931,870.00

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