North America vs China on day 3 of the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship
Major upsets took place yesterday when Team WE took down the absolute favorites to win this year’s Intel Extreme Masters World Championship in a 2-1 victory. WE suddenly found itself in the grand final against all expectations and with Team SoloMid as their opponent. It was anybody’s guess who would take this series since no […]
Is Zest truly best? Recapping the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice grand finals!
With 1500 WCS points and $68,000 waiting for the winner, KT Rolster Zest and Jin Air Green Wings Trap took the main stage on Sunday to battle it out for the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice World Championship! The roads taken KT Rolster Zest’s path to the finals was marked by a bit of a struggle, […]
The winner of Intel Challenge Katowice 2015 has been found!
On the very last day of the 2015 IEM Expo in Katowice, we got the chance to see four of the world’s best female CS:GO teams gather in Poland to determine the winner of the US$15,000 first prize as well as setting themselves above the rest. Local heroes ALSEN were joined by CM Storm from […]
Fnatic vs. NiP: who was the first to win two major titles?
After two semifinals that had way more action to offer than the 2-0 scoreline might suggest, we went into the third CS:GO major grand final, which saw Ninjas in Pyjamas and Fnatic meet head on. So far, each team had one title after winning DreamHack Winter 2013 (Fnatic) and ESL One Cologne 2014 (NiP) respectively. […]
And then only two remained – the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice semi finals
Who are our Intel Extreme Masters World Championship grand finalists? That is the question on everybody’s mind. We look back at the amazing semifinal games on day three! Trap vs. Dark: How far can the Zerg go? Dark has mesmerized the crowd in Katowice by sweeping Maru 3-0 in the semi finals while Trap consistently […]
League of Legends history has been written on day two of the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship
After a few surprises during day one it’s time for the decider matches of group A and B and the semifinals so we can find out who will get to go to the finals on day three. Let’s have a look at the results of today’s matches! Decider matches GROUP A: SK Gaming vs. yoe […]
Times are changing: looking ahead at the Hearthstone Legendary Series finals in Katowice
The times, they are a-changin’. Bob Dylan realized that in the 60s already and the words are still applicable to pretty much every concept and every movement in today’s society. In eSports, where times are changing even quicker, the landscape alters in front of our own eyes all the time. Best example this weekend is […]
Expect the unexpected – recapping the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice quarterfinals
After two action packed days of round of 16 matches, we finally reached the quarterfinal stage of Intel Extreme Masters Katowice. Did the Terrans keep dominating on day three? Find out in our game by game recap! Trap vs. FanTaSy: Can Trap the Villain take out another Broodwar legend? There are many amongst us that […]
Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Team SoloMid: the Scandinavian showdown
Opening the day with the last quarterfinal saw Ninjas in Pyjamas face Team SoloMid, the former Team Dignitas, for the rematch of last year’s CS:GO major at Katowice. NiP were able to take the Danes down by 2-0 in the semifinal with 16-6 and 16-5. With slight lineup changes and a new organization, were TSM […]
Only one favorite remains after day one of League of Legends at Intel Extreme Masters Katowice
For months now we’ve been looking forward to the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship League of Legends in Katowice and today it’s finally that day! Split into two groups, eight teams battled things out on the rift in a double elimination group stage. Group A consists of Cloud9, GE Tigers, SK Gaming and yoe Flash […]
