 Venue
December 14th - 16th
ESL Arena
Siegburger Straße 189-191
Cologne
 Final Standings
 League of Legends ($50,000)
 1st  SK Telecom T1 - $15,500
2nd  Fnatic - $8,500
3rd-4th  MYM - $4,500
3rd-4th CJ Entus - $4,500
5th-6th CLG EU - $3,000
5th-6th  Millenium - $3,000
7th-8th  ALTERNATE - $2,500
7th-8th mousesports - $2,500
Prizes include $2,500 travel support - increased travel support if team/player from outside of home region.
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SK Telecom T1 win Cologne
17.12.2012 00:39
After three intense days, SK Telecom T1 came out victorious at Intel Extreme Masters Cologne. They beat Fnatic in the final and qualified for the World Championship 2013. Both teams had met on Day 1 in the group stage, where Fnatic had been victorious.Sunday - The Grand FinalFollowing the group stage on the first two days, the four remaining teams met for the playoffs on Sunday. On Friday European top team Fnatic took the win in Group A, followed by SK Telecom T1. Little did they know, that they would meet in the final again.
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SK Telecom started very strong, making five kills early on and continuing to dominate the first game until the very end. Down 1:0, Fnatic started the second comeback of the day. After a quick second game that ended with 12:4 kills in their favor, the score was tied. It all came down to the third and final game to decide the winner.
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The Koreans did not back down, found their game again and in the end managed to come out victorious over Fnatic. With a final score of 2:1, SK Telecom T1 won the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne, qualified for the World Championship and take home $15,500.
Final Standings
 1. SK Telecom T1
2. Fnatic
3-4. CJ Entus / MeetYourMakers
Friday & Saturday - The GroupstageSaturday saw Group B with powerhouse CLG.EU, CJ Entus from Korea and the Intel Extreme Masters Singapore winner MeetYourMakers from Poland and ALTERNATE from Germany. Most people expected CLG.EU to advance to the playoffs, leaving the other spot to either CJ Entus or MYM, with ALTERNATE having only outsider chances. Things turned out to be quite different with the Polish dominating the group and winning it 3:0, followed by CJ Entus.
Group A
1. 3-0 Fnatic
2. 2-1 SK Telecom T1
3. 1-2 Millenium
4. 0-3 mousesports
Group B
1. 3-0 MeetYourMakers
2. 2-1 CJ Entus
3. 1-2 CLG.EU
4. 0-3 ALTERNATE
This meant that both semifinals were Europe vs. Korea. In the first Fnatic went down 0:1 quickly to the very aggressive early game of CJ Entus. They managed to equalize the score and took the win in a close and intense third game.
Semifinal #1 Fnatic 2:1 CJ Entus
Before the second semifinal, MYM looked like the stronger team after their excellent group performance and the fact, that the Korean team was founded just days before the event. But all that meant nothing as SK Telecom T1 went on to take down MYM with 2:0.
Semifinal #2 SK Telecom T1 2:0 MeetYourMakers
From the 14-16th of December the new ESL Arena was home to the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne. Eight League of Legends teams from Europe and Asia had to come to Germany to play for a spot at the World Championship 2013 and a total of $50,000. The season will continue in 2013 with stops in Katowice, Poland and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Cologne Day 3 - SK Telecom T1 take it all
16.12.2012 14:40
In an exciting third day SK Telecom win the final of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne with 2:1 over Fnatic.Official Event Website
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Semifinals
14:00 CET Fnatic 2:1 CJ Entus
16:45 CET SK Telecom T1 2:0 MeetYourMakers
Final
20:00 CET Fnatic 1:2 SK Telecom T1
Final Standings
1. SK Telecom T1
2. Fnatic
3-4. CJ Entus / MeetYourMakers
[22:48] SK Telecom T1 have done it. They are the champions of Cologne after beating Fnatic 2:1. This means they are qualified for the World Championship 2013 at CeBIT and take home $15,500. Congratulations to them.
[21:49] Fnatic make short work of SK Telecom T1, winning the game 12:4 and bringing the score to a 1:1 tie. Can the Euros make another comeback, like they did against CJ Entus or will SK Telecom T1 hit back? The answer will come on the third and final game of the tournament.
[21:32] The second game begins a lot more cautions. After 10 minutes, kills are still at 1:1. Miss Fortune was banned by Fnatic, after the strong performance of UandMe in the first game.
[20:56] SK Telecom T1 takes game one. For Fnatic the situation is now the same as it was earlier in the day against CJ Entus. Down one game, they now have to step it up in order to have a chance to win the event.
[20:44] Fnatic is fighting for their comeback in Game 1 of the Final. SK Telecom T1 had an incredibly strong start, with 5 quick kills. Especially UandMe on Miss Fortune is having a field day in this first round of the finals, currently sitting at 13 kills and 10 assists.
[18:56] SK Telecom T1 showing a much stronger game than in the group stage and take down MeetYourMakers with 2:0. They will meet Fnatic, to whom they lost in the group stage, in the final. For the new team that was formed just shortly before event, it is their first ever final appearence.
[18:07] A small surprise as SK Telecom T1 takes the first game against the so far unbeaten Poles from MYM. 1:0 for the newly formed Korean team in the Best-of-Three.
[17:53] The second semifinal between SK Telecom T1 from Korea and MeetYourMakers from Poland is live. 12 minutes in, the Koreans are leading 6:4 in kills. Reapered playing a very strong game on Wukong with 4 kills. The same applies to Czaru on Twisted Faith.
[17:14] Fnatic proves to be too strong in the end, winning the match with 2:1 and advancing to the final. For CJ Entus their first Intel Extreme Masters adventure is over.
[16:51] After two short breaks due to network trouble, the game is now approaching the 25 minute mark. Fnatic has the gold lead and a xPeke playing an incredible strong Diana.
[16:14] Fnatic made the comeback and brought the score to 1:1. The third and deciding game will go live now.
[15:00] The Koreans with the much better start into the tournament day. Taking down Fnatic in Game 1 in quite a dominating fashion. Two more games are possible if Fnatic wins the next one.
[14:38] Fnatic and CJ Entus are fighting for the first spot in the final now. CJ with a 6:3 kill lead and a slight gold advantage. Especially inSec on Olaf is very strong, boosting 4 kills so far.
Cologne Day 1 - Fnatic & SKT advance
14.12.2012 17:17
The first day of Intel Extreme Masters Cologne has concluded. Fnatic and SK Telecom T1 advance to the playoffs, which will be played on Sunday. For Millenium and mousesports the event is over.
Tomorrow Group B will be played featuring MeetYourMakers, CLG.EU, CJ Entus and ALTERNATE.Streams - Teams - Schedule
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Group A
1. 3-0 Fnatic
2. 2-1 SK Telecom T1
3. 1-2 Millenium
4. 0-3 mousesports
[22:50] Fnatic also won their last game against mousesports in what became the longest match of the first day. Fnatic advance into the playoffs with a clean 3:0 sheet, followed by SK Telecom T1. Tomorrow we have Group B with CLG.eu, CJ Entus, MeetYourMakers and ALTERNATE.
Fnatic 1:0 mousesports
[22:25] SK Telecom T1 will follow Fnatic into the playoffs after a win over Millenium. The match was neck and neck for most of the time, but towards the end SKT was able to secure a lead and brought the game home.
SK Telecom T1 1:0 Millenium
[21:56] Excellent start from SK Telecom T1 over Millenium. Hiding in the opponents jungle, they secure two early kills. Right now 3:0 in favor of the Koreans.
[21:34] Millenium secures their first win over mousesports after 33 Minutes in a match that went back-and-forth for most of the time. Their next opponent is SK Telecom T1. The winner will advance to the playoffs. Meanwhile mousesports is out of the tournament.
Millenium 1:0 mousesports
[20:53] mousesports is up against Millenium. Both teams are still waiting on their first win in the tournament. Before that Fnatic took a convincing win over SK Telecom T1 and lead Group A with 2:0.
SK Telecom T1 0:1 Fnatic
[20:03] SK Telecom T1 vs Fnatic - the top match of Group A is being played with Fnatic taking an early 3:1 lead.
[19:36] Fnatic is winning their opening match with a very strong performance against Millenium. They dominated for most of the game and took the win convincingly. It looks like SK Telecom T1 and Fnatic will be the favorites in Group A.
Fnatic 1:0 Millenium
[19:11] The second match between Fnatic and Millenium is live. The Euros from Fnatic have some busy weeks behind them with three tournaments attended in a short time. Millenium just presented their new team a few days ago and it will be interesting to see how well these guys can play together.
[18:32] SK Telecom T1 win the game and take the lead in Group A. Next up will be Millenium from France versus the mixed Europeans from Fnatic.
SK Telecom T1 1:0 mousesports
[18:18] 26 minutes into the game and it is still a very even match-up. 7:7 kills and less than 1000 Gold difference. Exciting start into the tournament.
[17:14] Welcome to the first day of the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne. We are about to begin the show with the first match between mousesports, who won the German EPS last week, and the newly formed SK Telecom T1.
Santa BenQ has a gift for you!
14.12.2012 16:21
You need a new BenQ monitor? There is no need to wait for a christmas miracle, as Santa BenQ has a new monitor for you! Prove how much you need it and win a white BenQ RL2450HT!
All you need to do is send us a photo that shows that you really need a BenQ monitor to play games or watch Intel Extreme Masters with and Santa BenQ might provide you with one!Unlock the Power, Unleash the Battle
The RL2450HT has been co-developed by internationally well-known StarCraft II team, StarTale to give you superior RTS gaming experience. This 24"W LED monitor is packed with the latest features: the Black eQualizer, Height Adjustment Stand, RTS Mode, Display Mode, Smart Scaling, 2ms GTG, HDMI and 12M:1 dynamic contrast ratio.
How to participateIn order to have a chance at winning the monitor, please follow the instructions below!
Take pictures of the 30 year old monitor you play games with, show us where your BenQ monitor is clearly missing, mourn over the monitor you threw out of your window. Be creative and show us why exactly you need the BenQ RL2450HT!
1. Take a photo that proves how much you need a new monitor to play video games or watch IEM with
2. Upload it to Twitter and tweet it to us using the hashtags #BENQSANTA and #IEM
3. The coolest photos will be picked out and the IEM Cologne champions will select the best picture.
Good luck and have fun to all participants!
Araneae brings his insights!
12.12.2012 16:34
The $50.000 League of Legends tournament at the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne, in the newly built ESL Arena, will be commentated by Joe Miller, ButButButILY, Deman, Zenon and Araneae.
ESL TV's Joe Miller and ButButButILY are joined by Deman, Zenon and Araneae, while Soe will be moderating the show. The event will run from the 14-16th of December with the grand final being played on Sunday, the 16th.Now it's Aranaea's turn After Carlos Rodriguez 'Ocelote' Santiago joined our analyst desk at Intel Extreme Masters Singapore, his former teammate Alvar 'Araneae' Martin Alenar, will be joining us for Intel Extreme Masters Cologne and contribute his insights as one of the world's most famous junglers to the analyst desk.
Other commentators at the event include ESL TV's Joe Miller and Jason 'ButButButILY' Kaplan, Joe's long time partner in crime Leigh 'Deman' Smith and Riot Games' Daniel 'Zenon' Klein. Our show moderator will be one of the most famous faces of eSports, Salome 'Soe' Gschwindt-Penski.
Moderator -  Salome 'Soe' Gschwind-Penski
Caster -  Joe Miller
Caster -  Jason 'ButButButILY' Kaplan
Caster -  Alvar 'Araneae' Martin Alenar
Caster - Leigh 'Deman' Smith
Caster - Daniel 'Zenon' Klein
For the first time ever, we will also have a German stream with commentators Alexander 'carni' Holtz Shedden and Martin 'unso' Szarnas, who had commentated the Riot Season 2 Finals previously.
German Caster - Alexander 'carni' Holtz Shedden
German Caster - Martin 'unso' Szarnas
Intel Extreme Masters CologneIntel Extreme Masters Cologne is the third event of the 2012/2013 season. It's taking place December 14th to 16th in the newly built ESL Arena, where 8 of the world's best teams will battle it out for the total prize money of $50,000 and a slot in the World Championship at CeBIT 2013.
If you are interested in experiencing the action live, tickets to the event are still available.
Korean Qualifier concluded, two Korean teams in groups
11.12.2012 13:10
The Korean teams CJ Entus and the newly formed ESG, which has been formed by former Azubu Blaze top lane player Reapered, have qualified through the Korean qualifier. ESG had overcome Team OP and CJ Entus to win the entire qualifier.
CJ Entus, placing second in the Korean qualifier, received the second Korean slot. The last remaining slot was given to the newly crowned German EPS champions under the banner of mousesports.Final GroupsCounter Logic Gaming EU, who were previously seeded into Group A, agreed to switch groups with one of the Korean teams, in order to avoid having both Korean teams in the same group.
Intel Extreme Masters CologneIntel Extreme Masters Cologne is the third event of the 2012/2013 season. It's taking place December 14th to 16th in the newly built ESL Arena, where 8 of the world's best teams will battle it out for the total prize money of $50,000 and a slot in the World Championship at CeBIT 2013.
If you are interested in experiencing the action live, tickets to the event are still available.
Counter Logic Gaming EU replace Taipei Assasins
07.12.2012 19:07
Counter Logic Gaming EU will be replacing Taipei Assassins in Intel Extreme Masters Cologne.
Taipei Assassins are unble to participate due to health issues within their team.Updated GroupsTaipei Assassins had been seeded into Group A, where they would have met Eclypsia, Absolute Legends NA and Fnatic.
In their place is now CLG EU, which brings a third European team into the group.
Korean QualifierOne Korean slot is still open for the event and will be played out on Monday, December 10th.
The four teams ESG, Team OP, MVP White and CJ Entus are competing for the slot.
You can find the bracket here.
Groups and Schedule for IEM Cologne
06.12.2012 18:06
We have drawn the groups and finalized the schedule for Intel Extreme Masters Cologne, as the event is now merely a week away.
Sadly enough, a couple of replacements have had to be made, because neither Team FeaR, Team Dignitas, nor Taipei Assassins can participate.GroupsThe image below displays the confirmed participants and groups thus far.
Teams that have not been determined yet are the Korean slot, which is still open as the Korean qualifier will take place on Monday, 10th December; and the South East Asian slot, which has been freed up with Taipei Assassins resigning from the tournament due to players of the team having health issues and will be determined soon.
Schedule14th of December from 17:00 CET
League of Legends Group A
15th of December from 17:00 CET
League of Legends Group B
16th of December from 14:00 CET
League of Legends Semi Finals and Final
The first two tournament days (Group Phase) will start at 17:00 CET and run until approximately 23:15. With exception of Sunday, which starts at 14:00 CET, but will still run until approx. 23:00. The grand final on Sunday is expected to start around 20:00 CET.
Get Your Tickets for Cologne
05.12.2012 17:04
The tickets for the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne are now for sale. Experience three days of League of Legends action competing for $50.000 and a spot at the World Championship at CeBIT 2013.
Tickets for each individual day as well as three day passes are available. Prices are starting at 8,99€. Tickets & Prices
Tickets are available online via Ticketbrite. Four different types of tickets are available.
LocationThe Intel Extreme Masters Cologne will take place in the new ESL Arena located in the Deutz neighbourhood in Cologne, Germany.
Address:
Siegburger Str. 191
50679 Cologne
Germany
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TravelWithin Cologne the ESL Arena is reachable via the S7 tram. The city itself is very accessible via car, train or plane.
Tram
Tram line 7 towards "Zündorf", exit at station "Drehbrücke".
Price between 1,80€ and 2,60€ for a ride.
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Train
via Cologne Central Station or Cologne Messe/Deutz
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Plane
Cologne/Bonn Airport is closest, followed by Dusseldorf, Dortmund and Frankfurt.
From any airport, take a train to Cologne Messe/Deutz or Cologne Central Station
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Car
via European routes E29, E35, E37 and E40.
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Accomodation Cologne has a large number of hotels and hostels available in all price ranges. Since it is close to Christmas time, rooms might be harder to come by. Recommendable and affordable hotels and hostels are:
Motel One
Novotel
City Hostel
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American and European Qualifiers coming to an end
16.11.2012 14:42
Team Dignitas and Counter Logic Gaming Prime are the two American teams to successfully qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne. The final participants of the European crossrealm qualifier have also been determined.
Team Alternate will be directly seeded into the tournament, as they are the German national champions.
The three European teams CLG.EU, Moscow 5 and SK-Gaming, along with 5 others, will have their chance to get one of the three qualifying spots for the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne in the crossrealm qualifier on November 17th.American QualifierBoth Team Dignitas and Counter Logic Gaming Prime have made it through the final American qualifier where they had to overcome teams such as Team Curse, Team FeaR, Quantic and Absolute Legends NA.
They are the first two teams to qualify for the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne.
European QualifierThe qualification process for Europe is coming to an end as well. With the first qualifiers for this region starting on November 13th, teams had their chance to qualify for the final and most important cross realm qualifier.
Here, the three teams to qualify for the final event in Cologne, along with Team Alternate, will be determined among the eight teams that managed to grab a spot. The bracket can be found here.
Watch on ESL TV!Watch Europe's elite battle it out for the three spots in the Intel Extreme Masters Cologne.Joe Miller and Jason 'ButButButILY' Kaplan will bring the action to you tomorrow on ESL.TV at 16:00 CET.
Intel Extreme Masters CologneThe Intel Extreme Masters Cologne are the first Intel Extreme Masters event to take place in our very own studios in Cologne. It will take place December 14th to 16th and show the world's best best League of Legends teams compete for a total prize pool of $50,000.
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