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ESL Intel Extreme Masters

ESL Intel Extreme Masters

Prize Money Awarded:
$28,046,444.35 From 196 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 Season XIX - Katowice$1,000,000.00
5.» IEM Season XV - World Championship$1,000,000.00
6.» IEM Season XVI - Cologne$1,000,000.00
7.» IEM Season XVI - Katowice$1,000,000.00
8.» IEM Season XVII - Cologne$1,000,000.00
9.» IEM Season XVII - Katowice (CS:GO)$1,000,000.00
10.» IEM Season XVIII - Katowice (CS2)$1,000,000.00
11.» IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 (CS:GO Major)$1,000,000.00
12.» IEM Season XIV - World Championship$500,000.00
13.» IEM Season XV - Global Challenge$500,000.00
14.» IEM Season XVI - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
15.» IEM Season XVII - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
16.» IEM Season XVIII - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
17.» IEM XII - World Championship (CS:GO)$500,000.00
18.» IEM XIV - Katowice 2020 (SC2)$400,200.00
19.» IEM XII - World Championship (SC2)$400,000.00
20.» IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 (SC2)$400,000.00
21.» IEM XI - Oakland (CS:GO)$300,000.00
22.» IEM XII - Oakland (CS:GO)$300,000.00
23.» IEM Season XIV - Beijing$251,500.00
24.» IEM 2023 - Dallas$250,000.00
25.» IEM 2023 - Rio$250,000.00

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Top Players


 Player IDPlayer NameTotal (League)
1.Finland SerralJoona Sotala$427,300.00
2.Bosnia and Herzegovina NiKoNikola Kovač$404,200.00
3.Norway rainHåvard Nygaard$388,950.00
4.Denmark karriganFinn Andersen$376,286.67
5.Korea, Republic of RogueLee, Byung Ryul$365,700.00
6.Estonia ropzRobin Kool$347,766.67
7.Bosnia and Herzegovina huNterNemanja Kovač$324,300.00
8.Denmark dupreehPeter Rasmussen$319,233.33
9.Denmark MagiskEmil Reif$315,683.33
10.Canada TwistzzRussel Van Dulken$312,666.67
11.France apEXDan Madesclaire$306,416.67
12.Denmark dev1ceNicolai Reedtz$303,433.33
13.Latvia brokyHelvijs Saukants$299,866.67
14.Denmark Xyp9xAndreas Højsleth$298,233.33
15.Denmark gla1veLukas Rossander$293,733.33
16.France ZywOoMathieu Herbaut$293,616.67
17.Australia jksJustin Savage$292,316.67
18.Russian Federation sh1roDmitry Sokolov$291,166.67
19.Russian Federation electroNicDenis Sharipov$272,333.34
20.Ukraine B1tValeriy Vakhovskiy$262,000.00
21.Ukraine s1mpleOleksandr Kostyljev$258,500.00
22.Russian Federation m0NESYIlya Osipov$251,200.00
23.Korea, Republic of MaruCho, Sung Choo$246,500.00
24.Russian Federation PerfectoIlya Zalutskiy$245,866.67
25.Israel flameZShahar Shushan$208,966.67

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Top Games


 Game NamePrize Money
1.» Counter-Strike: Global Offensive$15,056,500.00
2.» StarCraft II$4,581,907.00
3.» Counter-Strike 2$4,000,000.00
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$3,365,000.0012.00%
Offline/LAN$24,681,444.3588.00%

Top Countries


 Country NamePrize Money
1.Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of$3,882,628.31
2.Denmark Denmark$3,745,832.68
3.Russian Federation Russian Federation$3,269,487.39
4.Sweden Sweden$1,704,800.47
5.United States United States$1,556,391.83
6.France France$1,501,798.78
7.Brazil Brazil$1,143,612.51
8.Ukraine Ukraine$1,109,263.06
9.Finland Finland$1,020,409.74
10.Canada Canada$804,399.34

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