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ESL Intel Extreme Masters

ESL Intel Extreme Masters

Prize Money Awarded:
$27,046,444.35 From 195 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 XV - World Championship$1,000,000.00
5.» IEM Season XVI - Cologne$1,000,000.00
6.» IEM Season XVI - Katowice$1,000,000.00
7.» IEM Season XVII - Cologne$1,000,000.00
8.» IEM Season XVII - Katowice (CS:GO)$1,000,000.00
9.» IEM Season XVIII - Katowice (CS2)$1,000,000.00
10.» IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 (CS:GO Major)$1,000,000.00
11.» IEM Season XIV - World Championship$500,000.00
12.» IEM Season XV - Global Challenge$500,000.00
13.» IEM Season XVI - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
14.» IEM Season XVII - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
15.» IEM Season XVIII - Katowice (SC2)$500,000.00
16.» IEM XII - World Championship (CS:GO)$500,000.00
17.» IEM XIV - Katowice 2020 (SC2)$400,200.00
18.» IEM XII - World Championship (SC2)$400,000.00
19.» IEM XIII - Katowice 2019 (SC2)$400,000.00
20.» IEM XI - Oakland (CS:GO)$300,000.00
21.» IEM XII - Oakland (CS:GO)$300,000.00
22.» IEM Season XIV - Beijing$251,500.00
23.» IEM 2023 - Dallas$250,000.00
24.» IEM 2023 - Rio$250,000.00
25.» IEM 2023 - Sydney$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$402,200.00
3.Norway rainHåvard Nygaard$384,150.00
4.Denmark karriganFinn Andersen$371,486.67
5.Korea, Republic of RogueLee, Byung Ryul$365,700.00
6.Bosnia and Herzegovina huNterNemanja Kovač$321,100.00
7.Denmark dupreehPeter Rasmussen$319,233.33
8.Denmark MagiskEmil Reif$313,683.33
9.Canada TwistzzRussel Van Dulken$309,466.67
10.Denmark dev1ceNicolai Reedtz$300,233.33
11.Denmark Xyp9xAndreas Højsleth$298,233.33
12.Latvia brokyHelvijs Saukants$295,066.67
13.Denmark gla1veLukas Rossander$293,733.33
14.Australia jksJustin Savage$289,116.67
15.Estonia ropzRobin Kool$267,766.67
16.Russian Federation electroNicDenis Sharipov$265,666.67
17.Ukraine s1mpleOleksandr Kostyljev$258,500.00
18.Russian Federation sh1roDmitry Sokolov$255,166.67
19.Russian Federation m0NESYIlya Osipov$248,000.00
20.Korea, Republic of MaruCho, Sung Choo$246,500.00
21.Ukraine B1tValeriy Vakhovskiy$246,000.00
22.Russian Federation PerfectoIlya Zalutskiy$245,866.67
23.France apEXDan Madesclaire$226,416.67
24.France ZywOoMathieu Herbaut$213,616.67
25.Korea, Republic of ZestJoo, Sung Wook$195,757.00

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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$3,000,000.00
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$3,365,000.0012.44%
Offline/LAN$23,681,444.3587.56%

Top Countries


 Country NamePrize Money
1.Russian Federation Russian Federation$5,231,117.36
2.Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of$3,882,628.31
3.Denmark Denmark$3,756,406.02
4.France France$2,059,101.24
5.United States United States$1,758,667.95
6.Canada Canada$1,735,092.17
7.Sweden Sweden$1,719,385.47
8.Finland Finland$1,535,386.38
9.Poland Poland$1,267,531.96
10.Brazil Brazil$1,227,495.83

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