IEM Global Challenge Katowice
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IEM Global Challenge Katowice is the fourth tournament in the IEM Season VII circuit hosted and organized by ESL. The event took place at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland - which would later become the site of the IEM World Championship beginning in 2014. Eight qualified teams competed in a group stage and a single elimination bracket for a $ 50,000 prizepool and a direct seed into the IEM World Championship. In addition to League of Legends, the event was also host to a StarCraft II tournament, with the two games sharing a $ 82,000 prizepool. The tournament was hosted by ReDeYe and the games were casted by Joe Miller, Deman, ButButButILY, Jatt, Panky and CitizenWayne.[1].
Besides currently being the last international event won by a European team (Gambit Gaming, formerly Moscow 5) with Korean teams present, the event is also known for xPeke's legendary
Kassadin backdoor for Fnatic to beat SK Gaming.
Format
- Eight teams qualify
- Top team qualifies for IEM World Championship
- Eight teams divided into two groups of four
- Group stage is round robin, best of one matches, top two advance to bracket stage
- In case of a tie, group placement will be determined by a time coefficient
- Time Coefficient is calculated by adding the match times of all lost maps and subtracting the match times of all won maps
- Bracket stage is single elimination, all matches are best of three
Participants

Rosters
- 1 Moscow Five released their players prior to the event. The players will be attending under their new name Gambit Gaming
- 2 Royal Club was unable to attend, so their spot was given to a second Korean Qualifier.[2]
- 3 Pulse Esports was unable to attend, and was replaced by Absolute Legends.[3][4]
Prize Pool
$ 44,000 US dollars are spread among the teams as follows :
Place | Prize (USD) | ≈Prize (EUR) | IEM 7 | Seed | Team |
 | $ 15,500 | € 11,638.18 | - | IEM 7 World Championship | Gambit Gaming |
 | $ 8,500 | € 6,382.23 | +60 | - | Azubu Blaze |
 | $ 4,500 | € 3,378.83 | +35 | - | Fnatic |
Azubu Frost |
5-6th | $ 3,000 | € 2,252.55 | +15 | - | MeetYourMakers |
SK Gaming |
7-8th | $ 2,500 | € 1,877.13 | +10 | - | Team Curse |
Absolute Legends |
Results
Group Stage
Bracket Stage
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Semifinals
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Finals
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AZB
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2
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FNC
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1
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AZB
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0
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GMB
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2
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AZF
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0
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GMB
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2
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Schedules
January 18th
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Round
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Match
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Date
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PST
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EST
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CET
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KST
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Countdown
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VoDs/Stream
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Highlights
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Discussion
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Group A
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GMB  vs. AZB
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2013-01-18
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05:00 |
08:00 |
14:00 |
22:00
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Group A
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MYM  vs. CRS
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2013-01-18
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06:15 |
09:15 |
15:15 |
23:15
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Group A
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GMB  vs. CRS
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2013-01-18
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07:30 |
10:30 |
16:30 |
00:30
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Group A
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MYM  vs. AZB
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2013-01-18
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08:45 |
11:45 |
17:45 |
01:45
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Group A
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GMB  vs. MYM
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2013-01-18
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10:15 |
13:15 |
19:15 |
03:15
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Group A
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AZB  vs. CRS
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2013-01-18
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10:15 |
13:15 |
19:15 |
03:15
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January 19th
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Round
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Match
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Date
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PST
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EST
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CET
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KST
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Countdown
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VoDs/Stream
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Highlights
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Discussion
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Group B
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SK  vs. AZF
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2013-01-19
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04:00 |
07:00 |
13:00 |
21:00
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Group B
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FNC  vs. aL
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2013-01-19
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05:30 |
08:30 |
14:30 |
22:30
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Group B
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SK  vs. aL
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2013-01-19
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07:00 |
10:00 |
16:00 |
00:00
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Group B
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FNC  vs. AZF
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2013-01-19
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08:30 |
11:30 |
17:30 |
01:30
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Group B
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SK  vs. FNC
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2013-01-19
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09:30 |
12:30 |
18:30 |
02:30
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Group B
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aL  vs. AZF
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2013-01-19
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09:30 |
12:30 |
18:30 |
02:30
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January 20th
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Round
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Match
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Date
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PST
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EST
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CET
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KST
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Countdown
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VoDs/Stream
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Highlights
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Discussion
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Semifinals
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AZB  vs. FNC
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2013-01-20
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03:00 |
06:00 |
12:00 |
20:00
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Semifinals
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GMB  vs. AZF
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2013-01-20
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05:45 |
08:45 |
14:45 |
22:45
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Finals
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AZB  vs. GMB
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2013-01-20
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08:45 |
11:45 |
17:45 |
01:45
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Regional Distribution
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North America |
Europe | Asia |
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Round of 8 |
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Round of 4 |
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Finals |
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Winner |
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