Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2023
- Organizer: ESL
- Type: Arena LAN
- Location: 🇩🇪 Cologne, Germany
- Date: July 26th - August 6th, 2023
- Prize Pool: $1,000,000
- Teams: 24
- Media: Event Homepage | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube | Instagram
- Coverage: Liquipedia | HLTV: Play-In, Main Stage
Streams
ESL: Twitch (A) | Twitch (B) | YouTube | ESL TV | Spanish
Other: Finnish | French | German | Hungarian | Mongolian | Vietnamese
Format
Play-In
- Double-elimination bracket
- Best-of-one opening matches
- Best-of-three following matches
- Top eight teams advance to the group stage
Group Stage
- Two groups of eight teams each
- Double-elimination bracket (GSL format)
- Single-elimination bracket
- Best-of-three matches
- Top team from each group advances to the semifinals
- 2nd and 3rd place teams from each group advances to the quarterfinals
Playoffs
- Single-elimination bracket
- Best-of-three quarterfinals and semifinals
- Best-of-five grand final
Broadcast Talent
Stage Host
Desk Hosts
- 🇺🇸 DarfMike (Mike Winnick)
- 🇬🇧 Freya (Freya Spiers)
- 🇺🇸 stunna (Tres Saranthus)
- 🇿🇦 Tech Girl (Sam Wright)
Interviewers
- 🇬🇧 James Banks (James Banks)
- 🇧🇪 Sjokz (Eefje Depoortere)
Analysts
- 🇮🇳 Bleh (Sudhen Wahengbam)
- 🇷🇸 kassad (Aleksandar Trifunović)
- 🇨🇭 Maniac (Mathieu Quiquerez)
- 🇺🇸 Mauisnake (Alex Ellenberg)
- 🇺🇸 moses (Jason O’Toole)
- 🇩🇰 Pimp (Jacob Winneche)
- 🇷🇸 YNk (Janko Paunović)
Casters
- 🇬🇧 Machine (Alex Richardson)
- 🇦🇺 SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)
- 🇬🇧 Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)
- 🇬🇧 JustHarry (Harry Russell)
- 🇬🇧 Hawka (Alex Hawkins)
- 🇬🇧 James Bardolph (James Bardolph)
- 🇨🇦 launders (Mohan Govindasamy)
- 🇨🇦 Scrawny (Conner Girvan)
Teams
Main Stage
🇷🇺 Cloud9: 🇷🇺 Ax1Le | 🌍 electroNic | 🇰🇿 HObbit | 🌍 Perfecto | 🇷🇺 sh1ro | Coach: 🇷🇺 groove
🇪🇺 ENCE: 🇵🇱 dycha | 🇲🇪 Maden | 🇮🇱 NertZ | 🇩🇰 Snappi | 🇪🇸 SunPayus | Coach: 🇫🇮 sAw
🇪🇺 FaZe Clan: 🇱🇻 broky | 🇩🇰 karrigan | 🇳🇴 rain | 🇪🇪 ropz | 🇨🇦 Twistzz
🇪🇺 G2 Esports: 🇩🇰 HooXi | 🇧🇦 huNter- | 🇦🇺 jks | 🇷🇺 m0NESY | 🇧🇦 NiKo | Coach: 🇩🇪 Swani
🇪🇺 GamerLegion: 🇩🇰 acoR | 🇸🇪 isak | 🇧🇪 Keoz | 🇰🇿 neaLaN | 🇷🇴 volt | Coach: 🇬🇧 ashhh
🇩🇰 Heroic: 🇩🇰 cadiaN | 🇩🇰 Jabbi | 🇩🇰 sjuush | 🇩🇰 stavn | 🇩🇰 TeSeS | Coach: 🇸🇪 Xizt
🇪🇺 Natus Vincere: 🇫🇮 Aleksib | 🇺🇦 b1t | 🇷🇴 iM | 🇱🇹 jL | 🇺🇦 s1mple | Coach: 🇺🇦 B1ad3
🇪🇺 Team Vitality: 🇫🇷 apEX | 🇮🇱 flameZ | 🇩🇰 Magisk | 🇮🇱 Spinx | 🇫🇷 ZywOo | Coach: 🇩🇰 zonic
Play-In
🇵🇱 9INE: 🇵🇱 Goofy | 🇵🇱 hades | 🇵🇱 KEi | 🇵🇱 Kylar | 🇵🇱 mynio | Coach: 🇵🇱 nawrot
🇪🇺 Apeks: 🇲🇰 CacaNito | 🇳🇴 jkaem | 🇲🇰 kyxsan | 🇸🇪 nawwk | 🇸🇰 STYKO | Coach: 🇵🇱 kuben
🇩🇰 Astralis: 🇩🇰 b0RUP | 🇩🇰 blameF | 🇩🇰 Buzz | 🇩🇰 dev1ce | 🇩🇰 Staehr | Coach: 🇩🇰 casle
🇩🇪 BIG: 🇩🇪 Krimbo | 🇩🇪 prosus | 🇩🇪 s1n | 🇦🇹 S3NSEY | 🇩🇪 tabseN | Coach: 🇩🇪 TuGuX
🇺🇸 Complexity Gaming: 🇺🇸 EliGE | 🇺🇸 floppy | 🇺🇸 Grim | 🇳🇴 hallzerk | 🇿🇦 JT | Coach: 🇿🇦 T.c
🇪🇺 Fnatic: 🇫🇷 afro | 🇦🇺 dexter | 🇸🇪 KRIMZ | 🇬🇧 mezii | 🇩🇰 roeJ | Coach: 🇬🇧 keita
🇧🇷 FURIA Esports: 🇧🇷 arT | 🇧🇷 chelo | 🇧🇷 FalleN | 🇧🇷 KSCERATO | 🇧🇷 yuurih | Coach: 🇧🇷 guerri
🇦🇺 Grayhound Gaming: 🇦🇺 aliStair | 🇦🇺 INS | 🇦🇺 Liazz | 🇳🇿 Sico | 🇦🇺 Vexite
🇧🇷 Imperial Esports: 🇧🇷 boltz | 🇧🇷 felps | 🇧🇷 HEN1 | 🇧🇷 JOTA | 🇧🇷 VINI | Coach: 🇧🇷 zakk
🇪🇺 Into The Breach: 🇱🇹 Bymas | 🇳🇱 CRUC1AL | 🇨🇿 NEOFRAG | 🇵🇱 rallen | 🇬🇧 Thomas | Coach: 🇵🇹 Juve
🇺🇦 Monte: 🇩🇰 br0 | 🇺🇦 DemQQ | 🇵🇱 kRaSnaL | 🇺🇦 sdy | 🇺🇦 Woro2k | Coach: 🇺🇦 lmbt
🇪🇺 MOUZ: 🇸🇰 frozen | 🇫🇮 Jimpphat | 🇵🇱 siuhy | 🇭🇺 torzsi | 🇮🇱 xertioN | Coach: 🇩🇰 sycrone
🇸🇪 Ninjas in Pyjamas: 🇸🇪 Brollan | 🇸🇪 hampus | 🇺🇦 headtr1ck | 🇩🇰 k0nfig | 🇸🇪 REZ | Coach: 🇸🇪 djL
🇪🇺 OG: 🇳🇱 FASHR | 🇵🇱 F1KU | 🇩🇪 k1to | 🇷🇸 nexa | 🇷🇴 regali | Coach: 🇩🇰 ruggah
🇪🇺 Team Liquid: 🇨🇦 NAF | 🇺🇸 oSee | 🇷🇺 Patsi | 🇧🇬 Rainwaker | 🇱🇻 YEKINDAR | Coach: 🇨🇦 daps
🇲🇳 The MongolZ: 🇲🇳 910 | 🇲🇳 bLitz | 🇲🇳 hasteka | 🇲🇳 mzinho | 🇲🇳 Techno | Coach: 🇲🇳 maaRaa
This thread may not update till the end of each day. Check HLTV for a more up to date schedule.
To predict your own tournament bracket, try out pickstop.gg
Prize Pool
| # | Prize | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $400,000 | |
| 2nd | $180,000 | |
| 3rd - 4th | $80,000 | |
| 3rd - 4th | $80,000 | |
| 5th - 6th | $40,000 | |
| 5th - 6th | $40,000 | |
| 7th - 8th | $24,000 | |
| 7th - 8th | $24,000 | |
| 9th - 12th | $16,000 | |
| 9th - 12th | $16,000 | |
| 9th - 12th | $16,000 | |
| 9th - 12th | $16,000 | |
| 13th - 16th | $10,000 | |
| 13th - 16th | $10,000 | |
| 13th - 16th | $10,000 | |
| 13th - 16th | $10,000 | |
| 17th - 20th | $4,500 | |
| 17th - 20th | $4,500 | |
| 17th - 20th | $4,500 | |
| 17th - 20th | $4,500 | |
| 21st - 24th | $2,500 | |
| 21st - 24th | $2,500 | |
| 21st - 24th | $2,500 | |
| 21st - 24th | $2,500 |
Other match discussions: r/globaloffensive on Discord
For overview replays of pro matches, check out csgolens.com
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Holy fuck torzsi
TheMongolz 2-0 🇧🇷 FURIA Esports
Inferno: 19-15
Overpass: 16-8
Mirage:** TheMongolz qualifies for IEM Cologne 2023**
🇧🇷 FURIA Esports is disqualified from the IEM Cologne 2023 Play-in
TheMongolz MAP FURIA X vertigo anubis X ✔ inferno overpass ✔ X ancient nuke X mirage
MAP 1: Inferno
Team T CT OT1^CT:T Total 🇲🇳 TheMongolz 9 6 3:1 19 CT T OT1^T:CT 🇧🇷 FURIA 6 9 0:0 15 Team K A D ADR Rating 🇲🇳 TheMongolz 0.99 🇲🇳 bLitz 27 5 20 75.8 1.20 🇲🇳 Techno 20 8 20 80.5 1.09 🇲🇳 mzinho 17 7 19 62.9 1.05 🇲🇳 910 14 3 16 52.5 0.86 🇲🇳 hasteka 16 4 26 53.8 0.74 🇧🇷 FURIA 1.05 🇧🇷 arT ♛ 32 3 19 96.1 1.45 🇧🇷 chelo 21 3 22 74.3 1.08 🇧🇷 KSCERATO 16 7 17 69.0 1.00 🇧🇷 FalleN 19 8 21 60.7 0.96 🇧🇷 yuurih 12 2 18 45.2 0.77 Inferno Detailed Stats
MAP 2: Overpass
Team CT T Total 🇲🇳 TheMongolz 10 6 16 T CT 🇧🇷 FURIA 5 3 8 Team K A D ADR Rating 🇲🇳 TheMongolz 1.24 🇲🇳 mzinho 23 3 15 113.4 1.49 🇲🇳 hasteka 21 3 17 94.3 1.31 🇲🇳 Techno 21 4 17 93.0 1.29 🇲🇳 910 18 2 12 71.5 1.17 🇲🇳 bLitz 14 5 14 66.0 0.95 🇧🇷 FURIA 0.95 🇧🇷 chelo 17 3 19 84.8 1.14 🇧🇷 yuurih 16 5 20 85.7 1.08 🇧🇷 FalleN 20 6 20 79.6 1.03 🇧🇷 arT 14 2 19 73.8 0.99 🇧🇷 KSCERATO 8 3 19 47.6 0.52 Overpass Detailed Stats
🇵🇱 9INE 2-1 🇺🇸 Team Liquid
Ancient: 10-16
Vertigo: 16-6
Overpass: 16-12🇵🇱 9INE qualifies for IEM Cologne 2023
🇺🇸 Team Liquid is disqualified from the IEM Cologne 2023 Play-in
9INE
🇺🇸 Team Liquid | Liquipedia | HLTV | Official Site | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Subreddit
9INE MAP Liquid nuke X X inferno ancient ✔ ✔ vertigo anubis X X mirage overpass
MAP 1: Ancient
Team CT T Total 🇵🇱 9INE 6 4 10 T CT 🇺🇸 Liquid 9 7 16 Team K A D ADR Rating 🇵🇱 9INE 0.91 🇵🇱 mynio 19 5 15 81.0 1.09 🇵🇱 KEi 14 8 18 74.2 0.98 🇵🇱 Kylar 14 10 16 56.1 0.91 🇵🇱 Goofy 16 4 22 72.3 0.80 🇵🇱 hades 12 4 18 40.2 0.75 🇺🇸 Liquid 1.13 🇺🇸 oSee 23 7 11 79.4 1.47 🇧🇬 Rainwaker 18 5 13 78.5 1.23 🇷🇺 Patsi 21 4 19 97.0 1.17 🇨🇦 NAF 14 2 15 67.4 1.03 🇱🇻 YEKINDAR 11 3 18 47.5 0.77 Ancient Detailed Stats
MAP 2: Vertigo
Team CT T Total 🇵🇱 9INE 13 3 16 T CT 🇺🇸 Liquid 2 4 6 Team K A D ADR Rating 🇵🇱 9INE 1.29 🇵🇱 Kylar 21 5 12 89.3 1.48 🇵🇱 mynio 22 10 16 105.4 1.44 🇵🇱 Goofy 18 7 13 90.4 1.36 🇵🇱 KEi 19 5 12 76.6 1.25 🇵🇱 hades 11 8 15 70.8 0.94 🇺🇸 Liquid 0.88 🇨🇦 NAF 18 2 15 88.6 1.22 🇧🇬 Rainwaker 16 2 18 73.0 0.97 🇺🇸 oSee 13 1 19 55.8 0.80 🇱🇻 YEKINDAR 12 5 20 75.0 0.78 🇷🇺 Patsi 8 2 19 53.6 0.65 Vertigo Detailed Stats
MAP 3: Overpass
Team T CT Total 🇵🇱 9INE 8 8 16 CT T 🇺🇸 Liquid 7 5 12 Team K A D ADR Rating 🇵🇱 9INE 1.13 🇵🇱 KEi 23 5 13 87.6 1.43 🇵🇱 hades 21 3 15 69.9 1.19 🇵🇱 mynio 17 7 15 76.1 1.17 🇵🇱 Goofy 15 2 15 58.9 0.99 🇵🇱 Kylar 14 2 17 63.3 0.89 🇺🇸 Liquid 0.88 🇱🇻 YEKINDAR 15 4 19 71.0 0.97 🇷🇺 Patsi 18 2 19 72.2 0.96 🇺🇸 oSee 14 6 14 49.4 0.90 🇧🇬 Rainwaker 12 5 20 62.3 0.81 🇨🇦 NAF 15 5 18 60.5 0.78 Overpass Detailed Stats
Apeks 🇪🇺 0-2 🇪🇺 OG
Mirage: 6-16
Inferno: 10-16
Overpass:🇪🇺 OG qualifies for IEM Cologne 2023
🇪🇺 Apeks is disqualified from the IEM Cologne 2023 Play-in
🇪🇺 Apeks | Liquipedia | HLTV | Official Site | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
🇪🇺 OG | Liquipedia | HLTV | Official Site | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
Apeks MAP OG anubis X X vertigo mirage ✔ ✔ inferno ancient X X nuke overpass
MAP 1: Mirage
Team CT T Total 🇪🇺 Apeks 4 2 6 T CT 🇪🇺 OG 11 5 16 Team K A D ADR Rating 🇪🇺 Apeks 0.74 🇲🇰 kyxsan 13 6 16 79.7 0.87 🇳🇴 jkaem 14 4 19 74.2 0.82 🇲🇰 CacaNito 14 1 18 75.0 0.79 🇸🇰 STYKO ♛ 11 0 16 56.3 0.68 🇸🇪 nawwk 8 0 15 33.6 0.53 🇪🇺 OG 1.31 🇩🇪 k1to 24 2 13 115.1 1.76 🇷🇴 regali 18 4 10 79.2 1.43 🇵🇱 F1KU 17 4 11 73.7 1.38 🇳🇱 FASHR 14 6 13 78.7 1.10 🇷🇸 nexa ♛ 11 3 13 60.0 0.86 Mirage Detailed Stats
MAP 2: Inferno
Team T CT Total 🇪🇺 Apeks 3 7 10 CT T 🇪🇺 OG 12 4 16 Team K A D ADR Rating 🇪🇺 Apeks 0.87 🇸🇰 STYKO ♛ 20 5 17 79.2 1.07 🇲🇰 kyxsan 21 2 23 76.4 0.94 🇳🇴 jkaem 12 7 20 69.6 0.92 🇸🇪 nawwk 13 5 19 56.8 0.74 🇲🇰 CacaNito 12 5 20 52.2 0.70 🇪🇺 OG 1.25 🇳🇱 FASHR 24 5 19 103.2 1.49 🇷🇴 regali 22 7 14 82.5 1.42 🇷🇸 nexa ♛ 18 3 12 64.8 1.16 🇵🇱 F1KU 19 5 16 77.8 1.14 🇩🇪 k1to 16 3 17 72.0 1.04 Inferno Detailed Stats
Ninjas in Pyjamas 🇸🇪 2-1 🇧🇷 Imperial Esports
Overpass: 13-16
Ancient: 16-6
Nuke: 19-15🇸🇪 Ninjas in Pyjamas qualifies for IEM Cologne 2023
🇧🇷 Imperial Esports is disqualified from the IEM Cologne 2023 Play-in
🇸🇪 Ninjas in Pyjamas | Liquipedia | HLTV | Official Site | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
🇧🇷 Imperial Esports | Liquipedia | HLTV | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube
NIP MAP Imperial mirage X X inferno overpass ✔ ✔ ancient vertigo X X anubis nuke
MAP 1: Overpass
Team CT T Total 🇸🇪 NIP 8 5 13 T CT 🇧🇷 Imperial 7 9 16 Team K A D ADR Rating 🇸🇪 NIP 0.99 🇩🇰 k0nfig 30 4 17 87.1 1.34 🇺🇦 headtr1ck 23 5 15 88.6 1.32 🇸🇪 hampus ♛ 14 10 22 78.6 0.89 🇸🇪 REZ 11 2 17 42.8 0.77 🇸🇪 Brollan 10 7 22 54.2 0.65 🇧🇷 Imperial 1.07 🇧🇷 JOTA 24 4 16 88.8 1.41 🇧🇷 boltz 21 2 15 77.6 1.27 🇧🇷 VINI ♛ 22 3 18 83.3 1.16 🇧🇷 felps 17 4 24 70.3 0.78 🇧🇷 HEN1 9 6 16 45.0 0.73 Overpass Detailed Stats
MAP 2: Ancient
Team T CT Total 🇸🇪 NIP 12 4 16 CT T 🇧🇷 Imperial 3 3 6 Team K A D ADR Rating 🇸🇪 NIP 1.40 🇸🇪 hampus ♛ 21 7 10 107.0 1.63 🇩🇰 k0nfig 22 4 13 100.0 1.62 🇸🇪 Brollan 21 4 11 97.5 1.49 🇺🇦 headtr1ck 12 3 10 41.1 1.13 🇸🇪 REZ 11 5 10 61.3 1.11 🇧🇷 Imperial 0.69 🇧🇷 VINI ♛ 17 4 15 82.5 1.17 🇧🇷 HEN1 14 1 16 69.0 0.84 🇧🇷 boltz 10 3 19 71.1 0.66 🇧🇷 JOTA 6 2 19 54.8 0.42 🇧🇷 felps 5 1 18 32.5 0.38 Ancient Detailed Stats
MAP 3: Nuke
Team CT T OT1^T:CT Total 🇸🇪 NIP 9 6 3:1 19 T CT OT1^CT:T 🇧🇷 Imperial 6 9 0:0 15 Team K A D ADR Rating 🇸🇪 NIP 1.09 🇸🇪 hampus ♛ 27 10 25 101.9 1.29 🇩🇰 k0nfig 27 6 21 84.0 1.25 🇸🇪 REZ 20 4 20 65.9 1.08 🇸🇪 Brollan 21 3 20 61.4 1.03 🇺🇦 headtr1ck 18 5 22 54.5 0.78 🇧🇷 Imperial 1.02 🇧🇷 felps 27 5 24 94.4 1.24 🇧🇷 HEN1 26 5 21 77.9 1.11 🇧🇷 JOTA 22 1 23 65.0 1.04 🇧🇷 boltz 17 5 21 70.5 0.96 🇧🇷 VINI ♛ 15 2 26 61.8 0.74 Nuke Detailed Stats
