Everything You Need to Know About IEM Katowice
Riot·3/5/2015, 7:42:43 PM·0 votes·59,964 views
It all comes down to this: after five IEM events the best League of Legends teams in the world will face off at the IEM Katowice World Championships. IEM Katowice will pit eight top teams and IEM winners against each other in the first international competition since the 2015 Season began. With a massive prize pool and the IEM World Championship title on the line, here’s everything you need to know about the event.
The IEM Katowice World Championship will be played on a double-elimination Group Stage. First up in Group A is NA LCS legacy team Cloud 9 battling against the goliath that is the GE Tigers, while EU LCS titans SK Gaming take on Taiwan’s yoe Flash Wolves.
In Group B, past-IEM rivals Gambit Gaming and CJ Entus will go head to head while NA’s current king of the standings Team SoloMid will face off against China’s Team World Elite.
The top two teams will advance to the Semifinals while the remaining teams will play in a single-elimination bracket, from which two more teams will also advance to the Semifinals. From there, the Semifinals will be played in a Best of 3. The champion will be determined in the Finals through a Best of 5.
For more on the casting lineup at IEM Katowice click here.
Friday – March 13th
WHO'S PLAYING AT IEM KATOWICE?
IEM Katowice features eight League of Legends teams from across the world, mixing teams from North America, Europe, China, Korea, and Taiwan. The competitors are:- Team SoloMid (NA)
- SK Gaming (EU)
- GE Tigers (LCK)
- CJ Entus (LCK)
- Yoe Flash Wolves (LMS)
- World Elite (LPL)
- Gambit Gaming (EU)
- Cloud9 (NA)
WHAT IS THE FORMAT?
The IEM Katowice World Championship will be played on a double-elimination Group Stage. First up in Group A is NA LCS legacy team Cloud 9 battling against the goliath that is the GE Tigers, while EU LCS titans SK Gaming take on Taiwan’s yoe Flash Wolves.
In Group B, past-IEM rivals Gambit Gaming and CJ Entus will go head to head while NA’s current king of the standings Team SoloMid will face off against China’s Team World Elite.
The top two teams will advance to the Semifinals while the remaining teams will play in a single-elimination bracket, from which two more teams will also advance to the Semifinals. From there, the Semifinals will be played in a Best of 3. The champion will be determined in the Finals through a Best of 5.
For more on the casting lineup at IEM Katowice click here.
WHAT'S ON THE LINE?
Every team invited to IEM Katowice will walk away with a piece of the $183,414 prize pool. The prize pool breakdown is as follows:- 1st: $108,414 /€ 96,984.40
- 2nd: $30,000/€ 26,837.23
- 3rd/4th: $15,000/€ 13,418.62
- 5th/6th: $5,000/€ 4,472.87
- 7th/8th: $2,500/€ 2,236.44
WHAT IS THE SCHEDULE?
Friday – March 13th
- 13:00 to 14:00 CET - Group A - Cloud9 vs GE Tigers (BO1)
- 14:10 to 15:10 CET - Group A - SK Gaming vs yoe Flash Wolves (BO1)
- 15:20 to 16:20 CET - Group A - Winners Match (BO1)
- 16:30 to 17:30 CET - Group A - Elimination Match (BO1)
- 17:40 to 18:40 CET - Group B - Gambit Gaming vs CJ Entus (BO1)
- 18:50 to 19:50 CET - Group B - Team SoloMid vs Team WE (BO1)
- 20:00 to 21:00 CET - Group B - Winners' Match (BO1)
- 21:10 to 22:10 CET - Group B - Elimination Match (BO1)
- 13:00 to 14:00 CET Group A - Decider Match (BO1)
- 14:10 to 15:10 CET Group B - Decider Match (BO1)
- 15:30 to 18:30 CET - Semifinal #1 (BO3)
- 18:45 to 21:45 CET - Semifinal #2 (BO3)
- 18:00 to 22:30 CET - Final (BO5)
