IEM Season XI - World Championship

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[e][h]IEM Season XI - World Championship
League Information
Series:
Server:
Europe
Type:
Offline
Location:
Poland Katowice
Venue:
Format:
1v1
Round-Robin Group stages
Single-elimination bracket
Prize Pool:
$250,000 USD
Start Date:
2017-02-27
End Date:
2017-03-05
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Participants
Number of Players:
76
Protoss 23
Terran 20
Zerg 33
Maps
Chronology


IEM Season XI - World Championship is the third and final StarCraft II event of IEM Season XI, as well as the first global event of WCS 2017, organized by ESL and held at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland.

Format

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Server Qualifiers

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  • 4 qualifiers:
    • One on the European Server
    • One on the American Server
    • Two on the Korean Server
  • All qualifiers are open to all participants, with no region restrictions.
  • Top 3 advance to main tournament group stage.

Round of 64

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  • Held offline at the ESL Arena.
  • 64 players divided into 4 double-elimination brackets.
  • Top 3 players from each bracket advance to main tournament group stage.

Round of 24

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  • Group Stage:
    • Four groups of six players played out in round robin format.
    • All matches best of 3.
    • First place in each group advances directly to the Quarterfinals.
    • Second and third place in each group advance to the Round of 12.
    • Ties broken in the following order [1]:
      • 1. Overall matches won
      • 2. Overall map score difference
      • 3. Matches won among tied players
      • 4. Map score difference among tied players
      • 5. Tie-breaker match
      • 6. Coin toss
  • Bracket:
    • Single-elimination bracket of twelve players.
    • Round of 12, Quarterfinals, and Semifinals are played in best of 5.
    • Grand Finals is played in best of 7.

Casters, Hosts and Observers

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  • English Broadcast
  • Remote Broadcast
  • Show All
  • Observers:
  • French Commentator:
    • TBA
  • Other Language Commentators:
    • South Korea CranK (Choi Jae-won)
    • Mexico Dysix (Juan Cortés Jimenez)
    • Germany NarutO (Silvano Bovo)
    • Poland Zedd (Michał Bogacz)

Prize Pool

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The winner is awarded a WCS Global Finals seed. 250,000 USD and 16,500 WCS Points are spread among the players as seen below:

Base prize money
Place Prize
1st $100,000
2nd $45,000
3 - 4th $17,500
5 - 8th $7,000
9 - 12th $3,000
13 - 24th $1,000
25 - 44th $600
Group Stage winnings
Player Victories Winnings
South Korea Terran aLive 5 $500
South Korea Terran ByuN 4 $400
South Korea Terran GuMiho 4 $400
Finland Zerg Serral 4 $400
South Korea Zerg Dark 4 $400
  • In addition to the base prize money, players will also receive 100 USD for each Bo3 win in the Group Stage.

Participants

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Protoss Protoss (9)
Terran Terran (9)
Zerg Zerg (6)
Seeded into Group Stage from Server Qualifiers (12)
South KoreaherO 
ROOT GamingROOT Gaming
South KoreaaLive
South KoreaDark
United StatesNeeb 
TingTing
South KoreaByuN 
Team expertTeam expert
FinlandSerral 
Ence eSportsEnce eSports
GermanyShoWTimE 
ArmaTeamArmaTeam
South KoreaINnoVation
South KoreaSolar 
SplyceSplyce
South KoreaZest
South KoreaTY
South KoreaTRUE 
PSISTORM GamingPSISTORM Gaming
From Round of 64 (12)
NetherlandsHarstem
South KoreaGuMiho 
PSISTORM GamingPSISTORM Gaming
PolandNerchio 
EURONICS GamingEURONICS Gaming
PolandMaNa 
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
GermanyHeRoMaRinE 
mousesportsmousesports
NorwaySnute 
Team LiquidTeam Liquid
South KoreaPatience 
Dead PixelsDead Pixels
South Koreajjakji 
Team RevolutioNTeam RevolutioN
KazakhstanPiLiPiLi 
PSISTORM GamingPSISTORM Gaming
South KoreaRyung 
True eSportTrue eSport
South KoreaStats 
SplyceSplyce
NetherlandsuThermal 
Team LiquidTeam Liquid

Results

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Round of 64

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Main article: IEM Season XI - World Championship: Round of 64

Group Stage

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Group A

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Round 5
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Group A
1.
South Korea Terran Ryung
1–0
2–0
+2
1.
1–0
2–0
+2
3.
South Korea Protoss herO
1–0
2–1
+1
4.
Norway Zerg Snute
0–1
1–2
-1
5.
South Korea Zerg Solar
0–1
0–2
-2
5.
South Korea Terran ByuN
0–1
0–2
-2
1.
South Korea Terran Ryung
2–0
4–0
+4
2.
South Korea Terran ByuN
▲3
1–1
2–2
0
3.
▼2
1–1
2–2
0
4.
South Korea Zerg Solar
▲1
1–1
2–3
-1
4.
South Korea Protoss herO
▼1
1–1
2–3
-1
6.
Norway Zerg Snute
▼2
0–2
2–4
-2
1.
South Korea Terran Ryung
2–1
5–2
+3
2.
South Korea Terran ByuN
2–1
4–2
+2
3.
2–1
4–2
+2
4.
South Korea Zerg Solar
2–1
4–4
0
5.
South Korea Protoss herO
▼1
1–2
2–5
-3
6.
Norway Zerg Snute
0–3
2–6
-4
1.
South Korea Terran Ryung
3–1
7–2
+5
2.
South Korea Terran ByuN
3–1
6–3
+3
3.
South Korea Zerg Solar
▲1
3–1
6–5
+1
4.
▼1
2–2
4–4
0
5.
South Korea Protoss herO
1–3
3–7
-4
6.
Norway Zerg Snute
0–4
3–8
-5
1.
South Korea Terran ByuN
▲1
4–1
8–3
+5
2.
South Korea Terran Ryung
▼1
3–2
8–4
+4
3.
South Korea Zerg Solar
3–2
6–7
-1
4.
2–3
5–6
-1
5.
South Korea Protoss herO
2–3
5–8
-3
6.
Norway Zerg Snute
1–4
5–9
-4

Group B

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Round 5
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Group B
1.
United States Protoss Neeb
1–0
2–1
+1
1.
South Korea Terran aLive
1–0
2–1
+1
1.
South Korea Protoss Stats
1–0
2–1
+1
4.
South Korea Terran TY
0–1
1–2
-1
4.
South Korea Terran jjakji
0–1
1–2
-1
4.
0–1
1–2
-1
1.
South Korea Terran aLive
2–0
4–1
+3
1.
South Korea Protoss Stats
2–0
4–1
+3
3.
South Korea Terran TY
▲1
1–1
3–3
0
4.
United States Protoss Neeb
▼3
1–1
2–3
-1
5.
South Korea Terran jjakji
▼1
0–2
2–4
-2
6.
▼2
0–2
1–4
-3
1.
South Korea Terran aLive
3–0
6–1
+5
2.
South Korea Protoss Stats
▼1
3–0
6–2
+4
3.
South Korea Terran TY
2–1
5–4
+1
4.
United States Protoss Neeb
1–2
2–5
-3
5.
South Korea Terran jjakji
0–3
3–6
-3
6.
0–3
2–6
-4
1.
South Korea Terran aLive
4–0
8–1
+7
2.
South Korea Protoss Stats
3–1
6–4
+2
3.
South Korea Terran TY
2–2
5–6
-1
4.
South Korea Terran jjakji
▲1
1–3
5–7
-2
5.
▲1
1–3
4–6
-2
6.
United States Protoss Neeb
▼2
1–3
3–7
-4
1.
South Korea Terran aLive
5–0
10–2
+8
2.
South Korea Protoss Stats
3–2
7–6
+1
3.
South Korea Terran TY
3–2
7–6
+1
4.
South Korea Terran jjakji
2–3
7–8
-1
5.
1–4
5–8
-3
6.
United States Protoss Neeb
1–4
3–9
-6

Group C

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Round 5
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Group C
1.
Finland Zerg Serral
1–0
2–1
+1
1.
South Korea Protoss Zest
1–0
2–1
+1
1.
1–0
2–1
+1
4.
South Korea Zerg TRUE
0–1
1–2
-1
4.
0–1
1–2
-1
4.
0–1
1–2
-1
1.
South Korea Protoss Zest
2–0
4–1
+3
2.
South Korea Zerg TRUE
▲2
1–1
3–2
+1
2.
▲2
1–1
3–2
+1
4.
Finland Zerg Serral
▼3
1–1
2–3
-1
4.
▼3
1–1
2–3
-1
6.
▼2
0–2
1–4
-3
1.
South Korea Protoss Zest
2–1
5–3
+2
2.
2–1
5–3
+2
3.
Finland Zerg Serral
▲1
2–1
4–4
0
4.
South Korea Zerg TRUE
▼2
1–2
4–4
0
5.
▲1
1–2
3–5
-2
6.
▼2
1–2
3–5
-2
1.
Finland Zerg Serral
▲2
3–1
6–4
+2
2.
▲3
2–2
5–5
0
3.
South Korea Protoss Zest
▼2
2–2
5–5
0
4.
▲2
2–2
5–5
0
5.
▼3
2–2
5–5
0
6.
South Korea Zerg TRUE
▼2
1–3
4–6
-2
1.
Finland Zerg Serral
4–1
8–4
+4
2.
South Korea Protoss Zest
▲1
3–2
7–5
+2
3.
▲2
3–2
7–6
+1
4.
▼2
2–3
6–7
-1
5.
▼1
2–3
5–7
-2
6.
South Korea Zerg TRUE
1–4
4–8
-4

Group D

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Round 5
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Group D
1.
1–0
2–0
+2
1.
1–0
2–0
+2
3.
South Korea Zerg Dark
1–0
2–1
+1
4.
South Korea Terran GuMiho
0–1
1–2
-1
5.
0–1
0–2
-2
5.
Poland Protoss MaNa
0–1
0–2
-2
1.
2–0
4–0
+4
2.
South Korea Terran GuMiho
▲2
1–1
3–2
+1
3.
▼2
1–1
2–2
0
3.
▲2
1–1
2–2
0
5.
South Korea Zerg Dark
▼2
1–1
2–3
-1
6.
Poland Protoss MaNa
▼1
0–2
0–4
-4
1.
3–0
6–0
+6
2.
South Korea Terran GuMiho
2–1
5–3
+2
3.
South Korea Zerg Dark
▲2
2–1
4–3
+1
4.
▼1
1–2
3–4
-1
5.
▼2
1–2
2–4
-2
6.
Poland Protoss MaNa
0–3
0–6
-6
1.
3–1
7–2
+5
2.
South Korea Terran GuMiho
3–1
7–4
+3
3.
South Korea Zerg Dark
3–1
6–3
+3
4.
▲1
2–2
4–5
-1
5.
▼1
1–3
4–6
-2
6.
Poland Protoss MaNa
0–4
0–8
-8
1.
South Korea Terran GuMiho
▲1
4–1
9–5
+4
2.
South Korea Zerg Dark
▲1
4–1
8–4
+4
3.
▼2
3–2
8–4
+4
4.
3–2
6–6
0
5.
1–4
5–8
-3
6.
Poland Protoss MaNa
0–5
1–10
-9

Playoffs

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Round of 12 (Bo5)
Quarterfinals (Bo5)
Semifinals (Bo5)
Finals (Bo7)
South KoreaTerranINnoVation
3
South KoreaTerranRyung
0
March 4, 2017 - 12:00 CET
South KoreaTerranINnoVation
3:0(Bo3)
South KoreaTerranRyung
Honorgrounds LE
Proxima Station LE
Cactus Valley
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519767-iem-katowice-round-of-12-quarter-finalshttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519788-chaos-and-precision-as-alive-ty-dark-and-stats-progress-on-day-5-of-iem-katowicehttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=INnoVation&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Ryung&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaTerranaLive
3
South KoreaTerranINnoVation
2
March 4, 2017 - 16:30 CET
South KoreaTerranaLive
3:2(Bo3)
South KoreaTerranINnoVation
Newkirk Precinct
Honorgrounds LE
Proxima Station LE
Cactus Valley
Abyssal Reef LE
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519767-iem-katowice-round-of-12-quarter-finalshttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519788-chaos-and-precision-as-alive-ty-dark-and-stats-progress-on-day-5-of-iem-katowicehttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=ALive&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=INnoVation&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaProtossZest
1
South KoreaTerranTY
3
March 4, 2017 - 12:55 CET
South KoreaProtossZest
1:3(Bo3)
South KoreaTerranTY
Newkirk Precinct
Abyssal Reef LE
Proxima Station LE
Honorgrounds LE
Cactus Valley
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519767-iem-katowice-round-of-12-quarter-finalshttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519788-chaos-and-precision-as-alive-ty-dark-and-stats-progress-on-day-5-of-iem-katowicehttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=Zest&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=TY&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaTerranGuMiho
2
South KoreaTerranTY
3
March 4, 2017 - 18:25 CET
South KoreaTerranGuMiho
2:3(Bo3)
South KoreaTerranTY
Newkirk Precinct
Bel'Shir Vestige
Proxima Station LE
Cactus Valley
Abyssal Reef LE
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519767-iem-katowice-round-of-12-quarter-finalshttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519788-chaos-and-precision-as-alive-ty-dark-and-stats-progress-on-day-5-of-iem-katowicehttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=GuMiho&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=TY&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaTerranaLive
2
South KoreaTerranTY
3
March 5, 2017 - 12:30 CET
South KoreaTerranaLive
2:3(Bo3)
South KoreaTerranTY
Newkirk Precinct
Proxima Station LE
Cactus Valley
Honorgrounds LE
Abyssal Reef LE
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519790-iem-katowice-championship-sundayhttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519808-ty-wins-iem-katowice-day-6-recaphttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=ALive&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=TY&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaZergSolar
0
South KoreaZergDark
3
March 4, 2017 - 14:20 CET
South KoreaZergSolar
0:3(Bo3)
South KoreaZergDark
Newkirk Precinct
Proxima Station LE
Abyssal Reef LE
Paladino Terminal LE
Bel'Shir Vestige
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519767-iem-katowice-round-of-12-quarter-finalshttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519788-chaos-and-precision-as-alive-ty-dark-and-stats-progress-on-day-5-of-iem-katowicehttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=Solar&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Dark&wpRunQuery=Run+query
FinlandZergSerral
0
South KoreaZergDark
3
March 4, 2017 - 20:10 CET
FinlandZergSerral
0:3(Bo3)
South KoreaZergDark
Abyssal Reef LE
Newkirk Precinct
Proxima Station LE
Bel'Shir Vestige
Cactus Valley
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519767-iem-katowice-round-of-12-quarter-finalshttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519788-chaos-and-precision-as-alive-ty-dark-and-stats-progress-on-day-5-of-iem-katowicehttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=Serral&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Dark&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaProtossStats
3
PolandZergNerchio
0
March 4, 2017 - 15:15 CET
South KoreaProtossStats
3:0(Bo3)
PolandZergNerchio
Abyssal Reef LE
Bel'Shir Vestige
Newkirk Precinct
Cactus Valley
Proxima Station LE
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519767-iem-katowice-round-of-12-quarter-finalshttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519788-chaos-and-precision-as-alive-ty-dark-and-stats-progress-on-day-5-of-iem-katowicehttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=Stats&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Nerchio&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaTerranByuN
1
South KoreaProtossStats
3
March 4, 2017 - 21:00 CET
South KoreaTerranByuN
1:3(Bo3)
South KoreaProtossStats
Newkirk Precinct
Cactus Valley
Proxima Station LE
Abyssal Reef LE
Bel'Shir Vestige
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519767-iem-katowice-round-of-12-quarter-finalshttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519788-chaos-and-precision-as-alive-ty-dark-and-stats-progress-on-day-5-of-iem-katowicehttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=ByuN&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Stats&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaZergDark
1
South KoreaProtossStats
3
March 5, 2017 - 14:00 CET
South KoreaZergDark
1:3(Bo3)
South KoreaProtossStats
Proxima Station LE
Newkirk Precinct
Cactus Valley
Abyssal Reef LE
Bel'Shir Vestige
https://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519790-iem-katowice-championship-sundayhttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519808-ty-wins-iem-katowice-day-6-recaphttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=Dark&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Stats&wpRunQuery=Run+query
South KoreaTerranTY
4
South KoreaProtossStats
3
March 5, 2017 - 15:50 CET
South KoreaTerranTY
4:3(Bo3)
South KoreaProtossStats
Newkirk Precinct
Proxima Station LE
Abyssal Reef LE
Paladino Terminal LE
Bel'Shir Vestige
Honorgrounds LE
Cactus Valley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpsYnLYVU5ohttps://tl.net/forum/sc2-tournaments/519790-iem-katowice-championship-sundayhttps://tl.net/forum/starcraft-2/519808-ty-wins-iem-katowice-day-6-recaphttps://liquipedia.net/starcraft2/Special:RunQuery/Match_history?pfRunQueryFormName=Match+history&Head_to_head_query%5Bplayer%5D=TY&Head_to_head_query%5Bopponent%5D=Stats&wpRunQuery=Run+query

Distribution

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  • Race
  • WCS Region
  • Country
  • Show All
ProtossTerranZerg
Group Stage
996
Round of 12
264
Quarterfinals
152
Semifinals
121
Finals
11
Champion
1
  Americas EuropeKoreaOther
Group Stage
18141
Round of 12
210
Quarterfinals
17
Semifinals
4
Finals
2
Champion
1
  Western Europe Eastern EuropeNorth AmericaLatin AmericaAsiaOceania
Round of 24
Norway 1
Germany 2
Netherlands 2
Poland 2
Finland 1
United States 1
Kazakhstan 1
South Korea 14
Round of 12
Poland 1
Finland 1
South Korea 10
Quarterfinals
Finland 1
South Korea 7
Semifinals
South Korea 4
Finals
South Korea 2
Champion
South Korea 1

Map Statistics

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Terran vs. ZergZerg vs. ProtossProtoss vs. TerranMirrors
Map#ΣTerranZergTerran%ΣZergProtossZerg%ΣProtossTerranProtoss%ProtossTerranZerg
Abyssal Reef LE3953260.0%96366.7%115645.5%464
Bel'Shir Vestige291010.0%74357.1%113827.3%343
Cactus Valley3321150.0%73442.9%92722.2%-123
Honorgrounds LE1432166.7%110100.0%62433.3%13-
Newkirk Precinct4154180.0%103730.0%1221016.7%464
Paladino Terminal LE71010.0%3030.0%220100.0%-1-
Proxima Station LE3253260.0%43175.0%94544.4%482
Unknown1--------1010.0%---
Total Sum (Σ)1952213959.1%41202148.8%60204033.3%164016

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VODs

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Replays

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Viewers Stats

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Data about number of viewers[3]:

  • The tournament's Overall peak was 212 238 viewers
  • The tournament's peak Without Chinese viewers was 71 218 viewers
  • English streams peak was 54 950 viewers
  • Russian streams peak was 5 782 viewers
  • Chinese streams peak was 186 571 viewers
  • Twitch.tv peak was 69 710 viewers
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References

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  1. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/starcraft/comments/5nrsq7/iem_announces_76player_tournament_with_250000/dcf29ll/
  2. ↑ IEM Katowice 2017 - replays
  3. ↑ Esports Charts (2017-27-07). "IEM Katowice 2017 detailed stats". esc.watch.
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