Following a successful event in Atlanta this year, we’re announcing that Intel® Extreme Masters will return to the USA in 2027.
Our IEM event in the United States of America will be a part of the more than $11,450,000 allocated for teams and players in the 2027 edition of ESL Pro Tour.
The event will run a group stage with two groups of each 8 teams, playing double elimination, each group sending 4 teams to the playoffs. The playoffs will feature 8 teams and an arena audience. Friday playoffs features 4 Quarter-Finals, Saturday 2 Semi-Finals and Sunday Third place decider and Grand Final.
As a reminder, our Annual Club Incentive in 2027 will include the playoffs viewership into the equation, meaning that the combined average concurrent viewership for the entire tournament will be what determines the points distribution.
Additional Information
Arrival date: April 3, 2027
Media date: April 4, 2027
Tournament dates: April 5-11, 2027
Departure date: April 12, 2027
Location: USA, city to be announced
Faza grupowa
1. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) | 9. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) |
2. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) | 10. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) |
3. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) | 11. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) |
4. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) | 12. North America VRS Invite (1st) |
5. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) | 13. South America VRS Invite (1st) |
6. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) | 14. Global (Closed Qualifier) |
7. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) | 15. Global (Closed Qualifier) |
8. Global VRS Invite (1st-11th) | 16. Americas (Closed Qualifier) |
Order of invites will be Regional VRS invites first, followed by Global VRS Invites. The event qualifiers will be running the Americas Qualifier on US servers, but will still use the Americas VRS list for invites.
The Global Qualifier will be running on European servers, but will be using the Global VRS list for invites.
Total Winnings: $1,000,000
Nagrody pieniężne | Club Reward | |
|---|---|---|
1. | $125,000 | $170,000 |
2. | $50,000 | $120,000 |
3. | $30,000 | $95,000 |
4. | $20,000 | $75,000 |
5-6. | $12,500 | $55,000 |
7-8. | $7,000 | $35,000 |
9-12. | $5,000 | $15,000 |
13-16. | $4,000 | - |
Tournament environment: All stages of the tournament will be played in-person on LAN.
VRS publication for invites: Invites will follow the first available monthly VRS publication of January 2027.
VRS publication for seeding: Seeding will follow the first available monthly VRS publication of March 2027.
Invite Exceptions: Exceptions to invitations will apply if a player or team is banned by ESL, FACEIT or ESIC.
2027 Calendar Update
With our commitment for IEM returning to the USA, the ESL Pro Tour calendar for Counter-Strike in 2027 now looks as follows.
2028 Dates
We’re also updating the dates for our third event in 2028:
Arrival date: April 6, 2028
Media date: April 7, 2028
Tournament dates: April 8-16, 2028
Departure date: April 17, 2028
Podsumowanie
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