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Top Korean teams compete during the final rounds of the IEM World Championship

by Jebus McAzn March 9, 2013
On March 6th, 12 teams from all over the world played to advance to the bracket stage. Since then, EU favorites Evil Geniuses, Fnatic, and SK Gaming all took disappointing finishes, with not one of the three teams advancing past the group stage. Yesterday, CJ Entus Frost beat Gambit Gaming in the first semifinal round of the IEM World Championship to knock the last non-Korean team out of the top three. In the early hours of the morning, the second semifinal match was played today between SK Telecom T1 and CJ Entus Blaze. This match was a fated one, with SK Telecom T1's top laner and team...
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The first finalist is set for the IEM World Championship

by Alan LaFleur March 8, 2013
The IEM World Championships are deep into the tournament and so far it has been a tournament of disappointment for European LCS teams sans Gambit Gaming. Evil Geniuses, Fnatic, and SK Gaming did not make it out of the group to the shock of the fans. The remaining teams are battling for the $50,000 first place prize and the title of IEM World Champion; a title that now Gambit Gaming want to keep for themselves. However, this year there are stronger teams vying for that top spot and it will be quite a trial for Gambit to repeat.
Gambit Gaming takes down the Koreans in Katowice

Gambit Gaming takes down the Koreans in Katowice

By Alan LaFleur
IEM Katowice took place this past weekend. The level of competition among the teams was widespread with clear favorites and teams that didn’t stand a chance. Anyone making predictions would have told you that they believed it would be the two Azubus in the finals, fighting against each other for...
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IEM Katowice Coverage Hub

IEM Katowice Coverage Hub

By Alan LaFleur
The Intel Extreme Masters starts their 2013 in frigid Katowice, Poland. The event will take place at the multipurpose arena pictured above, Spodek. The event will host competitions in StarCraft 2, World of Tanks, and of course League of Legends. The total prize for League of Legends will be...
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IEM Global Challenge: Cologne Group B preview

IEM Global Challenge: Cologne Group B preview

By Alan LaFleur
As the year comes to an end, there are many fans excited for the multitude of events and upsets to come in 2013. There is, however, one tournament that will help to close out the year and shouldn’t be overlooked: IEM Global Challenge Cologne, which will go on from December 14-16. There was Eight...
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IEM Cologne Group A Recap

IEM Cologne Group A Recap

By Alan LaFleur
IEM Global Challenge: Cologne kicked off on Friday with Group A play. The group features some new teams in SK Telecom T1 (Reapered's new team) and Millenium which is made up of former Eclypsia and Curse EU players. The group play was best of 1, round robin format with the top two of the group...
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