Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI - IEM Winter 2021
IEM Winter 2021 is one of the most prestigious championships in the Intel Extreme Masters series in the competitive CSGO scene. 250,000 dollars and the ESL Pro Tour points will be up for grabs at the winter tournament.
16 teams from all over the world will participate in the tournament. It is known that 2 slots will be taken by the winners of DH October EU and DH October OCE. Probably, 10 slots will be received by the invited teams, 3 more slots will be given to the teams from the qualifiers, and the last spot will be taken by the winner of the global playoff stage.
The teams will be divided into 2 groups with 8 clubs in each one in the group stage. They will be playing bo3 matches in the double-elimination bracket in the GSL format.
The winner of each group will advance to the semi-finals, the teams to place 2nd will go to the quarterfinals of the upper seeding, and the 3rd places will proceed to the quarterfinals of the lower seeding. The rest of the teams will be eliminated from the championship.
The playoffs will be played in bo3 matches by the single-elimination system. The final match for the title of the champion will be hosted in a bo5 format.