Bands at IEM Fall 2021 Europe announced
/The results of the IEM Fall 2021 Europe group stage draw have been announced. As a result, Astralis, G2, Vitality and NIP recognized their rivals in the group stage of the championship.
Group A will feature G2, BIG, mousesports, AURA, FunPlus Phoenix and Copenhagen Flames. Group B will be led by the Danish duo Astralis and Heroic, accompanied by Complexity, Sinners, Endpoint and Movistar Riders. In Group C we will look for Vitality, OG, Dignitas, MAD Lions, ENCE and Sprout. Well, in group D there will be NIP, fnatic, FaZe Clan, SKADE, Team Fiend and DBL PONEY.
IEM Fall 2021 Europe format
Two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs of the championship. All group stage matches will be played in BO1 format, with each team playing in a group of five matches, following the "Round-robin" algorithm.
The teams that took 3 places in each group will play in a separate grid and compete for places from 9th to 12th. In the playoffs of the tournament, the format will change to the usual BO3. All teams will start their journey from the quarterfinals stage. Losing teams in each stage will get into a separate grid with the opportunity to compete for places from 5th to 8th, as well as 3rd place - for the losers in the semifinals. The Grand Final will be held in BO5 format without handicap.
Recall that IEM Fall 2021 Europe will be held from September 29 to October 10 in a studio format. 24 teams will compete for a prize pool of $ 105,000, as well as precious RMR points.
IEM Fall 2021 Europe Prize Pool Distribution
- 1st place: $ 27,500 + 2,500 RMR Points.
- 2nd place: $ 17,500 + 2,344 RMR points.
- 3rd place: $ 12,000 + 2188 RMR Points.
- 4th place: $ 9,000 + 2,031 RMR points.
- 5th Place: $ 7,500 + 1,875 RMR Points
- 6th Place: $ 6,500 + 1,719 RMR Points
- 7th place: $ 5,500 + 1,563 RMR points.
- 8th place: $ 4,500 + 1406 RMR Points.
- 9th place: $ 3,000 + 1250 RMR Points.
- 10th place: $ 2,500 + 1,094 RMR Points.
- 11th place: $ 2,000 + 938 RMR Points.
- 12th place: $ 1,500
- 13th-16th place: $ 1,000
- 13th-16th place: $ 1,000
- 13th-16th place: $ 1,000
- 13th-16th place: $ 1,000
- 17th-20th place: $ 500.
- 17th-20th place: $ 500.
- 17th-20th place: $ 500.
- 17th-20th place: $ 500.
- 21-24th place: None.
- 21-24th place: None.
- 21-24th place: None.
- 21-24th place: None.