Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – Oakland (IEM Oakland 2017 for short) was an

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event in

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in November 2017. It was hosted by

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as a part of Intel Extreme Masters Season 12. The event consist of two

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tournaments, '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' and '' PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds,'' and involved many invited and qualified teams from different regions of the world.

Venue

The main event of the tournament took take place at the

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. It is a multipurpose arena known as the home tenant of

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team

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, with total capacity around 20,000. It is the second time for Oracle Arena to host the event, after it previously hosted the IEM Oakland 2016.

''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''

Participating teams

Direct invitees

* Astralis * Cloud9 * FaZe Clan *

G2 Esports G2 Esports (G2) is a European esports organization headquartered in Berlin, Germany, with players competing in ''League of Legends'', ''Valorant'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Hearthstone'', ''Rocket League'', ''Rainbow Six Siege ...

Gambit Esports Gambit Esports, formerly Gambit Gaming, is a Russian esports organization owned by telecommunications company MTS. It was established in January 2013 after the acquisition of the former ''League of Legends'' roster of Moscow Five. Gambit has ...

* Ninjas in Pyjamas * Renegades * SK Gaming *

Team Liquid Team Liquid is a multi-regional professional esports organization based in the Netherlands that was founded in 2000. With the release of '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'', Team Liquid signed their first professional players. In 2012, Team Liq ...

Regional qualifier winners

* OpTic Gaming (

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) * Team EnVyUs (

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) * The MongolZ ( East and

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)

Format

The group matches were held in Intel Esports Arena in

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between November 15–16, 2017 and used

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format, while the playoffs in Oakland used single elimination format with 2 allocated

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for each group winners in the quarterfinals. 12 participating teams were divided between 2 groups of six. All group matches are played with best-of-one format, while playoffs and grand finals are best-of-three and best-of-five respectively. Group standings are determined by points and rounds won-lost difference. A win in normal time resulted 3 points, while a win in overtime resulted in 2 points, also a loss in overtime resulted in 1 point. Each group winners went straight to semifinals, while first and second group runners-up faced each other in quarterfinals.

Results

Group stage

= Group A

= Group B

Playoffs

Grand finals

Winnings

The total prize money for the tournament was confirmed by ESL as US$300,000. The champions and runners-up were rewarded US$125,000 and US$50,000, respectively. In addition to the base prize pool, teams were awarded US$1,000 per group stage victory.

''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds''

Participating teams

Direct invitees

* Alliance * Cloud9 * Evil Geniuses * FaZe Clan *

Luminosity Gaming Luminosity Gaming is a professional esports organization based in North America. It has teams competing in '' Call of Duty, Overwatch, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege'', '' Super Smash Bros.'', ''Fortnite,'' ''Apex Legends and Rocket League''. ...

* Method * Ninjas in Pyjamas * Noble * Penta Sports * Team SoloMid *

Tempo Storm Tempo Storm is an American esports professional video game team that has teams competing in '' Age of Empires II'', '' FIFA'', ''Magic: The Gathering'', fighting games, and ''Shadowverse''. They have formerly held divisions in '' Hearthstone'', ...

Regional qualifier winners

* *aAa* Gaming (Europe) * Corn Shuckers (North America) * Crimson Esports (Europe) *

Digital Chaos Chaos Esports Club is an American esports organization. Originally founded as Digital Chaos in 2015, the organization is best known for their ''Dota 2'' team's Cinderella story, Cinderella run at The International 2016 tournament, where they fi ...

(Europe) * Ghost Gaming (North America) * Miami Flamingos (North America) * Ronin Esports (North America) * Wind and Rain (Europe)

Format

The tournament used the battle royal format where all 20 teams, each consist of 4 players, were simultaneously battling and eliminating each other in 8 matches across both days of the event. Teams were awarded points based on both finishing points and accrued kills within each match. The winning team were decided by cumulative points received after all matches had been played.

Results

French team *aAa* Gaming won the tournament with the highest cumulative points at the end of the 8th match. Second and third place went to two American teams Tempo Storm and Ghost Gaming, respectively.

Final standings

References

External links

Official site
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