Intel Extreme Masters Season XII – Oakland (IEM Oakland 2017 for short) was an esports event in Oakland, United States in November 2017. It was hosted by ESL as a part of Intel Extreme Masters Season 12. The event consist of two First-person shooter 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 Oracle Arena in Oakland, California, United States. It is a multipurpose arena known as the home tenant of NBA team Golden State Warriors, 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 Gambit Esports Ninjas in Pyjamas Renegades SK Gaming Team Liquid
Regional qualifier winners
OpTic Gaming (North America) Team EnVyUs (Europe) The MongolZ (East and Southeast Asia)
Format The group matches were held in Intel Esports Arena in Burbank, California between November 15–16, 2017 and used round robin format, while the playoffs in Oakland used single elimination format with 2 allocated byes 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 Team1Ninjas in Pyjamas5417747 +30122Cloud95326054 +693SK Gaming5328280 +294Astralis5327470 +485Team EnVyUs5237474076The MongolZ5053880 -420
Group B Team1FaZe Clan5416751 +16122OpTic Gaming5325763 -693Gambit Esports5237469 +594Renegades5237166 +575G2 Esports5236576 -1156Team Liquid5236281 -194
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. PlaceTeamBase prize moneyGroup stage moneyTotal prize money1stNinjas in PyjamasUS$125,000US$4,000US$129,0002ndFaZe ClanUS$50,000US$4,000US$54,0003rdSK GamingUS$25,000US$3,000US$28,000Cloud9US$25,000US$3,000US$28,0005thOpTic GamingUS$12,000US$3,000US$15,000Gambit EsportsUS$12,000US$2,000US$14,0007thAstralisUS$5,000US$3,000US$8,000RenegadesUS$5,000US$2,000US$7,0009thTeam EnVyUsUS$3,500US$2,000US$5,500G2 EsportsUS$3,500US$2,000US$5,50011thTeam LiquidUS$2,000US$2,000US$4,000The MongolZUS$2,000US$0US$2,000
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Participating teams Direct invitees
Alliance Cloud9 Evil Geniuses FaZe Clan Luminosity Gaming Method Ninjas in Pyjamas Noble Penta Sports Team SoloMid Team Liquid Tempo Storm
Regional qualifier winners
*aAa* Gaming (Europe) Corn Shuckers (North America) Crimson Esports (Europe) Digital Chaos (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 12345678Team*aAa* GamingTempo StormGhost GamingFaZe ClanDigital ChaosTeam SoloMidMethodCloud9162013851375135513001285119511953828313935313831US$200,000US$60,000US$45,000US$20,000US$15,000US$12,000US$10,000US$8,000
References
External links Official site