IEM Guangzhou Finals Recap
It’s been an eventful three days with back-to-back battles taking place on Summoner’s Rift, but Intel Extreme Masters Guangzhou has now come to an end after a riveting clash between East and West. WorldElite and CLG, the only two teams to pass Groupstage B, met again for the finals. It was a best-of-three, with the first game going to CLG and the second to WorldElite. The tension was palpable as during the third game with the competition going back and forth, but only one team could win. With that, the victors have certainly proved their namesake as China’s WorldElite have taken IEM Guangzhou!
Many thanks to all of the teams who participated in this tournament and to everyone who tuned in to watch! The full results of IEM Guangzhou are…
1st Place: WorldElite
2nd Place: Counter Logic Gaming
3rd Place: SK Gaming
Match Highlights
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Championship: WorldElite vs. CLG
WorldElite winsGame 1 The championship match of Intel Extreme Master Series brought together North American Counter Logic Gaming versus the Chinese WorldElite. Right from the picks and bans in the first game of this best-of-three, you could see the pressure was on both... -
3rd Place Match: eHome vs. SK Gaming
SK Gaming winsGame One: In the first match for 3rd place, picks started off very quickly. eHome banned Cassiopeia, Lee Sin, and Morgan; and SK banned Rumble, Fiddlesticks, and Galio. Both teams decided to stick with familiar lineups with SK picking Cho’Gath, Akali, Taric,... -
Semi-Final #2: SK Gaming vs. CLG
Counter Logic Gaming winsGame 1 For the first time since WCG 2010, SK and CLG faced off in the second semi-finals match of the day. Both teams, intimately familiar with each other’s playstyle, used bans targeted against specific players. SK banned Nidalee, targeting CLG’s Hotshotgg,... -
Semi-Final #1: eHome vs. WorldElite
WorldElite winsGame 1 The first semi-final of the evening took place between the two Chinese teams, eHome vs. WorldElite. Yesterday both teams showed dominant performances, even against the heavily favored Western rivals. And with a Chinese team guaranteed to advance to the... -
Group B - Round 3.1: Millenium vs. Flash
Millenium winsIn the last match of the night, both Millenium and Flash had been eliminated from the tournament. Both teams decided to go all out in their final match at IEM Guangzhou, and what a match it was, with a kill happening, on average, every 30 seconds throughout... -
Group B - Round 3.2 : Counter Logic Gaming vs. WorldElite
WorldElite winsThe next match of the evening featured WorldElite against Counter Logic Gaming. WorldElite began by banning Nidalee, one of Hotshot GG’s standby champions, along with Cassiopeia and Nocturne, a pair of champions that were seeing some heavy usage throughout... -
Group B - Round 2.1: WorldElite vs. Flash
WorldElite winsThe first match of the second round in Group B was an absolutely electrifying match between the Chinese WorldElite and the Singaporean Flash Gaming. Having just come off a tough loss against the American CounterLogic Gaming, Flash had a lot to prove in this... -
Group B - Round 2.2: Counter Logic Gaming vs. Millenium
Counter Logic Gaming winsThe next game of Group B featured long-time rivals Millenium vs. Counter Logic Gaming. Counter Logic Gaming kicked off the banning phase by targeting some of Hotshot-GG’s favorite champions with Fiddlesticks, Zilean, and Nidalee. Counter Logic Gaming... -
Group B - Round 1.1: WorldElite vs. Millenium
WorldElite winsThe first match of Group B featured Chinese favorite World Elite vs. French team Millenium. Millenium started off by banning a broad spectrum of champions with Taric, Singed, and Kog’maw. World Elite also covered a number of bases with their bans, selecting... -
Group B - Round 1.2: Counter Logic Gaming vs. Flash
Counter Logic Gaming winsThe second match of the first round for Group B was a cautious match on all levels, played by two top-tier teams. It was the American CounterLogic Gaming versus the Singaporean Flash Gaming. Each team was meticulous with their bans. Flash was quick to ban... -
Group A - Round 3.1: CrossGaming vs. eHome Gaming
eHome winsThe first game of round 3 in group A brought two teams, each with a lot to lose, against one another in a surprisingly one-sided match. With CrossGaming facing elimination from the tournament, the pressure was on to defeat eHome who was looking to secure... -
Group A - Round 3.2: SK Gaming vs. iG
SK Gaming winsThe next game of the evening featured the undefeated iG vs. German powerhouse SK Gaming. In the banning phase, iG focused on junglers, removing Lee Sin, Gangplank, and Orianna. SK instead focused on strong solo champions, banning Annie, Rumble, and Singed. iG... -
Group A - Round 2.1: CrossGaming vs. SK Gaming
SK Gaming winsBoth SK and CrossGaming had come off stinging losses in the first round of the group stage, and both teams were hungry for a win. SK had first ban and first pick, banning Galio, Fiddlesticks, and Rumble. CrossGaming banned Orianna, Morgana, and Irelia. SK... -
Group A - Round 2.2: eHome vs. iG
iG winsThe next match of the pool featured a grudge match between two of the Chinese favorites, iG vs. eHome. The bans kicked off with iG focusing strongly on junglers by taking out Lee Sin, Fiddlesticks, and Gangplank. iG on the other hand focused on solo champions... -
Group A - Round 1.2: SK Gaming vs. eHome
eHome winsThe first international game took place with eHome, a Chinese team who was a last minute replacement for Bida Gaming, and SK Gaming, a team with players from across Europe. eHome had the first ban, banning Morgana, Lee Sin, and Orianna; and SK banning Galio,... -
Group A - Round 1.1: CrossGaming vs. iG
iG winsThe first match of the day featured Chinese home team iG vs. Hong Kong team CG. iG started off by banning Fiddlesticks, Lee Sin, and Orianna; while CG banned Singed, Nocturne, and Vayne. iG then proceeded to fill out a traditionally well-rounded team with...
Tournament Bracket
Elimination Bracket (losers of semi-finals play in 3rd place match.)
Tournament Winner
Recent Videos
3rd Place Match: eHome vs. SK Gaming
Added 01:45 am 10/12/2011
Semi-Final #2: SK Gaming vs. CLG
Added 01:44 am 10/12/2011
Semi-Final #1: eHome vs. WorldElite Game 2
Added 01:43 am 10/12/2011
Semi-Final #1: eHome vs. WorldElite Game 1
Added 01:42 am 10/12/2011
Group B - Round 3.2 : Counter Logic Gaming vs. WorldElite
Added 03:41 pm 10/05/2011