IEM Chicago 2018

Date	Prize pool	Teams	Location
Nov 6th - Nov 11th 2018	$250,000	16	Chicago, Illinois, USA

Prize distribution

Astralis

1st

$100,000

Liquid

2nd

$42,000

FaZe

3-4th

$20,000

fnatic

3-4th

$20,000

MOUZ

5-6th

$10,000

LDLC

5-6th

$10,000

NRG

7-8th

$6,000

Luminosity

7-8th

$6,000

eUnited

9-12th

$5,000

BIG

9-12th

$5,000

North

9-12th

$5,000

MIBR

9-12th

$5,000

Natus Vincere

13-16th

$4,000

MVP PK

13-16th

$4,000

Renegades

13-16th

$4,000

AVANGAR

13-16th

$4,000

MVP - Nicolai 'device' Reedtz

Nicolai 'device' Reedtz

EVPs

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Magisk taps down four in the first pistol round (Mirage)

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Day 6
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Day 5
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Day 2
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Day 1
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Day 6

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Magisk taps down four in the first pistol round (Mirage)

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TACO anti-eco ACE (Mirage)

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NAF 1v2 clutch (Mirage)

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dupreeh quad kill hold (Inferno)

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Magisk triple kill clutch to wrap up the half (Mirage)

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Magisk takes down three to deny the retake (Nuke)

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Xyp9x 1v2 clutch (Mirage)

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device secures the second pistol round with a 3k (Inferno)

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nitr0 shanks Magisk to deny the defuse (Nuke)

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Twistzz snipes down three to secure the round (Mirage)

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nitr0 snipes down three to secure the round (Nuke)

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gla1ve triple kill hold (Mirage)

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Xyp9x breaks the defense with a 3k (Nuke)

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Twistzz triple kill hold (Nuke)

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gla1ve double entry frag (Nuke)

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Day 5

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NiKo quad kill to win the hard eco!!! (Inferno)

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GuardiaN triple kill clutch to earn map point (Inferno)

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Xyp9x quad kill clutch to keep Astralis alive (Inferno)

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olofmeister takes down three on the retake (Inferno)

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TwistZz triple kill hold (Mirage)

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EliGE takes down three to defend the B site (Mirage)

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NiKo triple kill hold (Inferno)

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TACO double entry frag (Cache)

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nitr0 takes down three to deny the retake (Cache)

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karrigan triple kill hold (Inferno)

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Xyp9x 1v3 clutch (Dust2)

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Twistzz secures the map with a 3k (Cache)

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Xizt wallbangs down two (Inferno)

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JW snipes down four on the defense (Mirage)

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device shuts down the retake with a 4k (Dust2)

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Xyp9x opens up the site with a 3k (Inferno)

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Xyp9x 1v2 clutch (Inferno)

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twist quad kill on the offense (Dust2)

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Xyp9x triple kill clutch (Mirage)

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Magisk 1v2 clutch (Dust2)

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JW snipes down three on the defense to clutch out the round (Dust2)

591 views

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device earns map point with a 3k (Dust2)

579 views

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twist snipes down three on the defense (Inferno)

528 views

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EliGE triple kill hold (Cache)

480 views

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Brollan double entry frag (Mirage)

475 views

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JW snipes down three on the retake (Mirage)

464 views

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Magisk denies the retake with a 3k (Inferno)

439 views

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JW snipes dow three on the offense (Dust2)

424 views

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KRIMZ triple kill hold (Mirage)

419 views

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JW double entry frag (Inferno)

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Day 4

1743 views

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EliGE backstabs into an ACE (Overpass)

1446 views

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STYKO ACE in the second pistol round (Nuke)

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EliGE 3k on the retake (Overpass)

1185 views

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to1nou taps down three in the first pistol round (Cache)

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device quad kill hold (Nuke)

1089 views

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nitr0 takes down three to win the deaco (Mirage)

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device snipes down three to secure the series (Nuke)

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device snipes down four on the defense (Nuke)

555 views

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gla1ve 1v2 clutch (Train)

492 views

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TACO takes down three on the offense (Cache)

489 views

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AmaNEk quad kill hold (Overpass)

410 views

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Xyp9x triple kill hold (Train)

384 views

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Xyp9x denies the retake with a quad kill (Nuke)

313 views

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Twistzz shuts down the offense with a 3k (Cache)

300 views

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Twistzz denies the retake with a 3k (Mirage)

225 views

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suNny wraps up the half with a triple kill on the offense (Train)

215 views

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to1nou takes down three on the offense (Cache)

214 views

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to1nou defends the site with a 3k (Cache)

202 views

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gla1ve holds the line with a 3k (Train)

175 views

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gla1ve triple kill on the offense (Train)

152 views

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AmaNEk triple kill hold (Mirage)

123 views

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nitr0 double entry frag (Mirage)

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Day 3

4414 views

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twistzz insane deagle ACE (Mirage)

1909 views

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Brollan quad kill hold (Overpass)

1773 views

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NiKo taps down three in the second pistol round (Inferno)

1136 views

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NiKo triple kill hold (Inferno)

1067 views

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twist breaks the streak with a 3k (Inferno)

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TACO takes down three on the offense (Mirage)

1026 views

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EliGE 1v2 clutch (Inferno)

992 views

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nitr0 triple kill hold (Mirage)

972 views

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twistzz enables the clutch for NAF with a 3k (Inferno)

943 views

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olofmeister saves the round with a 3k (Mirage)

925 views

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GuardiaN snipes down three on the offense (Mirage)

908 views

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nitr0 3k with the cz75a to steal the round (Inferno)

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rain denies the retake with a quick double (Mirage)

877 views

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Twistzz taps down three to secure the first pistol round (Overpass)

840 views

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rain takes down three on the offense (Inferno)

736 views

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Magisk keeps Astralis alive with a 4k (Inferno)

719 views

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olofmeister triple kill hold (Mirage)

675 views

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GuardiaN snipes down three on the defense (Mirage)

659 views

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rain 3k to earn map point (Inferno)

632 views

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ropz 1v3 clutch (Mirage)

544 views

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karrigan 3k to secure the map (Mirage)

538 views

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device snipes down three on the defense (Mirage)

452 views

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Xizt triple kill to secure the series (Overpass)

421 views

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JW snipes down three on the retake (Mirage)

343 views

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JW breaks the defense with a 3k to earn map point (Overpass)

301 views

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HEN1 snipes down three on the defense (Mirage)

297 views

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dupreeh double entry frag (Inferno)

281 views

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KRIMZ takes down three on the offense (Overpass)

257 views

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lucas1 shuts down the retake with a 4k (Cache)

252 views

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suNny triple kill hold (Dust2)

241 views

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LOGAN pulls off the defuse to earn map point (Train)

215 views

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chrisJ denies the retake with a 3k (Dust2)

209 views

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AmaNEk 3k to deny the retake (Overpass)

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chrisJ takes down three on the offense (Dust2)

191 views

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LOGAN takes down three on the offense to earn map point (Overpass)

190 views

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STYKO triple kill to deny the retake (Train)

182 views

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chrisJ triple kill hold (Cache)

163 views

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devoduvek triple kill hold to save the round (Nuke)

150 views

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Twistzz secures the second pistol round with a 3k (Overpass)

143 views

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yeL snipes down four on the offense (Cache)

140 views

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Brehze quad kill hold (Nuke)

137 views

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tabseN 3k on the offense (Dust2)

113 views

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HEN1 double entry frag (Train)

106 views

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tabseN quad kill hold (Train)

106 views

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lucas1 triple kill hold to earn map point (Train)

102 views

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CeRq secures the round with a 3k (Nuke)

94 views

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steel takes down three to deny the retake (Mirage)

93 views

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nahtE quad kill on the offense (Overpass)

82 views

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nahtE takes down three on the offense (Nuke)

78 views

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FugLy triple entry to earn map point (nuke)

77 views

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NEKiZ 3k to secure map point (Mirage)

67 views

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tabseN taps down three to secure the second pistol round (Train)

64 views

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moose quad kill hold (Mirage)

63 views

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moose clutches out the first pistol round with a 4k (Train)

59 views

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nahtE double opening frag (Nuke)

55 views

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nex 3k to deny the retake (Train)

55 views

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dapr saves the round with a 3k (Mirage)

53 views

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NEKiZ double entry frag (Train)

51 views

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NEKiZ shuts down the retake with a 3k (Train)

48 views

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tiziaN triple kill hold (Train)

47 views

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moose quad kill to enable the retake (Train)

32 views

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FugLy wraps up the half with a triple kill hold (Train)

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Day 2

4737 views

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s1mple quad kill clutch (Inferno)

3041 views

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FalleN 1v2 clutch (Inferno)

2469 views

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CeRq taps down mibr (Cache)

2389 views

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Edward triple kill hold (Dust2)

2190 views

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tarik takes down three on the offense (Inferno)

2169 views

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tiziaN 1v3 clutch (Inferno)

2112 views

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Stewie2k 1v2 clutch (Train)

2008 views

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tarik snipes down three on the defense (Cache)

2006 views

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daps quad kill on the offense (Cache)

1613 views

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nex ACE clutch in the second pistol round (Inferno)

907 views

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TACO triple kill hold (Mirage)

888 views

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STYKO secures the first pistol round with a triple kill (Mirage)

876 views

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TACO taps down three to secure the round (Mirage)

873 views

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aizy 1v4 clutch (Dust2)

842 views

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NAF quad kill on the offense (Inferno)

711 views

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chrisJ snipes down three on the retake (Inferno)

670 views

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s1mple takes down four on the offense (Inferno)

652 views

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suNny triple kill hold (Nuke)

601 views

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tabseN breaks the defense with a 3k (Dust2)

530 views

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tabseN quad kill hold (Dust2)

486 views

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Brollan quad kill on the retake (Overpass)

455 views

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Jame 1v3 clutch (Inferno)

420 views

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gob b clears the site with a triple kill on the offense (Inferno)

408 views

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twistzz triple kill to weaken the offense (Nuke)

408 views

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twistzz triple kill to weaken the offense (Nuke)

386 views

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FalleN snipes down four on the defense (Train)

332 views

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JW snipes down four to earn map point (Overpass)

296 views

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tabseN enables the retake with a 3k (Inferno)

293 views

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tarik keeps MIBR alive with a 3k (Cache)

291 views

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chrisJ triple kill clutch (Mirage)

281 views

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nex takes down three on the retake (Dust2)

276 views

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EliGE 4k with the AUG (Nuke)

271 views

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gob b triple kill to secure the second pistol round (Dust2)

265 views

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KRIMZ quad kill hold (Overpass)

206 views

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nex triple kill hold (Inferno)

185 views

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ALEX quad kill hold (Dust2)

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nahtE takes down four on the offense (Cache)

147 views

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LOGAN secures the second pistol round with a 3k (Nuke)

132 views

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Jame denies hen1 the clutch with a 3k (Inferno)

122 views

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FugLy taps down three in the second pistol round (Train)

118 views

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buster deags down two to weaken the offense (Inferno)

113 views

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Relyks taps down three in the second pistol round (Inferno)

106 views

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Qikert taps down three in the first pistol round (Inferno)

105 views

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Brehze triple kill on the offense (Train)

94 views

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Relyks weakens the offense with a quick double (Overpass)

91 views

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fitch triple kill hold (Inferno)

91 views

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valde denies the retake with a 3k (Mirage)

87 views

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Relyks snipes down three on the defense (Overpass)

86 views

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cadiaN snipes down three to secure the map (Dust2)

75 views

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valde taps down three in the second pistol round (Dust2)

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to1nou secures the round with a triple kill (Nuke)

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devoduvek triple kill hold to secure the map and series (Mirage)

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Day 1

28133 views

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Xyp9x pulls off the defuse (Nuke)

4980 views

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coldzera takes down three on the retake (Train)

4470 views

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minixeta 1v5 clutch! (Train)

4062 views

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Stewie2k quad kill on the retake (Cache)

4062 views

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Stewie2k quad kill on the retake (Cache)

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karrigan enables the 1v2 clutch for GuardiaN with a 3k

3618 views

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GuardiaN taps down four in the first pistol round (Mirage)

3590 views

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coldzera quad kill hold (Train)

3508 views

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coldzera triple kill hold (Cache)

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coldzera taps down three in the first pistol round

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Karrigan triple kill hold (Mirage)

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tarik takes down three to deny the retake (Mirage)

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fer wraps up the map with a 3k

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Liazz steals the round with a 3k

2740 views

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Jkaem opens up the site with a triple kill

2691 views

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Liazz double entry kill

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electronic 1v2 clutch

1375 views

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TACO 1v2 clutch

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NAF 1v2 clutch

944 views

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FalleN snipes down four to save the round (Cache)

902 views

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GuardiaN 1v2 clutch (Cache)

822 views

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NiKo takes down three to deny the retake and secure the map

667 views

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FaZe wins the force buy (Cache)

661 views

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olofmeister takes down three on the retake (Train)

650 views

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Stewie2k 1v3 clutch

650 views

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Stewie2k 1v3 clutch

650 views

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Stewie2k 1V3 clutch

619 views

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olofmeister takes down three on the offense (Train)

605 views

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KRIMZ earns map point with a triple kill hold

594 views

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Stewie2k 1v2 clutch (Mirage)

584 views

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HEN1 snipes down four on the defense

580 views

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NiKo defends the site with a 3k (Cache)

579 views

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olofmeister holds the line with a quick double (Train)

557 views

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STYKO 4k on the retake

555 views

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GuardiaN snipes down two to earn map point (Train)

550 views

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dazzle opens up the site with a 3k

547 views

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device 1v2 clutch (Inferno)

514 views

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HEN1 quad kill to keep Luminosity alive

488 views

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Gratisfaction takes down three to rap up the half

485 views

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Stewie2k 1v3 clutch

476 views

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devoduvek triple kill hold Stewie2k 1v3 clutch

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device snipes down three on the defense (Inferno)

447 views

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tarik quad kill hold (Mirage)

435 views

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Relyks secures the round with a triple kill

434 views

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dupreeh quad kill hold (Inferno)

433 views

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dazzle breaks the defense with a triple kill

424 views

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dupreeh triple kill clutch (Nuke)

422 views

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mouz wins the deaco

384 views

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rain triple kill hold (Cache)

383 views

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NiKo triple kill on the defense (Mirage)

351 views

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NiKo wraps up the half with a 3k (Cache)

329 views

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dupreeh 1v2 clutch

328 views

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GuardiaN snipes down three on the defense

324 views

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Xyp9x triple kill hold (Inferno)

320 views

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Magisk opens up the site with a double deag entry (Inferno)

295 views

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Xyp9x wraps up the half with a 3k (Inferno)

288 views

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Kjaerbye quad kill to break the streak (Inferno)

284 views

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dupreeh quad kill hold

281 views

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olofmeister denies the retake with a triple kill

280 views

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XigN double entry frag

276 views

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KRIMZ takes down three on the defense

271 views

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dupreeh triple kill hold (Nuke)

268 views

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KRIMZ quick double to deny the retake

253 views

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gla1ve 4k to secure the map

229 views

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cadiaN enables the retake with a 4k (Nuke)

226 views

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to1nou snipes down four on the defense

223 views

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XigN wraps up the half with a 3k

202 views

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rain triple kill hold

192 views

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AmaNEk defends the site with a 4k (Overpass)

191 views

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XigN and zeff shut down NRG with two kills each (Dust2)

191 views

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XigN and zeff shut down NRG with two kills each (Dust2)

171 views

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AmaNEk snipes down three to secure the round (Cache)

165 views

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xeta snipes down three on the defense (Train)

160 views

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suNny triple kill hold

160 views

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AmaNEk quad kill hold (Overpass)

155 views

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tabseN secures the first pistol round with a triple kill hold

154 views

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yeL triple kill hold

153 views

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CeRq triple kill hold

153 views

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CeRq triple kill hold (Dust2)

150 views

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gade takes down four on the offense

148 views

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jks 1v2 clutch (Overpass)

141 views

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FugLy 1v2 clutch

140 views

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KrizzeN taps down three

118 views

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ALEX double entry frag (Overpass)

117 views

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nahtE makes up for the two man deficit with a 3k

113 views

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AZR breaks the defense with a stunning 4k (Cache)

111 views

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LOGAN double entry frag (Mirage)

108 views

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valde enables the retake with a triple kill

96 views

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Gratisfaction snipes down three to wrap up the half (Overpass)

89 views

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LOGAN denies the retake with a quick double (Mirage)

82 views

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jks quad kill hold (Cache)

81 views

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Gratisfaction snipes down three on the defense (Mirage)

77 views

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Xign takes down three on the offense (Inferno)

73 views

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Brehze quad kill toearn map point (Inferno)

71 views

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CeRq snipes down three to earn map point (Train)

60 views

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nahtE cripples the offense with a 3k (Dust2)

42 views

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daps trades himself for three (Inferno)

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CeRq snipes down three to secure the series (Inferno)

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IEM Chicago: the EVPs

Video: device - MVP of IEM Chicago

Best photos from IEM Chicago

devoduvek: "We have the potential to go on and do great things"

device: "There have been a lot of great teams, we're just grateful to be considered one of them"

device scoops IEM Chicago MVP award

Astralis beat Liquid 3-0 to win IEM Chicago

jks: "We need playtime and official matches to see where we're at"

Liquid walk over FaZe, advance to Chicago final

Astralis outlast fnatic at IEM Chicago; through to grand final

rain: "We're finally getting our confidence back after a rough start to the season"

Xyp9x: "We're not at our best level, but we can get there by the end of the tournament"

Astralis defeat mousesports 2-0 for a semi-final spot in Chicago

Video: Twistzz vs. fnatic

fnatic beat Liquid 2-1 for a semi-final spot at IEM Chicago

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Group stage	GSL Bo3
Playoffs	Single elimination Bo3

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Event data

Start date	Nov 6th 2018
End date	Nov 11th 2018
Teams	16
Total prize pool	$250,000
Location	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Event type	Unranked

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