IEM Summer 2021

Date	Prize pool	Teams	Location
Jun 3rd - Jun 13th 2021	$250,000	16	Europe (Online)

Prize distribution

Gambit

1st

$100,000

2nd

$42,000

3-4th

$20,000

Vitality

3-4th

$20,000

Evil Geniuses

5-6th

$10,000

Virtus.pro

5-6th

$10,000

Ninjas in Pyjamas

7-8th

$6,000

Complexity

7-8th

$6,000

Spirit

9-12th

$5,000

HEROIC

9-12th

$5,000

Astralis

9-12th

$5,000

FunPlus Phoenix

9-12th

$5,000

fnatic

13-16th

$4,000

Imperial

13-16th

$4,000

Extra Salt

13-16th

$4,000

Sprout

13-16th

$4,000

MVP - Sergey 'Ax1Le' Rykhtorov

Sergey 'Ax1Le' Rykhtorov

EVPs

Playoffs

Group Stage

Highlights

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M1 | valde - ACE

Browse highlights

Day 7
6 highlights

Day 6
13 highlights

Day 5
9 highlights

Day 4
19 highlights

Day 3
21 highlights

Day 2
44 highlights

Day 1
53 highlights

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Day 7

4444 views

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M1 | valde - ACE

2062 views

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M2 | Ax1Le - 4 USP-S HS kills on the bombsite A defense (second half pistol round)

1726 views

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M1 | Ax1Le - 1vs2 clutch (T - pre-plant situation)

1030 views

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M1 | interz - 3 USP-S HS kills on the bombsite B defense (second half pistol round)

797 views

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M3 | sh1ro - 1vs2 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill) - Part 2

775 views

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M3 | sh1ro - 1vs2 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill) - Part 1

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Day 6

2166 views

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M2 | nexa - ACE

1287 views

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M1 | Ax1Le - 4 kills (3 AWP, HE) on the bombsite B defense to secure the map victory for Gambit

1044 views

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M1 | Kyojin - 3 USP-S HS kills on the bombsite A defense (second half pistol round)

989 views

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M2 | misutaaa - 1vs3 clutch (T - post-plant situation) to set Vitality on the verge of map point

961 views

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M2 | misutaaa - 1vs3 clutch (T - post-plant situation) to secure the map victory for Vitality

763 views

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M3 | Kyojin - 1vs2 clutch (CT - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

726 views

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M2 | ZywOo - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

656 views

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M1 | Kyojin - 3 quick AK kills (2 HS) on the Short defense (vs pistols)

647 views

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M3 | misutaaa - quick 1vs2 Deagle clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

558 views

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M2 | misutaaa - 4 AK kills (2 HS) on the bombsite B Apartments defense (finishing frags - vs pistols)

547 views

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M2 | nexa (CT) wins the 1vs3 situation (frag wise) but fails to keep G2 in the match as the bomb timer is not in their favor

501 views

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M3 | Kyojin - 3 quick M4A1-S kills (2 HS) on the bombsite B defense (initial frags)

327 views

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M2 | nexa - 3 quick M4A4 kills on the bombsite B defense (clean round - vs pistols)

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Day 5

3388 views

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M1 | ZywOo - 4 USP-S kills (3 HS) on the bombsite B defense (finishing frags - pistol round)

1554 views

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M2 | Kyojin (CT) falls to his death

1499 views

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M1 | Kyojin - 3 quick P250 HS kills on the bombsite A defense (second half pistol round)

956 views

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M2 | Ax1Le - 4 USP-S HS kills on the bombsite A defense (initial frags - pistol round)

761 views

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M1 | YEKINDAR - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

740 views

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M2 | CeRq - 1vs3 clutch (T - pre-plant situation)

721 views

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M2 | CeRq - 1vs3 clutch (T - bomb planted after 2 clutch kills)

703 views

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M2 | misutaaa - 3 quick M4A4 kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A defense

436 views

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M1 | interz - 3 AK kills (2 HS) on the bombsite B offensive (2vs3 situation)

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Day 4

2812 views

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M1 | MICHU - 4 USP-S HS kills on the Long to T Mid flank (finishing frags - pistol round)

1886 views

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M3 | Aleksib (6 HP) - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation) to secure the match victory for OG

1044 views

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M2 | misutaaa's 1vs5 clutch attempt is denied by the final CT (NiKo) in the post-plant situation (second half pistol round) - Part 2

990 views

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M2 | misutaaa's 1vs5 clutch attempt is denied by the final CT (NiKo) in the post-plant situation (second half pistol round) - Part 1

746 views

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M1 | Kyojin - 1vs2 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

676 views

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M3 | flameZ - 4 AK kills (3 HS) on the Arch Area defense (finishing frags - clean round - vs upgraded pistols)

647 views

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M2 | flameZ - 1vs2 clutch (CT - post-plant situation)

579 views

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M3 | flameZ - 1vs2 clutch (CT - post-plant situation)

547 views

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M1 | misutaaa - quick 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

515 views

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M3 | hampus' 1vs4 clutch attempt is denied by the final CT (Jame) in the post-plant situation

478 views

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M2 | Jame - 3 AWP kills on the Arch Area defense (initial frags - including 2 kills with 1 shot) to set Virtus.pro on map point

417 views

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M1 | misutaaa - 3 Glock HS kills on the bombsite A bomb plant defense (pistol round)

387 views

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M1 | Qikert - 4 kills (3 AK, Deagle) on the bombsite A defense (finishing frags - clean round)

296 views

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M1 | hampus - 1vs2 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation) to secure the map victory for NIP

295 views

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M2 | shox (CT) wins the 1vs2 situation (frag wise) but fails to secure the round win as the bomb timer is not in his favor

292 views

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M2 | valde - 4 kills (2 M4A4, 2 AK) on the roaming defense (initial frags - Underpass to T Spawn Area)

282 views

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M3 | valde - 1vs2 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

278 views

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M2 | oBo - 4 AK HS kills on the bombsite B bomb plant defense (initial 3vs4 situation)

257 views

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M2 | REZ - 1vs2 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

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Day 3

4638 views

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M1 | Plopski - ACE

1571 views

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M1 | LNZ - 3 quick M4A4 HS kills on the bombsite A defense (2vs4 situation)

1497 views

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M2 | device's 1vs3 clutch attempt (T - post-plant situation) is denied by the final CT (TeSeS)

1398 views

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M1 | YEKINDAR - ACE

1179 views

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M3 | Ax1Le - 1vs2 clutch (CT - post-plant situation) to set Gambit on match point

834 views

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M2 | hampus - 4 M4A4 kills (3 HS) on the Yard defense (initial frags)

766 views

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M3 | magixx - USP-S ACE (5 HS - pistol round)

657 views

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M1 | refrezh - 1vs3 clutch (T - pre-plant situation - second half pistol round)

626 views

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M3 OT | Qikert - 1vs2 AWP clutch (CT - post-plant situation)

506 views

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M3 | Hobbit - 4 AK kills on the bombsite B offensive (3vs4 situation)

487 views

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M3 | mir - 4 Deagle kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A defense (including 1vs2 pre-plant clutch)

458 views

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M2 | Ax1Le - 1vs2 clutch (CT - post-plant situation)

441 views

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M3 | YEKINDAR - 1vs2 clutch (T - pre-plant situation)

310 views

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M1 | SANJI - 4 AK kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A offensive

289 views

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M3 | k0nfig - 3 AK kills on the bombsite B defense (initial frags)

285 views

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M1 | magixx - 3 Deagle kills on the Long defense (initial frags)

265 views

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M2 | k0nfig - 3 quick AK kills on the bombsite B defense (3vs3 situation)

234 views

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M2 | SANJI - 3 M4A4 HS kills on the bombsite A defense (2vs3 situation) to set Virtus.pro on map point

233 views

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M1 | blameF - 3 M4A4 kills on the bombsite A defense

193 views

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M2 | mir - 4 AK kills (3 HS) on the bombsite B defense (finishing frags)

162 views

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M2 | blameF - 3 M4A4 kills (2 HS) on the advanced bombsite A defense

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Day 2

3929 views

Playing...

M1 | Ax1Le - ACE

1319 views

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M1 | fer (CT) wins the 1vs2 situation (frag wise) but fails to keep Spirit off map point as the bomb timer is not in his favor

1290 views

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M1 | Xyp9x's 1vs4 clutch attempt (T - pre-plant situation) is denied by the final CT (Ax1Le) - pistol round

1067 views

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M1 OT | MICHU - 4 M4A4 kills (3 HS) on the bombsite B defense (finishing frags)

1023 views

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M2 | MICHU - 1vs2 clutch (CT - post-plant situation)

833 views

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M3 | stanislaw - 1vs3 clutch (T - bomb planted after 2 clutch kills) to set Evil Geniuses on the verge of match point

775 views

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M3 | KRIMZ - ACE

716 views

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M3 | MICHU - 3 AK HS kills on the bombsite A defense (vs upgraded pistols)

581 views

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M3 | CeRq's 1vs4 clutch attempt (T - pre-plant situation) is denied by the final CT (TeSeS)

564 views

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M2 | flameZ - 4 kills (3 AK, USP-S) on the bombsite B defense (finishing frags)

562 views

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M1 | REZ - 4 AK kills (3 HS) on the bombsite B offensive

542 views

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M1 | Aleksib - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation - second half pistol round)

527 views

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M1 | oBo - 4 kills (MAC10, 3 AK HS) on the offensive (including quick 1vs2 post-plant clutch)

457 views

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M2 | Hobbit - 3 AK HS kills on the bombsite B defense (initial frags)

406 views

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M3 | Jackinho's 1vs3 clutch attempt (CT - post-plant situation) is denied by the final T (REZ) to secure the match victory for NIP

359 views

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M3 | Brehze - 1vs2 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

334 views

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M2 | Magisk - 4 M4A4 kills on the bombsite A defense

317 views

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M1 | hampus - 1vs2 Deagle clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

311 views

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M1 | cadiaN - 4 AWP kills on the Arch Area defense

282 views

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M2 | cadiaN - 1vs2 AWP clutch (T - post-plant situation)

276 views

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M3 | Jackinho - 1vs2 AWP clutch (CT - post-plant situation) to keep fnatic in the match

266 views

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M2 | oBo - 3 AUG kills on the defense (2vs3 situation)

256 views

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M1 | TeSeS - 4 kills (2 P250 HS, 2 AK) on the bombsite B retake (3vs4 post-plant situation)

251 views

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M1 | poizon - 1vs3 AWP clutch (T - post-plant situation) to send the map into Overtime

250 views

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M2 | Magisk (CT) gets 4 more M4A4 kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A defense

228 views

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M1 | f4stzin - 4 AK HS kills on the bombsite B offensive

206 views

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M1 OT | refrezh - 4 kills (3 M4A4, AK HS) on the bombsite B defense

197 views

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M1 | Maden - 1vs3 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

178 views

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M2 | stavn - 1vs2 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

175 views

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M1 | Maden's ACE and 1vs3 clutch attempt (CT - post-plant situation) are denied by the final T (k0nfig)

164 views

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M2 | Qikert - 1vs2 clutch (CT - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

162 views

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M2 | JW - 3 Glock HS kills on the bombsite A offensive (second half pistol round)

155 views

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M2 | Jackinho - 3 kills (Deagle, 2 M4A4) on the bombsite A offensive

151 views

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M1 | RUSH - 3 quick P250 kills (2 HS) on the bombsite B defense (2vs3 situation - different aiming angles)

143 views

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M2 | poizon - 3 AWP kills on the bombsite B offensive (2vs3 situation)

136 views

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M1 | degster (CT) - 3 Scout kills (1vs4 situation - exit frags)

131 views

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M1 OT | cadiaN (CT) wins the 1vs2 situation (frag wise) but fails to secure the round win as the bomb timer is not in his favor

126 views

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M1 | stavn (CT) wins the 1vs2 situation (frag wise) but fails to secure the round as the bomb timer is not in his favor

122 views

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M2 | k0nfig - 4 Glock HS kills on the bombsite A bomb plant defense (pistol round)

122 views

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M3 | k0nfig - 4 kills (2 Deagle, 2 UMP) on the defense

103 views

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M2 | degster - 3 AWP kills on the defense to secure the match victory for Spirit (Part 1)

95 views

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M2 | degster - 3 AWP kills on the defense to secure the match victory for Spirit (Part 2)

81 views

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M3 | blameF (CT) wins the 1vs2 situation (frag wise) but fails to secure the round win as the bomb timer is not in his favor

70 views

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M2 | emi - 1vs2 clutch (T - pre-plant situation - second half pistol round)

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Day 1

4863 views

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jks - 4 USP-S kills (3 quick HS) on the bombsite B defense (pistol round)

2680 views

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M1 | Maden - ACE (from a 3vs5 situation)

2488 views

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M1 | misutaaa - 4 AK kills (3 HS) on the bombsite A offensive (including 1vs2 clutch) to tie the map at 13 rounds each

2320 views

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YEKINDAR - 4 quick AK kills (3 laser beam HS) on the bombsite B offensive (2vs5 situation)

2057 views

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gla1ve (CT) gets the Deagle ACE but fails to secure the round win as the bomb defuse is just fractions of a second shy of being successful

1996 views

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M2 | ZywOo - 4 Galil HS kills on the bombsite B offensive

1581 views

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Aleksib - 1vs2 clutch (CT - post-plant situation - pistol round)

1559 views

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M1 | Maden - 4 M4A4 HS kills on the bombsite B defense (finishing frags - clean round)

1203 views

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zehN (T) wins the 1vs3 post-plant situation with the help of the bomb timer after falling to the final CT (dupreeh)

1182 views

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Golden - 1vs4 clutch (T - post-plant situation) to keep fnatic in the match

1019 views

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ZywOo (17 HP) - 1vs2 AWP clutch (T - post-plant situation)

978 views

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M1 | Maden - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation) to set FunPlus Phoenix on map point

958 views

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M2 | Xyp9x - 1vs3 MAC10 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

909 views

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gla1ve - 1vs3 clutch (CT - bomb planted after 2 clutch kills)

857 views

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SHOOWTiME - 3 quick USP-S HS kills on the bombsite A defense (pistol round)

854 views

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NiKo - 4 kills (3 M4A4, AK) on the advanced bombsite B defense (Part 1 - 3/4 frags)

759 views

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M2 | NiKo - 4 AK kills on the bombsite A defense (initial frags)

751 views

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RUSH - 1vs4 clutch (CT - bomb planted after 2 clutch kills)

606 views

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M1 | Xyp9x - 4 AUG kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A defense (including 1vs2 pre-plant clutch)

597 views

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zehN - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

579 views

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NiKo - 4 kills (3 M4A4, AK) on the advanced bombsite B defense (Part 2 - 1/4 frags)

574 views

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zqkS - 1vs2 AWP clutch (CT - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

560 views

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JaCkz - 1vs2 clutch (CT - post-plant situation)

551 views

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STYKO - 1vs2 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill) - Part 1

483 views

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AmaNEk - 3 AWP kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A defense

482 views

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flameZ - 3 Glock kills (2 HS) on the bombsite B offensive (second half pistol round)

470 views

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M2 | huNter- - 4 AUG kills on the B Tunnels defense (2vs4 situation)

448 views

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faveN - 1vs3 clutch (T - bomb planted after 2 clutch kills)

440 views

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M2 | huNter- - 4 M4A4 kills on the bombsite A defense

422 views

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TeSeS - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

406 views

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M3 | JaCkz - 3 Deagle HS kills on the bombsite A defense

404 views

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niko - 1vs2 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

403 views

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STYKO - 1vs2 clutch (T - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill) - Part 2

374 views

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nexa - 3 USP-S HS kills on the bombsite B retake (initial 3vs3 post-plant situation - pistol round)

367 views

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M3 | NiKo - 4 USP-S HS kills on the bombsite B defense (second half pistol round)

354 views

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M1 | Bubzkji - 1vs2 USP-S clutch (CT - bomb planted after 1 clutch kill)

323 views

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oBo - 4 AK kills on the Underpass Area defense (finishing frags - vs mostly upgraded pistols)

300 views

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stanislaw - 1vs2 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation) to secure the match victory for Evil Geniuses

286 views

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M1 | dupreeh - quick 1vs2 clutch (T - pre-plant situation)

242 views

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hampus - 3 M4A4 kills on the bombsite B retake (2vs3 post-plant situation) to keep NIP in the match

226 views

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sdy - 1vs2 AWP clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

224 views

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magixx - 3 Deagle kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A defense

222 views

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Jackinho - 3 kills (Deagle HS, 2 AK) on the advanced bombsite A defense (2vs3 situation)

221 views

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M3 | JaCkz - 3 AK HS kills on the bombsite B offensive

218 views

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M1 | poizon - 4 AWP kills to eliminate the CTs pushing T Mid (initial frags - anti-eco)

214 views

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M1 | k0nfig - 4 kills (2 M4A4, TEC9 HS) on the bombsite B bomb plant defense (3vs4 situation)

166 views

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KRIMZ (CT) wins the 1vs2 situation (frag wise) but fails to secure the round win as the bomb timer is not in his favor

146 views

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M2 | faveN - 1vs3 clutch (T - post-plant situation) to keep Sprout in the match

145 views

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M3 | huNter- - 3 Glock kills (2 HS) on the bombsite A offensive (pistol round)

134 views

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M1 | RUSH - 1vs2 clutch (T - post-plant situation)

125 views

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M1 | slaxz- - 4 AWP kills on the defense

91 views

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M1 | denis - 3 kills (USP-S HS, 2 P250) on the bombsite A retake (2vs3 post-plant situation)

56 views

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M2 | Spiidi - 1vs2 clutch (CT - pre-plant situation)

News

Video: Ax1Le - MVP of IEM Summer 2021

Video: Ax1Le vs. OG

Ax1Le secures second MVP award at IEM Summer

Gambit sweep OG to win IEM Summer

Gambit dismantle G2 to set up IEM Summer grand final against OG

OG overcome Vitality to reach IEM Summer grand final

Gambit through to IEM Summer semi-finals over Evil Geniuses

Vitality brush aside Virtus.pro en route to IEM Summer semis

Fantasy game for IEM Summer 2021 playoffs goes live

IEM Summer reaches playoffs

Virtus.pro take down NIP to secure final IEM Summer playoff spot

G2 secure third consecutive top 4 finish by defeating Vitality in IEM Summer

OG clinch IEM Summer semi-final berth over Evil Geniuses

Gambit squeeze past Complexity to clinch IEM Summer playoff spot

Virtus.pro send Spirit packing at IEM Summer

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Formats

Group stage	Double elimination - Opening matches Bo1 - Remaining matches Bo3 Group winners advance directly to the semi-finals, while 2nd and 3rd placed teams from each group go to the quarter-finals.
Playoffs	Single elimination Bo3 Grand final Bo5

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Event data

Start date	Jun 3rd 2021
End date	Jun 13th 2021
Teams	16
Total prize pool	$250,000
Location	Europe (Online)
Event type	Unranked

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