IEM Sydney 2019 announced with $250,000 prize pool

13-11-2018 00:22

ESL has announced that the Intel Extreme Masters will return to Sydney for another 16-team tournament with $250,000 on the line.

The event will mark the 75th stop in the history of IEM and will culminate with three days of action in front of a live crowd from May 3-5 at the Qudos Bank Arena, the same location as the previous two Big Events hosted by ESL in Australia.

Eight teams will receive invites to IEM Sydney, while the remaining spots will be filled through online qualifiers. Europe and North America have both been allocated one qualifying spot, while Asia and Oceania will have three apiece.

IEM will return to the Qudos Bank Arena in May

The tournament will begin with a double-elimination group stage, running from April 30 through May 2. The group winners will progress to the semi-finals, while the second and the third-placed sides will square off in the first round of the playoffs, with the tournament concluding with a best-of-five grand final.

“What we have managed to build in just two years with ESL Australia and the ANZ gaming community is absolutely incredible," ESL VP of Pro Gaming Micha? Blicharz said.

"IEM Sydney is quickly becoming a staple esports event not just in Australia but globally, and it’s something we’re incredibly proud of.”

Tickets for IEM Sydney will go on sale Friday, November 16, on ticketek.com.au, with prices ranging from $39 AUD to $1,199 AUD ($28 to $860).

FaZe are the reigning IEM Sydney champions as they won the 2018 edition of the event, back in May, after beating Astralis 3-0 in the final with Richard "⁠Xizt⁠" Landström acting as a stand-in.

One of the best tournaments for sure! GOATs1mple will dominate once again

2018-11-13 00:23

53 replies

Yeah, nice city too

It should be easy for mibr if they kick tarik and stew

2018-11-13 00:24

48 replies

tier 4 teams like mibr will not be invited /closed

44 replies

2018-11-13 01:06

Tier 4 KKKKKKKKKKK

2018-11-13 01:20

Na'Vi fan OMEGALUL

2018-11-13 01:32

27 replies

mibr in 2018 wins???? negative LUL

2018-11-13 01:44

26 replies

at least my team didn't lose for eUnited at lan kkkkkkkk

2018-11-13 01:48

25 replies

at least my team didn't lose to C9 with stand-in + coach on lan kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

2018-11-13 02:08

9 replies

That hurts

2018-11-13 02:27

2 replies

That was shot in balls

2018-11-13 05:54

1 reply

Yikes.

2018-11-13 08:18

At leats my team won every major finals

2018-11-13 11:29

4 replies

I don't remember MiBR ever reaching a major final. And before you comment, all of us in this thread are talking about MiBR, not LG/SK.

2018-11-13 12:00

3 replies

Stop to be retarded, the base of the team remains the same as SK / LG = Fer, Fallen and Cold. Even so, Taco_2_Majors_Navi_0_Majors

2018-11-13 12:33

"Stop to be retarded" ......... I think the overwhelming number of comments mocking your delusion in this thread is enough of a testament to who's the retarded one here.

2018-11-13 12:56

2018-11-13 15:11

Ouch

2018-11-13 11:52

16-0 Lmfao

2018-11-13 07:07

16-0

2018-11-13 07:36

At least NaVi don't get 16-0'd at a Major. kkkkkkkkk

2018-11-13 10:21

10 replies

Are you really going to judge a team for a championship that happened 2 months ago? You probably didn't see blast pro series istanbul

2018-11-13 10:56

You judge a team for championships a Year ago with a different roster. Whats the point.

2018-11-13 11:09

but the lineup is the same

2018-11-13 11:58

no it isn't. Just because the 3 man core remains the same doesn't mean it's the same lineup. Two (heck even one) players make a huge difference.

2018-11-13 15:52

I was speaking for blast pro series istanbul. Are you illiterate?

2018-11-13 16:44

1. I owe you an apology for not reading carefully enough. I confused you for 3xMatheus, the other delusional BR who brought up "at least my team won major finals" even though the discussion is about MiBR. 2. What you say still doesn't make sense. Of course we are going to judge a team for how they performed 2 months ago... That's just how it is. Do you prefer we judge a team based on how they did 2 hours ago? lol. And yes, I saw Blast Pro Istanbul. Also, since 2 months seems to be TOO LONG AGO for you, how about we judge MiBR based on how they did at Blast Pro Copenhagen, the one that happened 2 WEEKS ago? :) You know, the one where where they went out 0-5, losing to fucking C9 with a coach and a stand-in?

2018-11-14 05:45

What you're saying makes zero sense. Of course you judge a team (MiBR) with the same lineup at an event 2 months ago...We all do. Same players, same org, same team, recent results. In your case, you're bringing up the LG/SK lineup that won the Majors 2 fucking YEARS ago. They're not even MiBR, technically speaking. The MiBR we know is, to put it mildly, pretty shit.

2018-11-13 11:59

flag checks it

2018-11-13 12:31

uh....no it doesn't?? Yours does, though.

2018-11-13 12:54

OMG Are you REALLY going to judge a team for a championship that happened 1 month ago? You probably didn't see blast pro series copenhagen. MiBR went out 0-5. NaVi, on the other hand, won the event :>

2018-11-14 05:47

not a fan of navi, but anyway navi looks a lot of stronger than mibr atm

2018-11-13 11:35

MiBR fan talking shit? hmm makes sense...you are supporting shit after all :3

2018-11-13 11:51

if they will not invite tier 4 team why would they invite Navi and bot simple?

2018-11-13 01:37

13 replies

MIBR FAN TALKING OMEGALUL

not really

2018-11-13 02:15

16-0 at major 0-5 at blast LOST TO C9 WITH A STANDIN AND A COACH AHAHAHAA

2018-11-13 05:33

8 replies

wasn't g2 who got one 16x0 from sk?

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and SK got 16x0 from RNG

-showtime -esl pro

2018-11-13 16:03

First time anyone has ever gotten 16-0 in major

2018-11-13 16:16

Not that hard to get 16-0d with shityy, smithzz, and rpk in the lineup

2018-11-13 16:14

not hard got 16x0 with 3 BRs and 2 NAs

2018-11-13 17:50

You right m16r sucks

2018-11-14 01:09

mibr halfbr meiobr

2018-11-14 11:39

16-0 hi

S1mple>>>mibr

+the twins, very support

2018-11-13 00:41

2018-11-13 01:38

best possible m16r lineup rn: fer FalleN Coldzera Boltz (he did well until the departure of TACO) NEKIZ.

2018-11-13 09:26

ez for faze!

2018-11-13 00:40

he'll dominate if he can actually make it to the event this time lmao

2018-11-13 06:09

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE

2018-11-13 17:51

AU events ResidentSleeper

POGGERS

"POGGERS" haHAA

2018-11-13 01:29

«haHAA» haHAA

2018-11-13 07:35

nice

lol

2018-11-13 00:51

Not bad

IM FUCKING GOING

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Can’t wait to see you live! Good luck with you vocal cords after the event!

2018-11-13 00:42

Good luck with your shoes in hands

2018-11-13 07:20

im underage </3

2018-11-13 09:17

Age is just a number ;)

2018-11-13 16:17

they kick you out for doing a shoeys now anyway, my mate got escorted out by security lol

2018-11-13 16:42

Im gunna be 18 by that time :)))

2018-11-13 21:28

One of the best crowds in cs

2018-11-13 00:25

Nice

Fuck yeah

Why these prize pools are same year after year?

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Because fuck inflation.

2018-11-13 00:28

Best answer ever haha

2018-11-13 16:49

Second year at 250k

2018-11-13 23:12

But i mean at one point all the prize pools went up a lot but then cs stopped growing. Feels badman!

2018-11-13 23:18

Yep. Scene went stale :( Plz send help Valve

2018-11-13 23:23

Will be tier 3 event after GODevice wins Intel Grand Slam at the next event.

2018-11-13 00:26

It's already tier 3 with 6/16 spots for Asia+Oceania and Renegades invite.

2018-11-13 00:54

its currently 8 teams this time, unless they increase it again

2018-11-13 02:05

What do you mean? It's 16 teams (8 invite with 1 to renegades, 3 Asia quals, 3 Oceania quals, 1 NA quals, 1 EU quals).

2018-11-13 02:11

Another event for Liquid to choke :D

I feel you

2018-11-13 00:31

youtube.com/watch?v=AAvB-t71lys

So fun and yet so sad

2018-11-13 00:47

+1 2nd Place Confirmed

2018-11-13 07:08

cool

s1mple MVP SAFECALL!

2018-11-13 00:29

Nicee

fucking going will be selling ketamine there lads! HMU

2018-11-13 00:34

Reported

2018-11-13 04:58

EZ for the best crowd.

Year ez 4 Renegades?

2018-11-13 00:35

Liquid will beat Ast 3-0 Easy same like 0-3 Ast

2018-11-13 00:36

Best crowd in the fucking world... I can't wait for it. AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE

2018-11-13 00:37

I wish I could go :(

Awww ch-yeeeaaahhhh!

2018-11-13 00:45

one of the bests but worst timezone ever :(

2018-11-13 00:52

unluku but thats pretty much every event for us

2018-11-13 03:10

deal with it bud

2018-11-13 05:59

Now you know how it feels for strayins

2018-11-13 08:53

Yeah nah yeah nah

2018-11-13 23:14

Feel my pain now fag

2018-11-17 19:03

EZ 4 Elmapuddy

IEM Sydney 2017 was the best

2018-11-13 00:53

14 replies

ofc a Brazilian would say that Sydney 2018 > Sydney 2017

2018-11-13 01:05

ofc a Brazillian hater would say that Sydney 2017 > Sydney 2018

2018-11-13 02:47

12 replies

when did I say I hate Brazilians? pls don't be an idiot

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lets be honest, brazilian ppl is the most hated in csgo community

2018-11-13 03:14

I'm not a moron like 90% of the people here, so don't worry

2018-11-13 03:16

Yeah fanboywise

2018-11-13 05:39

LUL, Brazilians are being hated only for 3 years, while people hate russians from the launch of the game, so, move into queue, Mr.

2018-11-13 06:20

actually, i dont have problems with Russians, even i do like the accent

2018-11-13 06:49

You are lucky Boi, 99% of my games with them are filled with stereotypical idiots yelling rush biii suka blet drop mi awepe idiot suka nahui

2018-11-13 06:55

cyka blyat hahah

well, I don't hate a person just because of his/her nationality. But I would be lying if I were to say many (not all but many) of the BRs on HLTV are diehard and delusional fans, annoying, spam KKKKKK, prefer not to use reason etc. Overall seems to be a trend.

2018-11-13 12:06

+69696969696969

2018-11-13 20:43

ez mibr

2018-11-13 01:01

Fuck yeah going again for a 3rd time

2018-11-13 01:02

FUCK YEAH ROUND 3 BOYS

2018-11-13 01:07

Awesome. Best event of 2018. Sick final between FaZe vs Astralis.

2018-11-13 01:13

3-0 final sick pick one

2018-11-13 10:06

Already look like someone who didn't even watch the final and only look at the final score. 2 of 3 maps went OT. One of them went triple OT if I remember correctly. Last map was an epic comeback from FaZe from 4-11 down. Went all 30 rounds that map as well I believe.

2018-11-13 13:09

108 rounds in 3 maps... Ovetime, double overtime, match point. Sick final.

19-17 22-20 16-14 ummm yeah it was a pretty sick final

2018-11-14 15:23

3 spots for asian to be raped and none to SA. fucking hell ESL

2018-11-13 01:30

SA? LUL Best SA team (MIBR) got rekt by TYLOO & Grayhound at IEM Sydney 2018. Also TYLOO was on semi finals.

2018-11-13 03:09

mibr isn't SA

oh so when they lose they aren't sa ok got it nice logic

2018-11-13 23:21

2 na players and EU COACH sa team pick one

their name literally says made in brazil holy shit

2018-11-14 11:57

You heard it here first boys, Brazil is no longer in SA

2018-11-15 09:27

Great to see ESL/IEM really try to help develop the scene by giving 3 spots to Oceania and 3 to Asia. Keeps the tournament prestigious while giving smaller Asian and ANZ teams a chance to gain experience against top tier teams they might not otherwise get.

2018-11-13 01:49

2018-11-13 02:21

$250,000 prize pool in 2019 LUL

we love to see this

2018-11-13 03:13

Interesting to see whether FaSe can defend their title or not, they’ve been exceptional in Sydney since 2017

Aussie crowds best crowds

2018-11-13 05:58

Poggers

2018-11-13 06:26

What map is this years caches being played on reworked cobble?

2018-11-13 06:31

Early annoucment but ok

2018-11-13 07:31

Expected

2018-11-13 08:49

2018-11-13 10:46

ALSO THE CROWD ITS PURE CANCER, U CANT CONCENTRATE TO THE GAME BECAUSE OF THE NOISE, AND SHOWIE IDIOTS DRINKING BEER FROM SOCKS. GLADLY THIS WILL BE AT UNWATCHABLE HOURS, THANKS GOD.

2018-11-13 10:49