ESL post IEM5 EU prize breakdown

25-11-2010 18:14

The Electronic Sports League have divulged information about the prize distribution for the IEM5 European Finals.

HLTV.org had earlier published a report that stated that the Intel Extreme Masters 5 European Finals would take stage in Kiev, at Kiev CyberSport Arena, between January 20-23.

Now, one month later, the organizers have divulged information regarding the official prize distribution for the finals. Check it out below:

1. - $20,000
2. - $9,500
3. - $5,500
4. - $3,200
5-6. - $2,150
5-6. - $2,150
7-8. - $1,500
7-8. - $1,500
9-10. - $1,250
9-10. - $1,250
11-12. - $1,000
11-12. - $1,000
Total: 50,000

The season's total prize purse was announced to $114,400, with $35,400 being handed out to the contestants in the online season. This entails win and qualification bonuses.

The event will see two groups of six, wherein top three will advance to the playoffs. The groups' first-place finishers will go through to the semifinals, while second and third-placed teams will advance to the quarterfinals.

not so nice

2010-11-25 18:15

4 replies

We are lucky there are still tournaments for this game... Having a $50k prize purse is great.

2010-11-25 19:25

1 reply

2010-11-25 19:44

its eu, not world final stupid.

2010-11-26 00:55

it's not even the world championship, just the european one...

2010-11-26 05:21

big money!

nice

50,000 :|

for Grand Final...

2010-11-25 18:36

Nice1

2010-11-25 18:16

Why sad? :) its very good for 11-12 place

2010-11-25 18:17

go coL

2010-11-25 18:18

6 replies

it's a European final, right? How can they be there?

2010-11-25 18:30

2 replies

oh, sorry, i thinked world finals

:) Sometimes people make mistakes, no problem.

2010-11-26 10:22

Since when is Brazil Europe?

2010-11-25 18:28

shame on you smart guy

2010-11-25 18:35

l0o0o0o0o0o0o0o0oo0o0o0o0o0o00oo0oooO0o0OO0ool

1)35 2)10 3)5

good for poor teams :p

2010-11-25 18:23

<3 Kiev CyberSport Arena

1. 47000$ 2. 2000$ 3. 1000$ 4. - respect, gg-bb:) 5-6. - respect, gg-bb:) 5-6. - respect, gg-bb:) 7-8. - respect, gg-bb:) 7-8. - respect, gg-bb:) 9-10. - respect, gg-bb:) 9-10. - respect, gg-bb:) 11-12. - respect, gg-bb:) 11-12. - respect, gg-bb:)

2010-11-25 18:25

11 replies

2010-11-25 18:27

I lol'd

agree :D

2010-11-25 18:29

1)25 000 2)15 000 3)10 000 4)big respect 5)respect 5)gg 6)bb 7)go home 8-12 fail or 1)50 000 2)big respect 3)respect :D

2010-11-25 18:43

haha thats even better

2010-11-25 18:50

3 replies

it's navi fanboys = D

2010-11-25 19:13

who cares :D what is when they dont win then they would they say: 1. fuck you 2 50000 3. 1000 xD

2010-11-25 19:27

rofl :D

2010-11-25 19:54

2010-11-25 18:55

hahaha +1 1. 47000$ 2. 2000$

2010-11-25 19:02

ye later try buy smth in shop for respect

2010-11-25 19:35

wasnt it every year 25k for first place and 15 or 10 for 2nd? not so much breakdown and also all attending teams got something, so..

2010-11-25 18:24

yup pretty sad figures :( but i think teams are getting like 200$ (not sure) per group game for IEM5.. but still kinda low

2010-11-25 18:26

ekm I find it positive still.. doubt that teams will really care about it

well some tourney with low prizes > no tourney and obvly it will be a great spectacle as most of the big teams will be thr..

2010-11-25 19:11

maybe start paying out money for IEM 4 aswell :DDD

hopefully the World Championship will still sport the 50k or so first prize.

IEM5 !!!

very good

2010-11-25 18:31

u people dont understand 20.000 isnt all the money here ...theres also they money from the online season ....so its not like all the team gets is 20k ... but hey ...this year was pretty low because of the crysys ...wcg dropped its prizez (in a very rude way i may add ..in the last day) atleast iem announced its stuff...