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Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2027
Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2027 is a 24-team Counter-Strike 2 championship scheduled for August 4–15. The eight-team playoffs are scheduled for August 12–15 at LANXESS Arena in Cologne.
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Updated October 29, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
LANXESS Arena, Cologne, Germany · Aug 4–15, 2027; playoffs Aug 12–15[1][2]
Champion
Unknown; the event is upcoming[1]
Combined prize pool
USD 1,000,000 player prize money + USD 250,000 club rewards (USD 1,250,000 total winnings)[1]
Games
Participant scale
24 teams: 16 Stage 1 places and eight direct Stage 2 invites[1]
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Organizer
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ESL FACEIT GroupCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2027 edition.[1]
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Presenting Partner
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IntelCommercial note
Intel Extreme Masters presenting partner · Recorded in the 2027 edition.[3]
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Official Partner
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Acer PredatorCommercial note
Intel Extreme Masters official partner · Recorded in the 2027 edition.[3]
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Official Partner
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DHLCommercial note
EPT Championship MVP award partner and IEM official partner · Recorded in the 2027 edition.[9]
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Official Partner
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ZOWIECommercial note
Intel Extreme Masters official partner · Recorded in the 2027 edition.[3]
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Official Partner
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AutoFullCommercial note
Counter-Strike 2 ESL Pro Tour official chair partner for 2026 and 2027, including IEM Cologne · Recorded in the 2027 edition.[4]
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QiddiyaCommercial note
Partner to top-tier and amateur competitions across the ESL Counter-Strike Pro Tour · Recorded in the 2027 edition.[5]
PTG Database Analysis
Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2027 is a 24-team Counter-Strike 2 EPT Championship. The full LAN tournament runs August 4–15. ESL’s event site schedules the live eight-team playoffs at LANXESS Arena in Cologne for August 12–15; team invitations use 16 Stage 1 places and eight direct Stage 2 places based on VRS rankings. No teams have been named in the current event details.[1][2]
ESL reports USD 1.25 million in total winnings, split between USD 1 million in player prize money and USD 250,000 in club rewards.[1]
IEM’s current partner list names Intel as Presenting Partner and Acer Predator, DHL, and ZOWIE as Official Partners. AutoFull is the Counter-Strike 2 ESL Pro Tour’s official chair partner for 2026–2027, and Qiddiya’s five-year partnership covers the ESL Counter-Strike Pro Tour.[3][4][5]
References9
- [1]IEM Cologne 2027 — ESL Pro Tour
- [2]IEM Cologne 2027 — The Cathedral of Counter-Strike — ESL Pro Tour
- [3]Sponsors — Intel Extreme Masters — Intel Extreme Masters
- [4]AutoFull Joins As Official Chair Partner of ESL Pro Tour — ESL Pro Tour
- [5]ESL FACEIT Group and Qiddiya City Partner to Drive Esports Evolution with Five-Year Partnership — ESL FACEIT Group
- [6]IEM Kraków 2026 press gallery — Counter-Strike group stage — ESL FACEIT Group · photograph by Adela Sznajder
- [7]Intel Extreme Masters Cologne 2027 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
- [8]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons
- [9]ESL Pro Tour — Relationship evidence
Commercial opportunities
Presenting partner
Official IEM partners
Acer Predator, DHL, and ZOWIE are listed as IEM Official Partners.[3]
Official chair partner
AutoFull is the Counter-Strike 2 ESL Pro Tour chair partner for 2026 and 2027, including IEM Cologne.[4]
ESL Counter-Strike Pro Tour partnership
Qiddiya's five-year agreement with ESL FACEIT Group includes events across the ESL Counter-Strike Pro Tour.[5]
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