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Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge 2020
Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge 2020 was an eight-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament played online in Europe from December 15 to 20, 2020. Astralis won the title.
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Updated October 29, 2026Competition snapshot
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ESL FACEIT GroupCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2020 edition.[1]
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IntelCommercial note
Title sponsor · Recorded in the 2020 edition.[1]
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Acer PredatorCommercial note
Gaming hardware sponsor · Recorded in the 2020 edition.[5]
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Mountain Dew Game FuelCommercial note
Gaming beverage sponsor · Recorded in the 2020 edition.[5]
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DHLCommercial note
Logistics partner · Recorded in the 2020 edition.[5]
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GG.BETCommercial note
Official global betting partner for 2020 IEM tournaments · Recorded in the 2020 edition.[4]
PTG Database Analysis
ESL announced IEM Global Challenge as an eight-team event with a USD 500,000 prize pool, initially planned as a LAN from Cologne.[1] The organizers later moved the competition online; it ran from December 15 to 20 and was listed for Europe.[7] The online format means it had no physical host venue or city.
Astralis defeated Team Liquid in the final. BIG and Natus Vincere placed third–fourth, followed by FURIA and Team Vitality in fifth–sixth, and HEROIC and Complexity in seventh–eighth.[3]
The event’s listed commercial partners include Intel, Acer Predator, Mountain Dew Game Fuel and DHL; ESL separately identified GG.BET as its global betting partner across 2020 IEM events.[1][5][4]
References8
- [1]Our CS:GO plan for the remainder of 2020 — ESL
- [2]IEM Global Challenge 2020 overview — HLTV
- [3]Astralis dismantle Liquid to win IEM Global Challenge — HLTV
- [4]GG.Bet to be Official Global Betting Partner for ESL Tournaments — ESL
- [5]Intel Extreme Masters Season XV - Global Challenge — Liquipedia
- [6]IEM Global Challenge 2020 image reuse audit — ESL FACEIT Group and Wikimedia Commons
- [7]IEM Global Challenge groups and schedule announced — HLTV
- [8]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons
Commercial opportunities
Title sponsor
Gaming hardware partner
Acer Predator was listed among event sponsors.[5]
Gaming beverage partner
Mountain Dew Game Fuel was listed among event sponsors.[5]
Logistics partner
Betting partner
GG.BET had a 2020-wide official partnership with ESL's IEM tournaments.[4]
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