Intel Extreme Masters IV Global Challenge Gamescom — Counter-Strike

PTG Database Analysis

Intel Extreme Masters IV Global Challenge Gamescom was the Counter-Strike competition at gamescom 2009 in Cologne. Liquipedia records ESL as organizer and lists Intel, ROCCAT and Alienware as sponsors. The event listing gives a USD 10,000 prize pool and a four-team field. HLTV’s contemporary final report confirms mousesports beat mTw 2–1 on August 23, with fnatic and SK Gaming tied for third–fourth. Gamescom took place at the Cologne Exhibition Centre; PTG links that event venue based on its gamescom setting and the fair’s Cologne dates.[1][2][3]

The tournament used a single-elimination, best-of-three playoff bracket. Its four participants were invited. The partner inventory records the sponsor names in Liquipedia’s event record; contemporary HLTV coverage independently confirms Intel and Alienware’s ESL and gamescom sponsorship context.[1][4]