Tournament edition

Intel Extreme Masters XI — Gyeonggi 2016

Intel Extreme Masters XI — Gyeonggi ran December 14–18, 2016, featuring League of Legends, StarCraft II and an Overwatch invitational. Samsung Galaxy won the League of Legends tournament.

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Updated October 27, 2026

Competition snapshot

Organizer

ESL FACEIT Group[1]

Host and dates

Finals: Goyang Gymnasium, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea · Dec 18, 2016; event ran Dec 14–18[1][5][6][7]

Champion

League of Legends: Samsung Galaxy; StarCraft II: INnoVation; Overwatch: Luxury Watch Red[1][2][6]

Combined prize pool

USD 235,000 across League of Legends, StarCraft II and Overwatch[1]

Games

League of Legends, StarCraft II, Overwatch[1]

Participant scale

Eight League of Legends teams[3][4]

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PTG Database Analysis

IEM Season XI — Gyeonggi brought League of Legends, StarCraft II and Overwatch competitions to Goyang from Dec. 14–18, 2016. ESL reported a combined event prize pool of USD 235,000.[1]

The eight-team League of Legends tournament offered USD 100,000. Samsung Galaxy defeated Kongdoo Monster 3–1 in the final; Samsung earned USD 50,000 and a place at the IEM World Championship in Katowice.[2][3][4]

The event’s three finals took place at Goyang Gymnasium. The Overwatch invitational went to Luxury Watch Red, the StarCraft II title to INnoVation, and the League of Legends title to Samsung Galaxy.[6]

References8

[1]Intel Extreme Masters Gyeonggi Marks IEM’s First Stand-Alone Stadium Event in Asia — ESL FACEIT Group
[2]The three champions of IEM Gyeonggi have been crowned — ESL
[3]IEM Season 11 Gyeonggi — Leaguepedia
[4]Intel Extreme Masters Season XI Gyeonggi — Liquipedia League of Legends Wiki
[5]인텔의 '게임 본능' 담은 'IEM' 한국에서 개최 — Dong-A Ilbo
[6][IEM 포토] 바쁘게 달려온 IEM 경기의 최종 승자는? IEM 결승전 현장 풍경기 — Inven
[7]고양체육관 시설개요 — Goyang Urban Management Corporation
[8]ESL — Relationship evidence

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Event partner

Intel was the event's title sponsor and its promotional artwork identifies the Gyeonggi edition.[1][5]

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