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Intel Extreme Masters XI — Oakland
Intel Extreme Masters XI — Oakland ran November 16–20, 2016, with international Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends tournaments at Oracle Arena. Ninjas in Pyjamas won CS:GO; Unicorns of Love won League of Legends.
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Updated October 27, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California, United States · Nov 16–20, 2016[1][2]
Champion
Counter-Strike: Ninjas in Pyjamas; League of Legends: Unicorns of Love[3][4][9]
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ESL FACEIT GroupCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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IntelCommercial note
Title sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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G FUELCommercial note
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KinguinCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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iBUYPOWERCommercial note
Event sponsor and LAN qualifier partner · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[7]
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Best BuyCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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Totino'sCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[1]
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XfinityCommercial note
Official ESL partner with IEM Oakland event branding · Recorded in the 2016 edition.[6]
PTG Database Analysis
Intel Extreme Masters XI — Oakland ran Nov. 16–20, 2016, with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends competitions. The six-team LoL tournament ran Nov. 19–20 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, with a USD 100,000 prize pool.[9][10][11]
Unicorns of Love defeated Flash Wolves 3–2 in the League of Legends final. TSM and Longzhu Gaming were the other semifinalists. INTZ and Chiefs Esports Club lost their opening playoff matches to Unicorns of Love and Longzhu, respectively. Together with all 12 CS:GO entrants, all 18 teams across the two competitions now link to canonical PTG profiles. The listed prize pools total USD 400,000: USD 300,000 for CS:GO and USD 100,000 for LoL.[1][3][4][9][10][11][12]
Twelve teams played Counter-Strike in two six-team round-robin groups, followed by best-of-three playoffs. Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated SK Gaming in the final. The separate iBUYPOWER Masters qualifier had its own USD 100,000 purse and is not part of the CS:GO event’s USD 300,000 prize pool.[1][2][3][4][7]
Liquipedia lists Intel, G FUEL, Kinguin, iBUYPOWER, Best Buy and Totino’s as event sponsors. ESL also named IEM Oakland among events with Xfinity branding under its official partnership, and reported 6,500 attendees at Oracle Arena on each public day.[1][6][5][7]
References11
- [1]Intel Extreme Masters Season XI — Oakland — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]IEM Oakland viewer's guide — HLTV
- [3]IEM Oakland 2016 overview — HLTV
- [4]Ninjas in Pyjamas claim the Intel Extreme Masters Oakland CS:GO championship — ESL
- [5]Intel and ESL close first IEM Oakland — ESL FACEIT Group
- [6]ESL partners with Xfinity to accelerate accessibility and popularity of esports — ESL
- [7]Intel Extreme Masters partners with iBUYPOWER to run LAN CS:GO qualifier — ESL FACEIT Group
- [8]Unicorns of Love win the IEM Oakland 2016 League of Legends championship — ESL; photo by Carlton Beener
- [9]The IEM Oakland League of Legends semifinals are set! — ESL
- [10]IEM Season 11 Oakland — Leaguepedia
- [11]Intel Extreme Masters Season XI Oakland — Liquipedia League of Legends Wiki
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