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Intel Extreme Masters Season II World Championship — Counter-Strike
Intel Extreme Masters Season II World Championship was a 10-team Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament held at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, from March 6–9, 2008. mousesports defeated e-STRO in the final.
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ESL FACEIT GroupCommercial note
Tournament organizer, operating as ESL · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[1]
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IntelCommercial note
Sponsor · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[1]
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BenQCommercial note
Sponsor · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[1]
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RaidCallCommercial note
Sponsor · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
ESL held Intel Extreme Masters Season II World Championship at CeBIT in Hannover from March 6–9, 2008. Liquipedia lists Intel, BenQ and RaidCall as sponsors. The Counter-Strike 1.6 event offered USD 122,500 in prize money; mousesports defeated e-STRO in the final.[1][2]
Ten teams competed in a group stage and double-elimination playoff. PTG links all ten participants to game-specific team records; the official standings and contemporary match archive support their placements.[1][2][3]
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- [1]Intel Extreme Masters Season II World Championship — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
- [2]mousesports wins Extreme Masters II — HLTV.org
- [3]Extreme Masters II overview — HLTV.org
- [4]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons
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