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Intel Extreme Masters III Global Challenge Los Angeles — Counter-Strike

Intel Extreme Masters III Global Challenge Los Angeles was a 16-team Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on October 3–5, 2008. SK Gaming defeated Made in Brazil in the final.

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Intel Extreme Masters III Global Challenge Los Angeles — Counter-Strike
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Updated October 29, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 50,000[1][2]

Participant scale

16 teams[1][3]

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Organizer

Commercial note

Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[1]

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Official Partner

Partner

Intel

Commercial note

Sponsor · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[1]

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Official Partner

Partner

ROCCAT

Commercial note

Sponsor · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[1]

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Official Partner

Partner

Alienware

Commercial note

Sponsor · Recorded in the 2008 edition.[1]

PTG Database Analysis

The Intel Extreme Masters III Global Challenge in Los Angeles was an offline Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament organized by ESL FACEIT Group under the ESL name. It ran October 3–5, 2008, at Los Angeles Convention Center as part of E for All.[1][3][5]

Liquipedia lists Intel, ROCCAT and Alienware as edition sponsors. Sixteen teams played four groups and a double-elimination playoff. SK Gaming defeated Made in Brazil in the final; the page links all 16 participants to canonical PTG Team records.[1][2]

References7
  1. [1]Intel Extreme Masters Season III Global Challenge Los Angeles — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  2. [2]SK Gaming win Global Challenge LA — HLTV.org
  3. [3]Global challenge hits Los Angeles — HLTV.org
  4. [4]Global Challenge Los Angeles overview — HLTV.org
  5. [5]Intel Extreme Masters Global Challenge to Be Held at the E For All Expo — IDG World Expo and Turtle Entertainment
  6. [6]E For All 2008 No Longer Competing With PAX — WIRED
  7. [7]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons

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