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Intel Extreme Masters Season III World Championship — Counter-Strike

Intel Extreme Masters Season III World Championship was a 12-team Counter-Strike 1.6 tournament held at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, from March 6–8, 2009. fnatic won the final against Meet Your Makers.

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Intel Extreme Masters Season III World Championship — Counter-Strike
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Updated October 29, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 125,000[1]

Participant scale

12 teams[1]

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Organizer

Commercial note

Tournament organizer, operating as ESL · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[1]

Category

Official Partner

Partner

Intel

Commercial note

Sponsor · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[1]

Category

Official Partner

Partner

ROCCAT

Commercial note

Sponsor · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[1]

Category

Official Partner

Partner

Alienware

Commercial note

Sponsor · Recorded in the 2009 edition.[1]

PTG Database Analysis

The Counter-Strike competition at Intel Extreme Masters Season III World Championship took place at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, from March 6–8, 2009. ESL organized the edition; Liquipedia lists Intel, ROCCAT and Alienware as sponsors. The tournament offered USD 125,000 in Counter-Strike prize money, and fnatic beat Meet Your Makers to win the title.[1][2][3]

The 12-team field played a group stage followed by a double-elimination playoff. HLTV’s event archive records the group matches, while its final report confirms the championship result and leading placements. The placement list for the remaining teams follows Liquipedia’s event record.[1][4]

References6
  1. [1]Intel Extreme Masters Season III World Championship — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  2. [2]Intel Extreme Masters Season III World Championship — Liquipedia Esports Wiki
  3. [3]fnatic defeat MYM, EM3 champions — HLTV.org
  4. [4]Extreme Masters III Global Finals overview — HLTV.org
  5. [5]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. [6]HLTV.org and Liquipedia — Relationship evidence

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