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Intel Extreme Masters Season IV World Championship — Counter-Strike
ESL's IEM IV Counter-Strike World Championship brought 12 teams to CeBIT in Hannover from March 2–6, 2010. Natus Vincere beat fnatic 2–0 in the final; the Counter-Strike prize pool was USD 100,000.
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Updated October 29, 2026Competition snapshot
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Hanover Exhibition Centre (CeBIT), Hannover, Germany · Mar 2–6, 2010[1][2]
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ESL FACEIT GroupCommercial note
ESL tournament organizer; current parent organization · Recorded in the 2010 edition.[1]
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IntelCommercial note
IEM event sponsor · Recorded in the 2010 edition.[1]
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BenQCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2010 edition.[1]
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RaidCallCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2010 edition.[1]
PTG Database Analysis
ESL staged the IEM IV Counter-Strike World Championship at CeBIT in Hannover from March 2–6, 2010. Twelve teams played a group stage and single-elimination playoffs for USD 100,000. Liquipedia lists Intel, BenQ and RaidCall as sponsors. Natus Vincere beat fnatic 2–0 in the final; SK Gaming placed third and Evil Geniuses fourth.[1][2][3]
References4
- [1]Intel Extreme Masters Season IV World Championship — Liquipedia Esports Wiki — Liquipedia
- [2]IEM4 World Championship overview — HLTV.org
- [3]Na´Vi are IEM4 World Champions — HLTV.org
- [4]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons
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