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Intel Extreme Masters Season VI Global Challenge New York

ESL's IEM Season VI Global Challenge New York brought Counter-Strike, League of Legends and StarCraft II to New York Comic Con from October 13–16, 2011. SK Gaming won Counter-Strike and Fnatic won League of Legends.

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Intel Extreme Masters Season VI Global Challenge New York
xPeke playing in League of Legends at IEM New York in 2011. · EIZO NANAO Corporation, ‘xPeke in a match at IEM New York in 2011’
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Updated October 28, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 93,000 across the event games[9]

Participant scale

8 Counter-Strike teams and 8 League of Legends teams[1][6]

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ESL tournament organizer; current parent organization · Recorded in the 2011 edition.[1]

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Intel

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IEM series sponsor · Recorded in the 2011 edition.[1]

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ROCCAT

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Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2011 edition.[1]

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Alienware

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Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2011 edition.[1]

PTG Database Analysis

ESL’s Intel Extreme Masters Season VI Global Challenge New York included Counter-Strike, League of Legends and StarCraft II. The event ran October 13–16, 2011. SK Gaming won Counter-Strike; Fnatic defeated SK Gaming to win League of Legends. Each team game had eight participants; the League of Legends pool was USD 32,000, and the event page reports USD 93,000 across all games.[1][7][9]

References8
  1. [1]Intel Extreme Masters Season VI Global Challenge New York — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  2. [2]Global Challenge New York revealed — HLTV.org
  3. [3]20 Years of NYCC — 2011 — New York Comic Con
  4. [4]New York Comic Con / New York Anime Festival 2011 — This Week in New York
  5. [5]SK win IEM6 GC New York — HLTV.org
  6. [6]IEM Season VI Global Challenge New York cover image verification — EIZO NANAO Corporation
  7. [7]IEM Season 6 New York — Leaguepedia — Leaguepedia
  8. [8]IEM Season VI League of Legends prize pools — Leaguepedia — Leaguepedia

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Intel is listed as an IEM sponsor.[1]

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