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Intel Extreme Masters Season VI World Championship

ESL's IEM Season VI World Championship brought Counter-Strike, League of Legends and StarCraft II to CeBIT in Hannover, Germany, from March 6–10, 2012. Moscow Five won League of Legends, ESC Gaming won Counter-Strike, and MC won StarCraft II.

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Intel Extreme Masters Season VI World Championship
League of Legends stage at the IEM Season VI World Championship in Hannover. · Photo by Paul Chaloner (xReDeYe), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons: (original
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Updated October 28, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 283,000 across three games[1][8]

Participant scale

12 Counter-Strike teams, 12 League of Legends teams, and 24 StarCraft II players[1][6][8]

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Organizer

Commercial note

ESL tournament organizer; current parent organization · Recorded in the 2012 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Partner

Intel

Commercial note

Intel Extreme Masters series sponsor · Recorded in the 2012 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Partner

BenQ

Commercial note

Tournament sponsor · Recorded in the 2012 edition.[1]

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Official Partner

Partner

Razer

Commercial note

Official broadcast and peripheral partner · Recorded in the 2012 edition.[2]

PTG Database Analysis

ESL’s Intel Extreme Masters Season VI World Championship ran March 6–10, 2012, at CeBIT in Hannover, Germany. Its competitions covered Counter-Strike, League of Legends and StarCraft II. The combined prize pool was USD 283,000: USD 100,000 each for Counter-Strike and League of Legends, and USD 83,000 for StarCraft II. Moscow Five won League of Legends, ESC Gaming won Counter-Strike, and MC won StarCraft II.[1][6][7][8][9]

The League of Legends competition began with two round-robin groups played as best-of-one matches. Group winners advanced to the semifinals, while second- and third-place finishers entered the quarterfinals; the single-elimination playoffs were best of three. Moscow Five defeated Team Dignitas in the final.[6][7]

References10
  1. [1]Intel Extreme Masters Season VI World Championship — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
  2. [2]Razer Raises The Game for The Intel Extreme Masters World Championship Finals — Razer
  3. [3]ESC dethrone Na`Vi as IEM champs — HLTV.org
  4. [4]IEM6 WC teams and groups revealed — HLTV.org
  5. [5]See the Intel Extreme Masters Season VI Finals at CeBIT 2012! — Blizzard Entertainment
  6. [6]IEM Season 6 World Championship — Leaguepedia
  7. [7]Intel Extreme Masters Season VI - World Championship — Liquipedia League of Legends Wiki
  8. [8]Intel Extreme Masters Season VI World Championship — Liquipedia Esports Wiki
  9. [9]IEM Season VI - World Championship — Liquipedia StarCraft II Wiki
  10. [10]IEM 2012 World Finals 02.jpg — Wikimedia Commons; photograph by Paul Chaloner (xReDeYe)

Commercial opportunities

Series sponsor

Intel sponsored the Intel Extreme Masters event.[1]

Event sponsor

BenQ is listed as an event sponsor.[1]

Official broadcast and peripheral partner

Razer supported the World Championship finals as official broadcast and peripheral partner.[2]

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