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Intel Extreme Masters Season VII World Championship

IEM Season VII's World Championship brought League of Legends and StarCraft II to CeBIT in Hannover in March 2013. CJ Entus Blaze won the League of Legends tournament, and YoDa won StarCraft II.

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Intel Extreme Masters Season VII World Championship
A competitor at a StarCraft II station at CeBIT 2013; League of Legends also formed part of the IEM World Championship. · Photo by ESL (eslphotos), ‘DSC_0093’, taken Mar 4 and uploaded Mar 5, 2013; official 2013 World Championship gallery: ·
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Updated October 28, 2026

Competition snapshot

Combined prize pool

USD 250,000 across League of Legends and StarCraft II[4]

Participant scale

12 League of Legends teams; 24 StarCraft II players[1][4]

Category

Organizer

Commercial note

ESL tournament organizer; current parent organization · Recorded in the 2013 edition.[3]

PTG Database Analysis

IEM Season VII’s World Championship was ESL’s 2013 season final at CeBIT in Hannover. The multi-game edition ran from March 5 to 9 and included League of Legends and StarCraft II; World of Tanks had a separate event at the venue and is excluded from this edition’s games.[4]

The League of Legends competition ran March 6–9 with 12 teams competing for USD 150,000. Its group stage used round-robin best-of-one matches; each group winner advanced to the semifinals, while second- and third-place teams entered the quarterfinals. The single-elimination playoffs used best-of-three matches except for the best-of-five final, where CJ Entus Blaze defeated CJ Entus Frost 3–1.[1][2][3]

StarCraft II added 24 players and USD 100,000 in prize money; YoDa won the tournament. Together, the two games’ documented pools totalled USD 250,000.[4][5]

References6
  1. [1]IEM Season 7 World Championship — Leaguepedia
  2. [2]Intel Extreme Masters Season VII — World Championship — Liquipedia League of Legends Wiki
  3. [3]20 Years of Events — ESL FACEIT Group
  4. [4]Intel Extreme Masters Season VII World Championship — Liquipedia Esports Wiki
  5. [5]IEM — Now Live! — Blizzard Entertainment
  6. [6]2013 World Championship — ESL photos — ESL (eslphotos)

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