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Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Winter

Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Winter was a 16-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament held at Quality Hotel Globe in Stockholm from December 2 to 12, 2021. Team Vitality defeated Ninjas in Pyjamas in the final.

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Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Winter
Intel Extreme Masters logo (2019 visual identity); edition-specific official artwork was not verified. · ESL, Intel Extreme Masters 2019 logo; local asset converted from (identifies eslgaming.com/brand as the source).
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Updated October 29, 2026

Competition snapshot

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Organizer

Commercial note

Tournament organizer (ESL) · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[3]

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Title Sponsor

Partner

Intel

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IEM title partner · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[7]

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Official Partner

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Official PC partner for IEM Season XVI · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[8]

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Official Partner

Partner

1xBet

Commercial note

Exclusive global betting partner for ESL Pro Tour CS:GO in 2021 · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[9]

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Sponsor

Partner

DHL

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Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Commercial note

Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Partner

Coinbase

Commercial note

Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]

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Sponsor

Commercial note

Event sponsor listed by Liquipedia · Recorded in the 2021 edition.[1]

PTG Database Analysis

Intel Extreme Masters XVI - Winter was organized by ESL FACEIT Group at the Quality Hotel Globe in Stockholm from December 2 to 12, 2021. The 16-team Counter-Strike: Global Offensive event was played offline. Team Vitality beat Ninjas in Pyjamas 3–0 in the final.[1][2][4][5]

The tournament’s listed partners were Intel, Acer Predator, DHL, Monster Energy, 1xBet, Coinbase and the U.S. Air Force. ESL’s 2021 partnership releases identify Intel as IEM’s title sponsor, Predator as the circuit’s official PC partner and 1xBet as the ESL Pro Tour CS:GO’s exclusive global betting partner for 2021.[1][6][7][8]

References11
  1. [1]Intel Extreme Masters Season XVI - Winter — Liquipedia
  2. [2]IEM Winter 2021 closes the year with a dominant victory for Team Vitality — ESL
  3. [3]EPT CS:GO July/August Update — ESL Pro Tour
  4. [4]IEM Winter 2021 overview — HLTV
  5. [5]IEM Winter viewer's guide — HLTV
  6. [6]Quality Hotel Globe — Strawberry Hotels
  7. [7]ESL Gaming and Intel announce 20 years of esports collaboration — ESL FACEIT Group
  8. [8]ESL Announces Partnership Extension with Acer for Intel Extreme Masters — ESL FACEIT Group
  9. [9]1xBet becomes Official Global Betting Partner for ESL Pro Tour CS:GO and ESL One Dota 2 — ESL FACEIT Group
  10. [10]IEM Winter 2021 image reuse audit — ESL FACEIT Group, Wikimedia Commons and Unsplash
  11. [11]IEM v2019 logo.svg — ESL, via Wikimedia Commons

Commercial opportunities

Title partner

Intel backed the IEM series as title partner.[6]

Official PC partner

Acer Predator was IEM's official PC partner during season 16.[7]

Official global betting partner

1xBet was the exclusive global betting partner of the ESL Pro Tour CS:GO in 2021.[8]

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